website age ratings

i've decided to make this since i myself am already struggling to tell whether my own site is 14+ or MA (17+) lol, but this is also meant to be helpful for others too!
the panda censors at mabsland are pretty common on personal websites, at least as far as i've seen now.

though, i thought the descriptions for the censors themselves are a bit vague. so i thought of briefly explaining them to hopefully help those struggling!

G

this is for anything that's not offensive in the slightest.
this is usually for those aimed at children, or really anything designed to be as neutral as possible. it doesn't have to be childish!
this also means no coarse language! and no touching on strong themes whatsoever!

PG

this is for things typically aimed at kids. not toddlers, but slightly older kids. usually.
this means it only has some mild things, that aren't suited for young children.
usually tweenagers and early teens are the minimum for this. at least to me.
it may use some mild coarse language like 'crap' or 'damn', but never swearing.

Web 14

this is for anything mild, within context, or generally more mature.
it's not mature enough for strictly adults, but it's mature enough for teenagers as the baseline.
usually this can include swearing, light mentions of abuse and other triggering situations (within reason), violence, and adult themes.

MA

this isn't recommended for anyone under the age of 17.
this is for anything containing more mature content, but not NSFW or NSFL. but it's not suitable for younger audiences either.
usually this has high risk of violence, and adult situations. it's recommended to have parental guidance as well.

NC-17 (X)

this is for anything containing high risk of adult themes, NSFW, NSFL, and other stuff.
absolutely not for children or teenagers. not for anyone 16 or under.

i tried to keep the descriptors in-line with the rules while explaining it properly? i'm just kinda worried i already tripped over that lol
anyways, my website is Web 14, and i've eventually settled on that time and time again.
the content ratings aren't strictly for anyone who is of said age or higher. so for example, an adult may use the G rating, while a 17yo may use the MA rating. etc

though, even if someone is of said age or higher (for example someone may be 17 but the rating is Web 14) it doesn't mean that they're okay with it.
not everybody above the minimum age will be okay with all of these, so it's generally best if you describe what's in your website.
for example, for me my site is very heavily focused on Vocaloid/UTAU, and knowing a lot of modern stuffs, i've ended up setting a disclaimer page.
and, it's especially better to mention if your site has any flashy things. it's not strictly for people who have epileptic reactions, but it also helps high sensory people (like me, my ASD can't handle flashing or strobing things well) and so it's best to briefly state that in the disclaimer!

i hope this helped! (^w^)
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