[bksvol-discuss] Re: adult content?
- From: "Peter Scialli" <Peter.s@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 12:44:27 -0400
One must follow a link as an unlimited number of reviews may be written for
any given book.
________________________
Peter M. Scialli, Ph.D.
Associate, Technical Projects, Bookshare.org
www.bookshare.org
A Project of The Benetech Initiative - Technology Serving Humanity
peter @benetech.org
www.benetech.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarah Van Oosterwijck" <curiousentity@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 12:34 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: adult content?
> Yes, that may be official policy, but in actual fact, there are a very
large
> number of books that are not rated as adult in the collection that
probably
> should have been. I wonder if people uncheck the checkbox sometimes.
>
> I have a question. when a review is written, does it appear on the
download
> page for the book, or do you have to follow a link to read it?
> Thanks.
>
> Sarah Van Oosterwijck
> curious entity at earthlink dot net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Scialli" <Peter.s@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 8:10 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: adult content?
>
>
> > I'm joining this thread late, but below is our official statement on
> the
> > Adult Content issue.
> >
> > At Bookshare.org, we know that the definition of so-called adult
content
> is
> > subjective. We try to be flexible in terms of working with individual
> users
> > and the parents of our minor subscribers in delivering open access to
> books
> > while not exposing anyone to material which might be deemed offensive or
> > inappropriate.
> > Every book in the Bookshare.org collection is processed through an
> > automated tool which assesses the content for the prescence of language
> > which is customarily thought to be violent, profain, explicitly sexual
or
> > otherwise objectionable to a significant number of people. When our
> > volunteers review books for publication on the Bookshare.org site, they
> are
> > asked to agree or disagree with the automated assessment. If they
> disagree,
> > the book is more carefully reviewed by a member of the Bookshare.org
staff
> > to help in providing the rating. Children or adults requesting
shielding
> > from adult content will not normally have access to books which carry
the
> > Adult rating.
> > While the system may not be perfect, we have found it to be very
> effective
> > in limiting the delivered material to the standards of most people who
> > subscribe to Bookshare.org. Of course, there are times when a book may
be
> > rated as having Adult content contrary to the opinion of most. Less
> often,
> > a book which may have some objectionable material may make it past the
> > screening process. In either case, we are able to take action to assist
> the
> > individual user in getting only the material that he or she wants.
> > Adults may request access to adult material at any time. Those under
> > eighteen years of age may provide a signed request from a parent or
> guardian
> > asking for access to an individual title or to adult content in general.
> In
> > the latter case, the child will be classified by the system as being
over
> > eighteen and the parent has agreed to be responsible for the material
> > requested by the child memb er.
> > If you have any questions about the process or about access to a
> particular
> > book, please feel free to contact us by writing to
> > support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> > ________________________
> > Peter M. Scialli, Ph.D.
> > Associate, Technical Projects, Bookshare.org
> > www.bookshare.org
> >
> > A Project of The Benetech Initiative - Technology Serving Humanity
> > peter @benetech.org
> > www.benetech.org
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Sarah Van Oosterwijck" <curiousentity@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 9:07 AM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: adult content?
> >
> >
> > > I too vote for the same notation as the library of congress listings.
> > They
> > > are far more accurate and informative than the adult content check,
and
> > > there aren't any judgement calls, or distortions to the true meaning
of
> > the
> > > word adult. Adult really doesn't have anything to do with the issue
as
> > far
> > > as I am concerned.
> > >
> > > I don't object to the blocking of books containing adult content,
> because
> > I
> > > don't see how not allowing people under 18 to read those books could
> > really
> > > hurt them, and parents can tell bookshare to override that setting for
> > their
> > > children if they can think of a reason for doing so, but I also think
> > people
> > > under 18 can learn to make their own choices, and obey their parents
> > wishes
> > > without a programmed inforcer. Calling that content adult is just a
way
> > to
> > > make it sound more appealing to kids wanting to be adults. It is also
> an
> > > insult to adults who don't want to read that stuff.
> > >
> > > Sarah Van Oosterwijck
> > > curious entity at earthlink dot net
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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