[rhood]

Never noticed until today when trying to access the other news site while connected to wifi in one of the rec centers. Got this popup:

This website is blocked by your network operator
URL: http://www.**************.com/
Category: User-defined Blacklist
Server: 146.112.61.104:80

[Bill14564]

Never tried so haven’t noticed. Will definitely try next time. Sad state of affairs if that’s the case.

[Mrs.Guy]

"News site" is being very generous. And the way I think of it...... you reap what you sow.

[Djean1981]

Originally Posted by Mrs.Guy

"News site" is being very generous. And the way I think of it...... you reap what you sow.

Yeah, they mainly regurgitate and sensationalize police reports. And, seem to exploit any village related negative news. They often include someone's home address, what they paid for their home, etc. I know, technically, it's public record (but shouldn't be), but it's mean spirited and unprofessional.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Mrs.Guy

"News site" is being very generous. And the way I think of it...... you reap what you sow.

It can be read online unlike the official "news" site and there is often useful information presented. As for the other site, the one that is allowed... when the smell of roses is that strong I know there is a lot of perfume and lipstick being applied to something.

[GpaVader]

Actually, it's not blocked for what its new content is, but rather all the other extraneous stuff on the site. Lots of Malware and other predatory things....

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Djean1981

Yeah, they mainly regurgitate and sensationalize police reports. And, seem to exploit any village related negative news. They often include someone's home address, what they paid for their home, etc. I know, technically, it's public record (but shouldn't be), but it's mean spirited and unprofessional.

All that, and then some.

V - N is tabloid sensationalism, their "comment" sections serving as havens for bots and keyboard warriors with apparently varying degrees of sanity. On the other side of the seesaw we have The Sun, which is all rainbows and unicorns.

The truth, as always, is somewhere in between.

[EdFNJ]

/// whoops, misread post. Reply deleted.

[Djean1981]

Originally Posted by GpaVader

Actually, it's not blocked for what its new content is, but rather all the other extraneous stuff on the site. Lots of Malware and other predatory things....

Yes, the site is chock full of ads. Don't accidentally click on anything. I use the Brave browser which blocks some of the wayward content.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Djean1981

Yes, the site is chock full of ads. Don't accidentally click on anything. I use the Brave browser which blocks some of the wayward content.

I use Firefox, and the uBlock Origin add-on. Never see an ad on any site.

[Dusty_Star]

I find that Villages News sometimes has interesting articles. Always very short, just a few paragraphs & sometimes those paragraphs just contain a single sentence. So a very quick read.

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by Dusty_Star

I find that Villages News sometimes has interesting articles. Always very short, just a few paragraphs & sometimes those paragraphs just contain a single sentence. So a very quick read.

It often reminds me of reading the supermarket tabloids or one's local hometown advertising rag in which they toss in some local dirt. . Sometimes fun and other times informative and other times, like when reading the comments to politically related articles or "letters to the editor" is often disgusting reminding me of the thankfully gone (not at all)anonymous politics section that used to exist here.

[coralway]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

It often reminds me of reading the supermarket tabloids or one's local hometown advertising rag in which they toss in some local dirt. . Sometimes fun and other times informative and other times, like when reading the comments to politically related articles or "letters to the editor" is often disgusting reminding me of the thankfully gone (not at all)anonymous politics section that used to exist here.

Dirt sells, especially local dirt.

[Aces4]

Yeah, reality sucks. Couldn’t they just gloss over life like the other paper?

[patfla06]

The worst part, besides the lousy writing, is the obnoxious remarks.

It makes you feel like you live in a crime ridden area and the remarks are always political and low class.