Censorship...

Sonfire · Post by **Sonfire** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 4:42 pm

Many people on the internet nowadays operate from public places using public internet access which has an internet block on it. Many times, this website has been blocked because it "exceeds amount of intolerable words"... if you were to censor this (I think most message board systems have some sort of censoring tool) and replace it with a more polite or less noticed form of the word, it would be at the greater interest of people on this forum.

KCPowercat · Post by **KCPowercat** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 5:06 pm

wow, I'm in the business of blocking sites and I've never heard of that. What type of place is this? library? does it say what words?

Post by **chrizow** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 5:07 pm

i know that some elementary school and junior high computer labs have things like that. i cant imagine public libraries would be that hardcore.

KCPowercat · Post by **KCPowercat** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 5:13 pm

if we're talking about middle school and down then I don't see a big need to censor...you should be studying!!!! (like I should be working)

Sonfire · Post by **Sonfire** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 5:14 pm

Actually, this is a web block called Symantec Web Security that I've got at home and that the mid continent library system uses.

KCPowercat · Post by **KCPowercat** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 5:17 pm

libraries block content? I thought that type of censorship was thrown out?

Sonfire · Post by **Sonfire** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 5:19 pm

I didn't think so... I think different library systems have different policy, though.