I can only speak from my perspective and experience here and on other boards. This forum is by far hands down the most professional, fair and consistent in their rules, and guidelines. And they actually do take the time to talk to you in PM to see where your coming from and help you understand what's wrong. Your not going to see that too often. What you will find else where is a lot of inconsistencies. No explanations, and mods that should not be mods. I was banned on two other psych forums rather quickly. All it took is to say the wrong thing that some mod didn't like and then they go thru each of your posts looking for a reason to infract you. No discussion. Even though I could clearly and easily show how I did not do what they said I did. And all the mods and admins would back each other on every call. No open discussions like this. No professionalism at all. The rules were interpreted differently with each mod, no consistency. So basically if you pee-d off one mod for whatever reason, your days were limited. Here you have a chance to at least explain yourself.

I guess what I am saying here is this forum is very fair and unbiased and they take the time to understand you and help you understand why the things are the way they are. Do I agree with every thing here? Of course not. But that's the way it is at least I know they are consistent. SO think about it before you go for good. Go see what you can "get away with" on some of those other forums where instead of a democracy they follow a dictatorship. And you have no chance to win a disagreement with any of them. Even the ones that let you swear and use any avatar you want, if you pee-off the wrong mod, your days are numbered.