The server is probably like any other in that you'll find amazing people here...and not so amazing people ^^;;. However, a friend that came from the Pheonix server said that the LSes were a lot more fun and well-organized (but that may be just because my LSes ROCK ^^) and cuz of the bigger population, it was more diverse. In Rag, If you ask for help, generally you'll get it from someone and if you don't know where to go or what to do, if you ask anyone around you, they'll usually stop and give you some advice. People are very free about giving out linkpearls and as long as you respect the people around you, you'll generally recieve the same treatment. For example, when crafting or fishing, I run around talking to random people and usually, rather than telling me to bug off, they usually won't mind talking back ^^.
One thing you may want to take into account is that the server is LARGE; huge population already. This means that if you want to craft/farm/etc you'll find you have lots of competition. Therefore economically, may not be the best move. Then again, when you buy stuff, you'll find the prices may be cheaper because of the competition. ^^ It's really what you're looking for in this game, I suppose.
Generally if I did it over again, I think I'd still come back to Rag. Met awesome people (Queeniexb! Yulala! /luff!) and had a bunch of fun. Hope this helped!