Comments on: Six UK ISP’s block a Wikipedia article locking out Wikipedia edits http://www.bitterwallet.com/six-uk-isps-block-a-wikipedia-article-locking-out-wikipedia-edits/4194 Thank you for your custom Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:01:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: moshi moshi http://www.bitterwallet.com/six-uk-isps-block-a-wikipedia-article-locking-out-wikipedia-edits/4194/comment-page-1#comment-1535 moshi moshi Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:11:10 +0000 http://www.bitterwallet.com/?p=4194#comment-1535 Then there's Blind Faith's album cover. For some reason no problem there. And that's the problem with these self-appointed censors, they're arbitrary and careless about the effects of their actions. I'd been wondering why I had to log in to make a small change to a wikipedia page. Eventually I find out why. Thx. Then there’s Blind Faith’s album cover. For some reason no problem there. And that’s the problem with these self-appointed censors, they’re arbitrary and careless about the effects of their actions. I’d been wondering why I had to log in to make a small change to a wikipedia page. Eventually I find out why. Thx.

]]> By: lol wut? http://www.bitterwallet.com/six-uk-isps-block-a-wikipedia-article-locking-out-wikipedia-edits/4194/comment-page-1#comment-1534 lol wut? Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:20:36 +0000 http://www.bitterwallet.com/?p=4194#comment-1534 Big Dave has a very good point. Big Dave has a very good point.

]]> By: Big Dave http://www.bitterwallet.com/six-uk-isps-block-a-wikipedia-article-locking-out-wikipedia-edits/4194/comment-page-1#comment-1529 Big Dave Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:02:09 +0000 http://www.bitterwallet.com/?p=4194#comment-1529 I am a scorpions fan, and in todays climate, I would think this album cover was ill advised. . Thing is though, It needs to be taken in context. . this album was released 32 years ago, when nobody was really aware of paedophiles, and to be fair, the band do explain about the cover, and have added later footnotes about regretting it now. I'm sure that 32 years ago, it was controversial, but not sicko, as it would be percieved in 2008. By censoring the page these ISPs are denying people to see the album cover in context, with an explanation. Its very easy to go to google images and search for "virgin killer". then you are getting the image, but with no explanation. . . . which I think is far worse. I am a scorpions fan, and in todays climate, I would think this album cover was ill advised. . Thing is though, It needs to be taken in context. . this album was released 32 years ago, when nobody was really aware of paedophiles, and to be fair, the band do explain about the cover, and have added later footnotes about regretting it now. I’m sure that 32 years ago, it was controversial, but not sicko, as it would be percieved in 2008.

By censoring the page these ISPs are denying people to see the album cover in context, with an explanation. Its very easy to go to google images and search for “virgin killer”. then you are getting the image, but with no explanation. . . . which I think is far worse.

]]> By: jah http://www.bitterwallet.com/six-uk-isps-block-a-wikipedia-article-locking-out-wikipedia-edits/4194/comment-page-1#comment-1528 jah Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:45:06 +0000 http://www.bitterwallet.com/?p=4194#comment-1528 Surely Nevermind by Nirvana features a 'naked prepubescent boy'? Surely Nevermind by Nirvana features a ‘naked prepubescent boy’?

]]> By: Sassie http://www.bitterwallet.com/six-uk-isps-block-a-wikipedia-article-locking-out-wikipedia-edits/4194/comment-page-1#comment-1525 Sassie Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:41:05 +0000 http://www.bitterwallet.com/?p=4194#comment-1525 Why the fuck would anyone who's name isnt Paul Gadd wish to see the image? Sick sick bastards Why the fuck would anyone who’s name isnt Paul Gadd wish to see the image? Sick sick bastards

]]> By: Paul Nikkel http://www.bitterwallet.com/six-uk-isps-block-a-wikipedia-article-locking-out-wikipedia-edits/4194/comment-page-1#comment-1522 Paul Nikkel Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:19:54 +0000 http://www.bitterwallet.com/?p=4194#comment-1522 Yep according to the Wikipedia discussion BT is not filtering this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Major_UK_ISPs_reduced_to_using_2_IP_addresses If anyone has the desire to see the Scorpians Virgin Killer page it is viewable to filtered users through this alternate link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Killer Yep according to the Wikipedia discussion BT is not filtering this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Major_UK_ISPs_reduced_to_using_2_IP_addresses

If anyone has the desire to see the Scorpians Virgin Killer page it is viewable to filtered users through this alternate link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Killer

]]> By: Jakg http://www.bitterwallet.com/six-uk-isps-block-a-wikipedia-article-locking-out-wikipedia-edits/4194/comment-page-1#comment-1521 Jakg Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:14:45 +0000 http://www.bitterwallet.com/?p=4194#comment-1521 Works fine on BT - even if your logged in. (although I am using OpenDNS). Works fine on BT – even if your logged in.

(although I am using OpenDNS).

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