Apologies - looking at my replies, I was somewhat curt. I have had a few bad days
just lately. Sorry David.Like most people on this newsgroup, I want what is best
for the people and the Internet. Not just what's best for big business - the way
it is going.
My first reply:
Why have seperate TLD for this?
Unless you think
the Internet should be like a childrens library.
Which is what some Governments
are trying to make it.
This is basically about my worries that anything the authorities
disagree with, they will push into a hole. Anything politically or morally or otherwise
unsuitable. In a word, Censorship. I wish to control of my own mind, not have somebody
do it for me. We all have a brain, let us use it.
My viewpoint is this - you have
a right to say what you want, where you want. Once you reliquish control of that,
it weakens your rights. Anything illegal (racial and libel etc.), there are laws
in place already.
My second reply:
Your reasoning is flawed.
This was based
on fact I thought you wished to be mandatory. Now that I know it is not - IT IS A
GOOD IDEA.
Below is why I thought that it was flawed:
1. For the above Censorship
reason.
2. You could not force sex sites to use.
3. Were is the line drawn
topless, artistic nude.
4. It will mean censorship of ALL Internet content.
5.
There is a better solution.
> It sounds like a NetNanny approach which would require
a lot of effort to maintain on an ongoing basis.
IMHO netnanny types only do half
a decent job. Which is why I recommended International co-operation is required.
Also with bots and a central contact for people to help report misdemeaners on this
seperate database.
> Plus, you'd run into problems with people disagreeing over
whether a site should be accessible to kids or not.
Which is why I suggest first
being very strict and then getting agreement later.
My protest site is link below
- it has nothing to do with WIPO.org