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Originally Posted by walrus
...or simply mandate filtering at the ISP level.
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Exactly
Alex why are we arguing about how much labor it is and that we shouldn't have tags?
Why just in this thread alone you seem to have supported everything I said except the use of ICRA.
ICRA is not perfect, but the foundation is there...and if we got the search engines along using it then we could stand up proud and show we are being proactive in protecting children and what they surf.
How long did it take to add the meta tag to your pages as you said?
Add to that 2 minutes to fillout the ICRA form for both sites...and what 12 seconds max to upload an rdf file to each site.
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Originally Posted by RawAlex
Simple tags are the best. No need to go back and retro fit millions of computers with some sort of chip. No need for a third party registry. Simple software can block it, and we can all do it in a very short amount of time.
Support the simple solution.
Alex
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Simple meta tag filtering can be implemented by nothing more serious than a windows update. If 75% of the people do the update, then you have 75% penetration on the first go. All new computers going forward would have the software installed, so it wouldn't be long to get to 80% or 90%. Installing a chip and waiting for a turnover in computers would lead to probably less than 25% penetration in the first year, which is way to slow a pace to really show change. To make that work today, we would have had to start putting them in PCs in maybe 2002 or 2003.
With windows update and other automated updating tools, putting a simple filter system in place is a piece of cake if you can get Microsoft, mozilla, and Apple on board, and there is little or no reason for them NOT to be on board.
Alex
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Findpics and link2x now have simple meta tags on all pages.
Alex
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of code and you are off to the races.
The government needs to pass simple rules: All web pages must be rated (General to Restricted / adult / XXX ) and all browsers must support a simple system to read these tags and block unwanted websites.
Done.
Sadly, the simple answers will never be simple.
Alex
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No, I think that the TV industry and movie industry have already blazed the path and set the standards. Hollywood and the other media also understand and have long since accepted (grudgingly, with issues) the current rating system. I would rather be part of that big whole, rather than being the oddballs on the corner.
Alex
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