[stylist] Protecting the younger group from materials too adult for them

[Robert Leslie Newman]

Donna and others on the idea for a separate list for non-young people and/or
one for the younger set. And that is, to regulate such a thing! Who and how
would anyone screen for age? As the sign up now for an NFB mailing list
goes, anyone can sign up for anything! I mean, sure we could probably do a
by recommendation only type of signup; like, it has to come from a known
adult, that a under age person was wishing to join a particular discussion
list. Otherwise, its now wide open! (We could, as we now are, doing what is
generally acceptable across all mediums; the TV, the movie, magazine
industry thing of using ratings. (Though, with magazines, I recall and do
not know if they are still doing this, but the person running the cash
register would do some eye balling and would maybe ask for ID.) But we all
know and respect what you and some if not all of us also believe and want to
see happen- spare the youth from materials that they may not be in a
position to maturely process. 


Robert Leslie Newman
President NFB Writers' division 
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-----Original Message-----
From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Donna Hill
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 8:27 AM
To: Writer's Division Mailing List
Subject: Re: [stylist] Ruling on posting adult content to STYLIST

Robert,
Thank you. If there should ever be a situation where the division has an
interest in giving young blind children access to this type of a forum,
perhaps we can set up a separate list and get volunteer adults to join
specifically to help the kids. I'm sure this decision will work for our
current members.
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Robert Leslie Newman wrote:
> Division and STYLIST members:
> RE: What is allowable to be posted to STYLIST
>  
> as the President of the Division I have made a decision on what types 
> of writing samples will be allowed to be posted to STYLIST for 
> critique. This decision has come about after reading all messages 
> relating to members who were good enough to post their feelings. I 
> have also consulted the NFB webmaster to get his perspective on rules 
> that he is aware of , that you and I have not had to know of, until now.
>  
> Thus, based upon the general consensus of STYLIST members, and on the 
> NFB webmaster's  answer that there is not a specific ruling against 
> allowing the posting of the type of content we have been debating, and 
> because this Division and this forum is one of our major conduits for 
> seeking one another's assistance to improve our craft, it is hereby 
> ruled that members of this list can feel free to now post samplings of 
> any type of their work for helpful critique. the only requirement is 
> that you place a warning that the message contains adult content.
>  
>  
> Robert Leslie Newman
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