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<p>Created page with &#039;&lt;pre&gt; From: Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt; Subject: RFD: remove comp.os.ms-windows.announce moderated Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc, comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy, news.an…&#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.os.ms-windows.announce moderated<br /> Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc, comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,<br /> news.announce.newgroups, comp.os.ms-windows.announce,<br /> news.groups.proposals<br /> Followup-To: news.groups.proposals<br /> Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 16:18:42 -0600<br /> Organization: http://www.big-8.org/<br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)<br /> remove comp.os.ms-windows.announce<br /> <br /> This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated<br /> newsgroup comp.os.ms-windows.announce.<br /> <br /> <br /> RATIONALE: remove comp.os.ms-windows.announce<br /> <br /> The newsgroup comp.os.ms-windows.announce has not had any approved<br /> messages since March 1998. In April 1998, the moderator announced his<br /> retirement as moderator, and requested that the submission address be<br /> redirected to /dev/null. This notice, inexplicably posted to<br /> rec.bicycles.off-road, said that traffic was light and relatively<br /> little spam was received, but also noted:<br /> <br /> OTOH, I imagine readership is also rather low; ftp/web<br /> sites and comp.archives are better anyway. Few tears<br /> would be shed if it just disappeared the way it had a<br /> few months before I took over.<br /> <br /> <br /> HISTORY: <br /> <br /> The newsgroup comp.os.ms-windows.announce was created in March 1992 as<br /> part of a re-organization that also renamed comp.windows.ms to<br /> comp.os.ms-windows.misc and established the first 8 groups in the<br /> comp.os.ms-windows.* sub-hierarchy.<br /> <br /> Approvals were fairly steady until March 1998 when the moderator<br /> resigned. There have been no approvals in the 9 subsequent years.<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.proposals<br /> comp.os.ms-windows.announce<br /> comp.os.ms-windows.misc<br /> comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy<br /> <br /> The proponent will also post pointers to:<br /> <br /> comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc<br /> comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc<br /> comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc<br /> comp.os.ms-windows.apps.misc<br /> <br /> <br /> PROPONENT: <br /> <br /> Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> CHANGE HISTORY: <br /> <br /> 2007-02-01 1st RFD<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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