Gonzales wants web labeling

tickler · 2006-05-01, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill

But a universal code sounds okay to me, at first thought.

A second thought is a universal code could be blocked at the ISP level or higher, much like the .XXX or portXXX concepts.

virgohippy · 2006-05-01, 03:05 AM

I like meta tags. They're reliable, they're efficient... and the surfers don't even have to know they're there, they can just continue to do what they've been doing since the birth of the internet.

Bill · 2006-05-01, 03:36 AM

tickler, while that is true, functionally speaking, we can be blocked anyway, or at least I assume we can, using keyword blocks, or blocks based on meta or icra tagging.

I figure that my pages, which are fairly explicitly pornographic and based on clearly adult named domains, could be blocked, if only by the meta tags already on them.

Would a tagging system that allowed text and non-pornographic pages go untagged cause a huge growth in text pages for the SE's? Yeah, I think it would.

I'm not saying I approve of it, I'm saying I don't see a lot of reason to fight it. It will have a far harsher impact on news and health pages than on porn pages.

Politically, it's clearly a gimmick, meant to allow the pols to pretend they are doing something.

virgohippy · 2006-05-01, 03:41 AM

So you're saying it'll just create one more way for cheaters to gain market share?

2006-05-01, 03:05 AM	#2
virgohippy Madness is like gravity. All it takes is a little... push. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 1,679	I like meta tags. They're reliable, they're efficient... and the surfers don't even have to know they're there, they can just continue to do what they've been doing since the birth of the internet. __________________ ~Warm and Fuzzy.

2006-05-01, 03:41 AM	#4
virgohippy Madness is like gravity. All it takes is a little... push. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 1,679	So you're saying it'll just create one more way for cheaters to gain market share? __________________ ~Warm and Fuzzy.

2006-05-01, 03:36 AM	#3
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	tickler, while that is true, functionally speaking, we can be blocked anyway, or at least I assume we can, using keyword blocks, or blocks based on meta or icra tagging. I figure that my pages, which are fairly explicitly pornographic and based on clearly adult named domains, could be blocked, if only by the meta tags already on them. Would a tagging system that allowed text and non-pornographic pages go untagged cause a huge growth in text pages for the SE's? Yeah, I think it would. I'm not saying I approve of it, I'm saying I don't see a lot of reason to fight it. It will have a far harsher impact on news and health pages than on porn pages. Politically, it's clearly a gimmick, meant to allow the pols to pretend they are doing something.