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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 misc.news.southasia (LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS) Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news.groups, m…&#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 misc.news.southasia (LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS)<br /> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news.groups, misc.news.southasia<br /> Followup-To: news.groups<br /> Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:16:08 -0700<br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)<br /> remove misc.news.southasia<br /> <br /> This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) to remove the <br /> newsgroup misc.news.southasia.<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 /> No comments were received.<br /> <br /> <br /> RATIONALE: remove misc.news.southasia<br /> <br /> The last approved message was in March 1998.<br /> <br /> Since the 1990s, development of the Internet and World Wide Web have opened up<br /> direct access to news sources in South Asia so that a newsgroup is no longer the<br /> most efficient means of news distribution. In addition, it may be impossible to<br /> have a moderator who is considered neutral, and there may be copyright issues<br /> with regard to distribution of news articles published in other media.<br /> <br /> <br /> HISTORY: <br /> <br /> The newsgroup misc.news.southasia was created in March 1991 to post &quot;News<br /> Reports from the countries of South Asia- Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and<br /> Sri-Lanka.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> DISTRIBUTION:<br /> <br /> This document has been posted to the following newsgroups:<br /> <br /> news.announce.newgroups<br /> news.groups<br /> misc.news.southasia<br /> <br /> The proponent will also post pointers to:<br /> <br /> soc.culture.bangladesh<br /> soc.culture.indian<br /> soc.culture.nepal<br /> soc.culture.pakistan<br /> soc.culture.sri-lanka<br /> <br /> <br /> CHARTER:<br /> <br /> The newsgroup line is:<br /> <br /> misc.news.southasia News from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, etc.<br /> <br /> The CFV described the group as:<br /> ========================================================================<br /> a MODERATED (&quot;news-only&quot;) newsgroup for News Reports from the countries of<br /> South Asia- Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri-Lanka.<br /> ========================================================================<br /> <br /> <br /> PROPONENT: <br /> <br /> <br /> Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> CHANGE HISTORY: <br /> <br /> 2006-09-15 2nd RFD (LCC)<br /> 2006-09-01 1st RFD<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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