# The SDMB being barred. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 9, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842 "2013-08-09T23:32:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pdunderhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4bbf92/32.png) [@pdunderhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdunderhill)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842/1 "2013-08-09T23:32:28Z")
Evening all, I’m curious, has the Dope been ‘blacklisted’ abroad? I.e. added to China’s great firewall list et cetera. Peter ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842/2 "2013-08-10T00:07:13Z")
I changed “SDMP” to “SDMB.” That IS what you meant, isn’t it? **samclem** , moderator ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842/3 "2013-08-10T00:58:47Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > I changed “SDMP” to “SDMB.” That IS what you meant, isn’t it? But you have to admit the Straight Dope Mounted Police would be pretty cool. “They always get their cites.” ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842/4 "2013-08-10T01:07:48Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > But you have to admit the Straight Dope Mounted Police would be pretty cool. > > “They always get their cites.” Only if they were armed with Orbital Goat Cannons, Machinenraketenschreienflugenflammenschwienbüchse, or 1920s Style Death Rays. And we must be wearing Busbys. i should {sniffle} _CRY_ {bo-hoo-HOO} if there wrre no Busbys! BWAAAAAA! ---
**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842/5 "2013-08-10T01:08:43Z")
Or the Straight Dope [Monkey Patrol](http://reportmonkeypatrol.webs.com/) > [@](#): > > The Report Monkey PAtrol is a secret society of magical Ninja Viking warriors from space who secretly control the economies of both the USA and Europe. FACT. ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842/6 "2013-08-10T01:15:10Z")
I figured the mods already rode into battle mounted on goats and/or squids. The better to strike fear in the hearts of spammers and whatnot. But the red uniforms and smokey hats would probably complement the jackboots nicely. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2013, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842/7 "2013-08-10T01:25:57Z")
I’m glad the SDMP are cavalry. Garry Owen!! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842/8 "2013-08-10T02:38:06Z")
You can use the [Great Firewall of China](http://www.greatfirewallofchina.org/) to see if a website has been blocked in that country. It keeps coming up with an error for the Board, but the regular Straight Dope website appears to be unblocked at least. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842/9 "2013-08-10T03:36:58Z")
Wait–don’t we have posters who regularly post from the PRC? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842/10 "2013-08-10T03:38:09Z")
Maybe they’ve been taken away. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842/11 "2013-08-10T05:14:39Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Maybe they’ve been taken away. hee hee haa haa ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842/12 "2013-08-10T05:15:54Z")
Nothing happened. It banned itself! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842/13 "2013-08-10T05:56:41Z")
I think the SDMP should saddle up their grass mud horses and send a patrol out against the great firewall. ---
**Author:** ![Kzbre5m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kzbre5m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kzbre5m)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842/14 "2013-08-10T08:55:32Z")
Sorry, I stopped at **picker** ’s post, trying to imagine saddling a squid. I failed at googling that: apparently you can have squids _or_ saddles, but not both. Maybe it should be left to the imagination. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842/15 "2013-08-10T11:35:56Z")
> [@Kzbre5m](#): > > Sorry, I stopped at **picker** ’s post, trying to imagine saddling a squid. I failed at googling that: apparently you can have squids _or_ saddles, but not both. Maybe it should be left to the imagination. Well, you _have_ to have a saddle. When the squid starts to gallop, you might be thrown off. ---
**Author:** ![coremelt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842/16 "2013-08-10T11:54:00Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Wait–don’t we have posters who regularly post from the PRC? Defeating the firewall in china is trivial for foreigners with an overseas credit card. Just sign up for a VPN service like astrill. From memory of last time I was j. China I think that the sdmb is blocked but I’m not 100 percent sure of that. ---
**Author:** ![Kzbre5m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kzbre5m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kzbre5m)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842/17 "2013-08-10T14:57:30Z")
[QUOTE=Musicat] Well, you have to have a saddle. When the squid starts to gallop, you might be thrown off. [/QUOTE] Ah ain’t no durn hayseed y’know! Apparently there are no on-line instructions on how to saddle one’s squid. And that just does not sound right. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842/18 "2013-08-11T21:48:48Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > Well, you _have_ to have a saddle. When the squid starts to gallop, you might be thrown off. Naw, bareback is easier to hold on. Saddles just slide off when they jet. ---
**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842/19 "2013-08-11T22:16:57Z")
Google provides no image of a [saddled squid](http://lmgtfy.com/?q=image+saddled+squid). Squid Saddle is a thing though. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842/20 "2013-08-11T22:37:29Z")
Seriously now. The Straight Dope site and the message board have been blocked from public and private sites in the past, including the Armed Forces iinternet and entities that subscribe to services such as “Net Nanny.” This includes some libraries. And the site is no doubt blocked on some company websites. I couldn’t begin to tell you how many or who exactly. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-being-barred/665842.md?page=2)