muyongshi Posted March 25, 2008 at 05:04 AM Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 at 05:04 AM I have been blocked since this morning and can only access through a VPN. It is apparently a key word block (no time outs) however access to the entire site is blocked. It doesn't appear Imron and Roddy are experiencing this (at least since they are still posting and haven't said anything) but I was wondering if anyone else is experiencing this. My location is a highly sensitive research area as well as is closer to Tibetan areas and sometimes I think I have another filter in place over the great fire wall that subjects me to even more security but this is just a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted March 25, 2008 at 05:10 AM Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 at 05:10 AM No other reports, and I can see people from a few different locations in China online. I'd be inclined to suggest network / dns issues somewhere along the line. Don't touch anything for ten minutes, disconnect the VPN, click this link which won't have any dubious content at all, and tell us what if any error messages you get. Also, can you access signese.com dreamsofwhitetiles.com If you are on an academic / corporate network they may well have their own measures in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougou Posted March 25, 2008 at 05:17 AM Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 at 05:17 AM Oh no, we're not blocked. I just banned you for your double post here. Be more careful next time! PS: Kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted March 25, 2008 at 05:36 AM Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 at 05:36 AM Things were blocked earlier this morning due to a couple of posts in the Taiwan election thread. Should be better now though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heifeng Posted March 25, 2008 at 06:47 AM Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 at 06:47 AM I've just now been able to access the forums (after about 3 hours of repeatedly checking), I can now actually get beyond the sign on page to actually view threads...yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted March 25, 2008 at 06:48 AM Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 at 06:48 AM Hmmm, what error messages were you getting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted March 25, 2008 at 07:53 AM Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 at 07:53 AM Gougou you know that color is REALLY hard to see.... I will try again. Right after I got home from school it was still doing it (about 1pm) so maybe it's done now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougou Posted March 25, 2008 at 08:04 AM Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 at 08:04 AM Careful, you're still on probation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heifeng Posted March 25, 2008 at 08:05 AM Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 at 08:05 AM roddy, I was just unable to get the site to load for the longest time (just getting a could not be found error page). Then occasionally the main page would load, but if I clicked anything it would just time out and go back to the error message. Seems better now though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted March 25, 2008 at 08:09 AM Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 at 08:09 AM I'd be inclined to suggest network / dns issues somewhere along the line. I'm thinking this may be right as even though I'm able to access the site, the speeds are unusually slow. Careful, you're still on probation! I beg thy wonderful greatness for forgiveness due to the slip of my tongue!!! (PS that double post was also due a connection reset where I thought the post didn't go through hit refresh only to find it did!!!! I don't know if I should blame firefox or big brother.... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd Posted March 25, 2008 at 12:51 PM Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 at 12:51 PM I also couldn't load the site at work all day today. Could not even ping chinese-forums.com. No problem now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted March 25, 2008 at 01:03 PM Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 at 01:03 PM Oh well, looks like there was some problem then. But I'm fairly sure it wasn't my fault . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted March 25, 2008 at 03:27 PM Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 at 03:27 PM But I'm fairly sure it wasn't my fault . . . And how can you be sure of this???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted March 25, 2008 at 03:29 PM Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 at 03:29 PM Because I'm only wrong 90% of the time. And the last nine problems were my fault. Hence . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted March 31, 2008 at 03:40 AM Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 at 03:40 AM Some of you may have been having issues related to this. However stuff like not being able to even ping the url are different, so I'm still putting it down to the Internet catching a cold or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qiuyue Posted March 31, 2008 at 05:04 AM Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 at 05:04 AM Friends of mine at a university not i BJ or SH could not reach the thread on Lhasa when I sent the link to them. It has been so for a couple of days. They couldn´t read that thread, regardless if logged in or not, and didn´t get it as a result when searching for "lhasa" in the forumsearch. Instead they get a 403-page. What does all this mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted March 31, 2008 at 05:14 AM Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 at 05:14 AM What does all this mean?It means that the Internet is censored in China, and your friends should use a proxy if they want the freedom to view whatever websites they like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qiuyue Posted March 31, 2008 at 05:20 AM Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 at 05:20 AM Thanks! They tried anonymouse, but that didn´t work either People in the same city - not univ. - has been able to access the forum, isn´t that strange? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted March 31, 2008 at 05:22 AM Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 at 05:22 AM Also, bear in mind that the News forum is not open to new members. If they're on a university network they may be subject to the university's own limits, as well as general Internet ones. Given the 403 error, I'd say that's what is happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qiuyue Posted March 31, 2008 at 05:26 AM Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 at 05:26 AM not open to new members? how long do you have to be a member to read that then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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