If you don't care about game quality much, and like frustration, get it, at least the people you meet can be great...
In my opinion, by far the best thing about EverQuest is the people. Sure, you have your jerks and appalling behavior, but there are also a lot of kind and helpful people, and plenty of chat if you want to talk, which is where the fun of the game lies for me. You need to be somewhat social to get anywhere with it, you can't be shy of every person you meet, but with time you can acquire some really close friends on the game. It is not very comparable to a chat room. language keeps somewhat cleaner than that, and spam is rarer. people dont ask for personal information, you can be pretty certain the person isnt just in the game to scam or stalk people, and if you're suspicious, they can only bug you in game. there is a language filter, and turning off general chat with that will be a huge filter on what you see.
A lot depends on server, I think. Some are friendlier and homier, while others are more self- centered. Time for dinner =P.