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[Danny Yee]

Alastair Rankine wrote:
> Self-labelling is not inconsistent with multiple labelling schemes.
 
Right, but multiple labelling schemes make things more difficult
for publishers.  

> For example, I could come up with a new set of labelling criteria (eg  
> "contains ponies") and apply it to my own site in addition to the  
> FOSI labels and others.

Sure, but everyone who wanted to use your scheme would have to study
it and learn what it did.  Of course some jurisdictions might mandate
particular schemes, to ensure they had wide enough application to
be useful...  See http://danny.oz.au/danny/humour/ratings

> That RDF (and I believe PICS before it) allows for multiple labelling  
> criteria is a strength of the technology. It acknowledges that  
> labelling schemes are (or can be) highly subjective and reflective of  
> a narrow limited view of the world.

In my experience, evangelists for ICRA/PICS don't accept the
arbitrariness and narrowness of their system, and discourage people
from creating their own.

Danny.
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