Comments on: SL Ban in Oz Worries Chicken Little http://alphavilleherald.com/2009/06/doing-the-chicken-little-in-oz.html Always Fairly Unbalanced Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:18:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Cdezno http://alphavilleherald.com/2009/06/doing-the-chicken-little-in-oz.html/comment-page-1#comment-60448 Cdezno Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:37:28 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=240#comment-60448 LOL using tor to evade the blocks would be like trying to do a getaway from a bank robbery on a cart pulled by snails it takes forever just to load a website LOL using tor to evade the blocks would be like trying to do a getaway from a bank robbery on a cart pulled by snails it takes forever just to load a website

]]> By: Anonymous Avatar http://alphavilleherald.com/2009/06/doing-the-chicken-little-in-oz.html/comment-page-1#comment-4494 Anonymous Avatar Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:38:13 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=240#comment-4494 Everyone I know who has written the the minister has received the same reply requesting their home address. (see end of post) Those people who replied with an address are yet to receive a reply, or they have been rounded up and shot. Either way I have not heard back from them. The below reply is apparently covered by some kind of law preventing it's publication. So I am not permitted to tell you that the government refused to answer me until they know where I live. SCARY!!! ******************** Thank you for your recent email to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. If you would like a reply to your email, please provide your full postal address within 7 days and every effort will be made to respond to your questions and comments as soon as possible. Please note if no address is provided within 7 days, a formal reply will not be sent, although your comments will be noted. Yours sincerely Parliamentary and Coordination Services Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Everyone I know who has written the the minister has received the same reply requesting their home address. (see end of post)

Those people who replied with an address are yet to receive a reply, or they have been rounded up and shot. Either way I have not heard back from them.

The below reply is apparently covered by some kind of law preventing it’s publication. So I am not permitted to tell you that the government refused to answer me until they know where I live. SCARY!!!

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Thank you for your recent email to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.

If you would like a reply to your email, please provide your full postal address within
7 days and every effort will be made to respond to your questions and comments as soon as possible.

Please note if no address is provided within 7 days, a formal reply will not be sent, although your comments will be noted.

Yours sincerely

Parliamentary and Coordination Services

Department of Broadband,
Communications and the Digital Economy

]]> By: Blahbie Macbain http://alphavilleherald.com/2009/06/doing-the-chicken-little-in-oz.html/comment-page-1#comment-4493 Blahbie Macbain Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:55:01 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=240#comment-4493 and from Electronic Frontiers Australia (Gaming): "So far, however, the blacklisting scheme only applies to web sites. This means that online games such as World of Warcraft or Second Life would continue to work – only web sites making them available would be banned. Due to the limitations of filtering technology, you will be able to circumvent the filters and get to those, too. EFA will show you how – as long as the Government does not criminalize such circumvention." The EFA/EFF is a reasonably authorative source world wide. and from Electronic Frontiers Australia (Gaming):

“So far, however, the blacklisting scheme only applies to web sites. This means that online games such as World of Warcraft or Second Life would continue to work – only web sites making them available would be banned. Due to the limitations of filtering technology, you will be able to circumvent the filters and get to those, too. EFA will show you how – as long as the Government does not criminalize such circumvention.”

The EFA/EFF is a reasonably authorative source world wide.

]]> By: Blahbie Macbain http://alphavilleherald.com/2009/06/doing-the-chicken-little-in-oz.html/comment-page-1#comment-4492 Blahbie Macbain Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:14:59 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=240#comment-4492 Australians already don't have free speech by law, it is somewhat implied but not explicit. So I guess religion is next. Information and campaigns: Proposed Ad Protesting censorship: <a href="https://www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveTheNet&id=684" rel="nofollow">https://www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveTheNet&id=684</a> Main campaign site: <a href="http://www.nocleanfeed.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.nocleanfeed.com/</a> Get up campaign: <a href="http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveTheNet/442" rel="nofollow">http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveTheNet/442</a> On game censorship: <a href="http://www.efa.org.au/category/censorship/r18/" rel="nofollow">http://www.efa.org.au/category/censorship/r18/</a> Australians already don’t have free speech by law, it is somewhat implied but not explicit. So I guess religion is next.

Information and campaigns:
Proposed Ad Protesting censorship: https://www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveTheNet&id=684
Main campaign site: http://www.nocleanfeed.com/
Get up campaign: http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveTheNet/442
On game censorship: http://www.efa.org.au/category/censorship/r18/

]]> By: IntLibber Brautigan http://alphavilleherald.com/2009/06/doing-the-chicken-little-in-oz.html/comment-page-1#comment-4491 IntLibber Brautigan Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:30:29 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=240#comment-4491 Given how much the good Rev. Fred Phelps seems to loathe Australia for the vast numbers of "sodomite damned" there apparently are down there, that a little adult content on teh intertubes would be that much of a problem is perplexing. Given how much the good Rev. Fred Phelps seems to loathe Australia for the vast numbers of “sodomite damned” there apparently are down there, that a little adult content on teh intertubes would be that much of a problem is perplexing.

