Facebook Banned Castboolits.com

[BulletFactory]

I'm sorry, I'm not sure where to post this. Mods please move.

I tried to send a link for this site to a freind on Facebook, and it was blocked. Apparently, reloading is unsafe.

Here's a screenshot. http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx294/stainless1911/facebook%20castboolits_zpsi2kml2fa.png (http://s765.photobucket.com/user/stainless1911/media/facebook%20castboolits_zpsi2kml2fa.png.html)

[BulletFactory]

Funny, it let me post a link to this thread on my wall.

[BulletFactory]

http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx294/stainless1911/facebook_zpsshnzsdzf.png (http://s765.photobucket.com/user/stainless1911/media/facebook_zpsshnzsdzf.png.html)

[BulletFactory]

First time, I was blocked on the message boards. Then, they blocked me from sending this resultant thread, in PM.

[jonp]

For the majority I saw when I had a facebook it is very unsafe as is breathing

[bangerjim]

That is what email has always been for.

to heck with farcebook. Never have used it and never will.

If anybody wants to commune with me, they have my email address!

banger

[BulletFactory]

For some of us, it has pretty much replaced the telephone, and the bulk of emails. For me, it's also a news source. Has more credibility when it comes from people than the MSM.

[dragon813gt]

For some of us, it has pretty much replaced the telephone, and the bulk of emails.

Am I the only one that sees a major problem w/ this? People don't actually interact w/ people anymore. Facebook and social media in general has led people in a "rush to outrage". Instead of waiting for all the facts to come out people rush to judgement immediately. It's a lot like mob rule and I could liken to it some aspects of certain groups in the Middle East.

As far as banning the link. It doesn't surprise me one bit. They are all about control. It you think otherwise you are fooling yourself. The list of banned sites will only grow as time goes on.

[Frank V]

All the horror stories I hear about:takinWiz: farcebook, never is a loooooong time, but I don't see myself going on there.
Once posted it's up for grabs.

Email, snail mail, & wonder of wonders the telephone!!!![smilie=1:

[frkelly74]

It's probably all the arguing and wrangling that goes on here, or else the bad spelling. Could be all the polls. Not the Polish, the polls.

[waksupi]

I've never had anything blocked there, and belong to several gun selling pages. This does not compute.

[303Guy]

I have a facebook account which I use more as a memorial. I seldom communicate with it but it is handy to find old friends.

[TexasAggie06]

148740

[TexasAggie06]

I'm 31, my life, whether I like it or not, is intertwined with social media. Just today I had a great group chat with my old corps buddies from A&M about meeting up at a home game, that conversation doesn't happen outside of Facebook. I can't just blow it off or delete my account because I would lose valuable conversations/info from my peers. It sucks that political **** has weaved it's way in my preferred way of communicating with friends, but it is happening

[303Guy]

Violence and crime is a lot more acceptable to many people than G.U.N.S! :veryconfu

[crackers]

Something about the link - like the site's certificate - is objectionable to Facebook's system . To conclude the reference is to reloading is how wild wive's tales originate. It's how people end up using 40 grains of Titegroup instead of Varget.

[smokeywolf]

Have never used facebook, twitter, instagram, any instant messaging or any of the other social media companies. They make it too easy to track a person's life.

Anybody who uses social media, then turns around and complains about government intrusiveness has pretty much lost their grip on reality.

[jonp]

Seems to me that if "friends" refuse to interact with you unless you use twitter or facebook they are not much of a friend. A call or email from the everpresent smart phone is so difficult and, you know, that thing called USPS still exists. Try writing a letter or sending a card.

[rondog]

I have a Facebook account, but danged if I remember how to log in to it. I never could figure that confusing mess out, so I just slid away from it.

[high standard 40]

Strange. IHMSA has a Facebook page and I have seen guns for sale there with no issues.

[BulletFactory]

I've never had anything blocked there, and belong to several gun selling pages. This does not compute.

Yeah, I dont get it either. I've been a gun rights activist and post all the time. This stood out, so I brought it to you guys.

