--- In [email protected], anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], bbrigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "lurkernomore20002000" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > You know, we suddenly jumped from 1000 members to 1032. I wonder if > > > we're being "monitored". I certainly hope so. We've had a good two > > > weeks of postings. > > > > > > lurk > > > > > ****************** > > > > People who were able to lurk before without joining now have to join > > to read messages because of this group's being put in Yahoo's "adult" > > section, that's probably why the jump in numbers. > > > Nope, not true. But one does have to sign in to ANY yahoo user name, > whether its a FFL member or not, to get to the homepage. > > I think the adult thing is a general crack down yahoo has "consented" > to, reachng an agreement after facing serious prosecution from Elliot > Spitzer or some prosecutor of his zeal, stemming from a percieved > environment for potential sexual abuse of minors in yahoo's chat rooms. > > Yahoo has eliminated all its "user-defined" chat rooms -- which while > creative in name and content at times, did on face value, look pretty > raunchy -- such as "High School Gurls Who Love Older Guys" etc. For > years there was lots of basic sex drugs and rock-in-roll content, and > more importantly to some, the appearance of such, in these totally > uncensored rooms. > > And the extra "adult" screen to get to FFL now talks about options for > concerned parents who want to protect their children. I would guess > that many groups are now "adult" -- based on yahoo's scan of key > words. They apear to be wanting to err on the side of caution and show > "good faith" in complying with the spirit of the consent decree.
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