Internet Filtering

doesn't matter if it's 2D or 3D, ero-content from dannychoo.com is win.

Yeah, Websense a rather large filtering business here in the states, has Dannychoo.com listed under Adult Content, thus many schools, public terminals and government buildings do not have access to the site.

A bit sad really... :( but thats ok, one of the reasons I come here is due to the fact there is very little censorship. I HATE censorship.

The ero content in your site is moderate enough, but eversince Member News was allowed, it's us the users who jacked up the ero contents a lot.

I answered "Too Little"

wahahahaha! .. oh come on danny! dont get affected by that security thing .. thats just a small place ...
the whole net is with you >:)

people will be annoyed with that filtering system...I mean .. what if every site has 1 porn image .. then it'll be blockeD! .. and every site will be blocked .. thus boycott-ing the security whatever thingy

A bit more ero is needed

I think the amount of ero content on the site is just fine. Even if you mark things as "adult", workplaces, schools and such will still filter the site if they see that content on it. Part of this, some people, may think is due to necessity. I obviously don't think this, I think it's due to people's ignorance that things like this are done, people are much to uptight about ero things in every manifestation and aspect.

If/when I run my own company, I'll let my employees look at any ero stuff at work if they want, just as long as the work gets done, kinda like how google offices work (at least that I know of in the US), they give employees a set amount of work to get done in a set amount of time, as long as they get that work done then they can do whatever they want.

Besides, it's a good part of the health care plan. xD

Im a Ronry guy so I NEED more ero like i need porridge in my socks

I read your site at work all the time and never feel like it's overly ero, but there are some things that I wait to read and relish until I'm at home *__*

I think this site has a great balance right now, and I hope it doesn't change.

damn. heidelberg?
that's just one way by car from here :(

Hehehe. Sorry Danny, had to chuckle a bit that DC was deemed "P". To be honest, I often wondered if I would be locked out when travelling parts of China, but things were A-ok.

As for the ero content, I have no problems with it. I understand that the site need to evolve to suit most readers taste, and that not all individual interests can be met. Just try to make sure it is not saturated with ero topics, and balance should maintain itself.

I know my site has been kicked out of or labeled adult by many ad services I've tried to use because of my links to danny choo and j-list. I think that is a bad business move for these companies because that has caused many problems for me in my goal to monetize the anime gen site.

I have no adult content on my site at all but some ad services think I do just because of the links. It even caused I huge problem recently where this new ad service I tried thought it would be nice to display porn ads all over the anime gen site because they went ahead and flagged my site as adult.

I joined up for Gunpla mostly.
So yeah, it would be nice to see a few more Gunpla articles here and there ^^;

Don't get me wrong though, I really like the Japan articles aswell, especially ''A week in Tokyo''.

lol...

Im not a fan or eroge, and really I don't like seeing it too much, but I would say for the website and for pleasing the hundreds of thousands of other friends, the amount is just right ^^. I have no problem with it being on the site- I usually just skip over it and potential other stuff that is NSFW. I'm not offended by my friends liking material that I don't.

I would agree that Gunpla is lacking lately- but everything else is really making up for it. I have also been on hiatus from gunpla, in part largely due to a lack of availability of gundam models. When I hit Japan though, I don't think Akihabara will be able to meet my demand for gunpla *laughs*.

Keep up the great work! I read 99.9% of posts anywhoo, I think you are the subject of some interest, and I enjoy reading the blog! I learn a LOAD more that otherwise I would have no clue about.

Damn, you're about 20 minutes away from me! Heidelberg is just another place where I usually see a lot of japanese people taking photos ^^

I think the amount of Ero on this site is pretty good. If I feel like I want to avoid it I can without any effect on the rest of my browsing. The label does kinda hurt in some advertising areas though. However, I don't think Danny has this issue.

Sorry, but you guys got it all wrong about banning sites on workplaces and schools and so on.

They ban it because it is not in any way related to what you do on your workplace or in school and it is their goddam right to do this. Just who do you think pays for that connection? Right, your employer. I got my arse into one big truckload of trouble during my apprenticeship because I misused the privileges the company gave me (internet, since I made an apprenticeship as a IT Specialist, company-internal mail service, network storage). And you know what? I admitted that it was my fault and my responsibility, that I did something wrong and that's the only reason why I'm currently NOT unemployed. They were right, i was wrong. They trusted me that I would use my privileges responsibly and I betrayed that trust and I had a tough time to reearn that trust (in fact I never did until I finsihed my apprenticeship with good notes).

When you are at work you have to work, end of discussion. Having fun at work is necessary to keep up the good work but that does not mean that you should browse through sites like this. You have your colleagues, so have some fun with them.

