Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-02 Thread Devlon
Ah, of course. One might find one thing incredible valuable, and another would not.On 12/1/05, Digital Buddha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If financial worth is equal to audience interest and that interest is subjective, is financial worth then subjective?On 12/1/05, Devlon [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-02 Thread Enric
And both determination of value can be objective to the different make up of those individuals. -- Enric http://www.cirne.com Determine the Media --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Devlon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ah, of course. One might find one thing incredible valuable, and

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-02 Thread Devlon
And those in control of the make up of an individual's make up (nature, nurture take your pick) are in control of the determination of value. And those with money and power may play a big role in one's make up, so they can feed thier own value. On 12/2/05, Enric [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-02 Thread Devlon
Ok, it's late...that first part didn't make sense, but you know what I mean. On 12/2/05, Devlon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And those in control of the make up of an individual's make up (nature, nurture take your pick) are in control of the determination of value. And those with money and

[videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-02 Thread Enric
The number of factors, complexity and randomness of human characteristics make it currently unlikely to precisely calculate worth for a large population. Another factor is that human beings are volitional and self-determined, therefore self-creating. So future predictions are likely to fail.

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-02 Thread Devlon
Don't tell advertisers that ;)On 12/2/05, Enric [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The number of factors, complexity and randomness of human characteristics make it currently unlikely to precisely calculate worth for a large population. Another factor is that human beings are volitional and

[videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-02 Thread Enric
The smart ones know it and adjust to constant change ;) --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Devlon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't tell advertisers that ;) On 12/2/05, Enric [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The number of factors, complexity and randomness of human characteristics make it

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-02 Thread Frank Carver
Friday, December 2, 2005, 6:42:08 AM, Deirdre Straughan wrote: My suggestion on the porn: Have a ratings system, so that everyone who submits a feed has to tag it rated G rated X or whatever. If a feed is rated X, replace any thumbnails with Adult Content or some such in a graphic. If

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-02 Thread Deirdre Straughan
On 12/2/05, Frank Carver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think it would work leaving the categorizing to the submitter.I can imagine plenty of reasons why someone might (deliberately oraccidentally) mis-categorize something. Yes, of course, but... I don't think that any of the sites which

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-02 Thread Wong Teck Jung
we should have an authority to rate a vlog. just like netiba On 12/2/05, Deirdre Straughan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/2/05, Frank Carver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think it would work leaving the categorizing to the submitter. I can imagine plenty of reasons why someone might

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-02 Thread Deirdre Straughan
On 12/2/05, Wong Teck Jung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: we should have an authority to rate a vlog. just like netiba I've never heard of NetIBA before (just looked it up), which may or may not prove anything. But, for a business with money behind it, there is incentive to pay for something like

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-02 Thread Wong Teck Jung
perhaps someone's willing to do sth like vlog-monitor? On 12/2/05, Deirdre Straughan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/2/05, Wong Teck Jung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: we should have an authority to rate a vlog. just like netiba I've never heard of NetIBA before (just looked it up), which may or

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-02 Thread Pete Prodoehl
petertheman wrote: Hey Jay, yes, I noticed it as well. It was inevitable, I am actually surprised it took this long.. Any comments? Well, it's sad, but as a directory, I suppose it's something you have to deal with. Some ideas... I wouldn't go with G, PG, X type ratings... As mentioned,

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia?? - Porn on blogtelevision too

2005-12-02 Thread Jay dedman
I have to say I feel concerned about the free distribution of adult and violent videos by individuals, versus the law-abiding, lawyer- retaining mainstream producers who have to keep on file documents regarding the actor's age, animal welfare, explosives permits, etc. So my question is; How

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-02 Thread Randolfe Wicker
Advisor: The Immortality InstituteHoboken, NJhttp://www.randywickerreporting.blogspot.com/201-656-3280 - Original Message - From: Wong Teck Jung To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia?? we

[videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-02 Thread petertheman
I wouldn't go with G, PG, X type ratings... As mentioned, 'adult' doesn't always mean X, etc. Perhaps following the iTunes model of marking things as 'mature' or 'explicit' or whatever might work. For people not logged in, I would filter out all 'mature' content. For people who are

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-02 Thread Pete Prodoehl
petertheman wrote: know that I'm sometimes not even sure if I should want videos in FireANT when my kids are in the room. Yep. It's a complex issue. I just want to make sure we provide solutions that scale and that work, but don't censor. There is enough censorship out there. Agreed. I'm

[videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-02 Thread Enric
: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia?? i think i will setup a new section called vlogdirty... the porn room. ;-) sull On 12/1/05, petertheman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, andrew michael baron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think you

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-02 Thread Randolfe Wicker
he Immortality InstituteHoboken, NJhttp://www.randywickerreporting.blogspot.com/201-656-3280 - Original Message - From: petertheman To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 10:50 AM Subject: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia?? I wo

[videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-01 Thread Enric
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just wanted to throw something out to the vlogger community. I just went to check mefeedia site. Because of an email from Devlon and was bummed to see some one had submitted a Iporn site which was inevitable. I personally

[videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-01 Thread petertheman
Hey Jay, yes, I noticed it as well. It was inevitable, I am actually surprised it took this long.. So here's the plan we have, for now. In a few months we'll probably add more features. I have given this some thought over the past months, and there is a balance: I want mefeedia to be an open

[videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-01 Thread petertheman
I personally am not opposed to porn but when it comes up so blatantly we as vloggers are going to need to find away so that when we are showing new people youth how to Vlog and the tools that are available that this stuff does not hit us in the face. This is by the way exactly the

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-01 Thread andrew michael baron
I don't think you should be required to sensor anything if you dont want to. In order to gain a lasting trust with the users of your system, however, I think it would be important for you to provide a rating system for adult content. Its not just for kids - I would like to see an alert that

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-01 Thread Joshua Kinberg
Why not provide an option for users to flag certain content as questionable or offensive, then put that content/feed into moderation queue for possible removal. -Josh On 12/1/05, andrew michael baron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think you should be required to sensor anything if you dont

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-01 Thread Joan Khoo
I agree. I think short of censorship, rating or categorizing would be best. Tags might be able to help sort out some porn and violent videos from the others.Joan On 12/2/05, andrew michael baron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think you should be required to sensor anything if you dontwant

[videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-01 Thread petertheman
Why not provide an option for users to flag certain content as questionable or offensive, then put that content/feed into moderation queue for possible removal. Flagging is another thing we're working on. The key is this though: I don't want to remove feeds like Richard's, even though they

[videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-01 Thread petertheman
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, andrew michael baron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think you should be required to sensor anything if you dont want to. In order to gain a lasting trust with the users of your system, however, I think it would be important for you to provide a

[videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-01 Thread Eric Rice
Flickr does that 'flag this content' although it makes you feel like you are reporting it, when in reality, I'm pretty sure it just puts it in a specific category. And in things like Google Image Search, adult/mature content is set to OFF by default. That kind of system could work. ER

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-01 Thread Michael Sullivan
i think i will setup a new section called vlogdirty... the porn room.;-)sullOn 12/1/05, petertheman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, andrew michael baron[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think you should be required to sensor anything if you dont want to. In order

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-01 Thread Paul Knight
HI guys, Being the bold intrepid explorer that I am, ventured on to this site to see what all the fuss was about and found... FREE PORN Downloadable and up to 1/2 hour long. Another thing grabs me though, all of this material was not made by the owner of the site,

[videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-01 Thread Bill Day
Is there anyway to force a thumb nail warning label requirement on porn postings? I think it should be treated like cigarettes...Adults have the right to smoke all they want, but the gov forces cigarette manufacturers to put a warning label on the package. Bill Day mebillday.blogspot.com

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-01 Thread Jay dedman
Being the bold intrepid explorer that I am, ventured on to this site to see what all the fuss was about and found... FREE PORN Downloadable and up to 1/2 hour long. Another thing grabs me though, all of this material was not made by the owner of the site, I

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-01 Thread Joan Khoo
Glad to know there are guy out there ready to put themselves on the line for the greater good of mankind. :) Joan On 12/2/05, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Being the bold intrepid explorer that I am, ventured on to this site to see what all the fuss was about and

[videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia?? - Porn on blogtelevision too

2005-12-01 Thread southvalleymobiletelevision
Just when I thought it was safe to go out and educate my community (of all ages) on vlogging, one of the sample videos I was displaying from http://www.blogtelevision.net/ had a broken link. So I went to go find it or another one, for samples for referral page web video hosts. It looks like

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia?? - Porn on blogtelevision too

2005-12-01 Thread Devlon
On 12/1/05, southvalleymobiletelevision [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just when I thought it was safe to go out and educate my community (of all ages) on vlogging, one of the sample videos I was displaying from http://www.blogtelevision.net/ had a broken link. So I went to go find it or another

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-01 Thread Michael Sullivan
if coke does a videoblog, i'd be happy to let it be listed in the vlogdir. i like coke.On 12/2/05, Michael Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:i dont think the decision should emphasize a pro or anti-commercialism of video feeds. well, thats of course up to peter... but i assure you that you wont

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-01 Thread Michael Sullivan
i dont think the decision should emphasize a pro or anti-commercialism of video feeds. well, thats of course up to peter... but i assure you that you wont be able to keep an open directory pure of commercial media or commercially driven media. and, i dont necessarily feel that its presence in a

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-01 Thread Digital Buddha
I like your thinking Sull. Is worth based on interest? hmm... - TedOn 12/1/05, Michael Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if coke does a videoblog, i'd be happy to let it be listed in the vlogdir. i like coke.On 12/2/05, Michael Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:i dont think the decision

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-01 Thread Devlon
Depends on who's interested, it's subjective. That gives community involvement more value. It's (ideally at least) a more tempered view. On 12/1/05, Digital Buddha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like your thinking Sull. Is worth based on interest? hmm... - TedOn 12/1/05, Michael Sullivan

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Porn on mefeedia??

2005-12-01 Thread Digital Buddha
If financial worth is equal to audience interest and that interest is subjective, is financial worth then subjective?On 12/1/05, Devlon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Depends on who's interested, it's subjective. That gives community involvement more value. It's (ideally at least) a more tempered