Re: Dr. Laura Revisited

[Kathy Geronzin <geronzin@HOBBES.CLINTON.NET>]

I frequently go to the Peacefire website and it has never been hard for
me to find.  Peacefire website does more than tell how to get around
filters, it tells a history of each of the blocking software titles,
tells what sites have been inappropriately blocked, and carries many
news items related to the use of blocking software.  One of it's
features is that it also tells how to get around the blocking software.
They feature a blocked site of the week which about four weeks ago was
the Vatican.  Yes, that's right the Vatican, where the Pope lives,
because one its two URLs spelled the word sex.  I'm not a techie, but
the directions for getting around the blocking software are complicated,
involved,  and long.

Kathy Geronzin
Northeast Community Schools
3690 Hwy # 136
Goose Lake, IA 52750
319-577-2249
FAX 319-577-2248
geronzin@hobbes.caves.net


Alan Olson wrote:
>I enjoy  listening to Dr. Laura and think that she is pretty
>"right on"
>most of the time.  It is wonderful to have someone with the
>courage to take
>a public moral stand on issues.  There is so much that is not
>right and so
>many spokespersons for the evil of the world that I find her
>stance very
>encouraging.
>
>Recently I heard her dissertation about some of the links on the
>ALA page.
>She was particularly concerned about the "Go Ask Alice" site as
>well as a
>link to a site named "Peacefire" which shows people how to
>subvert the
>internet filters.
>
>It is difficult to defend either site.  I would rather that
>neither of them
>were linked to the page.  I would rather that neither of them
>existed but
>that is my own personal opinion.  They do exist and people can
>choose to
>use them or not.
>
>The "Alice" site is under the Teen Hoopla/Health site and is not
>difficult
>to find.
>
>The other site is VERY obscure.  I spent quite a bit of time
>looking for it
>on the ALA web site.  I even used the search engine for the site
>and typed
>in "Peacefire" and received no documents back.  Finally I did a
>search for
>"net nanny" and some comments came up. I linked into the comments
>section
>and there I found the Peacefire link that she had talked about.
>
>The point I am making here is that Dr. Laura is absolutely
>correct that
>there is a link to "Peacefire" on the ALA pages but it is so
>obscure,
>someone would have to spend a long time looking for it.  If you
>look at all
>the links on the ALA pages there is some really good stuff,
>including
>articles on Internet net safety.
>
>It almost looks like she is on a rant and has now started to look
>for
>anything available to pick at.  I have not heard her give any
>kudos for the
>wonderful links that are available there.
>
>Come on Dr. Laura!  Play fair here.  You have some legit points
>but now you
>are starting to over react on this issue.  I can understand the
>complaint
>about allowing access to anyone regardless of age as that is
>controversial
>but don't paint the ALA as a "Bad" group for everything.
>
>On the other hand I see some reactionary e- mail from library
>people on
>this list also.
>
>Perhaps it is time for all of us to "turn the other cheek"
>
>Al
>
>Alan Olson, Media Specialist
>Washington Sr. High - Washington IA
>aolson@washington.k12.ia.us   OR
>whs@se-iowa.net
>
>"The only tools one needs in life:
>WD-40 to make things go and
>duct tape to make them stop."
>http://www.addicted2stuff.com/
>
>What's dumber, expecting educators to be entertaining, or
>expecting
>entertainment to be educational?
>
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