Micah Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 (edited) While waiting for a friend of mine to show up for a lunch meeting yesterday at Panera Bread, I whipped out the ol' laptop to see what was new on the forums. INAPPROPRIATE WEBSITE HAS BEEN BLOCKED ....ok, how about uspsa.org... INAPPROPRIATE WEBSITE HAS BEEN BLOCKED glocktalk maybe...? INAPPROPRIATE WEBSITE HAS BEEN BLOCKED To prove something to myself, I tried sexynudes.com... ...well, according to Panera Bread, porno is perfectly acceptable, but anything that has to do with a shooting sport is banned. Thus, from that point on, Panera Bread is on my banned list. Edited October 12, 2006 by Pharaoh Bender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AikiDale Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Before you put them on the permanently banned list you may try this. Talk to the manager. Tell him you are a competitive shooter and while waiting for friends, also shooters, you would like to occasionally take advantage of his free WiFi connection to check scores, etc. He may be horrified, but more likely the package came with a default to block everything and types of sites must be freed up. This was the case at the company I work for and there was no problem unblocking it once I brought it up. Of course if you discover they are a corporate hopolophobe let us know and I'll give up on them too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaseyJ Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 If I knew of any in my area they would be on my inappropriate list now too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 What's a Panera Bread ??? Sounds like a place where girls shop for "foo-foo" things and whine loudly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Boudrie Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Find out who their blocking service is. If it's Websense, you can look up the categories that the sites are in so you can formulate your complaint more precisely. Chances are the individual stores get their service configured by HQ, so a letter to corporate will probably do more than talking to a manager. Of course, if you are in Massachusetts, you can also complain the Massachsetts Comission Against Discrimination if you find that any sites pertaining to alternate lifestyles which are equally valid under state law have been blocked. I just did some googling - It appears that Panera uses Sonic Wall riltering. You can go to www.sonicwall.com and use that site to look up a URL's categories - USPSA.ORG is in "hobbies and recreation" and "weapons". USPSA.COM/.NET/.BIZ and .INFO also map to USPSA.ORG - and only the .ORG and .COM flavors are currently rated - though there is a chance they will rate the other flavors since I looked up the ratings for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSEMARTIN Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Those bread people are a bunch of tree huggers! I tried the site you recommended: http://www.sexynudes.com and it turns into http://www.nudeart.com The only problem is that it's not up and running yet. Thanks alot! Now I'm curious........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted October 12, 2006 Author Share Posted October 12, 2006 (edited) Those bread people are a bunch of tree huggers!I tried the site you recommended: http://www.sexynudes.com and it turns into http://www.nudeart.com The only problem is that it's not up and running yet. Thanks alot! Now I'm curious........ Thats funny! AikiDale and Rob Boudrie, I will speak to the manager this week about my concerns with their internet. Worst case scenario, I just won't eat there anymore. Best case, I'll find myself another shooting buddy! What's a Panera Bread ??? Sounds like a place where girls shop for "foo-foo" things and whine loudly! They have really good sourdough bread Chris. Nothin' girly about some sourdough love Now being a wolverine fan living in Ohio...that might be a different story Edited October 13, 2006 by Pharaoh Bender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscbigdawg Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Well I hope it's an internet provider problem and not a Panera problem. That place is awesome. Great sandwiches (the PB & J is great!) and their potato soup is spectacular. Keep us in the loop. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSEMARTIN Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Now being a wolverine fan living in Ohio...that might be a different story I'm an Illini alumni living in Michigan.............. Sorry if I offended any bread people here. If I get started talking about the U, it's bound to get offensive so I'll just shut the hell up!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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