I wouldn't disagree with many of the bans that have happened, and know little about all of them. I'll certainly miss HR. On CI people get banned because of the opinions they have, not because of how they express them. Those are two completely different methods of management. On the one hand, I think there is more of the vocal NO variety on FE because FE users are not allowed to insult and cast stones the same way that CI users are. Matthew doesn't have to ban people who attend the NO, because in very large part most of the crew here seems to handle that themselves. Of course, it's not just attending the NO around here that will get you banned. On FE, you can more or less hold any opinion you want (usual caveats, etc, etc) and it is the expression of them that will get you banned.
One thing I know about FE, is that there isn't a whole lot of CI bashing over there.
ETA: and, of course, you have the thumbs down system here which is a nice way to make someone feel like they're in high school again. People will be far more hesitant to post if they know they're going to get a flurry of passive-aggressive internet stares. You guys do a good job of keeping this place exclusive. And I don't mean that snidely, but neutrally. For better or worse.