Cabby, you are absolutely right.
AKDejaVu- you are correct when you say it is the intent, not the words that do the harm. Still, I find that for the most part the ones with the intent also seem to use the words. Will removing the words remove the intent? Not entirely, but it sure will go a long way to help.
For those upset about the filter being on squad channel, HT has already said it will be removed from the squad channel soon.
Am I a whiner because I don't want to have to squelch all of my radio channels to avoid listening to morons posturing to the "adult" crowd? I guess so, and I am proud of it. What I can't believe is the "sky-is-falling" crowd that now believe all of their perceived "civil liberties" of AH (whatever that means) are threatened because they wouldn't abide what are very basic rules of community, rules they would be forced to follow if they walked down any American street.
But alas, I know the bulk of the people complaining do understand the point, they just don't seem to care. Being PC (politically correct) and having common decency are two different things.
One final thought; back when the whole pricing structure of this game was discussed there was plenty of debate on the level of the entry price. The critics stated that the $30 would allow so-called "Quakers" (term generally used to describe undesireable elements in flight sims) access and the place would turn into a gutter. Now, I wouldn't advocate a price raise, but one must consider that would have been a harsher "filter" than the simple server-side solution we have now...