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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.mac moderated (LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS) Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news.groups, comp.sourc…&#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.mac moderated (LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS)<br /> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news.groups, comp.sources.mac,<br /> comp.sys.mac.misc, comp.sys.mac.programmer.misc<br /> Followup-To: news.groups<br /> Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2006 09:55:23 -0700<br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)<br /> remove comp.sources.mac<br /> <br /> This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated<br /> newsgroup comp.sources.mac.<br /> <br /> <br /> PROCEDURE:<br /> <br /> The B8MB plans to begin voting on this proposal after five days. Please<br /> offer any final discussion or comments before the end of this waiting<br /> period. Voting may take up to one week (7 days); a result will be posted<br /> following the end of the voting period.<br /> <br /> All discussion of this proposal should be posted to news.groups.<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 /> <br /> <br /> SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION:<br /> <br /> There were no comments made.<br /> <br /> <br /> RATIONALE: remove comp.sources.mac<br /> <br /> The last approved message was in December 1995.<br /> <br /> There are other more suitable means of distributing program sources,<br /> so comp.sources.mac is not a suitable candidate for conversion to an<br /> unmoderated newsgroup.<br /> <br /> <br /> HISTORY:<br /> <br /> The newsgroup comp.sources.mac was created in May 1987 to replace the<br /> moderated newsgroup mod.mac.sources. I could locate no charter for the<br /> newsgroup. The newsgroup line was:<br /> <br /> comp.sources.mac Software for the Apple Macintosh. (Moderated)<br /> <br /> <br /> DISTRIBUTION:<br /> <br /> This document has been posted to the following newsgroups:<br /> <br /> news.announce.newgroups<br /> news.groups<br /> comp.sources.mac<br /> comp.sys.mac.misc<br /> comp.sys.mac.programmer.misc<br /> <br /> <br /> PROPONENT:<br /> <br /> Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> CHANGE HISTORY:<br /> <br /> 2006-07-06 2nd RFD (Last Call for Comments)<br /> 2006-06-26 RFD posted<br /> 2006-06-16 RFD received<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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