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<p>Created page with &#039;&lt;pre&gt; From: Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt; Subject: RFD: remove comp.sources.acorn Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news.groups, comp.sources.acorn, comp.sys.acorn.misc, c…&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;pre&gt;<br /> From: Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt;<br /> Subject: RFD: remove comp.sources.acorn<br /> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news.groups, comp.sources.acorn,<br /> comp.sys.acorn.misc, comp.sys.acorn.programmer<br /> Followup-To: news.groups<br /> Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:37:52 -0700<br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)<br /> remove comp.sources.acorn<br /> <br /> This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated<br /> newsgroup comp.sources.acorn.<br /> <br /> <br /> RATIONALE: Remove comp.sources.acorn<br /> <br /> The last approved message was in August 1999.<br /> <br /> There are other more suitable means of distributing program sources,<br /> so comp.sources.acorn is not a suitable candidate for conversion to an<br /> unmoderated newsgroup.<br /> <br /> <br /> HISTORY:<br /> <br /> The newsgroup comp.sources.acorn was created in March 1991, with the first<br /> approved message in March. The charter (from the CFV) was:<br /> <br /> comp.sources.acorn moderated distribution of sources for Acorn machines.<br /> <br /> <br /> PROCEDURE:<br /> <br /> The full (draft) group removal procedure is documented here:<br /> <br /> http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=policies:rmgroup<br /> <br /> Those who wish to comment on this request to remove this newsgroup should<br /> subscribe to news.groups and participate in the relevant threads in that<br /> newsgroup.<br /> <br /> To this end, the followup header of this RFD has been set to news.groups.<br /> <br /> All discussion of active proposals should be posted to news.groups.<br /> <br /> If desired by the readership of closely affected groups, the discussion<br /> may be crossposted to those groups, but care must be taken to ensure that<br /> all discussion appears in news.groups as well.<br /> <br /> <br /> DISTRIBUTION:<br /> <br /> This RFD has been posted to the following newsgroups:<br /> <br /> news.announce.newgroups<br /> news.groups<br /> comp.sources.acorn<br /> comp.sys.acorn.misc<br /> comp.sys.acorn.programmer<br /> <br /> PROPONENT:<br /> <br /> Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt;<br /> <br /> CHANGE HISTORY:<br /> <br /> 2006-06-19 Slightly reformatted and posted to YNAN<br /> 2006-06-16 Original RFD.<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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