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Scraplet
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Post by Scraplet » Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:41 pm

I'm not the most prolific poster around here by any means, but I regularly come for a lurk. Usually at lunchtime for a few minutes while I'm at work.

As of about two weeks ago, however, TransFans was declared off-limits by the IT fascists in my workplace. Any attempt to log in is met with the "you are trying to access a site who's content is considered unsuitable" screen.

Bastards! :x

So this site is only just above porn, ebay, myspace and Youtube as far as "they" are concerned, because those are the only other things I'm aware that I'd be refused.

I take 7 or 8 hours s*** for these people every day, and all I ask that I be allowed to read harmless crap off the internet for half a hour while I eat my sandwiches. Its not much to ask, is it?

I'm moaning about work again aren't I? I'll get me coat.......
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Post by sprunkner » Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:17 am

Heh. Moan away, dude. It is for this reason that work sucks.
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Post by Obfleur » Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:31 am

Telling people what they can and can not do during their lunch is a great way to raise the work morale!
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Post by Kaylee » Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:52 am

IT Support love to restrict access to things, they think it makes them good administrators.
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Post by Legion » Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:48 am

Yeah, since our merger the other month, i've faced similar problems at the new office... thankfully Transfans isn't on the banned list! (I say, posting from work).
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Post by rusty_herring » Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:43 pm

I agree, and I've come to learn that working for other people blows.

If I couldn't take a couple minutes to browse Transfans at work while I need a break I'd go insane.
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Post by The Last Autobot » Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:07 pm

Here all the work related stuff is blocked so I can surf through the important ones (like transfans). :p
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Post by Guest » Sat Sep 29, 2007 2:49 pm

I am the IT Fascist where I work!

Well, one of them.
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Post by Best First » Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:49 am

Banning Transfans is now banned.
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