The site's U rating

Originally Posted by hindle8907

so if your sister cant put a password ..ect on she cant make a web filter so when the pictures get changed from pics to links its not going to make a bit of diffrence is it .
if they can click one link to get onto the thread then they can click the next one down .

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

my sister and brother in law with a 4 and 6 year old wouldn't have a clue where to start setting up different user accounts on their PC, they have chosen only to allow internet access when directly supervised,

and I'm sure TLW would have put a warning on the link, just the same as he did on the scroll down, so she wouldn't let them click on it then would she

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

In that case you should know how to: build your next house and do your own conveyancing when you sell your current one, service your own car, dry clean your own clothes, repair your own central heating, do your own tax returns, etc, etc

Sorry it's ridiculous to suggest that just because you own a computer, you should know how to administer and fix it.

Only a bit differnt from building a house and Four Clicks.

Originally Posted by suzsv650

Only a bit differnt from building a house and Four Clicks.

OK, building a wall in your garden, I've done it and it's a piece of ****, but how many people do you think have?

There are lots of things that you own that occasionally need stuff done to them, where the task is actually very simple, but you can't do it 'cos you don't know where to start.

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

Tricky situation from my point of view...

If we enforce it rigidly it leads to complaints of over moderation

If we enforce it with a lighter touch let the odd thing go through, we get are perceived to be being to slack with it.

Why not submit it to a public vote then?

I can't think of any other forum frequented by 99.9% adults where those photos wouldn't be perfectly fine as part of a thread on topic and not posted simply for gawking at or shock value

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+to+create+a...unt+in+windows

Originally Posted by suzsv650

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+to+create+a...unt+in+windows

You can google how to service your car too, and doing an oil change is easier than setting a password. How many people in the real world that we (well most of us) live in, actually do it.

Stop being pedantic get f**** real!

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Stop being pedantic get f**** real!

U-rating?

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by hovis

U-rating?

Looks like a ban-able offence right there...


What if my dog had been reading the forum and seen that!!!

Originally Posted by hovis

u-rating?

hahahaha

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Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

Why not submit it to a public vote then?

I can't think of any other forum frequented by 99.9% adults where those photos wouldn't be perfectly fine as part of a thread on topic and not posted simply for gawking at or shock value

I think Ralph was pretty good to take this to another thread. TLW stop debating silly points about computer security - the question here is about the U rating, not about whether people can work their own computers. Most other sites don't declare that they are U rated and therefore don't have to stick to it. It's one of those things that makes this place different.

Public vote wouldn't work as some members only drop by occasionally, so it wouldn't be a good representation of overall site users. This is why we have mods instead.

Personally I didn't find Bigape's firkin leathers thread nearly as graphic, even if the injuries were more serious.

The BBC wouldn't allow pictures like that. I think they're a pretty good yardstick for what is U rated.