[bksvol-discuss] Re: I have a question please and thank you.

Exactly, no holds barred. However, let me say that I have no problem with 
an adult designation if it is only informational. If I am submitting or 
proofreading a book that appears to have been written with an audience of 
children in mind I have no problem with checking the children's category. The 
purpose of the categories is to help people find the kind of books they are 
looking for and it is undoubtedly helpful to have children's books clearly 
marked 
as children's books. I don't happen to think an adult category is necessary 
because if it is not included in the children's category it is usually safe 
to assume that the intended audience is adults, but I would not object if 
there was an adult category either. In that case if I was submitting or 
proofreading a book that was clearly written with an adult audience in mind I 
would have no objection to including it in the adult category. My problem is 
with prohibiting anyone from reading a book if they want to. The reason I do 
not check that adult designation is because it is not primarily 
informational. It is there for the purpose of censorship.

                                                                          
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the end. 
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You are I am sure right then

then they shouldn't have anything marked then they should just probably 
take it off  altogether and give free ring to all the books no holes barred 
then. 

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Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 7:16 PM

Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: I have a question please and thank you.

If a minor got hold of it the minor might like it or might not like it. 
What's the big deal? If you got hold of it then I suppose you wouldn't like it.
I have read many books that I did not like and no harm came to me. 
Personally, I tend to have a compulsion to keep reading a book I have started 
until
I finish it even if I don't like it, but if you don't have that compulsion 
you can easily stop it if you find out you don't like it. Let me point out 
again,
though, there is a category on Bookshare that is clearly marked as a 
children's category. With the exception of an occasional mistake I am sure that 
the
books in that category are primarily intended for children and books that 
are not included in that category are primarily intended for adults. I am 
really
not sure why an adult would prefer children's books, but if that is your 
preference then simply choose from the children's category. If a book intended
for adults happens to be included in that category by mistake then, again, 
it is real easy to stop reading a book you don't like. 
The adult designation is completely unnecessary given these categories and 
the fact that it makes certain books unavailable to minors actually makes it
detrimental. That is because just as in the case of adults who prefer 
children's books there are many minors who prefer adult books and I would guess 
that
there are actually a good deal more of them who prefer adult books than 
there are adults who prefer children's books.

                                                                 "The end 
may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end. 
" Leon Trotsky     

             The Militant: 
http://www.themilitant.com 
Pathfinder Press: 
http://www.pathfinderpress.com
Granma International: 
http://granma.cu/ingles/index.html
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But I still have a further question.

Please don't misunderstand me. I am not! saying this is right or wrong nor 
telling anyone what is good or not  good to read That I want to make clear 
right
off the bat.  But my husband and I read totally different books thus scan 
totally different books. His books that he scans and reads not saying they 
all
do again don't misunderstand, but I know for a fact that this every wish  
fullfilled that he just got put up it has explicit descriptions and language
but I can find it in my books even though I've said I want no adult content 
what if a minor got hold of this book it says no adult content so going by
that anyone can read this book including my grand kids who are pre 
schoolers and stuff.

 What determines adult content I'm not saying it's good or bad but I'll be 
doggone if I want to go into a book and find things I don't want to 
unexpected,
most of y'all this is not gonna care or make sense to but does anybody get 
where I'm coming from? 

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Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 1:50 PM

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Hi Gwen! 

It means that you will not see books labeled "adult content". 

Blessings. 

Lynn I 

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From: 
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Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 1:44 PM

Subject: [bksvol-discuss] I have a question please and thank you.

If I go up and make sure my settings are set to no adult content,   does 
that mean when I go into the new books or brose any category that only books 
with
only no adult content will come up or will other books slip through? 

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