A slightly different issue but similar, my company like many others has strict
rules regarding browsing particularly in regard to adult sites and has measures
in place to stop it. It is rather indiscriminate though as every time I do a
search on any type of Cockatoo and try to view the site I get re-routed to a
message screen with big letters saying 'STOP, YOU ARE TRYING TO ACCES A
PORNOGRAPHIC SITE AND A REPORT HAS BEEN SENT TO MANAGEMENT!' A bit
disconcerting to say the least. Regards Bob> From: > To:
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] The Attack of the Killer
Sulas ( Was B*****s)> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:04:36 +1000> CC:
> > Wendy,> > It is not just the members of Genus Sula
that suffer at the hands of > 'nasty word' filters. Try sending an email with
the common names of > many members of the Family Paridae or of Phalacrocorax
carunculatus, > P. brevirostris or their cousins to a list and see how many get
to the > intended recipients. As for the common name for the genus Sula, well >
there are 3 meanings for it. The one that some perceive is offensive > is quite
recent, only coming into use in the 1930's as a corruption of > 'Bubby'. The
other two meanings have been in use since the 17th Century.> > As far as I am
concerned anyone who takes offence at the use of this > longstanding word as a
common name for the Genus Sula is one of the > other meanings of the word and
should go back to putting trouser legs > on their pianos and tables. It really
makes one wonder where the minds > of people who object to the use of some
words because they might be > taken salaciously dwell. Must be spooky in
there.> > Cheers,> > Carl Clifford> > > On 25/06/2008, at 11:52 AM, Wendy
wrote:> > 'rude' sites will have a field day with this news item!!!> > A
friend, too whom I sometimes forward bird-aus info, is on a work > (local> gov)
site that filters all 'bad' words to 'protect' recipients. There > are no>
children involved, it is just so recipients are not shocked or hurt!! A> return
message claims filtered docs are moderated and forwarded if not> offensive, but
this does not happen!> I have previously check the filter for this bird group
and it is deemed> offensive!! Now Killer Boobies!> Beware of Killer Boobies!
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