Would you participate in a forum that allowed flaming?

I’ve found an old board I used to participate in. It allows flaming, so long as you keep the flames in a special forum dedicated to flaming. I used to not mind it at all. I even thought that other sites should have a flame forum as well.

But after not participating on this site for about 7 years, I’ve changed. I know I don’t want to participate in the flame forum. I’m not sure if I even want to participate in a board that allows flaming at all.

I remember people posting pics of themselves in one forum and someone would take that picture to the flame forum and calling the person fat or ugly. I remember someone taking a story about someone’s kid back to that board and calling the toddler “Little Cletus”. It’s one thing to flame someone, but another thing to flame their kids.

I don’t want someone making fun of my kids or me in a flame forum that I won’t even participate in. I feel nervous and vulnerable at the idea of posting on that board at all now. I was just wondering if I sounded paranoid or if my fears are valid.