Comments on: DOPA, what? A wrap up, post vote. http://www.librarian.net/stax/1807/dopa-what-a-wrap-up-post-vote/ putting the rarin back in librarian since 1999 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:14:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: acpl reference librarians » DOPA http://www.librarian.net/stax/1807/dopa-what-a-wrap-up-post-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-17693 acpl reference librarians » DOPA Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:09:52 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1807#comment-17693 [...] Librarian.net DOPA links (mainly editorial): http://www.librarian.net/stax/1807 [...] [...] Librarian.net DOPA links (mainly editorial): http://www.librarian.net/stax/1807 [...]

]]> By: A Bunch of Us » Tha Internets Done Ate My Youngun! http://www.librarian.net/stax/1807/dopa-what-a-wrap-up-post-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-17182 A Bunch of Us » Tha Internets Done Ate My Youngun! Tue, 08 Aug 2006 18:18:23 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1807#comment-17182 [...] Since the furor over the passage of this mindbendingly idiotic bill has been swift, widespread, and severe, I won’t bother rehashing it. (Click the links if you are actually unsure just what kind of Orwellian clusterfuck the House has just voted to foist upon us.) Besides, for my money, the ZenFormation Professional most succinctly summed up the entire debate, and in one sentence, no less: Now this is some truly scary “let’s get those seniors and soccer moms all paranoid before the midterm elections” shit. [...] [...] Since the furor over the passage of this mindbendingly idiotic bill has been swift, widespread, and severe, I won’t bother rehashing it. (Click the links if you are actually unsure just what kind of Orwellian clusterfuck the House has just voted to foist upon us.) Besides, for my money, the ZenFormation Professional most succinctly summed up the entire debate, and in one sentence, no less: Now this is some truly scary “let’s get those seniors and soccer moms all paranoid before the midterm elections” shit. [...]

]]> By: Heavy Metal Librarian » Blog Archive » Tha Internets Done Ate My Youngun! http://www.librarian.net/stax/1807/dopa-what-a-wrap-up-post-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-17181 Heavy Metal Librarian » Blog Archive » Tha Internets Done Ate My Youngun! Tue, 08 Aug 2006 18:07:26 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1807#comment-17181 [...] Since the furor over the passage of this mindbendingly idiotic bill has been swift, widespread, and severe, I won’t bother rehashing it. (Click the links if you are actually unsure just what kind of Orwellian clusterfuck the House has just voted to foist upon us.) Besides, for my money, the ZenFormation Professional most succinctly summed up the entire debate, and in one sentence, no less: Now this is some truly scary “let’s get those seniors and soccer moms all paranoid before the midterm elections” shit. [...] [...] Since the furor over the passage of this mindbendingly idiotic bill has been swift, widespread, and severe, I won’t bother rehashing it. (Click the links if you are actually unsure just what kind of Orwellian clusterfuck the House has just voted to foist upon us.) Besides, for my money, the ZenFormation Professional most succinctly summed up the entire debate, and in one sentence, no less: Now this is some truly scary “let’s get those seniors and soccer moms all paranoid before the midterm elections” shit. [...]

]]> By: Don Wood http://www.librarian.net/stax/1807/dopa-what-a-wrap-up-post-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-16835 Don Wood Tue, 01 Aug 2006 17:38:02 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1807#comment-16835 Please contact your Senators about the importance of social networking sites. Share with them personal stories about how you or your library patrons use these sites in educational ways. Let them know what negative impact of DOPA or similar legislation will have on libraries and library users if it passes. http://donwood.alablog.org/blog/_archives/2006/8/1/2185440.html Background information about this issue can be viewed on the ALA Web site located at: Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA) Online Social Networks Resolution in Support of Online Social Networks (PDF) Tell Your Senators Why DOPA Is Bad for Libraries Please contact your Senators about the importance of social networking sites. Share with them personal stories about how you or your library patrons use these sites in educational ways. Let them know what negative impact of DOPA or similar legislation will have on libraries and library users if it passes.

http://donwood.alablog.org/blog/_archives/2006/8/1/2185440.html

Background information about this issue can be viewed on the ALA Web site located at:

Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA)

Online Social Networks

Resolution in Support of Online Social Networks (PDF)

Tell Your Senators Why DOPA Is Bad for Libraries

]]> By: Hidden Peanuts » DOPA - Write your Senator http://www.librarian.net/stax/1807/dopa-what-a-wrap-up-post-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-16740 Hidden Peanuts » DOPA - Write your Senator Sun, 30 Jul 2006 02:17:08 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1807#comment-16740 [...] Also, Jessamyn points to a whole bunch of other commentaries, all better written and reasoned than I could do.     PermaLink [...] [...] Also, Jessamyn points to a whole bunch of other commentaries, all better written and reasoned than I could do.     PermaLink [...]

]]> By: Rose DesRochers http://www.librarian.net/stax/1807/dopa-what-a-wrap-up-post-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-16737 Rose DesRochers Sun, 30 Jul 2006 00:10:32 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1807#comment-16737 I respect your opinion. I was surprised and disappointed that the vote was 410-15. Many of those who oppose DOPA do so because they believe that children should be educated and not restricted. I agree that they should be educated, but let us face it, not all parents do their job and the parents who are doing their job are left with schools and libraries that are not doing their job. I can not speak on behalf of the US, but I know that surprisingly some Canadian public libraries and schools do not monitor children’s internet access nor do they have filters in place. We were all teens once. I keep hearing the same comments. “Parents do your job.” Well I ask you this, “How many of you rebelled against your parents?” No matter how much we take care of our children and educate them, it only takes them making one unhealthy choice to put them at risk. You can educate your child untill you are all blue in the face. The truth is that children don’t often think of the consequences of unhealthy choices. If DOPA will save just one child, don’t you think the bill is worth it? I do want to add that while I support the bill, I do think that the legislation should be rewritten so it does not block sites such as Yahoo and Google. I think they need to better determine what sites will be blocked before passing the law. These are just my thoughts! I respect your opinion. I was surprised and disappointed that the vote was 410-15. Many of those who oppose DOPA do so because they believe that children should be educated and not restricted. I agree that they should be educated, but let us face it, not all parents do their job and the parents who are doing their job are left with schools and libraries that are not doing their job.

I can not speak on behalf of the US, but I know that surprisingly some Canadian public libraries and schools do not monitor children’s internet access nor do they have filters in place. We were all teens once. I keep hearing the same comments. “Parents do your job.” Well I ask you this, “How many of you rebelled against your parents?”

No matter how much we take care of our children and educate them, it only takes them making one unhealthy choice to put them at risk. You can educate your child untill you are all blue in the face. The truth is that children don’t often think of the consequences of unhealthy choices. If DOPA will save just one child, don’t you think the bill is worth it?

I do want to add that while I support the bill, I do think that the legislation should be rewritten so it does not block sites such as Yahoo and Google. I think they need to better determine what sites will be blocked before passing the law.

These are just my thoughts!

]]> By: Beth http://www.librarian.net/stax/1807/dopa-what-a-wrap-up-post-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-16730 Beth Sat, 29 Jul 2006 17:14:20 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1807#comment-16730 I saw, in one of the many, many posts yesterday or the day before, which Senate subcommittee this is sitting in, and now I can't find it! Does anybody know? As an amusing aside, in the course of writing to my Senators this morning, I discovered that one of the things that minors would no longer be able to do from library computers is... write their Senators. Of course the typical webform requires "detailed personal information" and allows "interaction with others." Hah! Should cut down all those pesky e-mails from teen activists who think they know something about politics. Seriously though - it's an interesting angle (a small, side note sort of angle, as there are far more scary and broad problems with this bill, but an angle nevertheless) to pitch, and I did. I saw, in one of the many, many posts yesterday or the day before, which Senate subcommittee this is sitting in, and now I can’t find it! Does anybody know?

As an amusing aside, in the course of writing to my Senators this morning, I discovered that one of the things that minors would no longer be able to do from library computers is… write their Senators. Of course the typical webform requires “detailed personal information” and allows “interaction with others.” Hah! Should cut down all those pesky e-mails from teen activists who think they know something about politics.

Seriously though – it’s an interesting angle (a small, side note sort of angle, as there are far more scary and broad problems with this bill, but an angle nevertheless) to pitch, and I did.

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