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<p>Created page with &#039;&lt;pre&gt; From: Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt; Subject: RFD: remove misc.news.internet.announce moderated Newsgroups: news.admin.announce, news.announce.newgroups, news.groups, mi…&#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 misc.news.internet.announce moderated<br /> Newsgroups: news.admin.announce, news.announce.newgroups, news.groups,<br /> misc.news.internet.announce, news.admin.net-abuse.policy<br /> Followup-To: news.groups.proposals<br /> Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:28:29 -0600<br /> Organization: http://www.big-8.org/<br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)<br /> remove misc.news.internet.announce<br /> <br /> This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated<br /> newsgroup misc.news.internet.announce.<br /> <br /> <br /> RATIONALE: remove misc.news.internet.announce<br /> <br /> The newsgroup has not had any approvals since September 1997. The<br /> group was active for less than 2 years (November 1995 to September<br /> 1997). There were roughly 80% fewer approvals in the last 12 months<br /> than in the first 12 months.<br /> <br /> It is unlikely that a revival as a moderated group could fulfill its<br /> charter as a source of information for the conventional media about<br /> the Internet.<br /> <br /> The removal of misc.news.internet.announce would have NO effect on<br /> misc.news.internet.discuss.<br /> <br /> <br /> HISTORY: <br /> <br /> The newsgroup misc.news.internet.announce was created in November<br /> 1995, along with the companion group misc.news.internet.discuss.<br /> <br /> A proposal to create a moderated misc.news.internet.media-stories and<br /> to convert misc.news.internet.discuss to a moderated status failed in<br /> June 1996 with less than 100 Yes votes each.<br /> <br /> <br /> PROCEDURE: <br /> <br /> The full 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.proposals and participate in the relevant threads <br /> in that newsgroup.<br /> <br /> To this end, the followup header of this RFD has been set to <br /> news.groups.proposals.<br /> <br /> All discussion of active proposals should be posted to news.groups.proposals.<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.proposals as well.<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.internet.announce<br /> news.admin.net-abuse.policy<br /> news.admin.announce<br /> <br /> <br /> PROPONENT: <br /> <br /> Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> CHANGE HISTORY: <br /> <br /> 2006-11-28 1st RFD<br /> <br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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