Guru

If the Guru blog was a film, it would be a blockbuster. But what rating would it get from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) or the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)?

Well, thanks to the people at Mingle2.com, you can now find out about the suitability of any blog (and many other social networking sites) for any given target audience.

Amazingly, the Guru blog is rated as "G" - the tamest rating that the MPAA gives and equivalent to the BBFC's "U" rating. According to Mingle2, only a single mention of the word "breast" in the entire blog caught the censor's eye.

The "G" rating is described thus:

A G-rated motion picture contains nothing in theme, language, nudity, sex, violence or other matters that, in the view of the Rating Board, would offend parents whose younger children view the motion picture. The G rating is not a “certificate of approval,” nor does it signify a “children’s” motion picture. Some snippets of language may go beyond polite conversation but they are common everyday expressions. No stronger words are present in G-rated motion pictures. Depictions of violence are minimal. No nudity, sex scenes or drug use are present in the motion picture.

Guru can't help but be a little disappointed that he isn't a little more "NC-17" (MPAA) or "R18" (BBFC). Guru's clever use of asterisks in swear words has probably spared him from an adult rating.

But the world of human resources blogging isn't a complete teddy bear's picnic. Just check out Guru's HR blogroll (right) and you will find some quite risque content.

Fellow HR blogger Scott McArthur's liberal use of naughty words earns his McArthur's Rant blog a "PG" rating.

While the potty mouth on Rick over at the Flip Chart Fairy Tales blog ensures he receives a cautionary "R" rating.

Shame on you both!