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Originally Posted by Nabeel
Dear All,
This really is for something I'm writing. When a parent sets up a parental control programme on a child's computer, what happens when the child tries to access something forbidden? What message actually pops up on the child's computer?
It's just a detail I want to get right.
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The exact message, and form of the message, will depend on the exact versions of software and operating system, and exactly what kind of operation was being blocked.
If you're being specific as to the computer and software being used, and the action being performed, you could be specific about the message.
But this seems unlikely, and unwise.
Given how quickly this stuff changes, I'd try to be more general. If it was a blocked web site, a web page would appear that either said that the page didn't exist (some kind of 404 message), or a web page would appear that said that the site was blocked by the parental controls.
I'd recommend being as generic as possible in the description, unless this is a crucial point in your book. And if it's that crucial, you should set up a new user account and apply parental controls, and see what message you get!