On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 11:31 PM, Achal Prabhala <aprabh...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > > On Friday 30 September 2011 11:19 PM, Theo10011 wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 11:14 PM, Achal Prabhala<aprabh...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > How about an encyclopedia? Anywhere? > > > > Are you suggesting a rating system for an encyclopedia? > > No. > > I'm suggesting that: > > Ratings are different from censorship. > Actually, it's a matter of perspective if you consider that. If you read the history Censorship in United States, it has an entire section about Film censorship[1], also of relevance might be the MPAA crticism section [2] or Tipper gore led Parent's Music resource center [3]. My question was, has there been an instance of an encyclopedia being censored or even rated? > > Sometimes, ratings can be used to create censorship. > > Often, ratings do just that - rate. > They actually restrict access, those ratings limit who can see a certain movie, depending upon the classification. Again, it is a matter of perspective. > > For film. > > In several countries around the world, including India, and Germany. > > Theo [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_the_United_States#Film_censorship [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Association_of_America_film_rating_system#Criticisms [3]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parents_Music_Resource_Center _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l