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

Fri Apr 30 01:23:41 UTC 2010

Thumbs up, Robert!  I agree totally with this, especially  the last few 
lines.  Recommendations could work too.  This is what is  done on one poetry 
site I belong to but even there we do label those pieces that  may contain 
'adult' or as one of the moderators calls it... mature themes, which  includes 
anything from sensuality to abuse.  

In a message dated 4/29/2010 7:36:47 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
newmanrl at cox.net writes:

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 
Writers' Division  Website-
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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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