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1. Jerry Reed...Revisited by Darrell Toney (reviewed 6/07) (5 Stars) Click title to purchase at CBD.com...click artist name to read Dave's Review. A CD will automatically fall out of the Top Eight after twelve months if no CD surpasses it before then.
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-----------July 16, 2007BSafe (and Stupid) OnlineDaniel Mount has been telling me for some time that he couldn't leave comments on my blog due to his American Family Association approved internet filter, BSafeOnline. This internet filter has also been endorsed by such well known heavyweights as Dave Ramsey, Chuck Swindoll, and Michael Medved. Daniel got a little more concerned when the filter blocked him from viewing his OWN blog. Now it won't let him look at Sogospelnews.com either. I took a look at BSafe's website. It appears Daniel must have paid $49.95 for the privilege of being blocked from such potentially harmful content as "news." In BSafe's FAQ, one question reads: Under what criteria does your filter block sites? A number of categories are listed, including: News Sites that are dedicated to the distribution of news, current events and headlines. This would also include news commentaries, and news blogs. Daniel says Musicscribe and his own blog were both blocked under the category of "news cult." The FAQ at BSafe's website doesn't list the two words as a combined category, but the "cult" category is listed separately: Cults (blocked by default) Sites that encourage cult lifestyles, such as female enslavement, body mutilation, etc. Musicscribe has NEVER been used to encourage anything remotely related to a cult. I'm a SOUTHERN BAPTIST, for crying out loud (and a conservative one at that). This site is mainly an outlet for CD reviews and personal observations about the Southern Gospel music industry. The only thing that ever stands a risk of being hurt around here is a recording artist's ego, and hey, they willingly volunteer for my critiques. Could it be that BSafe mistakes Southern Gospel music fans for a "cult?" I have no idea. Hmm...I wonder if BSafe is familiar with the legal term "defamation of character." Any pro-bono lawyers out there want to take a crack at this? I could sure use the cash from a nice hefty settlement. At the very least, Daniel should get a refund for whatever he paid them. He clearly didn't expect to be blocked from his own site when he paid for this so-called "service." I will be writing separate letters to all the major companies, talk show hosts, and radio broadcasters who endorse this ridiculous, overreaching product. If your goal is to be blissfully ignorant of such potentially damaging sites as those who publish news...the nerve..., then go ahead and send BSafe $49.95. If not, I join Daniel in encouraging you to save your cash. Seriously, if you have children who access the internet, the best policy I can suggest is giving them personal supervision rather than relying on any sort of software "net nanny" to do the job of parenting on your behalf. If you're afraid there's something out there that YOU might run across by accident, you're probably correct. Rather than shelling out cash, though, I would submit that clicking the little X in the upper right corner of your browser is a lot cheaper and less of a hassle. Labels: Observations, Other Blogs posted by David Bruce Murray @ 2:48:00 AM
 
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