It looks like a lot of childish nonsense over there, and it mostly is, although in fairness there are sometimes a few half-way intelligent conversations that happen on that board, but they have become a rarity in recent times.
[size=8pt]Frankly, I think Dan just needs to break the existing board off his main site, rename it something more appropriate like "pdxpolitics.c om", and just start over again with a radio-only discussion model, like this forum uses for the most part. No politics.
Hate to say it, since I've been on there for quite a few years, but the current one really is becoming a lost cause.