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Originally Posted by Odhanan

If a filter is needed, this means a sizeable percentage of the readership is deemed irresponsible, and thus immature, by the moderation, since the responsibility of choosing their words on their own is taken away from them.

As Umbran points out, it has nothing to do with a sizeable percentage. it's about a few bad apples, coupled with the fact that we can't moderate 24/7 so a little automation helps. Same with the automated spam filter.