Most of the companies that I've worked blocks this site. Personally, I think it is just right but there really are a lot of materials that is nsfw.

I think it's just right, just something for everyone so it works well...

User added content often puts really risque things on front page without use of the NSFW tags. I'd say that's probably the big issue - since everything's clustered together on the front page. I know I personally had to NOT visit the site multiple times because things that were really obviously NSFW were posted without the tag on, even if 'bare eyes' weren't completely bare.

Like say, one today that's been on all afternoon that has just strips of hair in front of the pupils.

I love ero-ero stuff, but frankly control over tagging probably needs to be improved. Unless the idea of having a different address for NSFW.dannychoo.com suits your fancy! D:

Ive only run into filtering on the London Grid for Learning... the LGFL is what the london schools networks go through and use as a filter... this site works fine but others like my own site (blocked for profanity and pornography) and I notice that a lot of web design sites were labled as web chat or occult. Sadly the grid blocks anything to do with proxy anonymizers so I can't get by them... luckily, I have enough avenues of entertainment to last during my classes... XD

i agree with member -hangmen13 and -fatbastard, the ero content now is adequately enough and it would work out just fine. fellow members who need more jus need to search for it a little harder n he will have plenty. hope your wife is ok with the site.
i too read about 97% of the members news and all danny's articles n news. they are all infomative but i dont go thru all the comments.
bit short on gunpla, but members will share their finds in members news.
to all members and danny, keep up the good news post!!! ^_^/

Well, most site are considerd phornografics only showing a bit of nudity, so a wiew of your site don`t make a think like this strange... Anyway, don`t change a bit, man!

You got a perfect amount of healthstuff on your site, Danny.

A bit more, or a bit less wouldn't make me cry, just the dolphin. Nothing major.

I think it's just right. If I want ero, I'll go for other site instead. Please don't turn this site into an ero site. =(

Waay too little ero. ; )

Nah, it's just right. Gotta say that I am looking forward to M2M messaging.

All depends on what people consider "ero". There are thing that someone can consider ero and maybe for another one is just a "normal" content.

Just for me content in your page is great, no need for filtering or something like that. Keep going this way.

Although you said it in your post, i would like to see more gundam news, i first found this site through looking for gunpla and would love more on this, though i like all aspects of the site.

wait, there's ero? where?

:)

nah, i think it's very fair, and i guess most legislations imposing bans on carnal content would be ok with dannychoo.com.
it's just that those filter nazis are a bit too concerned about kid protection....

maybe cos I'm female but I voted too much LOL I didn't remember DC as having this much ero stuff before, but I was chatting with D_blade and I guess you could just very well be tapping into the otaku interests (how much was it? xxx million?) LOL

Reckon the ero content is just allright. Too bad it land this site on the filtered list.

i love everything about dannychoo.com. though, this site is geared more for the male readers. it's not a bother. i like to see the posts some of the guys leave, because sometimes they can be so silly.

maybe they ban the site because of too many traps and ugly dudes cosplaying as girls?

choorawk!
tons of it going around. the hotels and book stores in the USA do the same. if it's got legs and bodies on it, it's "pron!"

forgive me, but i LOL when I heard your site was categorized under porno..

But so far, i think ur ero contents are just perfect, not too much nor too little, enough each day to get pass the needs of a young gun each day. ^_^;

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G4's Attack of the Show here in America showcased you and Kirai's blogs. However, they wouldn't show your page because the content wasn't suitable for television. I wouldn't take it too seriously considering how sensitized our country's television is now.

I think its about right too. Just exercise some discretion while browsing DC at work will do. DC is not currently in my company's filter list but i fear the day might come soon =/

I read DC via google's feed reader when i'm in the office, so i don't get the problem of bare eyes from member uploads, moe.imouto.org is much much much more dangerous =P

Oh, another thing is the thumbnails displayed on the front page could use some moderation if its possible.

yes, you have too much ero things but isnot porno.

i think that idols and figures section is too much for westen adults even if my mother or father see this page they will think about this site is porn site

Aww. C'mon Danny, don't say it like if it was a chore or required "task of doom". We know you like ero. We know most of us like ero. Even I as an oyaji reckon it.
But for your site being labeled as porno-filled... wow, I must say.
I must be frank to you and say that sometimes there is material that is a bit too NSFW for my taste, but otherwise it is fine. ^^

I see you ran into Germany's famous anti- porn/obscenity laws. I do not believe in censorship of any kind. Warnings should be enough. I do not want another person deciding what i can or can not see, especially if i am paying them for the service. As far as "protecting the children" is concerned, that is what parents a for. I know that sound harsh but sheltering children can be more harmful to them then education ever will.

I've noticed that my college blocks the site every once in a while, but every other day it allows full access to the whole site.

