On Jan 18, 2008 6:17 AM, Chris Hager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris Hager wrote: > > Noah Kantrowitz wrote: > > > >> I don't see why breaking this up by tags (some of which can be things like > >> "PG13") isn't a good enough solution. We all know kids will seek this > >> stuff out no matter what, lets at least do it in a controlled way. > >> > >> > > The MPAA uses those ratings: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PG13#Ratings) > > > > - G (General Audience - all ages admitted) > > - PG (Parental guidance suggested - might not be suitable for children)) > > - PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned - might be inappropriate for < 13 years) > > - R (Restricted - < 17 years requires parent or adult guardian) > > - NC-17 (No children under 17) > > > > Basically, we could introduce this ratings as tags on [[Activities]]. > > Xo-get could list only 'G'-rated Activities by default, and users can > > then 'enable' all other somewhere in the application (preferences, ...). > > > > Or perhaps a bit lighther version: > > - G (General Audience) (without tag) > - M (Mature material, not recommendet for people under ... years of age)
Coming up with ratings is relatively easy. The ESRB already has a system you can use if you want. http://www.esrb.org/ratings/ratings_guide.jsp Deciding who gets to decide how they are assigned... thats harder. JK _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
