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<p>Created page with &#039;&lt;pre&gt; From: The Big-8 Management Board &lt;board@big-8.org&gt; