[bksvol-discuss] Censorship was heaven help me, folks!
- From: "Lisa Belville" <lisab12@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:58:32 -0600
Hi, Liz.
I don't think this issue of adult books not being visible to non-logged in
visitors is so much a censorship issue as it is an unintentional oversight.
If someone who is under eighteen finds an adult rated book, they do have the
ability to have their parent or guardian modify their subscription. Whether
or not someone allows their child to access material they consider
inappropriate isn't the concern of Bookshare, just as it isn't the concern
of a regular library.
I think it's safe to say that most of us, regardless of our political
affiliation, agree that the point of a venture like Bookshare is to get the
information out to those who have traditionally had a hard time learning
about it and obtaining it. Not giving anyone and everyone the opportunity
to see what Bookshare has to offer would do the cause a huge disservice,
IMO.
I've been volunteering with BS for nearly four years, and I've noticed that
most of the changes and upgrades to the web site have come about as a direct
result of the volunteers expressing their opinions and offering suggestions.
It might take them a while, but I'm confident that the powers that be will
read these messages and take our concerns into consideration when designing
future site upgrades.
I can't promise that the change will happen over night, because it probably
won't. LOL But it will happen eventually if enough of us express our
concerns.
Lisa
Original Message -----
From: "liz halperin" <lizzersagain@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 8:03 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] heaven help me, folks!
I have two weeks to dog school, multiple projects to do, no new scanning
and
keep *almost* signing off this list until I return. Then a topic comes up
that I want to follow. Grr. You're all too interesting! I delete many
topics
but this one about censorship is keeping me here for now.
liz
Liz Halperin
Portland, OR
lizzersagain@xxxxxxxxxxx
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