I am, of course, no authority on the subject, but is not as if political CMB threads push the others off peoples screens. I am, however, willing to entertain the possibility, which in conjunction with a number of other reasons is cause enough for me to rein in my political posting somewhat (obviously, I control no one else in that regard.) I fervently and sincerely hope that successfully encourages a return to the kind of diverse, interesting and funny CMB of yesteryore, where people were numerous and generally friendly. No promises though; I DO remain convinced the high percentage of political posts is a symptom rather than cause of the problem.