I don't know anything about QJ's reputation.  But I do agree that the discussion on the political /religion areas were embarrassing and damaging to QJ.  I even thought of quitting the site because of the outrageous comments made on the site.  I still have trouble listening to certain people when they talk about fishing and camping because of the outrageous comments they made previously.

It certainly is true that QJ focuses on Quetico, but that is a big plus to me.  I haven't been to the BWCA for over 25 years and have no immediate plans on visiting the BWCA.