Lucky you, in my school Worms 2 got banned from all networks by the divine power of the headmaster. Ah, doesn't matter, I hid the files in a directory that had the null (255) character in it, they never could delete it. *laugh*
Something realtively similiar happened to me, I ran a webpage that was on a free service, using NO school resources, in fact I refused to because they all used Frontpage. (which I detest) All I had where some simple text files regarding various computer security interests, philsophy, and some non-offensive pics. I was hauled into the guidance counselors office, got notes home to parents, watched everywhere I went, and banned from computers. For what reason? From what I can tell, their main thrust was that: A.I didn't fit in. B.I linked to Attrition.org, which is according to them, the most evil website in existance. (I personally greatly admire Brian Martin) C.The pages background was black, obviously meaning I was up to something. I didn't really get this part of their argument. Nothing against the school, nothing against anyone. The only remotely offensive thing about the school was that I critized their webpage design, which still looks BETTER, but still sucks. See for yourself: Tuscaloosaacademy.org Lots of icky  's! Obviously Frontpage. Frankly, I think it's just fear. I demonstrated abilities and skills few people had. (Creating a webpage and general computer know-how, if I wanted I probably could circumvent their security and changes grades, although I never claimed that.) Simply, it's just fear. If you have abilities that the people in power don't understand, they're fearful of you and what you can do. Thankfully, I have very level-headed parents and I basically shutup about remotely controversial to avoid something like this happening. We really need to create a How-To guide for kids when this sort of thing happens. BTW, incase you're wondering, my own page is at www.lambdalabs.com (currently on XOOM, I'll be getting hosted sometime this summer)
Sadly, I think I have to agree on this issue here. Although posters would own the copyright, I really cannot see any value in wanting to prevent your comments from being included in the book, I mean, come on. Everything goes to charity, you get your voice out, and if you're worried about being harassed the names are omitted. Although posters do indeed own the copyrights, I cannot see any reasonable motivation for wanting to use that right....
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Lucky you, in my school Worms 2 got banned from all networks by the divine power of the headmaster. Ah, doesn't matter, I hid the files in a directory that had the null (255) character in it, they never could delete it. *laugh*
Something realtively similiar happened to me, I ran a webpage that was on a free service, using NO school resources, in fact I refused to because they all used Frontpage. (which I detest) All I had where some simple text files regarding various computer security interests, philsophy, and some non-offensive pics. I was hauled into the guidance counselors office, got notes home to parents, watched everywhere I went, and banned from computers. For what reason? From what I can tell, their main thrust was that: A.I didn't fit in. B.I linked to Attrition.org, which is according to them, the most evil website in existance. (I personally greatly admire Brian Martin) C.The pages background was black, obviously meaning I was up to something. I didn't really get this part of their argument. Nothing against the school, nothing against anyone. The only remotely offensive thing about the school was that I critized their webpage design, which still looks BETTER, but still sucks. See for yourself: Tuscaloosaacademy.org Lots of icky  's! Obviously Frontpage. Frankly, I think it's just fear. I demonstrated abilities and skills few people had. (Creating a webpage and general computer know-how, if I wanted I probably could circumvent their security and changes grades, although I never claimed that.) Simply, it's just fear. If you have abilities that the people in power don't understand, they're fearful of you and what you can do. Thankfully, I have very level-headed parents and I basically shutup about remotely controversial to avoid something like this happening. We really need to create a How-To guide for kids when this sort of thing happens. BTW, incase you're wondering, my own page is at www.lambdalabs.com (currently on XOOM, I'll be getting hosted sometime this summer)
Sadly, I think I have to agree on this issue here. Although posters would own the copyright, I really cannot see any value in wanting to prevent your comments from being included in the book, I mean, come on. Everything goes to charity, you get your voice out, and if you're worried about being harassed the names are omitted. Although posters do indeed own the copyrights, I cannot see any reasonable motivation for wanting to use that right....