Only by members!
Wanna be nice to somebody? Make with the shekels.
I’ve been posting on message boards for about 20 years, and I’ve seen Board Wars. They often start because somebody crosses a line. In turn, they get energetic responses. It turns into a Flame War from which factions are created. Soon, people are leaving in anger. In one instance, I saw an entirely alternative Board created by people who left the original one.
I think “The Rules” prevent people from doing the things that alienate other posters which, as I mentioned earlier, I believe to be a big reason this site has survived and prospered for so long.