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Situation

The tag wiki excerpt of the tag makes it clear that the tag is Windows-specific.

Problem

But Mac-owning and Linux-using parents, too, might want to impose parental controls upon their kids.

Solution

I propose that the excerpt should be replaced with the following:

"Parental-control tools are usually used by parents to help control their kids' use of technology. Time limits, monitoring, Web filtering, social-networking monitoring, preventing the use of mature games such as Grand Theft Auto, and so on."

Bonus idea

If it's OK with you, the full tag wiki could also say: "Parental-control tools can also be used by adults, to serve as self-control tools."

Side notes

(Yes, I know exists. But the two tags are different. Not all web filtering is imposed upon kids (some is self-imposed). And not all parental controls are about web filtering. Some parental controls are about time controls, or Facebook-friend monitoring, or other such things. So the two tags should be kept separate. You could add a "see also" if you wanted.)

Situation

The tag wiki excerpt of the tag makes it clear that the tag is Windows-specific.

Problem

But Mac-owning parents, too, might want to impose parental controls upon their kids.

Solution

I propose that the excerpt should be replaced with the following:

"Parental-control tools are usually used by parents to help control their kids' use of technology. Time limits, monitoring, Web filtering, social-networking monitoring, preventing the use of mature games such as Grand Theft Auto, and so on."

Bonus idea

If it's OK with you, the full tag wiki could also say: "Parental-control tools can also be used by adults, to serve as self-control tools."

Side notes

(Yes, I know exists. But the two tags are different. Not all web filtering is imposed upon kids (some is self-imposed). And not all parental controls are about web filtering. Some parental controls are about time controls, or Facebook-friend monitoring, or other such things. So the two tags should be kept separate. You could add a "see also" if you wanted.)

Situation

The tag wiki excerpt of the tag makes it clear that the tag is Windows-specific.

Problem

But Mac- and Linux-using parents, too, might want to impose parental controls upon their kids.

Solution

I propose that the excerpt should be replaced with the following:

"Parental-control tools are usually used by parents to help control their kids' use of technology. Time limits, monitoring, Web filtering, social-networking monitoring, preventing the use of mature games such as Grand Theft Auto, and so on."

Bonus idea

If it's OK with you, the full tag wiki could also say: "Parental-control tools can also be used by adults, to serve as self-control tools."

Side notes

(Yes, I know exists. But the two tags are different. Not all web filtering is imposed upon kids (some is self-imposed). And not all parental controls are about web filtering. Some parental controls are about time controls, or Facebook-friend monitoring, or other such things. So the two tags should be kept separate. You could add a "see also" if you wanted.)

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tealhill supports Monica
tealhill supports Monica
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Proposal: [parental-controls] tag wiki excerpt should be edited, so that it's not Windows-specific

Situation

The tag wiki excerpt of the tag makes it clear that the tag is Windows-specific.

Problem

But Mac-owning parents, too, might want to impose parental controls upon their kids.

Solution

I propose that the excerpt should be replaced with the following:

"Parental-control tools are usually used by parents to help control their kids' use of technology. Time limits, monitoring, Web filtering, social-networking monitoring, preventing the use of mature games such as Grand Theft Auto, and so on."

Bonus idea

If it's OK with you, the full tag wiki could also say: "Parental-control tools can also be used by adults, to serve as self-control tools."

Side notes

(Yes, I know exists. But the two tags are different. Not all web filtering is imposed upon kids (some is self-imposed). And not all parental controls are about web filtering. Some parental controls are about time controls, or Facebook-friend monitoring, or other such things. So the two tags should be kept separate. You could add a "see also" if you wanted.)