I brought up the word "reputation" so I want to add that I frequent another board and like Lynda echo what she has heard about QJ. 

Maybe I was quick to come down on PJ (hey, I'm relatively new here and really don't know who he is) but I just saw it as so unecessary to what was an innocent thread topic by MT, who I really don't know also.

I realize these forums can be very hard to manage with all the different personalities but maybe people can be a little more tolerant of others positions here. That includes religion and politics. 

this seems like a good group of very experienced trippers and I enjoy the Q heavy aspect as I lean that way now myself.  And - it's much smaller membership than the other board is very appealing to me also. This board doesn't stray too much from the canoe camping topic which I appreciate.

Carry on.