Roger, you are an adult who, if I'm correct, doesn't have children you
want to protect from certain harsh realities of life or to get the
wrong idea about what isn't permissable, e.g., rape--if it's in a
book it must be o.k. to do), and and you are not one to whom what
some people call blasphemy offends. But as bookshare volunteers we
should be sensitive and respectful of others' concerns. When my
children were young we didn't allow them to watch All in the Family
because they wrere too young to understand that the program was
satirical and decrying, not okaying, Archie's bigoted attitude. also,
my husband wouldn't allow them as tweenies to go to see Grease
because he thought it conveyed the idea that conformity was necessary
to be popular (I thought they had more sense than to be so convinced,
but then ...
On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Roger Loran Bailey
<rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx <mailto:rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
#
I cannot think of a single word I have ever read or heard in my
whole life that I would not want a minor to hear or read.
On 4/3/2013 4:24 PM, Nimit Kaur wrote:
Dear all Bookshare volunteers,
I am emailing to sincerely request all scanners to label the book
adult content checkbox if it is, please? Remember, the books
you are
going to add to the collection will also pop up even if the minors
search in the collection when you don't label it if it is adult
content. i have seen many books either in the collection and
in my
account preferences, the books that contain adult content has been
blocked or whatever that setting does, but because many people
are not
labeling it, I have mistakenly downloaded and deleted the book
because
I can't read them yet. I sincerely ask all scanners on behalf
of all
the minors to please please please please please please please to
check the box that says "adult content" if it is when you
submit the
book, please? I mean, I have downloaded many books mistakenly
that
are not properly stated adult content either for proofing or
reading
for bookshare. Please understand my situation. I am sorry if
I was
too much, but I am just trying to ask everyone scanners as
sincerely
and politely as I can to please please label the adult content
if your
book is and if you don't know what adult content means, then,
it is
like when there are words in the book that you don't want any
minor in
your life to hear. Think of it as your own children, if you
have or
if you don't, think of it as minors in your lives that you
care about
and think about the things you really don't want them to read
and the
words you want them to avoid. You know? I hope that makes sense.
Think of somethings that schools won't allow the students to do or
think of things that might be rated pg or r or whatever rating
movies
have to state that minors should not watch it. Kids my age hear
everything, but I am speaking for minors that should not read
it or
even children. I hope this makes sense. Thank you for
reading and
understanding.
Sincerely,
Nimit, a bookshare student member and a future advicate for all
visually impaired students hopefully
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