Comments on: Why is My Website Banned By Public Libraries http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries A Site About Everything and Nothing Wed, 23 May 2012 01:13:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Why is My Website Banned By Public Libraries by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries#comment-11725 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:34:46 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries#comment-11725 Hi Neville, thanks for that, very much appreciated. Unfortunately it is quite easy to get banned - it's also easy for somebody to get you banned. I've always kept things clean on this site and I'm happy in the knowledge that although the site is aimed at adults (merely using the term in an age sense) that many people who look are also happy to let their children see it. I'm heartened by the summary message Neville as it's not easy trying to keep the site going, please as many people as possible, do things that I find interesting, also write things that are worthwhile doing etc etc Kind regards Rod Hi Neville,
thanks for that, very much appreciated. Unfortunately it is quite easy to get banned - it’s also easy for somebody to get you banned.
I’ve always kept things clean on this site and I’m happy in the knowledge that although the site is aimed at adults (merely using the term in an age sense) that many people who look are also happy to let their children see it.

I’m heartened by the summary message Neville as it’s not easy trying to keep the site going, please as many people as possible, do things that I find interesting, also write things that are worthwhile doing etc etc
Kind regards
Rod

]]> Comment on Why is My Website Banned By Public Libraries by: Amiguru http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries#comment-11724 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:18:53 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries#comment-11724 Rod, I agree with most of the comments on this issue relating to your site and as a worldly-wise, (I think,) adult I know and agree that there is nothing that you or your contributers should be ashamed of. Your primary audience are obviously adults and even if a youngster accidentally, or otherwise, hits on your site there is nothing, to my knowledge, that even the primmest of persons could reasonably complain of. An example that slipped through the filters at our school some years ago was when a ten-year old boy, who was doing a little project on cars, Googled 'ferrari' and the filters didn't bat an eylid and let him onto a strongly pornographic website. Obviously, I immediately did something about blocking that particular site but of course you can't block every reference to 'ferrari' or any other commonly used word or term which might just have an ambiguity. I've just done a Google search of 'ferrari' images and among hundreds of red cars there snuggle over 10,000 of 'Lolo Ferrari' of Eurotrash renown. Lets just say she is in the P.A. league but without the class :shock: This illustrates the need for effective filters in institutions such as schools but also demonstrates their weaknesses. Over time, they will no doubt, become more 'intelligent' but for now the software solutions are fairly primitive. Message in summary Rod: <b>Don't change a thing!</b> Regards, N :twisted: le Rod,

I agree with most of the comments on this issue relating to your site and as a worldly-wise, (I think,) adult I know and agree that there is nothing that you or your contributers should be ashamed of. Your primary audience are obviously adults and even if a youngster accidentally, or otherwise, hits on your site there is nothing, to my knowledge, that even the primmest of persons could reasonably complain of.

An example that slipped through the filters at our school some years ago was when a ten-year old boy, who was doing a little project on cars, Googled ‘ferrari’ and the filters didn’t bat an eylid and let him onto a strongly pornographic website. Obviously, I immediately did something about blocking that particular site but of course you can’t block every reference to ‘ferrari’ or any other commonly used word or term which might just have an ambiguity.

I’ve just done a Google search of ‘ferrari’ images and among hundreds of red cars there snuggle over 10,000 of ‘Lolo Ferrari’ of Eurotrash renown. Lets just say she is in the P.A. league but without the class :shock: This illustrates the need for effective filters in institutions such as schools but also demonstrates their weaknesses. Over time, they will no doubt, become more ‘intelligent’ but for now the software solutions are fairly primitive.

Message in summary Rod: Don’t change a thing!

Regards,
N :twisted: le

]]> Comment on Why is My Website Banned By Public Libraries by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries#comment-6359 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:09:18 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries#comment-6359 Hi Lindi Lou thanks for the comment and welcome to the site ! Pleased you have access to this cornucopia of quality content :) Regards Rod Hi Lindi Lou
thanks for the comment and welcome to the site !
Pleased you have access to this cornucopia of quality content :)
Regards
Rod

]]> Comment on Why is My Website Banned By Public Libraries by: Lindi Lou http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries#comment-6358 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:30:36 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries#comment-6358 Well it appears your site is not blocked by the Council. Looks like we are permitted to access ' valuable' information and sarcastic wit. Still can't spend all day on e-Bay though ;) Well it appears your site is not blocked by the Council. Looks like we are permitted to access ‘ valuable’ information and sarcastic wit.
Still can’t spend all day on e-Bay though ;)

]]> Comment on Why is My Website Banned By Public Libraries by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries#comment-6357 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:26:45 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries#comment-6357 Jordan, I'm just misunderstood :) Rgds RC Jordan,
I’m just misunderstood :)
Rgds
RC

]]> Comment on Why is My Website Banned By Public Libraries by: Jordan http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries#comment-6356 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:22:59 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries#comment-6356 Golly, what do we know call you now? Rod Hefner Jordan Golly, what do we know call you now?

Rod Hefner

Jordan

]]> Comment on Why is My Website Banned By Public Libraries by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries#comment-6355 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:06:32 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries#comment-6355 WoE &#38; LB Maybe there will be an underground network created for those who want to view the site free from state control :) Perhaps I'll be a political martyr ! LB Just tried AOL the blog comes up but the homepage is 505 timed out, not sure why that would be. There are age restrictive filters on AOL so you can check your options to ensure you can see all sites Rod WoE & LB
Maybe there will be an underground network created for those who want to view the site free from state control :)
Perhaps I’ll be a political martyr !

LB
Just tried AOL
the blog comes up but the homepage is 505 timed out, not sure why that would be.
There are age restrictive filters on AOL so you can check your options to ensure you can see all sites
Rod

]]> Comment on Why is My Website Banned By Public Libraries by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries#comment-6353 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:02:06 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries#comment-6353 FF <i>I cannot believe this site is taken seriously by so many.</i> That makes me think of another point, insulting the intelligence of youngsters. I know of 14 year olds who have laughed their heads off at this for example ... http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/the-coxeman-removed-from-flight-and-arrested Yet I have had 'adults' email who think Rod Damon is real !! Who needs protecting ? Regards Rod FF
I cannot believe this site is taken seriously by so many.

That makes me think of another point, insulting the intelligence of youngsters.
I know of 14 year olds who have laughed their heads off at this for example …
http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/the-coxeman-removed-from-flight-and-arrested

Yet I have had ‘adults’ email who think Rod Damon is real !!
Who needs protecting ?
Regards
Rod

]]> Comment on Why is My Website Banned By Public Libraries by: Little Brother http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries#comment-6346 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:38:58 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries#comment-6346 Rod, Looks like you're banned on AOL too, I can't get any of your pages via their browser. Communists, the lot of them. LB Rod,
Looks like you’re banned on AOL too, I can’t get any of your pages via their browser. Communists, the lot of them.
LB

]]> Comment on Why is My Website Banned By Public Libraries by: Witches of Eastwick http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries#comment-6345 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:33:24 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/why-is-my-website-banned-by-public-libraries#comment-6345 Rod, The subversive library RC bloggers have been driven underground... we understand their new lair is the basement of the Early Learning Centre :) WoE Rod,

The subversive library RC bloggers have been driven underground… we understand their new lair is the basement of the Early Learning Centre :)

WoE

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