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When N2H2 Mistakenly Calls Your Website 'Porn'?

Posted by Cliff on from the mistaken-identity dept.

Scott Auge asks: "Should one be able to sue a filtering company for libel? After seeing an article top) about filtering software for sites, I decided to take a look at how mine is listed. Upon punching my site in at this N2H2 form, I see it listed as pornography. One look at my site, and you will know it is far from pornography. doesn't seem quite right to me. Opinions?"

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  1. Here's what I wrote to them by PD · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm the owner of www.pdrap.org and I'm offended that I am not listed in your database. I suggest that you put me in the category of "subversive liberal" but if you don't have a match for that, then pornography or foul language will do. Thanks.

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    If tits were wings it'd be flying around.
  2. Not porn? by eviltypeguy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not porn?

    In the words of some bender-like entity: "Look at the schematics of that revised algebaric evaluator. Hubba, hubba!"

  3. Perhaps... by misfit13b · · Score: 3, Funny

    they were making a suggestion as to what to add to get more traffic.

  4. Dear Slashdot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny
    Dear Slashdot;

    I would like for you to link to my web site so I can get some more hits. I found a flimsy excuse that I might be listed in some blacklist somewhere, so I'm sure that will make me more popular. Thank you.

    1. Re:Dear Slashdot by polyphemus-blinder · · Score: 2, Funny

      Dear Slashdot

      I would like for you to link to my web site so I can get some more hits. I found a flimsy excuse that I might be listed in some blacklist somewhere, so I'm sure that will make me more popular. Thank you.

      Pretty good, but more like: "I went to the trouble to list my own site in a blacklist somewhere..."

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  5. You think that's bad ... by speleo · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... mine's labled as "sports". WTF...

  6. Actually, this might be a good thing.... by rritterson · · Score: 3, Funny

    Since something like 80% of the net traffic is porn related, maybe you'll actually get more traffic with it listed this way.

    I suggest you change your page title to "scat titty licker teen pussy horse hardcore" to amplify this effect.

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    -Ryan
    AUWYHSTOT (Acronyms are Useless When You Have to Spell Them Out Too)
  7. Un-American! by Beryllium+Sphere(tm) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are you seriously suggesting that someone use a free, quick, common-sense solution when instead they could spend five figures and five years on a lawsuit?

    Attitudes like yours are the reason we have so many skeletal lawyers collapsing from hunger in the street.

    I don't know how they do things in *your* country, but *here* we drive our SUVs straight to the attorney no matter what happens.

    (It's a joke, son)