(description "The UK Usenet ratings system proposed by Demon Internet for adoption by SafetyNet for the rating of Usenet newsgroups within the United Kingdom. 12th September 1996")
(category
(transmit-as "a")
(name "Age range")
(suggest-value 3)
(label
(name "Level 0: Suitable for all ages - moderated")
(description "The newsgroup is moderated or retro-moderated. You should not ever expect to see articles unless they are suitable for people of all ages.")
(value 0) )
(label
(name "Level 1: Suitable for all ages")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. The overwhelming content of the newsgroup is suitable for people of any age.")
(value 1) )
(label
(name "Level 2: Suitable for younger teens and above")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. The topics discussed in this newsgroup are generally suitable for younger teens and above.")
(value 2) )
(label
(name "Level 3: Suitable for older teens and above")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. The topics discussed in this newsgroup are suitable for older teens and adults.")
(value 3) )
(label
(name "Level 4: Suitable for adults only")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. The topics discussed in this newsgroup are adult in their nature.")
(value 4) )
(label
(name "Level 5: Suitable for adults with strong constitutions")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. The topics discussed in this newsgroup may be considered disgusting or offensive by adults.")
(value 5) )
)
(category
(transmit-as "l")
(name "Language")
(suggest-value 3)
(label
(name "Level 0: Inoffensive - moderated")
(description "The newsgroup is moderated or retro-moderated. You should not ever expect to see articles which contain strong language of any kind.")
(value 0) )
(label
(name "Level 1: Inoffensive")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. The overwhelming content of the newsgroup uses language which would never offend anyone.")
(value 1) )
(label
(name "Level 2: Mild or marginally vulgar")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. The language is generally mild or marginally vulgar. Most adults would not give it a second thought.")
(value 2) )
(label
(name "Level 3: Occasionally vulgar")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. There is the occasional usage of four letter words. Most adults would not be especially shocked.")
(value 3) )
(label
(name "Level 4: Regularly vulgar or occasionally crude")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. There is regular use of four letter words, and some articles are occasionally crude.")
(value 4) )
(label
(name "Level 5: Predominately bad language")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. The language in this newsgroup is predominately bad, or is regularly crude and intended to offend.")
(value 5) )
)
(category
(transmit-as "b")
(name "Binary postings")
(suggest-value 5)
(label
(name "Level 0: None or negligible - moderated")
(description "The newsgroup is moderated or retro-moderated. You should not ever expect to see any binary articles in this newsgroup.")
(value 0) )
(label
(name "Level 1: None or negligible and unwelcome")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. The overwhelming content of the newsgroup is non-binary. People posting binaries are made to feel that it was a mistake.")
(value 1) )
(label
(name "Level 2: Occasional and unwelcome")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. The occasional article will be a binary. People posting binaries are made to feel that it was a mistake.")
(value 2) )
(label
(name "Level 3: Occasional")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. The occasional article will be a binary.")
(value 3) )
(label
(name "Level 4: Regular")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. Binary articles are regularly posted to this newsgroup.")
(value 4) )
(label
(name "Level 5: Predominant")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. The bulk of the articles posted will be binaries or discussions about binaries.")
(value 5) )
)
(category
(transmit-as "n")
(name "Nudity")
(suggest-value 1)
(label
(name "Level 0: No nudity - moderated")
(description "The newsgroup is moderated or retro-moderated. You should not ever expect to see articles which are of nude subjects.")
(value 0) )
(label
(name "Level 1: No nudity")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. The overwhelming content of the newsgroup consists of articles which contain no nude subjects.")
(value 1) )
(label
(name "Level 2: Partial nudity")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. Articles which appear in this newsgroup may depict partially nude images.")
(value 2) )
(label
(name "Level 3: Full nudity not explicitly sexual")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. Articles which appear in this newsgroup may depict fully nude images, but not in an explicitly sexual context.")
(value 3) )
(label
(name "Level 4: Full nudity, explicitly sexual")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. Articles which appear in this newsgroup may depict fully nude images, which may well be in an explicitly sexual context.")
(value 4) )
(label
(name "Level 5: Full nudity, provocative and offensive")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. Articles which appear in this newsgroup may depict fully nude images, which may well be in an explicitly sexual context. The images may be regularly crude, and possibly offensive.")
(value 5) )
)
(category
(transmit-as "s")
(name "Sex")
(suggest-value 1)
(label
(name "Level 0: No sexual topics - moderated")
(description "The newsgroup is moderated or retro-moderated. You should not ever expect to see any articles containing sexual material.")
(value 0) )
(label
(name "Level 1: No sexual topics")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. The overwhelming content of the newsgroup consists of articles which contain no sexual material.")
(value 1) )
(label
(name "Level 2: Inexplicit sexual topics")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. Articles may include sexual material, but this will not be of an explicit nature.")
(value 2) )
(label
(name "Level 3: Sexual topics, not explicitly provocative")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. Articles may include sexual material, which may be of an explicit nature, but it will not be provocative.")
(value 3) )
(label
(name "Level 4: Sexual topics, regularly explicitly provocative")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. Articles may include sexual material, which may be explicit and provocative.")
(value 4) )
(label
(name "Level 5: Sexual topics, predominately explicitly provocative")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. Articles predominately contain sexual material which may be explicit and provocative. Some articles may be offensive.")
(value 5) )
)
(category
(transmit-as "x")
(name "Legality")
(suggest-value 1)
(limit-value 2)
(label
(name "Level 0: Legal images - moderated")
(description "The newsgroup is moderated or retro-moderated. No articles would ever be illegal to possess.")
(value 0) )
(label
(name "Level 1: Legal images")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. You are extremely unlikely indeed to ever encounter an article which it would be illegal to possess.")
(value 1) )
(label
(name "Level 2: Infrequent and unwelcome illegal images")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. Some articles may contain sexual images of children which it would be illegal to possess in the UK, but they are infrequent and unwelcome.")
(value 2) )
(label
(name "Level 3: Occasional not unexpected illegal images")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. There must be some expectation that articles may contain images which it would be illegal to possess. WARNING: fetching articles from this newsgroup may cause you to commit an offense under the Criminal Justice Act, 1988 or the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, 1994.")
(value 3) )
(label
(name "Level 4: Regular postings which are illegal to possess")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. Articles regularly contain images which it would be illegal to possess. WARNING: fetching articles from this newsgroup may cause you to commit an offense under the Criminal Justice Act, 1988 or the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, 1994.")
(value 4) )
(label
(name "Level 5: Predominately images which are illegal to possess")
(description "An unmoderated newsgroup to which anyone may post. Articles are predominately of images which it would be illegal to possess, and the newgroup seems to exist for this purpose. WARNING: fetching articles from this newsgroup may cause you to commit an offense under the Criminal Justice Act, 1988 or the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, 1994.")
