The Isle of Wight Council contacted us today to let us know that they couldn’t see VentnorBlog. Given the lack of access to the site, we can only assume that they imagined a mass walkout of council staff if we didn’t fix it, given VB’s apparent popularity there, both inside and outside the press office.
The Council’s Internet content filter had kicked in after we wrote a piece about a band that will be playing at Bestival that contained an Anglo-Saxon word.
We capitulated and changed the reference to the band name to something … more ‘acceptable’ to content filters, with the well-trodden path of a judicious use of stars.
Truth be known, we did spend some time discussing if we should use the name anyway – settling on putting it in the body of the story after a clear warning.
Remember children, there’s nothing big or clever about swearing, but if you’re not fully familiar with the word and its usage, there’s a relatively amusing instructional video to watch. If you don’t like swearing, then steer clear.
