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[Ash]

The 'iran bans western-style haircuts' thread?


My uni internet decided it would be a twat and block that particular thread. Could someone plz post the most recent couple posts here so I can counter them?

I don't mean this to be rude or spammy, but I won't let this cunt of a uni stop me participating in a thread, period.

[Hostile]

You have seen the left wing UNI media machine in motion. See how you got filtered at a UNI because we talked about the subject? Didn't you know you're only allowed to bash Bush and the US and christians. Be fair and open your eyes to what I'm saying.

You cannot bash muslims using UNI media sources. They are a socially protected segment, despite them not holding those same principals in thier country. Whatch and see if this doesn't get filtered as well.

Some freedom of speech huh? A Uni that makes sure you cannot openly talk about something.

[Ash]

That's neither unbiased nor fair to me.

[Jeeves]

I was down at the other campus the other day and couldn't use the internet at all :(
It was connected, but as soon as I tried to open anything, it was blocked with a message stating that their comunications policy only allowed access to: a) The TAFE's site. b) The campuses site. and c) a site that it blocked anyway. Both the working sites had the usual set of external hyperlinks and searches, all of which blocked... A comunications policy forbidding comunication, not disimilar to have a discrimitory anti-discrimination policy. Perhaps someone should just block uni's from dictating access to information. After all, its hard to study without sources, and its not an education if you end up less educated than when you started.</rant>
Yah, I actually had to do work in class, it sucked

[Athena]

Probably someone used the F word or something..

Ash, here's a PDF of the topic. I hope you can understand the quotes, this was the easiest way to do it.

 Western_Haircuts.pdf   135.31KB   27 downloads

[Ash]

That's neither unbiased nor fair to me.

When the HELL did I write this?!

I remember starting this thread quite clearly. I do NOT remember making this post at all. 3:33? I was wasted at 3:33. There's no way I coulda wrote 'Unbiased' at 3:33..
I CERTAINLY couldn't have got the neither/nor grammatical construction correct.

Either way, thanks Blaat. Least SOMEBODY cares

The Uni also messed with the 4:20 thread. :(

If there are too many instances of swears or 'unacceptable topics' it usually blocks. Which is weird, because the religion-bashing thread has never once been blocked...despite my having set the forum to display like 50 posts per page o_0


Anyroad, I spose I should try and respond to the thread. The only thing I have to add to it tho is a message to Darkskul - I was mostly joking with the hypocrite bit. I was just pointing out that there are similar issues at home

Edited by Paradox, 03 May 2007 - 10:16 AM.

[Comrade Kal]

You have seen the left wing UNI media machine in motion. See how you got filtered at a UNI because we talked about the subject? Didn't you know you're only allowed to bash Bush and the US and christians. Be fair and open your eyes to what I'm saying.

You cannot bash muslims using UNI media sources. They are a socially protected segment, despite them not holding those same principals in thier country. Whatch and see if this doesn't get filtered as well.

Some freedom of speech huh? A Uni that makes sure you cannot openly talk about something.

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EDIT: Post edited with line breaks due to large scrollbar.~Blaat

Edited by Blaat85, 03 May 2007 - 03:36 PM.

[Ash]

*Waves WTF flag*

[Ash]

Indeed. Now I understand you.

[Bart]

Providers in the Netherlands are blocking child porn now, and you should see what kind of reactions that gives. Of course blocking child porn isn't bad, but people wonder "what will be next". Anyway, the day a Dutch provider starts censoring other things will be the day it loses many clients, I think/hope.

[Ash]

Censoring the internet only slows it down. Chances are even that blockage will cause switches because the page then has to be filtered before it is sent on, which will cause access times to degrade. Alternately you just block the IPs...which would probably eliminate that problem.

Better to bring down the child pr0n websites themselves, tho. My query is, if it's all so illegal and stuff, why are the sites still in existence? They do a good enough job of bringing down websites which host warez these days...shouldn't be too hard for them to bring down other stuff too.

[Athgar]

Thats because the big companies don't loose money from child porn...

[Ash]

That's what I figured.