I've been to other boards without rules, and let me tell ya, THEY SUCK!!!!!! That's why I'm not there anymore.
This board has decent, easy to abide by rules and they are enforced. That's why I like it here.
I have seen rude comments and have either dealt with them myself in as polite a manner as I could (and trust me, polite is not something that comes easy to me) or I have reported it to a mod and the problem was taken care of.
End of story.
I said it before when there was a mild up-rising in here and I'll say it again now. I like the rules and the fact they are enforced, so I'm staying. As I said before, polite is not something that always comes easy to me, so the fact there are rules and I'll get spanked for not following them, reminds me to play nicely.
You could almost say it has made me a better person, but let's not go that far.