Australian Teachers Try To Shut Down Website

DeathElk writes "New South Wales teachers are attempting to have a website based in the United States closed down due to "defamatory" content. The site in question encourages students to rate teachers at their school, which obviously results in some colorful content. Now the story has hit the media, with some insightful quotes such as "The president of the NSW Secondary Principals Council, Jim McAlpine, said the Federal Government should block access to 'scurrilous American websites'."

Comments

Re:I'm not surprised really,

[Anonymous Coward]

And the once-thriving Stargate community has never fully recovered from losing you :(

Re:Not Slashdot Next I Hope

[Werkhaus]

>Gulp... Hope they don't ban slashdot too ;-(

I'm posting from Australia and everything is fi$%*^#$^(H$
NO CARRIER

Re:Great Firewall of Oz

[PC-PHIX]

But the Great Firewall of Oz could become a significant landmark!

I have heard the Great Firewall of China can be seen from SPACE!

Insightful?

[PC-PHIX]

Now the story has hit the media, with some insightful quotes such as "The president of the NSW Secondary Principals Council, Jim McAlpine, said the Federal Government should block access to 'scurrilous American websites'."

Who the hell modded that insightful?

How about (-1) flamebait instead?

I think I have a solution...

[jddj]

We'll just post the defamatory content in hexadecimal poems and songs on You Tube!

Not Fair

[Triggsie]

Where was this site when I was at school. I would have loved to issue a report card on some of my teachers.

Re:Another reason to live int the USA? (trolling!)

[sirknz]

(The USA is on the way to becoming Australia.) Full of convicts?

Re:Not Slashdot Next I Hope

[Anonymous Coward]

> >Gulp... Hope they don't ban slashdot too ;-(

> I'm posting from Australia and everything is fi$%*^#$^(H$
> NO CARRIER

Attention Australia STOP
Unable to reach you STOP
Sending carriers STOP
USA

Re:Not Slashdot Next I Hope

[femto]

Hmmm. Looks like the little box on the equator that reverses the spin on the electrons broke down again.

MOD PARENT DOWN

[OldManAndTheC]

The Muse of Irony demands it!

Re:Great Firewall of Oz

[mjwx]

Next thing you know those nut cases are in office. It happened in the states already. It could happen there.

It sounds like you're bit behind the times over there mate, have you seen our Prime Minister. Our leaders are just as idiotic as yours, the only differences are that no-one listens to them and no-one thinks its worth bribing them.

Re:Great Firewall of Oz

[Anonymous Coward]

...if your anti-American knee hadn't jerked.

Yes, American Coward. You would know all about being on your knees..

Re:Great Firewall of Oz

[Opportunist]

Indirectly. You see a brief flash when someone who tried to climb over it gets lead poisoning.