[tazman]

My favorite "local" gun shop has a facebook page.

[root]

I'm probably the last person on earth with electric that doesn't have a FB account LOL

Rich

[1bluehorse]

I'm probably the last person on earth with electric that doesn't have a FB account LOL

Rich

No. No you're not.

[dondiego]

I'm a no account too...............that doesn't sound right.

[Char-Gar]

I have no idea why Facebook finds castboolits so distasteful, but it is not because it is a gun and/or reloading forum. I belong to 4 Facebook groups, that deal with guns and reloading, including bullet casting. We have never had a problem.

[mdi]

I kinda like Facebook. I don't use it to communicate with anyone 'cause every post is/can be read by anyone who is on my "friend" list. I get info/posts from NRA, Gun Owners of America, and political/conservative organizations...

[Tatume]

Anti-gunners like to report us as "dangerous." Companies accept the reports anonymously, so if someone has a grudge he can just make a report that he got a virus or spyware at a certain site, and it gets banned.

They do the same thing with people; they call it "swatting." When they see someone wearing a gun, either openly or concealed and accidentally exposed, they call the police, give a description, and claim the person is an "active shooter" or is about to kill people. The swat team shows up, and either arrests or kills the guy. The anti-gunners consider either outcome to be a success.

[Nueces]

I use FB as a window (two way mirror is more like it) into my daughter's lives, but have never posted anything. Were it not for the kids, I'd not pass that way.

[JWFilips]

Well What do you expect from "Socialist" media!

[BBQJOE]

Faceplant suks. I've had an account for years, suddenly I couldn't log on because they wanted me to send them proof of my identity????
They wanted me to fax a DL or any other photo ID to verify my real name was really BBQJOE. What??? Really???
I just made a new account, and invited the few friends I really like.

But these people are scary. They made friend suggestions of people I actually know, but have never had on my FB. My new account has zero personal info, and the name is not anywhere close.
I recently read that some financial institutions are now looking at who your FB friends are before deciding to give you a loan.
These are creepy times.

[Tatume]

Many companies and government agencies demand your facebook password before they will give a job interview.

[rking22]

Guess I won't be applying for any of those jobs, I banned farcebook and all the others a long time ago. My kids won't even use it. They found it is just a load of drama queens!

[Guesser]

I'm retired these 8 years, use face book and ain't lookin' fer no stinkin' job. They ain't agonna ask me for my access codes; but I'd give it to'em anyway. I like FB

[Guesser]

Comedy queens is the way I look at them, I think they are hilarious and I do what I can to provoke them.

[gsdelong]

The problem is you are not posting the correct link. It is castboolits.gunloads.com not castboolits.com which is an unsafe website which sets of all sorts of malware alarms on my equipment.

[Guesser]

may ware??

[gsdelong]

may ware??
Fixed it auto correct got me again

[303Guy]

The swat team shows up, and either arrests or kills the guy. The anti-gunners consider either outcome to be a success.That's a bit hypocritical. Do the SWAT team have a special bows and arrows branch for this purpose, just to please anti-gunners? :mrgreen:

[tazman]

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/423458/gun-control-police-open-concealed-carry
http://hotair.com/archives/2015/09/02/new-anti-gun-strategy-swatting-open-carry-permit-holders/

These links take you to articles explaining that an anti-gun group is trying to get people to do that very thing. This is extremely dangerous since the police will be showing up all excited and ready to shoot if you even blink at them.
I guess they think if they can't pass laws to take our guns away, maybe they can get the police to shoot us.

[detroitcharlie]

I'm sorry, I'm not sure where to post this. Mods please move.

I tried to send a link for this site to a freind on Facebook, and it was blocked. Apparently, reloading is unsafe.

