Wizzard's Blog

Just because certain members of Internet Forums have either had a privileged education or have  had the opportunity to have swallowed the Oxford English Dictionary or the Webster’s equivalent, they automatically think they have the right to be downright rude to other people or tear them apart.

Those who also think that their job title gives them sort of higher status in society are also guilty of this. Even though they have been in exactly the same position as those they seek to tear apart.

These so called “keyboard warriors” who believe that they are safe behind their keyboard and monitors, spitting venom and bile because they think there is no come back.

Sorry to shatter your little bubble, there is come back, it’s called “Karma” it is the biggest leveller on the face of the planet. It has no boundaries it doesn’t pick or choose you based on your perceived self worth and your perceived status in society. I won’t ask you for an apology if you’re rude to me, Karma will handle that.

Be careful who you spit on, ridicule or rip apart, the very same people you do it to, you may have to depend upon to help you out when you come crashing back down to earth.

What hope do we have when you don’t even know basic internet terminology? Could you explain to the public at large what an IP address is? Now please don’t google it you may end up visiting an illegal site.

I’ve heard about this bill, not really looked into it that much. But now starting to pay a little more attention to it.

We have all illegally downloaded stuff at some point in our lives, come on admit it. I’ve done it in the past with music, however the difference is, I’ve actually gone out and bought the tracks because I like them so much.

The problem with this evidence gathering where copyright holders can slap ISPs with a “copyright infringement report”. If they do it based on IP address which from my point of view is the only way they can gather evidence.

Does the government  realise that people share IP addresses, especially if they access the internet via a router or their ISP uses proxy servers, what about internet cafes? Worse still someone can drive by your house and if your wi-fi network is insecure they can download Lady GaGa’s latest tracks illegally then drive away and your IP address will be flagged.

There are many people out there who just browse the internet and to be slapped with a warning from their ISP because they are being forced to (because of the £250k fine) would send some people into a blind panic and worry them un-necessarily.

We are in the 21st century not the 19th century, the world has evolved so should the copyright laws.

I’m sure this bill was passed by technophobic MPs.

Please answer your emails. Twice I’ve now contacted you with regards to trying to enter mobile phone numbers on your site to enter competitions.

I don’t know whether it’s just me, but your site won’t accept my mobile phone number and guess what, one of your draws says that you need to enter your mobile phone number.

If you are having the same issue let me know in the comments.

Online adverts really bug the hell out of me. Why not just have a discreet google adsense ad instead of hi-jacking my browser with pop ups, pop outs, pop unders? Worst of all video adverts that automatically play when you visit a site.

All of these really put me off, if your site does it, I disappear in about 2 seconds unless I really need to use your site to download or research something.

If you want to regular visitors to your site, do something that isn’t intrusive.  Do you really think you’re going to have increased revenue by turning your site into a billboard?