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<p>Created page with &#039;&lt;pre&gt; From: board@big-8.org (The Big-8 Management Board) Subject: RESULT: misc.news.southasia will be removed Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news.groups, misc.news.southasi…&#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: RESULT: misc.news.southasia will be removed<br /> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news.groups, misc.news.southasia<br /> Followup-To: news.groups<br /> Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:17:55 -0700<br /> <br /> RESULT<br /> misc.news.southasia will be removed<br /> <br /> The Last Call for Comments (LCC) on 15 Sep 2006 initiated a five-day<br /> period for final comments. Following the comment period, the Big-8<br /> Management board has decided by consensus to remove the newsgroup<br /> misc.news.southasia.<br /> <br /> This group will be removed on 27 Sep 2006.<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 /> PROPONENT: <br /> <br /> Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> CHANGE HISTORY: <br /> <br /> 2006-09-22 Result Posting<br /> 2006-09-15 2nd RFD (LCC)<br /> 2006-09-01 1st RFD<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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