The problem with these forums is they are not really moderated. Yes, Rick and/or Mary stick their heads in occasionally to remind us to behave ourselves, but I don't know of anybody having their posting priviledges or HTML rights revoked for being especially nasty.

I've participated in Fark.com's forums for over a year now. Truly moderated. You violate the rules (like posting a NSFW image in a thread), you get banned. You intentionally troll, your post gets deleted. As a consequence, the forums are lively, funny and well behaved.

This place is a free-for-all - where an unsuspecting junior sailor gets bashed for nothing.