]]> By: Darling Brody http://alphavilleherald.com/2009/06/doing-the-chicken-little-in-oz.html/comment-page-1#comment-4490 Darling Brody Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:45:17 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=240#comment-4490 People wishing to contact the man responsible for this stupid censership can find the detail at the end of my post. There are also some notecards floating around in-world with this information as well as a description of why it is happening which I released last week. It is good that this side has picked up on the story. I myself will be leaving Australia. So if you live in a country that drives on the left side of the road and have a spare room. Contact Darling Brody in-world. I always pay my rent on time, but i do sontimes blow stuff up :) Contact details for the minister of cencership follows. (I hope they dont roll a tank over my home for posting this.) Contact details Parliamentary office Suite MG70 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Tel: 02 6277 7480 Fax: 02 6273 4154 Ministerial office Level 4, 4 Treasury Place Melbourne Vic 3002 Tel: 03 9650 1188 Fax: 03 9650 3251 Electorate office Suite 1B 494 High St Epping Vic 3076 Tel: 03 9408 0190 Fax: 03 9408 0194 email minister at dbcde.gov.au People wishing to contact the man responsible for this stupid censership can find the detail at the end of my post.

There are also some notecards floating around in-world with this information as well as a description of why it is happening which I released last week. It is good that this side has picked up on the story.

I myself will be leaving Australia. So if you live in a country that drives on the left side of the road and have a spare room. Contact Darling Brody in-world. I always pay my rent on time, but i do sontimes blow stuff up :)

Contact details for the minister of cencership follows. (I hope they dont roll a tank over my home for posting this.)

Contact details
Parliamentary office
Suite MG70
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Tel: 02 6277 7480
Fax: 02 6273 4154

Ministerial office
Level 4, 4 Treasury Place
Melbourne Vic 3002

Tel: 03 9650 1188
Fax: 03 9650 3251

Electorate office
Suite 1B
494 High St
Epping Vic 3076

Tel: 03 9408 0190
Fax: 03 9408 0194

email minister at dbcde.gov.au

]]> By: Ranma Tardis http://alphavilleherald.com/2009/06/doing-the-chicken-little-in-oz.html/comment-page-1#comment-4489 Ranma Tardis Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:09:02 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=240#comment-4489 So Australia and China have something in common? They are both going to ban the scourge of the internet or porn. The people of the down under should feel so proud. Is free speech and religion on the list next to eliminate? So Australia and China have something in common? They are both going to ban the scourge of the internet or porn. The people of the down under should feel so proud. Is free speech and religion on the list next to eliminate?

]]> By: IntLibber Brautigan http://alphavilleherald.com/2009/06/doing-the-chicken-little-in-oz.html/comment-page-1#comment-4488 IntLibber Brautigan Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:01:19 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=240#comment-4488 On the bright side, this means for sure LukeConnell Vandeverre won't be back... he wouldn't know how to use a Tor server if it paid him a million space bux. On the bright side, this means for sure LukeConnell Vandeverre won’t be back… he wouldn’t know how to use a Tor server if it paid him a million space bux.

]]> By: Alyx Stoklitsky http://alphavilleherald.com/2009/06/doing-the-chicken-little-in-oz.html/comment-page-1#comment-4487 Alyx Stoklitsky Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:16:42 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=240#comment-4487 And nothing of Value was lost. And nothing of Value was lost.

]]> By: Bubblesort Triskaidekaphobia http://alphavilleherald.com/2009/06/doing-the-chicken-little-in-oz.html/comment-page-1#comment-4486 Bubblesort Triskaidekaphobia Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:35:04 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=240#comment-4486 I threw up a post on my blog about how Australians can use Tor to get around the blocks if they do happen. Even if they don't need it for second life they will probably need it at some point to play flash games or access other contraband. If anybody sees technical mistakes in my blog post let me know. <a href="http://semioticdisease.ning.com/profiles/blogs/australian-secondlifers-please" rel="nofollow">http://semioticdisease.ning.com/profiles/blogs/australian-secondlifers-please</a> I threw up a post on my blog about how Australians can use Tor to get around the blocks if they do happen. Even if they don’t need it for second life they will probably need it at some point to play flash games or access other contraband. If anybody sees technical mistakes in my blog post let me know.

http://semioticdisease.ning.com/profiles/blogs/australian-secondlifers-please

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