At 5:33 PM 1/25/96 -0600, Mike McNally wrote:
Bill Frantz writes:
However is should be possible for TV programs
Maybe, until it becomes common for "TV programs" to be accessible by URL...
Web sites and TV series can both be rated without seeing each and every page/show.
and whole newsgroups.
Since nobody "owns" newsgroups, and nobody controls what's posted to them, I don't see how that's possible at all.
It seems to me that a moderated news group or mailing list would be easy. You don't expect explicit sex descriptions to show up in the comp. hieararcy. An unmoderated group or list carries a higher risk of seeing inappropriate material. However even unmoderated lists have standards and those people who enforce those standards. This kind of enforcement is an example of communitarian as opposed to authoritarian control. It all depends on just how vital it is to the consumer (and rating group) that NO inappropriate material appear. Crypto relevence: Public key systems or digital signitures can help ensure that the material actually comes from it reputed source (e.g. the modarator). Bill