# I regret that I will not be on the board as much anymore **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 11, 2001, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-regret-that-i-will-not-be-on-the-board-as-much-anymore/54023 "2001-02-11T08:26:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-regret-that-i-will-not-be-on-the-board-as-much-anymore/54023/1 "2001-02-11T08:26:04Z")
I considered myself more as a lurker than a poster, but I posted when I had something to contribute. Most of the time I spent on this board was when I was at work. As of Friday I have been unable to get to the message board from work because they have it blocked by a filter. I can get to the main page and read the columns but anything at [boads.straightdope.com](http://boads.straightdope.com) is blocked. I know I can “get around” it using something like anonymizer but it’s not worth pissing off the powers that be if I’m caught doing it. So I will be here just less frequently. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-regret-that-i-will-not-be-on-the-board-as-much-anymore/54023/2 "2001-02-11T08:46:54Z")
Bummer, **MannyL**. So that means you’ll actually have to work at work now, huh? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-regret-that-i-will-not-be-on-the-board-as-much-anymore/54023/3 "2001-02-11T08:48:02Z")
My sympathies to you. It’s communist thinking such as this that keeps certain sites off the acceptable lists. If the network admins would only take a second or two to see that our sites are not _illegal_ or _subversive_, I think you and I would have a much easier time. . . Props to ya, bro . . . Tripler ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-regret-that-i-will-not-be-on-the-board-as-much-anymore/54023/4 "2001-02-11T09:45:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AudreyK \* > \*\*Bummer, **MannyL**. > > So that means you’ll actually have to work at work now, huh? 😉 \*\* Hey! I do work, but you know when there are no calls and you have internet access where else to go but someplace stimulating. Now if I fall asleep between calls I can see you took away my SD! ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-regret-that-i-will-not-be-on-the-board-as-much-anymore/54023/5 "2001-02-11T09:46:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tripler \* > \*\*My sympathies to you. It’s communist thinking such as this that keeps certain sites off the acceptable lists. If the network admins would only take a second or two to see that our sites are not _illegal_ or _subversive_, I think you and I would have a much easier time. . . > > Props to ya, bro . . . > > Tripler > \*\* Thanks first it was Deja’s Usenet access they blocked that hurt me. There is good tech info there and now SD what is the world comming to? ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-regret-that-i-will-not-be-on-the-board-as-much-anymore/54023/6 "2001-02-11T10:08:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MannyL \* > \*\*Hey! I do work, but you know when there are no calls and you have internet access where else to go but someplace stimulating. Now if I fall asleep between calls I can see you took away my SD! \*\* Throw in a line about how this site’s about fighting ignorance, and you’ll be back on, guaranteed. Come on, who can argue with a purpose like that? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-regret-that-i-will-not-be-on-the-board-as-much-anymore/54023/7 "2001-02-11T10:54:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AudreyK \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by MannyL \* > > \*\*Hey! I do work, but you know when there are no calls and you have internet access where else to go but someplace stimulating. Now if I fall asleep between calls I can see you took away my SD! \*\* > > Throw in a line about how this site’s about fighting ignorance, and you’ll be back on, guaranteed. Come on, who can argue with a purpose like that? 🙂 \*\* You want to talk to the people in IS manager for me 😛 Or give me a new job? ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-regret-that-i-will-not-be-on-the-board-as-much-anymore/54023/8 "2001-02-11T11:32:29Z")
Heh, I’d do both if it’d make any difference for you. (Anything for someone who also has a first name-last inital-no space in between SN!) My advice to you is to install ICQ if you don’t already have it, and find someone to send messages to all day. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2001, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-regret-that-i-will-not-be-on-the-board-as-much-anymore/54023/9 "2001-02-11T21:05:24Z")
Heheh thanks. Actually ICQ is also blocked and so is Yahoo IM but I can access AOL’s Java IM and chat at night (one my manager leaves) but I’m going to miss da dope at night. Audrey what state are you in? ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2001, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-regret-that-i-will-not-be-on-the-board-as-much-anymore/54023/10 "2001-02-12T01:49:03Z")
\ I’m in Hawaii. ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2001, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-regret-that-i-will-not-be-on-the-board-as-much-anymore/54023/11 "2001-02-12T04:36:39Z")
Well I’m usually in the state of confusion. Seriously any need for MCSE’s there paying a decent wage? I think this should go to mail so lets take it there [emanuel@levy.net](mailto:emanuel@levy.net)