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Re: Site not viewable in China

__/ [ Dr John Stockton ] on Monday 27 March 2006 23:19 \__

> JRS:  In article <e08cgj$316m$3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, dated Mon, 27 Mar
> 2006 10:48:29 remote, seen in news:uk.net.web.authoring, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted :
>>
>>I can't see anything wrong with the (content of the) site. The only fishy
>>part is:
>>
>><meta name="keywords" content="Pest, pest control, Xenex, Rob Fryatt, Xenex
>>Associates, BPCA, pest management, control de plagas, rodent control, bird
>>control, insect control, termite control. CEPA, rats, mice, ants,
>>cockroaches, pidgeons   " />
> 
> The word "pidgeon" is in Chambers' Dictionary as an alternative spelling
> for "pidgin", with meanings given to which a Chinese Civil Servant with
> a modest understanding of English might take a dislike.

...Might be time to assemble of a lexicon (e.g. newline-separated words) of
so-called 'sensitive' words, as perceived in the eyes of Chinese moderators
(or 'grep'). Might be worth sanitising a site from any such words. Exclusion
from search or even blocking is probably a big punishment given the
noticeable growth of the Net in the East.

Best wishes,

Roy

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