[GJones]

And what is this particular usage? I see none defined yet.



You probably know that TMDB is maintained by users. There is no guarantee that scrapped ratings were filled right, there is no control that "PG-13" is entered as such and not "Raating PG -13". There are cases when movie is rated as pg-13 but I would allow my boy (9) to see it. You still want to disable menu items and maybe some of the views so the kid does not get lost in XBMC interface, so you need to use profiles. And, If you are using them, there's no problem to separate movies into two or more DIRs in order to have adults and kids sources.

Nay, it is better to put all in one dir, even better - one folder, use EMM to make custom ratings for every movie, and the just ask for locks to be implemented. When they are, then ask for a skin shortcut to gain quick access to a pin lock. After that, we may as well ditch the whole idea as cumbersome.

Siri, it's James. show me my content.

No, you are describing *your* usage case. I have no issue with profiles. Profiles allow different look, feel and complexity. I understand your concern regarding the validity of rating data, but I have already corrected all of the rating data in my db. As a matter of fact, I have a script that pulls missing ratings from both the rating information and certification information from imdb.

The ratings, when complete, actually do a good job of describing why the movie got a particular rating. Most systems let you pick a maximum rating and objectionable content in lower ratings. Lacking the feature in XBMC, I have implemented my own filter customized to each of my two children using a mix or ratings and content advisories within ratings.

So it can be done completely outside of profiles. People are doing it themselves. It would be nice if we had a common way to do this so that everyone did not have to implement it individually.



For example on the Rating, it often looks something like:

Code:

Rating      All   N  L  S  V
NC-17        X
R                    X              
PG-13             X     X  X
PG
G

This would lock all NC-17 content and limit R and PG-13 content based on specific content indicators. This would be the ideal situation, but even the generic ratings locks would be a huge improvement.

Similarly, you could have two levels: hide and lock. Hidden content would not be listed unless unlocked. Locked content would be listed but not viewable unless unlocked:

Code:

Rating      All
NC-17        H
R            L
PG-13
PG
G