Complaints to nowhere

[camjuniper]

I work in a library and handle teen stuff as part of my job. Our Assistant Director brings me a copy of the UFC Encyclopedia with a note taped to it that read:

"What comes next the Encyc. of Sado-Masichism[sic]? Who are you appealing to anyway?"

Apparently he didn't want to leave a name or any contact information, just bitch to her about how inappropriate it was and how it would appeal to no one and he would never want his three sons to look at it.

Yeah, okay, go censor your own children. Plenty of teens like professional sports, including UFC and other Mixed Martial Arts stuff. You don't? DON'T READ IT. Still don't like it? Peruse this before you complain again and stop wasting our time.

So now I get to file his scrawled note with a copy of the title page of the book, take the book out of the sports display (it's been up for a month already and in the collection for three) and file it back on the shelves.

[Seraph]

Oh heavens, we used to have someone like that in my old bookstore. We'd have people open books and randomly find notes that were like "you're a pervert if you read this" (found in a kama sutra book) and "you will burn in heck, heathen!" (found in an atheism book).

[thehuckster]

I'm not much of a UFC fan (although from the little I've seen of it I hold it to higher regard than WWE), but I'd never compare it to S&M... In fact, it's about as much related to S&M as graham crackers are related to an Airbus A320.

[sms001]

Thanks for the ALA link cam. I'm going to point an induhvidual or two toward it.

[Treasure]

"No sir/madam, the Journals of the Marquee De Sade are in our biographical section, I'd be more than happy to get the you section number if you'd like"

[Merriweather]

Oh heavens, we used to have someone like that in my old bookstore. We'd have people open books and randomly find notes that were like "you're a pervert if you read this" (found in a kama sutra book) and "you will burn in heck, heathen!" (found in an atheism book).

People are just....insane. Its like they want people to read only the books THEY like, all others must be purged. -.-

Yep.

Arguements for or against censorhip would, rightly, belong in fratching. But from a practical standpoint only, seems to me it would be impossible to really censor things, as everyone who wants them censored also wants to be the one to decide what to censor

[Seraph]

Yep, sorry, not trying to start any discussions here. My serious, serious apology. Was just meaning from a practical standpoint, as you were saying.

[fireheart]

I'm actually surprised that nobody has tried to censor the D&D books that we have in our local library. (Yes, my local library actually does carry D&D books )

[Mishi]

There's someone that borrows from my local library and writes in the books in PEN! They incorrectly edit them, insert their own opinions and snippets of commentary as well as 'correcting' spelling. Somehow, I always end up with one of the books that they've attacked.

[Syriilord]

I'm actually surprised that nobody has tried to censor the D&D books that we have in our local library. (Yes, my local library actually does carry D&D books )

Where is this library and what do I need to do to join?

[Mytical]

Where is this library and what do I need to do to join?

Seconded! They might have to hire a set of wild horses though..cause it probably would take that to pull me out of the library.

[Evandril]

Seconded! They might have to hire a set of wild horses though..cause it probably would take that to pull me out of the library.

I'd love the place m'self...but all it'd take was the sound of dice outside the library, since you have to be quiet inside....

[EricKei]

(Yes, my local library actually does carry D&D books )

That is somewhere beyond Awesome ^_^

This whole thing reminds me of my HS library (in a Jesuit-run school. Bunch of smartasses)...They would hold an annual Banned Book week where they would proudly *feature* all of the Banned books that they carried (including those banned by the Church. Told ya they were smartasses), and help students to find them and check them out

[PepperElf]

i didn't realize UFC had it's own encyclopedia. i don't watch it myself but i saw a coworker watching a giant dvd set while on deployment once.

i took one look at it and said "ohhh that stuff's real. it's not pro wrestling"
the coworker said "yep".

i was rather impressed to be honest.

[fireheart]

If y'all want those D&D books you'll have to come down to Aussieland, they're at my local library