Comments on: Internet Filters

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 09 May 2010 05:51:14 +0000

Still unblocked on campus. I do want to clarify one thing about this sign: it only refers to material that would unquestionably be objectionable and that wasn’t blocked (i.e., you actually saw it). Since BJU logs all web traffic, this was the means to let the University know that you ran across something by accident (a pop-up, for example), and that you didn’t go looking for it. If you ran into a blocked site, you didn’t need to worry about that. In fact, because of the strictness of the filter, you couldn’t help but run into it. One other thing: some of the breadth of the filter is due to the quality of the filter itself (a third-party product). That company lumps sites together with a very broad brush, which made being more specific hard. I hear they’re going to be switching filter products soon, though, which should cut down on the absurd blocks.

By: Darrell

Darrell — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:02:52 +0000

Sweet!

By: BJ student

BJ student — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:50:51 +0000

Yep, you’re still unblocked on campus here

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:11:25 +0000

Nope. This site is not blocked on campus as of today.

The only question is… when it does get blocked, will it be for “Personal Pages” or “Phil 4 8″?

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:02:54 +0000

Tell you what i’m going to try tomorrow on campus to see if it works, i’ll let ya know! haha

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:08:04 +0000

Jordan, while I never went to BJU, I too credit my time in an IFB college with being the #1 reason I’m no longer a fundamentalist. I am very grateful to God for using those 4 years to bring me out of fundamentalism. Still, knowing what I know now I don’t think I would do it again, nor would I EVER recommend that anyone attend my alma mater (my brother occasionally reads here and he can definitely confirm that!).

By: Jordan M. Poss

Jordan M. Poss — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:51:32 +0000

Perfectly understandable. But if it weren’t for my time in the heady fundy atmosphere of BJ, I never would have been confronted with the need to examine and challenge my own beliefs. It’s a process I’ve been pondering “out loud” on my blog.

By: Nate

Nate — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:10:50 +0000

@Jordan: Yeah, I hear ya there. But after what I’ve lived through these past couple years, given the opportunity to do it all over again, I’d probably choose a different school.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:11:34 +0000

Agree with mounty that OpenDNS is a good idea at home. I have little kids, and while I can defeat the filter very quickly, it helps to keep some phishing and bad stuff away from the family. It also is nice because you don’t have to install extra software on everyone’s computers. You can adjust things manually in case there is a site that gets blocked that you want to allow.

The Bible college I went to didn’t have internet in the dorms, but if people really wanted to, they could have tethered cell phones to their computers and surfed that way. There are ways to get through if you hack enough….

By: Camille

Camille — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:31:13 +0000

You forgot dilbert.com, Darrell. I’ll never forget the irony of THAT block.

And thanks for the shout-out, Randy!