New ASACP Website Label Goes Live at RTAlabel.org

[Jim]

I guess it can't hurt to use the new tag. But have you seen the members of icra? http://www.icra.org/members/
And, it also works with all the child protection software out there.

I think I am just having trouble understanding why anyone would spend any time coming up with a new tag with perfectly good tags already in place.

But as I said, I guess it can't hurt.

[Toby]

Originally Posted by Jim

...I think I am just having trouble understanding why anyone would spend any time coming up with a new tag with perfectly good tags already in place.

Those tags have existed for some time, and the Government is still saying, "...we’ll mandate it, if you don’t." ICRA and W3C are not going to spend any time or effort trying to get the adult webmaster community to voluntarily self-label. When is the last time you saw any kind of press release from ICRA directed at webmasters?

Sure ASACP could have just used the existing W3C rating meta label, but a new specific label of their own lets them create a Terms and Conditions of Use.

If ASACP can get the SE's involved, then it levels the playing field by providing incentive for ALL webmasters to self-label, not just those of us in the good ol' U.S.A.

[Toby]

If ASACP can get the SE's involved, then it levels the playing field by providing incentive for ALL webmasters to self-label...

Along that same line of thought, getting the major Link Lists and TGPs to require labeling in order to get submissions approved would also go along way towards the same end.

[emmanuelle]

Originally Posted by Toby

Along that same line of thought, getting the major Link Lists and TGPs to require labeling in order to get submissions approved would also go along way towards the same end.

Admittedly I have not paid much attention to the whole thing, but I still don't understand why this one should be supported rather than the others.

[Toby]

Originally Posted by emmanuelle

Admittedly I have not paid much attention to the whole thing, but I still don't understand why this one should be supported rather than the others.

Because ASACP is actively trying to get the search engines involved. Without that, any kind of voluntary self-labelling has little chance of being used in a high enough percentage to keep the gov't from taking things into their own hands and mandating labelling that most likely will not be industry friendly nor very effective.

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by emmanuelle

Admittedly I have not paid much attention to the whole thing, but I still don't understand why this one should be supported rather than the others.

When was the last time you heard of any of the other ones working with us? Attending shows? Giving seminars? Requesting feedback?

ASACP is basically one of us & after the seminars I've attended & articles/threads I've read, this seems like the best & easiest solution.

[emmanuelle]

Originally Posted by Greenie

When was the last time you heard of any of the other ones working with us? Attending shows? Giving seminars? Requesting feedback?

ASACP is basically one of us & after the seminars I've attended & articles/threads I've read, this seems like the best & easiest solution.

Some pretty good reasons

[Maj. Stress]

Originally Posted by Toby

Along that same line of thought, getting the major Link Lists and TGPs to require labeling in order to get submissions approved would also go along way towards the same end.

I've been thinking about this all day and I have to agree with you. I like the idea of a simple meta tag that is universally accepted that all of us can use. There is no reason not to use it.

We do not need a bunch of lawmakers that have no idea how this industry works making laws telling us how to do it. If we can get this in place before push comes to shove I think we will have a better end result.

Link list and tgp owners what do you think? Start requiring the label? Or at least start encouraging it's use?