Aussie Censorship "Live Trials" Won't Be Live

Xiroth writes "In what could be the first step to backing down on the plans to censor the Australian Internet, Communication Minister Stephen Conroy has made it known that the live trials of the Government filter will not, in fact, be live, instead being downgraded to a closed network test. Given that this would provide no further information than what Government tests have already provided, this may prove to be a face-saving measure before the plan is quietly scrapped. Nonetheless, concerned Australians are encouraged to attend protests planned for this weekend to ensure that the Government gets the message."

Comments

What's the point?

[girlintraining]

How Things Work Everywhere Else:
1. Concept.
2. Pilot.
3. Evaluation. bad: Return to 1, or continue to 4.
4. Real world trial.
5. Evaluation. bad: Return to 1, or continue to 6.
6. Implementation
7. Fine-tuning
5. Evaluation. bad: Return to 7, or continue to 8.
8. Maintenance

How Things Work in Australia
1. Concept.
2. Real world trial.
3. Public relations debacle. bad: Return to 2, or continue to 4.
4. Implementation.
5. Drink beer.
6. Maintenance.

As you can see, everything is going according to plan. Just check your boots before you leave the server room. -_-

Re:What's the point?

[martinX]

7. No poofters.

Re:What's the point?

[bane2571]

True, however if you're in Australian parliament, the process is:
1.Drink beer
2.Kneejerk reaction to public opinion
3.Concept
4.Implementation
5.Ignore public opinion about failed implementation.

Re:What's the point?

[Samah]

You forgot:
6. Chair sniffing
7. Drunken night at a strip club
8. ???
9. ....I won't say it.