Bob2002
ULTIMATE Member
Those of you who have been following the national media coverage over Internet pornography have probably had exposure to John Carr. When the media want an absolute cretin to expound on the dangers of the Internet John Carr is their go to source. This is his latest pronouncement as reported over at Domain Incite -
It is worth reading the full article here. :hrmph:
Nominet should have a policy that websites registered under the national domain name do not contain depraved or disgusting words. People should not be able to register websites that bring disgrace to this country under the national domain name.
Now, assuming you’re a regular DI reader and have more than a passing interest in the domain name industry, you already know how ludicrous a thing to say this is.
Network Solutions, when it had a monopoly on .com domains, had a “seven dirty words” ban for a long time, until growers of shitake mushrooms and Scunthorpe Council pointed out that it was stupid.
You don’t even need to be a domain name aficionado to have been forwarded the hilarious “penisland.net” and “therapistfinder.com” memes — they’re as old as the hills, in internet terms.
Assuming he was not misquoted, a purported long-time expert in internet filtering such as Carr should be profoundly, deeply embarrassed to have made such a pronouncement to a national newspaper.
It is worth reading the full article here. :hrmph:























