Rejection

[Richard Jensen]

Gosh, if I am searching for information on Quercus nigra will I be identified as
a possible racist?  This aspect of political correctness/sensitivity is going
too far!  What's next, a restriction on Pinus, Phallus, Clitoria, and any other
scientific names that are similar to what some see as offensive terms?

maybe we should institute a new code to rectify all potentially offensive
nomenclatural terms - oops, have I just presented an argument for adopting
Phylocode?

Cheers,

Dick J.

Tony Irwin wrote:

> I regularly have problems with accessing sites and receiving mails at work
> because of blocked words. If I need to find out anything about Lesser
> Earwigs or a large long-haired cat breed from Maine, I give up and research
> it at home!
> A couple of years back, in an effort to get the blocking lifted, I
> discovered that I could access (carefully worded) sites propounding the
> racist views of several neo-Nazi groups, and pointed out this anomaly to the
> IT administrators, but they weren't impressed. They offered to lift the ban
> on specific words if I could give them a few days notice, and got a form
> signed by my line manager. (Here in Britain we have what is termed a "nanny
> state". I feel like a very naughty child sometimes!)
> Tony Irwin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taxacom Discussion List [mailto:TAXACOM at LISTSERV.NHM.KU.EDU]On
> Behalf Of Richard Petit
> Sent: 12 May 2005 18:32
> To: TAXACOM at LISTSERV.NHM.KU.EDU
> Subject: Re: Rejection
>
> The message appended below was posted on another server by a friend in
> Brasil.  His email message was blocked by a server for "reason" stated
> below.  The offending word was part of the binominal Fissurella nigra
> (Lesson, 1831).
>
> Has anyone else had a similar experience?
>
> dick p.
>
> ------------------------------------------
>
> MailMarshal (an automated content monitoring gateway) has stopped the
> following email for the following reason:
>
>  It believes it may contain unacceptable language, or inappropriate
> material.
>
>    Message: B00001f8e7.00000001.mml
>
>    From:    shells at femorale.com
>
>    To:      rshead at medelec.com.mt
>
>    Subject: List 1905
>
>  Please remove any inappropriate language and send it again.
>
>  The blocked email will be automatically deleted after 5 days.
>
>  MailMarshal Rule: Inbound Messages : Block Unacceptable Language Script
> Offensive Language (Basic) Triggered in Body
>
> Expression: nigra Triggered 1 times weighting 5
>
>  Email security by MailMarshal from Marshal Software.

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