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16 Jul 2003, 14:46
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Stockton Library service is run by Nazis
The Websense category "Games" is filtered.
The Websense category "Adult Content" is filtered.
The Websense category "Gay or Lesbian or Bisexual Interest" is filtered.
etc.
Perhaps taking the healthy living ethic a tad too far. Are they attempting to create a perfect master race; they shall have a job in Stockton. I am waiting for:
The Websense category "Communist or Anarchist deviant material" is filtered.
and
The Websense category "Decadent Western filth" is filtered.
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16 Jul 2003, 14:52
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just tell the u know that there "zee germans"
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16 Jul 2003, 14:54
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Why, incidentally, should The Gay Times website be filtered? Is there the possiblity that it might corrupt and deprave our minds?
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16 Jul 2003, 14:55
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Look! He's Dancing!
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Re: Stockton Library service is run by Nazis
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Originally posted by Marilyn Manson
The Websense category "Gay or Lesbian or Bisexual Interest" is filtered.
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Thats tottaly unacceptable, I hope you challanged someone about that.
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16 Jul 2003, 14:57
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Why am I even trying to think about the logic of this? It's a service run by a Local Council. End of Story. There is no logic involved.
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16 Jul 2003, 15:00
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The websities of Gay Britain and OutRage! are also filtered. Hmmm. In fact, no matter how straight-laced and political a gay website is, it's filtered.
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16 Jul 2003, 15:26
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Homophobia is rife in the north, you should come down south. we're all gay here, we filter straight websites and ban straight magazines like FHM
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16 Jul 2003, 15:29
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I intend to come down South soon enough, and corrupt your children and incite your populations to do such bloody deeds as respectable people would quake to look upon.
'Mabye it's because I'm a Northerner, that I love causing trouble.'
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16 Jul 2003, 15:33
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Re: Stockton Library service is run by Nazis
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Originally posted by Marilyn Manson
The Websense category "Gay or Lesbian or Bisexual Interest" is filtered.
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before people start yelling homophobia,
is heterosexual interest filtered?
[edit]too latte[/edit]
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16 Jul 2003, 15:35
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Re: Re: Stockton Library service is run by Nazis
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Originally posted by acropolis
before people start yelling homophobia,
is heterosexual interest filtered?
[edit]too latte[/edit]
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I think what you're alluding to would simply come under the generic filth/adult interest category.
Which doesn't go any way to explaining why perfectly non-sexual gay websites should be barred.
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16 Jul 2003, 15:38
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I might write to the Gazette letters page about this, although they would probably ignore me, like they ignore (presumably) everyone else who has an intelligent and relevant point that doesn't involve the pavement outside Upsall shops.
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16 Jul 2003, 16:52
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Burn their homes, corrupt their children and steal their food!
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16 Jul 2003, 17:03
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Throwing Shapes
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Quote:
Originally posted by Marilyn Manson
Why am I even trying to think about the logic of this? It's a service run by a Local Council. End of Story. There is no logic involved.
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The Logic is simply:
1) Its a local council. They have probably employed an IT Gimp willing to be paid peanuts - who has absolutely no idea what he is doing.
2) Because of (1) They have a seriously simple web filter
3) They are covering their Asses in case of something that could seriously put them in an embarrassing situation. Thus 1) and 2) are the result.
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16 Jul 2003, 17:43
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Re: Re: Stockton Library service is run by Nazis
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Originally posted by acropolis
[edit]too latte[/edit]
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Bloody coffee
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16 Jul 2003, 17:52
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Aardvark is a funny word
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Re: Re: Re: Stockton Library service is run by Nazis
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Originally posted by MrL_JaKiri
Bloody coffee
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16 Jul 2003, 22:39
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It was a Stupid Dream
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My Fiance is a librarian
but she doesnt work for stockton
does your library do free tea and biscuits days for old people
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16 Jul 2003, 22:49
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A Big Pile of Awesome
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hmm, so let me get this straight
1 - non-sexual homosexual websites are filtered out
2 - non-sexual hetrosexual websites of a similar nature are not
therefore, discrimination is taking place
not allowed, end of story, pls kick up a fuss
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16 Jul 2003, 22:51
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This thread has been filtered for pinko nazi propaganda. Everyone who has posted above will report to siberia for advanced cultural education
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17 Jul 2003, 12:19
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Angry Young Man
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What is exactly involved in "gay/lesbian interests" ? I dont understand.
I have always just treated it as a sexuality choice, why feel the need to call it an "interest" ?
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17 Jul 2003, 13:51
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Quote:
Originally posted by Deffeh
What is exactly involved in "gay/lesbian interests" ? I dont understand.
I have always just treated it as a sexuality choice, why feel the need to call it an "interest" ?
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Because its 'interesting' ?
MM toss us the addresses of the sites you tried to access.im on a library comp atm so I'll see if its a nationwide thing or just a 'you peons' thing
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17 Jul 2003, 16:01
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Just try 'OutRage!' and 'Gay Times' on yahoo.co.uk, and they'll bring up the two principal ones it barred me from.
