PICS Rating Generator

For more information on the PICS system of content rating, see

PICS at W3.org (Master Site)
PICS at Vancouver Webpages (HOWTO)

This form was generated from a PICS rating file, which should be accessible under the Rating Service given below. Users must typically download this rating file and install it in their browser in order to use this service.

Rating Name: VWP1.0

PICS Version: 1.1

Description: Vancouver Webpages Canadian PICS ratings, version 1.0

System: http://vancouver-webpages.com/VWP1.0/

Service: http://vancouver-webpages.com/VWP1.0/

Icon: http://vancouver-webpages.com/VWP1.0/VWP1.0.gif

For URL:
You may specify an entire site, a directory tree, or a single file. The rating tag must be applied to the correct URL or site, otherwise the pages will be inaccessible to all ratings users.

By: (email or contact URL)
The person responsible for the rating, who may be contacted if the ratings are challenged.

Categories

Category values are presented most-desireable-first. Browsers will typically pass documents with one of the first N possible values, where the number N is set by a parent or password holder.

Category: Multiculturalism

Description:
Representation of multi-cultural activity or activities from another culture

Interactive: Active involvement of user in multicultural activity using interactive techniques.
Promotion: Active promotion of multiculturalism.
Positive: Multicultural events presented in context; artistic work presented in the original culture.
Neutral: No cultural context; reference works, dictionaries, catalogs.
Negative: Multicultural events presented from a monoculture viewpoint; translation of artistic work from one culture into another for other than artistic reasons
Demotion: Actively discourages multiculturalism; one culture or religion is defined as the only true culture

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Category: Educational Content

Interactive: Active involvement of user in educational activity using interactive techniques.
Educational: Educational material, created specifically to educate.
Informative: Informational material, dictionaries, catalogs, factual accounts, works of literature, works of art, etc.
None: Devoid of educational or artistic content.
Misinformation: Presents information known to be false as fact; e.g. Holocaust denial.

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Category: Environmental Awareness

Interactive: Active involvement of user in environmentally positive activity using interactive techniques.
Promotion: Encouragement of environmental awareness.
Positive: Portrayal of environmentally sensitive behaviour; recycling, conservation, proper disposal etc.
Neutral: No environmental content
Negative: Portrayal of environmentally insensitive behaviour by minor characters; pollution of resources, improper disposal.
Demotion: Promotion of environmentally damaging behaviour by role-model figures; destruction of resources, habitat, animal species.

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Category: Tolerance

Promotion: Promotion of tolerant behaviour.
Positive: Portrayal of tolerant behaviour.
Neutral: No Intolerant content; reference works, etc.
Negative: Portrayal of intolerant behaviour by minor characters
Intolerance: Portrayal of intolerant behaviour by role-model figures.
Active Intolerance: Promoting hatred based on differences in religion, culture, race, sexual orientation etc.
Unlimited Intolerance: Active promotion of intolerant behaviour; calling for ethnic cleansing, Jihad, genocide etc.

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Category: Violence

None: No violent content.
Reference: Reference works portraying violence, news with violent content.
Minor: In-context violence by minor characters, self-defence by role models.
Major: In-context violence by role model characters.
Extreme: Frequent violence by role models, promotion of violent behaviour, treatment of human beings as disposable objects, rape.
Unlimited: Killing, torture, rape in creation of entertainment product. Snuff movies. Active involvement of the user in violent activity using teleoperator techniques, remote controlled torture of animals or humans.

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Category: Sex

None: No sexual content.
Minor: Implicit in-context sexual conduct by consenting adults; no nudity.
Reference: Reference works portraying sex, reproduction; educational material.
Nudity: In-context sexual conduct by consenting adults; nudity, no penetration. Out-of-context sexual conduct, partial nudity; sex used as a promotional tool.
Normal: In-context sexual conduct by consenting adults; vaginal penetration of female by male only.
Other: Sexual conduct by consenting adults; penetration, anal, toys. Interactive viewing of sexual activity using videoconference techniques.
Interactive: Active involvement of the user in sexual activity using teleoperator techniques, tactile virtual reality.
Unlimited: Non-consensual sex, rape, sex with minors, animals; mutilation, torture.

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Category: Profanity

None: No profanity.
Reference: Reference works, dictionaries.
Minor: Occasional profanity by minor characters; mild in-context profanity by role model characters.
Major: Frequent profanity by role model characters.
Unlimited: Constant profanity by all characters.

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Category: Safety

Description:
Treatment of personal and general safety issues

Active: Active promotion of safe work and personal behaviour.
Positive: Portrayal of safe behaviour by role-models. Technical manuals and books describing safe practice.
Neutral: No safety-related content.
Negative: Promotion of unsafe behaviour. Drug use, reckless driving by role models. Suggestions that safe behaviour is effeminate or unmanly.
Misleading: Presentation of misleading information, that if acted on could result in injury or death. Representation of known harmful activities such as smoking as beneficial.

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Category: Canadian Content

All: All-Canadian content
Some: Some Canadian content or production
None: No Canadian content

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Category: Commercial Content

None: No commercial content; no advertising material.
Minor: Minor commercial content, corporate sponsorship, low-key advertising.
Major: Major commercial content, high-impact advertising, infomercials
Interactive: Online purchasing of products or services.

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Category: Gambling

None: No gambling or games of chance.
Fun: Games of chance for fun only; no monetary value of stakes or prizes.
No-stake: Limited games of chance, no monetary value of stakes.
Unlimited: Games of chance where stakes must be purchased or have amonetary value.

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