Maybe the police told the server to block me? I will find out more in the morning!!!
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You think the police contacted an American company and got them to prevent you from posting on your blog? I really hope you were joking. If not, you need to get a grip on reality.
I hope your kidding when you say things like this - the police telling Google to block you? Are you joking or do you honestly think you figure this high on their (or anyone else's) radar?
I'm using someone else computer and I'm connected to Fred Ezone so therefore it's free. I can't afford the net so I got e-zone. I have been told that they can block you if the Police asked them?
Stay tune!!!!
These last few weeks have been making me very paronid of our so call free speech system!!!
Yes, you are such an important man that Irvings, legislature, police, Rogers and many others are busy finding ways to protect themselves from your attacks. It is all a big conspiracy against the great leader. One of these days take a realty pill or even Ritalin and you may see the light.
I don't blame you for being paranoid. However, google would notify you if they were going to block you, just as they would for pornography, hate literature, or anything that is against their policies. The police would need a court order, plus of course, if you can blog from a friends computer, then obviously that's not the problem. Paranoia is sometimes just the right instincts, but not in this case. If you are being remotely serious, don't be.
He is right. I used to listen music on CBC radio but they do not like me anymore and have blocked their station on may radio. If you can believe that then you can believe Charlie’s excuses too and police has blocked him on wireless internet
Good column by Brent Taylor on the KOOK _______________
Bloggers can take their messages too far
Brent Taylor REALITY CHECK ........ .... While serious bloggers go about their business with discipline and ethics, the kooks cast a pall over the whole medium.
Last week our legislature's administration committee had the unhappy task of banning a self-proclaimed blogger from the property of the assembly.
The directive from the sergeant-at-arms identified several grounds for the eviction, including the continued harassment of government employees at their workplace.
This "blogger" feels he has a right, as a journalist, to ply his craft - which apparently consists mostly of taking candid photos of politicians and private citizens and then posting them with accompanying commentary to his Web site - after some of the photos have been doctored and many of the articles laced with defamatory depictions and statements.
For instance, union representative Tom Mann wrote this newspaper last week defending the blogger's banishment, and was promptly termed a "bigot."
Similar libellous terms have been levelled against dozens of other New Brunswickers from all walks of life. There is no point in any of them suing this blogger, however, for he apparently has no assets and, therefore, nothing to lose.
Despite the kooks, blogging has become increasingly mainstream. In an effort to establish a set of principles to which legitimate bloggers would adhere, the Media Bloggers Association (MBA) was created to gather together those involved in the craft. The MBA adopted the following principles to be followed by its members: honesty, fairness, accuracy, transparency, accountability, trust, and, respect for the privacy of private citizens.
From a founding membership base of 22 blogs, the MBA has grown exponentially to now include 295 blogs, with new applications being received steadily.
To become a member of the MBA a blogger must, among other things, "have a demonstrated history of a serious commitment to blogging evidenced by blogging for more than several months, posting regularly and frequently, and writing posts of some reasonable level of quality."
The Fredericton blogger banned from the legislature would not even come close to meeting the standards set forth by the MBA.
He had previously applied for membership in the legislature's press gallery as a reporter.
The application was not approved, and rightly so.
As the phenomenon evolves the press gallery will, at some point, be presented with an application from a blogger that will be worthy of acceptance.
The MBA guidelines are a good start on what test ought to be applied to a blogger seeking to chronicle the political life of New Brunswick as a full member of the gallery.
Until then, both the legislature and its press gallery need not apologize for evicting harassers and disturbers. The MLAs, the public, and the employees themselves must have a safe and secure environment in which to come together to advance their legitimate causes and do the people's business.
Brent Taylor is a former MLA. He writes each Tuesday from Doaktown.
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You think the police contacted an American company and got them to prevent you from posting on your blog? I really hope you were joking. If not, you need to get a grip on reality.
I hope your kidding when you say things like this - the police telling Google to block you? Are you joking or do you honestly think you figure this high on their (or anyone else's) radar?
Come on - time to come back to earth Charlie...
As if the police can block your server...
Must have been the usual suspects:
1)the evil irving empire
2)Dan Bussieres
3)the beaurecrats
I'm guessing....aliens
I'm using someone else computer and I'm connected to Fred Ezone so therefore it's free. I can't afford the net so I got e-zone. I have been told that they can block you if the Police asked them?
Stay tune!!!!
These last few weeks have been making me very paronid of our so call free speech system!!!
Stay tune!!
Yes, you are such an important man that Irvings, legislature, police, Rogers and many others are busy finding ways to protect themselves from your attacks. It is all a big conspiracy against the great leader. One of these days take a realty pill or even Ritalin and you may see the light.
I don't blame you for being paranoid. However, google would notify you if they were going to block you, just as they would for pornography, hate literature, or anything that is against their policies. The police would need a court order, plus of course, if you can blog from a friends computer, then obviously that's not the problem. Paranoia is sometimes just the right instincts, but not in this case. If you are being remotely serious, don't be.
He is right. I used to listen music on CBC radio but they do not like me anymore and have blocked their station on may radio. If you can believe that then you can believe Charlie’s excuses too and police has blocked him on wireless internet
Good column by Brent Taylor on the KOOK
_______________
Bloggers can take their messages too far
Brent Taylor
REALITY CHECK
........
....
While serious bloggers go about their business with discipline and ethics, the kooks cast a pall over the whole medium.
Last week our legislature's administration committee had the unhappy task of banning a self-proclaimed blogger from the property of the assembly.
The directive from the sergeant-at-arms identified several grounds for the eviction, including the continued harassment of government employees at their workplace.
This "blogger" feels he has a right, as a journalist, to ply his craft - which apparently consists mostly of taking candid photos of politicians and private citizens and then posting them with accompanying commentary to his Web site - after some of the photos have been doctored and many of the articles laced with defamatory depictions and statements.
For instance, union representative Tom Mann wrote this newspaper last week defending the blogger's banishment, and was promptly termed a "bigot."
Similar libellous terms have been levelled against dozens of other New Brunswickers from all walks of life. There is no point in any of them suing this blogger, however, for he apparently has no assets and, therefore, nothing to lose.
Despite the kooks, blogging has become increasingly mainstream. In an effort to establish a set of principles to which legitimate bloggers would adhere, the Media Bloggers Association (MBA) was created to gather together those involved in the craft. The MBA adopted the following principles to be followed by its members: honesty, fairness, accuracy, transparency, accountability, trust, and, respect for the privacy of private citizens.
From a founding membership base of 22 blogs, the MBA has grown exponentially to now include 295 blogs, with new applications being received steadily.
To become a member of the MBA a blogger must, among other things, "have a demonstrated history of a serious commitment to blogging evidenced by blogging for more than several months, posting regularly and frequently, and writing posts of some reasonable level of quality."
The Fredericton blogger banned from the legislature would not even come close to meeting the standards set forth by the MBA.
He had previously applied for membership in the legislature's press gallery as a reporter.
The application was not approved, and rightly so.
As the phenomenon evolves the press gallery will, at some point, be presented with an application from a blogger that will be worthy of acceptance.
The MBA guidelines are a good start on what test ought to be applied to a blogger seeking to chronicle the political life of New Brunswick as a full member of the gallery.
Until then, both the legislature and its press gallery need not apologize for evicting harassers and disturbers. The MLAs, the public, and the employees themselves must have a safe and secure environment in which to come together to advance their legitimate causes and do the people's business.
Brent Taylor is a former MLA. He writes each Tuesday from Doaktown.
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