[stylist] Protecting the younger group from materials too adult forthem

[Aziza Cano]

A recommendation process could work, but that might get tricky, I can see 
Robert's point... Hmmm.
Aziza
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Leslie Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 5:56 PM
Subject: [stylist] Protecting the younger group from materials too adult 
forthem


> 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
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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.
>>
>>
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