Comments on: When Reading Is Outlawed http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/when-reading-is-outlawed/ Jay R. Brooks on Beer Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:48:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://beerzine.com/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/when-reading-is-outlawed/comment-page-1/#comment-1818 Chris Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:07:24 +0000 http://www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com/when-reading-is-outlawed/#comment-1818 Absolutely brilliant post. I couldn't agree more. I have always assumed that there was some state law that required age verification and that the breweries had to do it to comply with that state's regulations. It's easier to require everyone to verify their age than try to filter IP addresses from a particular state. Has anyone asked the breweries why they require verification? Absolutely brilliant post. I couldn’t agree more. I have always assumed that there was some state law that required age verification and that the breweries had to do it to comply with that state’s regulations. It’s easier to require everyone to verify their age than try to filter IP addresses from a particular state.

Has anyone asked the breweries why they require verification?

]]> By: Brad http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/when-reading-is-outlawed/comment-page-1/#comment-1819 Brad Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:34:20 +0000 http://www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com/when-reading-is-outlawed/#comment-1819 Jay, just curious, what is the source of your statistics on reading? On the subject of requiring website visitors to verify their age, it is one of the most asinine things I frequently run across on the internet. I visit a lot of brewery websites, and when confronted with an age verification page, the vast majority of the time I don't go any further. If I do bother to bypass the verification, I usually type in random dates or make random selections if they have dropdown lists. What could they possibly think these things are accomplishing? Are they truly stupid enough to think they would prevent anyone intent on visiting their site from doing so? I suspect lawyers and some twisted perception of liability have something to do with the decision to put website visitors through such rigmarole just to visit their site. Jay, just curious, what is the source of your statistics on reading?

On the subject of requiring website visitors to verify their age, it is one of the most asinine things I frequently run across on the internet. I visit a lot of brewery websites, and when confronted with an age verification page, the vast majority of the time I don’t go any further. If I do bother to bypass the verification, I usually type in random dates or make random selections if they have dropdown lists. What could they possibly think these things are accomplishing? Are they truly stupid enough to think they would prevent anyone intent on visiting their site from doing so? I suspect lawyers and some twisted perception of liability have something to do with the decision to put website visitors through such rigmarole just to visit their site.

]]> By: Joe Sixpack http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/when-reading-is-outlawed/comment-page-1/#comment-1820 Joe Sixpack Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:16:40 +0000 http://www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com/when-reading-is-outlawed/#comment-1820 "58% of the US adult population never reads another book after high school" That's stunning, Jay. Here's what I tell young people about reading (and this includes newspapers): It's the easiest thing you can do to get ahead in life. Since the majority of people don't read, you're one step ahead of everyone else if you just crack open a freaking book. “58% of the US adult population never reads another book after high school”

That’s stunning, Jay. Here’s what I tell young people about reading (and this includes newspapers): It’s the easiest thing you can do to get ahead in life. Since the majority of people don’t read, you’re one step ahead of everyone else if you just crack open a freaking book.

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