I don't think it would a bad idea though to implement a "Erotica or not" option that would allow members to block Erotic content if it offends them/they view site at work or school often/they just don't like erotica.

For me it is just right, the amount of picture are a lot lesser now but still I won't open it in workplace. Well, actually most site with tons of images when you can see it from 10-feet away (o_o).

This is where RSS and my trusty google reader comes in :).

Nah, I think the quantity is just right; but I too agree that more of the ero postings should be labeled as NSFW, since sometimes I don't enter the ste at work fearing what huge eyes will pop out of the screen ^^'

Clearly those filtering engines know nothing about Otaku culture.. >_<

There are ways around poorly-considered internet filtering programs. Besides recommending my own bookmark page (^ that one ^) [I split off the URLs I felt were more likely to be considered erotica onto two separate pages, so that *it* would not be considered 'pornography'. That is *another* reason why my bookmark pages are all text.], browse what Boingboing.net did when it was similarly tossed out by SmartFilter [ http://boingboing.net/censorroute.html ]
The most direct method to avoid censorship involves using a browser-based proxy. When you configure one of those [In Firefox, look at Tools>Options>Advanced>Network>Settings ], your URL request does not go to dannychoo.com. It goes to the Internet Protocol Address of the proxy. The proxy makes the connection to dannychoo, and then feeds it back to you. The censorware program would have to consider that I.P. Address as "off limits" in order to prevent it from serving you.
Clearly, no harried censor is going to be able to continuously update a file of numeric I. P. Addresses. Since browser-based proxies can die, or may start refusing connections; you (and he) and would have to change it anyhow. It is more work. I recommend anonymous or elite proxies, but you may decide that a transparent proxy is sufficient for you.
Yes, attempting to censor the World-Wide Web is ridiculous. Even if it is for a "good" reason.

......might be from lack of Mirai mark and news member ero 2d gal.....nope it's not me that posted ero stuff......no siree....

Uhooooh! gotta ease up on the ero-postage I think.

Dannychoo.com isn't pornography...Japan is pornography lol.

If it's an ero content article, I don't read it/comment on it. The more ero content that shows up on the front page, the less often I browse the site--especially at work!

I know I'm in the minority, but that's the way it is.

One thing to think about, though... There have been many times I wanted to give an article link to a friend or link to an article on another website, but I can't because of the risque nature of the navigation content/ads/part of the article/whatever.

I'm rather sure that what you have is working FAR better for you than pandering to the likes of me would, but that's just the way it works out for me.

You do get blocked at my work, but then most websites are blocked there. But your not blocked based on ero content at my work but for the entertainment content.

Lol Pornography? Really? All the girls are in bikinis. I would thought Europe was more sexual open then that!

When Im on a public building here in Spain, I cant enter to DannyChoo website, because of the filter, but How curious! I can enter in moe.imouto perfectly, and download a ton of ero images in high res XD

Dannychoo.com an ero site? No way -_- There are far worst sites out there. Just keep the good stuffs coming Danny, woohoo~

the Net Cafe that i used to visit for browsing does not block Dannychoo.com, however, it does block any link with containing word: xxx or adult. So i was unable to open WH adult article at dannychoo.com

LOL the computers in my school can be used to go to you site... But I don't dare LOL if my friends or even if the teachers saw me...

I like your site but I would never attempt to access it from work or a public computer for the aforementioned reason. It's just not worth the hassle of explanation, should someone catch it flashing across my screen. But I also don't access a lot of other sites that have been deemed safe either...I just don't want to be accused of slacking.

Personally, i think the ero content of DC is a bit too much, but it doesnt bother or offend me personally. It just seems like every 2nd post (especially in the member news) is 'here is a 2D/ 3D girl with her baps out - COR' and lots of eager replies and Sid-James style hooting.
Its obviously popular, and gets the visitors in, but personally, i would rather have more about general life in japan - unique things that only you - a resident of Japan - can provide.

As wierd as it sounds, i really like the fact that some blogs like Moeyo take pictures of figures on the shelves of shops - it brings me that warm fuzzy feeling of when i were wandering about the koto shop, or asoBitCity.

Im not complaining about the site at all - im just trying to be constructive!

I think that here is enough of ero stuff, remember that healht is one of the most important thing ;) .

seems like ero content was quite less before members started uploading pics. Now i browse the site from home, since cant take chance of browsing from office. but on those days when work is less, i dont get to view much since any link i click shows lots of ero content directly and guys in office hover around me constantly trying to catch something ;) my cubicle is on one of those frequenlty treaded paths u know.

and like another member said, such sites are not mean to be viewed in office, we should just do our work and go home :)

yea, its sad - I can't access dannychoo.com from my office as well.
And all the proxy service has also been blocked in my office.
On the brighter side for Danny is that my office labeled Dannychoo.com as "Streaming Media"

About the amount of ero, I would say its a healthy level. In fact, an part of the essence of an otaku is ero.

