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<p>Created page with &#039;&lt;pre&gt; From: board@big-8.org (The Big-8 Management Board) Subject: 2nd RFD: remove news.groups.reviews moderated (LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS) Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news…&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;pre&gt;<br /> From: board@big-8.org (The Big-8 Management Board)<br /> Subject: 2nd RFD: remove news.groups.reviews moderated (LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS)<br /> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news.groups, news.groups.reviews<br /> Followup-To: news.groups<br /> Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:46:50 -0700<br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)<br /> remove news.groups.reviews<br /> <br /> This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated<br /> newsgroup news.groups.reviews.<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 /> After the first RFD, several posters discussed reviving the newsgroup<br /> and offering regular reviews; but since that time, there has been only<br /> one review.<br /> <br /> <br /> RATIONALE: remove news.groups.reviews<br /> <br /> news.groups.reviews was abandoned by its moderator in October 1999. In<br /> October 2001 we took it over and tried to get it going again.<br /> Unfortunately there wasn&#039;t much interest so it&#039;s time for the group to be<br /> removed.<br /> <br /> <br /> HISTORY: <br /> <br /> Traffic Analysis:<br /> <br /> October 2001: 4 reviews<br /> November 2001: 6 reviews<br /> December 2001: 4 reviews<br /> February 2002: 1 review<br /> April 2002: 1 review<br /> May 2002: 1 review<br /> November 2002: 1 review<br /> December 2002: 1 review<br /> March 2003: 3 reviews<br /> July 2003: 3 reviews<br /> August 2003: 1 review<br /> February 2004: 1 review<br /> June 2004: 1 review<br /> June 2006: 1 review<br /> <br /> I have only listed approved reviews, not the FAQ, posted twice a month,<br /> or forge approvals.<br /> <br /> <br /> DISTRIBUTION:<br /> <br /> This document has been posted to the following newsgroups:<br /> <br /> news.announce.newgroups<br /> news.groups<br /> news.groups.reviews<br /> <br /> <br /> CHARTER:<br /> <br /> The moderated group news.groups.reviews features reviews of other<br /> newsgroups. These need not be prompted by a question in the questions<br /> group. The intention is simply to help people find interesting newsgroups<br /> -- even those that they would not have thought to ask about.<br /> <br /> The charter (above) will be posted monthly, along with the submission<br /> guidelines.<br /> <br /> <br /> PROPONENT: <br /> <br /> Existing Moderators of news.groups.reviews:<br /> <br /> Co-Proponent: Graham Drabble &lt;usenet05@drabble.me.uk&gt;<br /> Co-Proponent: Kathy Morgan &lt;kmorgan@aptalaska.net&gt;<br /> Co-Proponent: Brian Edmonds &lt;brian@gweep.ca&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> CHANGE HISTORY: <br /> <br /> 2006-08-31 2nd RFD (Last Call for Comments)<br /> 2006-06-12 1st RFD<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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