"Dangerous Content" or "Banned Content"?

[Ugo Bellavance]

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Corey S. McFadden [mailto:csm-lists at CSMA.BIZ]
> Envoyé : Wednesday, November 19, 2003 7:46 PM
> À : MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Objet : Re: "Dangerous Content" or "Banned Content"?
> 
> 
> We need to keep the word neutral regarding the implication of
> administrative choice to prevent users from coming up with 
> the idea they're
> being denied anything.  It's an ignorant conclusion, but one 
> that happens
> frequently.
> 
> Unsuitable, Restricted, Banned, or anything that has the overtone of
> administrators rendering an opinion isn't desirable.  We need 
> to use a word
> that leaves little "wiggle" room.  Dangerous fits.

I think that "Potentially Dangerous" would fit better, though.

Ugo

> 
> Unless a strong word is used, users are going to challenge 
> you to justify
> the policy every time they get an error message...  (The fact 
> that a policy
> decision was made to determine whether something is dangerous 
> or not isn't
> something users need to be in on.)  Show them that there's 
> some ambiguity
> and they'll want to debate with you every time they can't 
> receive something.
> 
> -Corey
> 
> 
> At 01:08 PM 11/19/2003, you wrote:
> >How about "Unsuitable Content"?
> >
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: MailScanner mailing list 
> [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK]On
> > > Behalf Of Timothy VanFosson
> > > Sent: 19 November 2003 17:46
> > > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > > Subject: Re: "Dangerous Content" or "Banned Content"?
> > >
> > >
> > > How about {Content Policy Violation}?  The word "banned" 
> carries with it
> > > some emotional baggage, at least in the US, that I'd like 
> to avoid.
> > >
> > > tv
> > >
> > > At 11:33 AM 11/19/2003, you wrote:
> > > >I'm thinking of changing one of the default subject line 
> tags for new
> > > >installations.
> > > >It currently says
> > > >        {Dangerous Content?}
> > > >but I'm thinking of changing it to
> > > >        {Banned Content}
> > > >
> > > >My thinking is that the content checks, such as HTML 
> tags, partial
> > > >messages, attachment size limits and so on are more of a 
> policy/safety
> > > >issue than a risk issue. What is considered safe on a 
> site is really a
> > > >policy decision made by the management of that site.
> > > >
> > > >Having messages which are too big tagged as potentially 
> dangerous isn't
> > > >really correct.
> > > >
> > > >Does that sound reasonable?
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