Geez, this got me thinking, as I have been regularly posting ero 2D and Idol pictures...tell me if its too much...sorry to upset the balance...

This is interesting... this site has not been filtered for content by my office, which is in the public sector..

any more i risk not being able to view it from work hahaha

he he.. hide my ass worked for me a few times as well.. and this site does get blocked alot on web filters.. unfortunatly.. but i guess. for those underage viewers.. this site could be a bit much..

for me.. just the right amount of ero and not enough gundam :D but alls good.. keep it upp and thankyou for all you've done thus far!

Well your site used to be blocked in my school until my final year when they reset all IP bans.

Dont know whether its still accessible though coz I've graduated.

if it's pornographic content, it's pretty soft though. the eroge links that sometime appear get pretty hardcore. esp those game screen captures ^^. i wonder if your site was among the 780,000 porn hits...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7379742.stm

There's never too much ero X-)

Ugh, I had internet filtering "as part of the default package" due to my ISP.

Had to call and cancel, filters GTFO

So far it's been just right, but since the member news posting feature has gone live, I think it's getting a bit much at times. I mean, we can all browse moe.imouto ourselves you know....I'd really like to see more living-in-Japan items and of course, figure reviews ^^

I really have no problem with the ero content myself. But my job seems to have blocked your site recently which is a bit of a letdown.

My company internet also have web filtering every website user try to access will load via proxy server. It's blocked a lots of anime with some ero contents site that I want to access too (like akibablog and some image board site) but at least not your site and hope its not get in to the filter soon ^^;
And the really bad thing is it's also blocked all site related to http tunnel,Annoymous surf site that help you gain access to website that blocked by filters too Q_Q.

I'm a teenage girl and I can safely say that the amount you have right now is fine- just enough to make me look away but not enough to stop me visiting :D

I don't particularly mind the level of ero content on the site, but I do wish that some NSFW material would be labeled a little better in the title better (I mean in the news section, not the articles, those are fine).
Sometimes I only catch the NSFW note in the accompanying text after I've already clicked on the news item. And yes, I do check this site a lot at work -_-v

Well i know there is alot of ero content etc on here, but it really is'nt that bad there are tons more sites out there that should come under pornography , wheras i dont think dannychoo.com comes close to be classed as a porn site.

Plus you would probably lose 99% of your users if you did'nt have ero lmao

don't mind your site is ok

well the reason why i joined this site is mainly because of Gundams and other robots. eroge is second. and idols are third.....BUT WHO THE HELL PUT THE "PORN CATHEGORY" ON YOUR WEBSITE?! IT'S MORE LIKE SOCIALIZATION AND EXPLANATION ABOUT LIFE IN JAPAN! THE BUSINESS! THE CULTURE! THE GIRLS! THE OTAKU! THE BIG GIANT ROBOTS! THE WHAT'S GOIN ON ON JAPAN! WHOSE AGAINST "PORN CATHEGORY" ON DANNYCHOO.COM?
hehehe sorry....went a little overboard here.....hehehehe

i think its more of the member news than anything ^^ you only post like idols and figures AND you censor them.... mostly... its all in the 2D girls section ^^

Hmm, I think the ero-content is just right for this website.

Dude there can *NEVER* be enough Ero content on a site^^

my school blocks EVERYTHING with fortinet too, the only thing you can open is google. it also blocks hidemyass.com(lol) the only proxy site that works is https://vtunnel.com

i wont feel the ero content is too much, it just right.

When me cannot access a site blacklisted, i just use "Google Translate"... quite easy ^^

Yea ero content has spiked lately with the new system.
Not much of an ero fan myself, but anyhow Im fine with the current levels; anymore and it may become a tad overwhelming.

The ero is ok for me, as long as it is labeled (like what you already do). I can view this site fine on my college campus, but I usually have to be around selective people or out of the library before I view parts of the site.

Am i the only one who comes for the ero content? >.>

I'm not looking anyway!

well theres always other ways to get through to blocked sites.... use web proxies :D

thats what i do & they cant block those cuz theres no porn or anything on them to start off with :P

ERO content?? NO WAY!! no such thing as ERO in this WEB XDDD naaa ERO CONTENT IT'S JUST RIGHT well that's what i think ^^

i know those terminals, the only site left avaible is "bringbackporn.com"

I think it's just right. I've never encountered filters not allowing me to see dannychoo.com though...

Just right!
There are other websites for more ero content, and other for more serious content... DannyChoo is just right where's at.

Anyways, ROFL on the blocking. I guess they have a reason to... [:P]