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17 Jul 2003, 16:32
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the problem is, they don't actually have a choice, there are certain by laws that state we are not allowed to do certain things, now, stockton may be taking it a bit for, but, i shall check our system when i go back to work on monday, and it will probably be the same, its all to do with the by laws, which the actual library staff have no control over.
also: hah, that will teach you to go to a crap library, you should come to my library, as if i really want to, i can bypass our filter anyway
Also: to the person who said our IT ppl get paid peanuts, they don't, and its a long running bone of contention among the departments that some of us could do their jobs (and often ****ing have to, cos our IT dept is ****) and we get paid half of what those lazy ****s do, and we have to work with the public as well, which they don't
(you may be able to tell that this is an old topic of conversation with me)
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17 Jul 2003, 16:34
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Quote:
Originally posted by roadrunner_0
the problem is, they don't actually have a choice, there are certain by laws that state we are not allowed to do certain things, now, stockton may be taking it a bit for, but, i shall check our system when i go back to work on monday, and it will probably be the same, its all to do with the by laws, which the actual library staff have no control over.
also: hah, that will teach you to go to a crap library, you should come to my library, as if i really want to, i can bypass our filter anyway
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I don't really care whose decision it is.
It's retarded and discriminatory.
I can access Loaded's website, and yet I cannot acess The Gay Times' website.
It's just idiocy, and whether intentional or not, it's disciminating against gays, lesbians, and bisexuals.
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17 Jul 2003, 16:43
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cynic
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Quote:
Originally posted by Marilyn Manson
I don't really care whose decision it is.
It's retarded and discriminatory.
I can access Loaded's website, and yet I cannot acess The Gay Times' website.
It's just idiocy, and whether intentional or not, it's disciminating against gays, lesbians, and bisexuals.
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ah, but it's not our fault, we have absolutly NO control whatsoever over what is filtered and what isnt, as each library service will interpret the by laws in their own way, i personally agree that it is discriminatory, as probably will most of the front line staff you come across, but our opinions count for nothing, as although we are the once who have to impliment and live with the decisions made from higher up (committy level or however the hell you spell it) as we dont make £40 grand a year, and as our heads arent so far up our own arses, that it would take a tug of war team to pull them out, we are ignored at decision level
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what is in "the gay times" that makes it so exclusively "gay" ? Surely its just a sexuality choice, more than a lifestyle, unless folk enjoy pigeonholing themselves.
oh, they do
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17 Jul 2003, 18:46
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Quote:
Originally posted by JonnyBGood
This thread has been filtered for pinko nazi propaganda. Everyone who has posted above will report to siberia for advanced cultural education
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Bloody coffee.
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17 Jul 2003, 18:50
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The Gay Times is clearly written by gays for gays.
Therefore it is discriminatory.
Therefore it should be banned.
Therefore the Library is performing a public service and should be given an award.
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Quote:
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He was crowned in York Cathedral as 'Expert in the West' by Pope Urban III in 1186.
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17 Jul 2003, 23:37
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thats a tad intolerant, to be quite honest, they shouldnt be banned, but, some of the words that are on those sites pretty much by definition, ie, gay and lesbian, i know for a fact are just banned by our filters, which is a tad unfortunate if you are wanting them for a legitimate use
this reminds me of a time last year, when a student came in and wanted to look at some legal documents on our public access pc's, but she couldn't, as they had some of the banned words in, such as rape and murder
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18 Jul 2003, 02:07
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Library run by Nazis.
I smell a sitcom.
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18 Jul 2003, 06:49
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Quote:
Originally posted by MrBrick
Library run by Nazis.
I smell a sitcom.
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lol.
Do it in flash and register stocktonlibraryisrunbynazis.com
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18 Jul 2003, 13:57
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Quote:
Originally posted by Marilyn Manson
Just try 'OutRage!' and 'Gay Times' on yahoo.co.uk, and they'll bring up the two principal ones it barred me from.
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Bad news its a 'just you peons' thing cos I have access from here (maryhill Library, Glasgow.....not a bastion of liberal thinking)
Sorry, Stockton still sucks in its very unique way.
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18 Jul 2003, 15:29
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Quote:
Originally posted by Proteus
The Gay Times is clearly written by gays for gays..
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Loaded is written by twats for twats.
And no, it isn't, on both counts.
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18 Jul 2003, 15:33
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Quote:
Originally posted by roadrunner_0
ah, but it's not our fault, we have absolutly NO control whatsoever over what is filtered and what isnt,
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Somebody must have some control over it, logically.
Quote:
Originally posted by roadrunner_0
as each library service will interpret the by laws in their own way,
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I'm not even sure whether this is a big enough thing for a by-law or secondary legislation, etc. It's probably just someone being a silly beggar at peon level.
Quote:
Originally posted by roadrunner_0
we are ignored at decision level
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I'm writing to them, and seeing what their answer is. If I find it wanting then I'm writing to Dari Taylor.
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18 Jul 2003, 15:37
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In all likelihood the admin just didn't understand what "Gay or Lesbian or Bisexual Interest" means. I'm slightly surprised about games being blocked, they wouldn't get in trouble over that. Is http://www.bnp.org.uk/ blocked?
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18 Jul 2003, 15:41
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18 Jul 2003, 15:44
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Astonishing, really, that I started this thread off as a joke.
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18 Jul 2003, 23:01
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Quote:
Originally posted by Marilyn Manson
Astonishing, really, that I started this thread off as a joke.
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Are you wanting a 'lol why are you trying to look at gay pr0n?' answer?
I'm willing to provide; just ask.
Ta.
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