Here's a screenshot. http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx294/stainless1911/facebook%20castboolits_zpsi2kml2fa.png (http://s765.photobucket.com/user/stainless1911/media/facebook%20castboolits_zpsi2kml2fa.png.html)


Try using a link shortener like Bitly, that might mask it from FB's keyword algorithm. https://bitly.com/

[303Guy]

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/423458/gun-control-police-open-concealed-carry
http://hotair.com/archives/2015/09/02/new-anti-gun-strategy-swatting-open-carry-permit-holders/

These links take you to articles explaining that an anti-gun group is trying to get people to do that very thing. This is extremely dangerous since the police will be showing up all excited and ready to shoot if you even blink at them.
I guess they think if they can't pass laws to take our guns away, maybe they can get the police to shoot us.

Shees! The insane sons of guns!

I can understand anti-gun people though. Just think about this, if you were a criminal and you wanted to rob, murder or maim somebody and they pulled a gun on you and shot you, you would want to ban guns too! I suspect the motives of this "Coalition to Stop Gun Violence". :confused:

[JSnover]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/260733773956575/1113672691996008/?comment_id=1133003746729569&notif_t=group_comment_follow
I've never had a problem with it. Above is a link to a Cast Boolits thread I've been following but it is a closed group, meaning you have to be a member.

[JSnover]

DESCRIPTION

We are the Facebook Group for the Cast Boolits forum.

We welcome anyone and everyone who has a passion for casting and shooting boolits, and especially anyone who wants to learn.

Enjoy the group, and Happy Casting!
www.castboolits.gunloads.com (http://www.castboolits.gunloads.com/)

Cut and pasted from the FaceBook page. They have not banned us.

[Lefty Red]

First on to send my a Candy Crush invite is going to get hurt!

[Geezer in NH]

Sorry, why anyone would have a Facebook account is beyond me.

[tazman]

Sorry, why anyone would have a Facebook account is beyond me.

My wife likes it because it lets her know what is going on in her kids and grandkids lives many of whom live a considerable distance away. I don't have an account myself. I figure when I want to talk to my family I will call on the phone.

[Char-Gar]

Sorry, why anyone would have a Facebook account is beyond me.


Many would feel feel the same about people who are members of this board.

[JSnover]

Sorry, why anyone would have a Facebook account is beyond me.

Many years ago, people had the same opinion about indoor toilets...

[opos]

Can't use any of that with my dial up "earmuff" modem and my TRS-80 computer..the dial up phone is the real problem because when the recording says "press one" and I do...I get my finger stuck in the "one hole".

[quilbilly]

I'm probably the last person on earth with electric that doesn't have a FB account LOL

Rich No you aren't

[gsdelong]

Wow how did we get to 50 posts because somebody tried to post the wrong web address?

[BBQJOE]

Can't use any of that with my dial up "earmuff" modem and my TRS-80 computer..the dial up phone is the real problem because when the recording says "press one" and I do...I get my finger stuck in the "one hole".
Oh man. And I thought I was the only one left using a trash 80.

[GabbyM]

My daughters and there husbands post there hunting photos regularly on Facebook. Dead animals and birds with the works.

I'd be more inclined to think the OP's computer is infected with malware that's being blocked.

[TXGunNut]

Wow how did we get to 50 posts because somebody tried to post the wrong web address?

Good question, answer is that it turned into a FB bash post. A couple of years back I got disgusted with FB and quit logging in. I even predicted it wouldn't be around in a year or so. Oops. File that with my predictions for the 40 S&W and the 17HMR, lol.
I still log in now and then to keep up with folks I have little contact with. I post only vague references to guns there, I come here to do that.

[303Guy]

They have not banned us.Whew. That's a relief.

[A pause for the COZ]

I am a member of the LEE reload group on Face book. So I dont know why they would single out Cast Boolits.
As for using Face Book. Not so much for me. I dont need to talk to people all the time. And I am real real careful what I post on there. Most Employers monitor your face book account. So it is for sure your super public face.
My wife... Thats another story, she is glued to the thing.
It does have its uses. My wife found a local for sale group. I got a snow blower and a table saw for 50 bucks for both.
And today.. Well actually yesterday one of my dogs took off. Its bear hunting season and if he can sneak out.
He likes to hit the bear baits that are around. Have seen the trail can photos from guys at work. " This your dog?"
ahhhh yea... Thats my dog. Chowing away on the gummies.

