Quote Originally Posted by gaystoryman
So whether you place a 21+ or 18+ graphic on each page, that in itself won't solve any of the existing issues.
The thing is, something as simple as that might acually be all that is needed, that helped the movie, music and gaming industry.

If every website rated themselves appropriately, and every computer had built in filters that were set to ON before shipping, then there really wouldn't be this whole mess now.
True enough.

And let's be honest too, the rating system is a guideline even in the movies today. What prevents under 18 year olds entering the theatre and watching is someone standing there demanding ID.
You are right, there is nothing to stop a 13yr old walking in and viewing a 18 rated movie but, at the same time, it shows due dilligence on the part of the producer by putting that rating on the movie.

In my view, if we simply put up a notice, it does nothing. We need to incorporate any rating with a viable software solution so that a kid actually has trouble accessing the site instead of just clicking the 'enter if you are old enough' type link.
To a point i agree with you again but, in practice, this simple method of placing a graphic on our product, has proven to be effective, again, take a look at the movie industry, that is ALL they did.

I'd also say that any visual depiction of a rating would have to be on all pages.. given how not everyone enters a site or finds a site from the index page. Using something like ICRA helps provide a legit software solution to all aspects... but again, is only as good as the filter software on the computer, beginning with whether that software is enabled or not.
See i dont think it would need to be on every page, just the index page, the parental ratings on movies games and such dont appear throughout the movie, game or cd so why would we need to do that on adult sites?

Its something to think about at least, especially if we could work out some kind of rating system.

Regards,

Lee