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 someone clicks on an X-rated feed, make them go through a pop-up stating > that they are over 18 (unless you start doing credit card verification - > which I don't recommend - that's about the most "protection" you cna > realistically offer).
I don't think it would work leaving the categorizing to the submitter. I can imagine plenty of reasons why someone might (deliberately or accidentally) mis-categorize something. The way the net seems to be going at the the moment is to use the power of the numbers. I'd suggest a system where anything can be tagged with anything by anybody, but certain tags are standardized/promoted and processed as specially significant. So even if the original submitter rates a piece as mild humour, many others might rate it as violent porn. Directories and aggregators could then make sensible decisions based on the weight of public opinion. Oh, and _please_ folks, let whatever system is developed apply tags/ratings to _individual_items_ rather than whole feeds. However tempting it may seem to simplify the problem by blocking/allowing a whole feed, in practice items in a feed vary wildly. Perhaps some sort of "quarantine" or "moderation queue" for feeds that have had items tagged with these kinds of attributes. That way worried readers/viewers can wait until more sturdy individuals have had a chance to look at stuff. -- Frank Carver http://www.makevideo.org.uk ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/I258zB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
