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Bill · 2006-01-28, 02:01 PM

The funny thing is, it is so fucking arcane I didn't realize you were joking til I was almost done reading, halfdeck. ;-}

Here's a real ICRA tag from one of my crappy old-as-shit domains:

<meta http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS-1.1 "<http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html>" l gen true comment "RSACi North America Server" for "<http://www.maidenheads.com>" on "1999.10.05T02:09-0800" r (n 4 s 4 v 0 l 4))'>

Just look at all the junk in that tag. Does anybody see anything at all that looks like a browser command telling kids to stay off?

Why can't it be simplified to something like:

<meta http-equiv="PICS-Label" content="Adult">

Even "PICS-Label" is obtuse. It doesn't mean what it appears to mean. What ordinary person would have the vaguest idea what "PICS" means? This is stuff that was invented by the geekiest ubergeeks of the early internet, people who couldn't speak plain english if their lives depended on it.

We need a rating system that is crystal clear, obvious to even the most dimwitted parent and politician, universally understandable, ideally even to non english speakers, and quick and easy to use.

2006-01-28, 02:01 PM	#5
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	The funny thing is, it is so fucking arcane I didn't realize you were joking til I was almost done reading, halfdeck. ;-} Here's a real ICRA tag from one of my crappy old-as-shit domains: <meta http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS-1.1 "<http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html>" l gen true comment "RSACi North America Server" for "<http://www.maidenheads.com>" on "1999.10.05T02:09-0800" r (n 4 s 4 v 0 l 4))'> Just look at all the junk in that tag. Does anybody see anything at all that looks like a browser command telling kids to stay off? Why can't it be simplified to something like: <meta http-equiv="PICS-Label" content="Adult"> Even "PICS-Label" is obtuse. It doesn't mean what it appears to mean. What ordinary person would have the vaguest idea what "PICS" means? This is stuff that was invented by the geekiest ubergeeks of the early internet, people who couldn't speak plain english if their lives depended on it. We need a rating system that is crystal clear, obvious to even the most dimwitted parent and politician, universally understandable, ideally even to non english speakers, and quick and easy to use.