To me the forest should be fun or you shouldnt be there....whether your getting ganked or getting revenge or whatever. If you go there thinking people are going to be 'nice' tho you will be sadly mistaken.
If I wanna be serious and duel someone I hit the Burg...if that gets old I simply take a stroll to the forest and prepare for all out war...like Reim said trying to make the forest sonmething it isn't just doesn't make sense!!!