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Why has your filtering system blocked allpoetry,the most popular online poetry site ? it seems to say pornography. Clearly that is nonsense.I expect to see this stasi-like censorship of allpoetry rescinded without any undue delay. Thank You.
I am sorry that you were unable to access the website http://www.allpoetry.com during your recent visit. Thank you for drawing it to our attention.The allpoetry website has been added to our internet filtering whitelist, which means you will now be able to access the site from a library computer.
As you are aware, the library computers have a filtering mechanism in place to prevent access to sites which are inappropriate for use in a public facility. This is done by setting generic parameters within the filtering system, and while we do recognise that this does mean on occasion some acceptable sites are blocked, it is a limitation we work with in order to achieve the protection levels we seek for our customers.
I’m trying to join Wakefield library online- why is this so difficult.
Hi, you will need to visit our main website to join the library at https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/libraries-and-local-history/library-information/joining-the-library/
I have tried to join online (again) but it says I have already joined???
I dont want to join WordPress just the normal everyday library. Are they the same? Apologies if I’m getting this all wrong 🙁
Hi In that case you will already be on our system and the next step is to visit one of our branch libraries to collect your membership card. The number that you were given during the online joining process should work on our online services already.
My wife is attempting to complete your online form for an adult education course. There is a mandatory field called country with a drop down list that has no entries in the list. So the form cannot be completed. Please can you look at why this is? Also the Help option doesn’t show any way to get any help.
The access is being attempted using Microsoft Edge so I see no reason why your website cannot display the form correctly.
I’m really sorry but we can’t help you with this. The adult education courses and the online sign up are run by the Adult Education Service, not the Library Service. You can contact them by email at aces@wakefield.gov.uk or by phone on 01924 303302