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Subject: 
Re: Why these news groups were created
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lugnet.admin.nntp
Date: 
Fri, 24 Sep 2004 19:23:02 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.nntp, David Laswell wrote:
   In lugnet.admin.nntp, John Neal wrote:
   I don’t follow what you mean. The objectionable content would be masked from underage viewing.

Parents won’t always see it that way.

Parents won’t always see anything in any particular way, so I don’t follow your logic here.

   Consider how they’d react if LUGNET proudly advertised that it had a gigantic porn library that was only accessible by those who signed up as being 18+.

Consider how they’d react if LUGNET proudly advertised that it had a gigantic porn library that was accessible by anyone. I don’t understand your point. You think that parents will think less of LUGNET because it has an adults section as opposed to it being completely uncensored with no adult section. Okay, we disagree. All I want is for the issues on both sides to be made clear so that the direction LUGNET takes into the future is intentional.

   Setting up a section that’s only accessible by adults will read exactly like saying that to many overly-reactionary parents.

But to others, it will read like saying that LUGNET is a fun and safe place for everyone (including those who are less discreet than others).

You can’t be everything to all people, so arguing that my idea isn’t isn’t logical.

JOHN



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  Re: Why these news groups were created
 
(...) Parents could look at it as securing all objectionable content away from their childrens' eyes, or the could look at it as a website that has content that's objectionable enough that kids shouldn't be using it at all. (...) Simply applying the (...) (20 years ago, 25-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)

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(...) Parents won't always see it that way. Consider how they'd react if LUGNET proudly advertised that it had a gigantic porn library that was only accessible by those who signed up as being 18+. Setting up a section that's only accessible by (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)

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