My opinion on this issue is well documented. I see that the poll is running about 50/50.

When people title a post with NFR (NOT FISHING RELATED) they are acknowledging that: "I realize that this has absolutely NO business being here....but I'm going to post it anyway".

To me it makes no sense for a fishing website to have a separate category for lake fishing, and separate category for fly fishing, but hey, lets put the political arguments on the Salmon & Steelhead board.

Actually, if the NFR posts had their own category, I would be interested in participating in some of the discussions. It's just too irritating to get involved when the post is totally inappropriate for the subject of the board.

Another aspect of this subject is the advertisers who support this site. Fishing gear vendor advertise here because they want to target fishermen. If they visit this site and see that it has become predominately a current events board, they will re-think their support.
But I guess other advertisers that target those that like to argue politics could fill in.....viagra?....rogaine?....dating services?