We had not seen him for a day. I figured he met the wrong side of a bear hunter.

Today my wife was Face Booking. And she yells. " Hey here is our dog!!!"
Some one posted his image on the Animal shelters FB Page. Every one who has liked that page gets it. Then they pass it on to all who they liked.
Dog was in town living the life a Riley. I went and picked him up about 20 min after the image was posted.

Cool.. Still I wont post any opinions on FB. just run of the mill stuff I want my Boss to know about.

[bedbugbilly]

dragon813gt - I agree with his post on page one of this thread.

I'm old .. so I'll use that as an excuse but far too much is dependent on "social media" today. It distances people from people and it seems like so many today lack the ability to communicate face to face.

We have younger acquaintances that use Facebook and they want everybody else to use it to communicate with them. Sorry . . . but I refuse. Once something is posted on the internet, it's posted for eternity. Even this reply.

People post photos of their kids . . post personal information that is nobody's business . . post where and what they are doing . . . when they are on vacation . . . etc. All i can think of is it's a great "hunting ground" for "perps" of all types bent on doing bad things . . . break ins, burglaries, kid snatching . . . you name it. The same goes for all this "tweeting'" or whatever it's called. Life has become pretty shallow if folks have to let everybody know what they are doing or thinking every time they turn around.

I'm not surprised the link was blocked . . . . why wouldn't it be in this "politically correct society" we live in? The same society where the government has the right to see all of your social media transmissions for the "sake of security".

Yes . . technology is great. But it's not a substitute for gold old face to face interaction. If I want to visit with somebody, I'll pick up my phone (yes, I still have a land line) and call them to visit if they live too far away. In fact, to show you how old I am . . I actually still "write" letters to friends . . . and in "cursive" . . . something that the powers to be think is no longer needed to be taught in school . . . because we have all this great technology . . . emails, Facebook, twitter . . . . .

The good thing? We have the technology to have access to sites such as this which years ago we didn't. The bad . . . it takes the "personal" out of it . . .

[NavyVet1959]

For some of us, it has pretty much replaced the telephone, and the bulk of emails. For me, it's also a news source. Has more credibility when it comes from people than the MSM.

Considering how many urban legends I see being passed around on there, I'm not so sure about that credibility statement. :(

I have an account just so I can use it to logon to various news sites with a common ID and tell the liberals that they are idiots.

BTW, if you do this, you probably shouldn't use your real name as your FB ID (unless you like having government agents visiting you at inconvenient times). :)

[Ballistics in Scotland]

Something about the link - like the site's certificate - is objectionable to Facebook's system . To conclude the reference is to reloading is how wild wive's tales originate. It's how people end up using 40 grains of Titegroup instead of Varget.

Yes exactly, unless a notification or evidence elsewhere says it is about guns or reloading, we can't know whether it was because of guns or reloading. I can remember when Castboolits was an organization for people interested In shooting and reloading. But websites are affected by the need to sell advertising, just as the press is. The more hits they get, the more advertising, and the more they can charge for it.

Have you looked at the "unread posts" section under your profile name, especially at times of day when people have refreshed themselves not wisely but too well? Those numbers are bought with a startling level of racism, religious bigotry, vilely expressed hatred for American politicians, and fantasizing about drawing a burglar tag. I've seen whole klaverns of them massaging one another over the thought of forcing all Muslims in the US to renounce or be deported (Where, with the second-generation and totally Americanized ones I've known?), or be killed for resisting. Right now they are exulting at a falling crane in Mecca killing over a hundred of the people that committed 9/11, although we know the perpetrator of 9/11 now have an alibi and no forwarding address. Oklahomans must really be worrying about getting some of what Timothy McVey deserved them into.

