Papayas?

For discussion's sake, do you honestly believe this site's retarded censors are making anyone consider not using the censored word? When people are angry, they typically use those words. Go check rants and the like. I'm sure you'll find a ton of censor evasion or a slew of fruits because they simply do not care. They didn't think whether they should or shouldn't use those words.

Let's look at Greg/Opeth for another example. Do you honestly think they stop and consider whether or not to use the word because, oh goodness no, it will become a fruit if they say it? No, they just have to waste time putting apostrophes in the words they want to say. Some people simply use those words regularly, and I'm curious what you think is wrong with that. We're in an informal environment among peers - not a job interview, a public speech or whatever else calls for more formal, respectful language.

So what's the real reason?

Not everyone enjoys reading "fag" every other word. why would you insult your friends on purpose? Besides that, I'm really tired of going through report after report of people who don't know that, carrying your example, greg and opeth are friends and call each other that all the time. To someone who doesn't know them, it looks like they're enemies, angrily flaming each other. now, you know that's not the case, and I know that's not the case, but 3,000 other members don't.

If there were a way to turn it off in specific forums, then I probably would disable it in the social forums (or at least the bottom two) but that's not how it works.