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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Johann writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, James Brown writes:
> > In lugnet.admin.general, Richard Noeckel writes:
> > > > James Brown wrote:
> > > > site meant to be accessible to children
> > >
> > > So is the rest of the internet…
> > > Anyway, children wouldn’t necessarily pick up on those particular phrases!
> > > Only Adults with tainted concepts developed through exposure to lewd
> > > material.
> >
> > Children are curious. I know when I (as a child) found I word I didn't
> > know, I looked it up. All sorts of things children (IMHO) shouldn't be
> > casually exposed to show up in any 'net search engine by inserting one or
> > two of the words Iain used.
>
> Interesting. So children use the internet unsupervised, I assume? Funny, but
> whenever my father let me touch any part of his gun collection he made certain
> of two things:that they weren't loaded and THAT I WAS SUPERVISED. Letting
> children access the net without supervision is asking for trouble. I say that
> as an educator who ran the school's computer lab and internet access. I know
> what I'm talking about.
I completely agree. I don't intend to let my children access the 'net
unsupervised until I'm confident they're mature enough to choose & judge
their own content. But I also don't wear blinders, and I'm well aware that
I am not the only access portal, and not all educators are as scrupled or as
diligent as you. Nor is all 'net access controlled by parents or educators.
> > Yup, you're right. So? Lugnet's rules are. Deal.
>
> Very true. Lugnet has rules that must be obeyed. They might not be fair or
> even clear in some cases, but they are the rules here and rules need to be
> obeyed.
I think you broke my sarcasmometer. Either you aren't being sarcastic at
all, or you're being so sarcastic that it's off the scale.
If you are being sarcastic, what issue exactly do you have with the rules
(that you expicitely agreed to follow) needing to be followed?
James
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| Ah, well....I stayed away as long as I could, but you who what they say about opinions....everybody has one. (...) Interesting. So children use the internet unsupervised, I assume? Funny, but whenever my father let me touch any part of his gun (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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