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Re: My Official Viewpoint
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Mon, 6 Nov 2000 20:38:46 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > Actually one could argue that posting "this has violence and gore in it" may
> > make it MORE likely that that putative undersupervised underage reader will
> > view it. So maybe my asking for stuff to be disclaimed (which Todd thought
> > was a reasonable request) will actually make the problem, such as it is,
> > *worse*!!!
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> It may depend on what your opinion of the problem is. :-)
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> If you put a disclaimer that says, "Some materials may be unsuitable for
> some viewers," or "Viewer discretion is advised," or "Some materials may be
> unsuitable for young audiences," that's a little more tame than saying,
> "This has violence and gore in it" and might discourage more people (I guess
> you'd have to do studies to know for sure).
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> Anyway, those types of disclaimers might well attract more viewings by
> younger people, but I'll bet they decrease the amount of public arguing
> over the material -- which is, in my opinion, the real problem. If someone
> ignores a disclaimer and clicks ahead and finds something offensive, it's
> their own darn fault, and there hopefully wouldn't be any discussion of it
> other than whether or not the disclaimer accurately described what was
> contained within.
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> I totally support anyone who voluntarily places disclaimers in their stuff.
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> --Todd
The opinions expressed in the preceding post were those of Todd Lehman and may
not necessarily reflect those of all LUGNET members. :-)
Jude
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| (...) It may depend on what your opinion of the problem is. :-) If you put a disclaimer that says, "Some materials may be unsuitable for some viewers," or "Viewer discretion is advised," or "Some materials may be unsuitable for young audiences," (...) (26 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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