I can understand any organization wanting to quarantine that kind of illness. It is true that there is a tremendous amount of government surveillance nowadays. My German mother-in-law's sister got a phone call from Homeland Security because they had mentioned my being in Saudi Arabia on the phone. Two ladies in their late eighties, one a war bride and the other the widow of a member of the Berlin Parliament during the Cold War, who refused compulsory membership of the female Hitler Youth when she was 14 and got away with it! Mind you, Homeland Security were extremely nice to her. Maybe they wanted to be able to say "We do this with white people too."

[A pause for the COZ]

Considering how many urban legends I see being passed around on there, I'm not so sure about that credibility statement. :(

I have an account just so I can use it to logon to various news sites with a common ID and tell the liberals that they are idiots.

BTW, if you do this, you probably shouldn't use your real name as your FB ID (unless you like having government agents visiting you at inconvenient times). :)

Unless your really really good at spoofing your IP details.
They know who you are no matter what name you made up.
Your already in the to do later file. When ready they know who we all are already.

[Frank V]

Unless your really really good at spoofing your IP details.
They know who you are no matter what name you made up.
Your already in the to do later file. When ready they know who we all are already.


I am pretty certain that big brother knows who we are by the forums we go onto. They probably don't need farcebook for that? :-?

[Ballistics in Scotland]

Considering how many urban legends I see being passed around on there, I'm not so sure about that credibility statement. :(

I have an account just so I can use it to logon to various news sites with a common ID and tell the liberals that they are idiots.

BTW, if you do this, you probably shouldn't use your real name as your FB ID (unless you like having government agents visiting you at inconvenient times). :)

"Just look at what this unknown internet poster is telling us! We really do have to stop being idiots now!"

You would also need a computer with a different computer ID from the one you use for all the things that do identify you, and I have doubts about any documents or settings that get transferred from one to the other. I suppose it depends whether you think convincing all those liberals is worth it.

[NavyVet1959]

Unless your really really good at spoofing your IP details.
They know who you are no matter what name you made up.
Your already in the to do later file. When ready they know who we all are already.

I'm just talking about the casual criminal knowing who we are, not the professional criminals (i.e. the government). :)

[smorin2]

Am I the only one that sees a major problem w/ this? People don't actually interact w/ people anymore. Facebook and social media in general has led people in a "rush to outrage". Instead of waiting for all the facts to come out people rush to judgement immediately. It's a lot like mob rule and I could liken to it some aspects of certain groups in the Middle East.

As far as banning the link. It doesn't surprise me one bit. They are all about control. It you think otherwise you are fooling yourself. The list of banned sites will only grow as time goes on.

I totally agree with this man's post.

[MtGun44]

What smokeywolf said.....

If it is on facebook, I will never see it, and won't miss it a bit.

Bill

[Freightman]

What smokeywolf said.....

If it is on facebook, I will never see it, and won't miss it a bit.

Bill


Me two

[BulletFactory]

Well What do you expect from "Socialist" media!

lol you have that backwards freind. Absent the liberal censor****, it's more accurate than the TV news or the radio extremists. Pretty hard to argue against 15 different people saying the same thing when they aren't connected. Take several sources, compare, then you have it. MSM decides what you hear, when and in which light they show it in.

[wistlepig1]

I just tested and I used http://castboolits.gunloads.com/index.php with NO problem. Called a friend and it when to her with no problem.

[Motor]

Me two

Me three. :)

Motor

[NavyVet1959]

The OP used the wrong URL. That was the ENTIRE problem. This was pointed out quite a few posts ago.

"castboolits.gunloads.com" IS NOT EQUAL TO "castboolits.com"

[Doggonekid]

I use FB to hear all the latest rumors about friends & family. I use castboolits.com to get all of the facts about my favorite hobby. One might be entertaining and the other is educational. Too bad one won't play well with the other.

[Nueces]

It appears still to be true that 10% never get the word.

[NavyVet1959]

I use castboolits.com to get all of the facts about my favorite hobby.

No you don't... Not unless your favorite hobby is cyber squatting or viruses.

Come on people... The OP typed the wrong URL and that is why FB didn't allow his post.

Someone, PLEASE close this thread.