# Is this board blocked in Saudi Arabia? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 7, 2014, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-board-blocked-in-saudi-arabia/683096 "2014-03-07T10:45:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-board-blocked-in-saudi-arabia/683096/1 "2014-03-07T10:45:11Z")
I couldn’t find anything definite in a quick search - there was mention that people access the Dope through proxies from there, but I was uncertain whether that was to access the Dope specifically, or because they were coming through proxies anyway to be able to see other sites. So is this Board on the Saudi block list? I’ll be there for a couple weeks soon, and I want to know if I need to set up an anonymous proxy beforehand or not. ---
**Author:** ![grump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8491ac/32.png) [@grump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grump)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-board-blocked-in-saudi-arabia/683096/2 "2014-03-07T11:29:57Z")
I’m currently in Saudi Arabia and have no problem accessing this board. Enjoy your visit to the Kingdom. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-board-blocked-in-saudi-arabia/683096/3 "2014-03-07T11:41:22Z")
Cool, thanks for the info, **grump**. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-board-blocked-in-saudi-arabia/683096/4 "2014-03-07T13:10:06Z")
We used to have a regular poster called **Paul in Saudi**. I guess we have **grump** now instead. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-board-blocked-in-saudi-arabia/683096/5 "2014-03-07T13:36:45Z")
I hope he’s not a grump because he’s in Saudi. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-board-blocked-in-saudi-arabia/683096/6 "2014-03-07T13:58:00Z")
Wait - is **Paul in Saudi** now **grump**? I need to know for my comprehensive database of all personal data revealed by Dopers…er, that I don’t have and doesn’t exist and hey, look over there at that owl! \ ---
**Author:** ![grump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8491ac/32.png) [@grump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grump)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-board-blocked-in-saudi-arabia/683096/7 "2014-03-07T14:42:09Z")
Sorry, I’m not Paul in Saudi. I’m in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia only for a short time as a consequence of my employment - I’m not here long term. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-board-blocked-in-saudi-arabia/683096/8 "2014-03-07T14:43:17Z")
Duly noted. Now look into your webcam and smiiiile…\ … thank you. I’ll start a new file for you. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-board-blocked-in-saudi-arabia/683096/9 "2014-03-07T15:02:16Z")
Looks like **Paul in Saudi** is now **Paul in Qatar**. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-board-blocked-in-saudi-arabia/683096/10 "2014-03-07T15:37:10Z")
Come to think of it, has anyone here ever seen a photo of **grump** and **Paul in Saudi** together? ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-board-blocked-in-saudi-arabia/683096/11 "2014-03-07T20:23:09Z")
**Moderator Action** Moving thread from General Questions to About This Message Board. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-board-blocked-in-saudi-arabia/683096/12 "2014-03-08T20:06:19Z")
Might as well close it, I got my answer in 1st post. ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-board-blocked-in-saudi-arabia/683096/13 "2014-03-08T20:12:48Z")
Oh, don’t be such a grump.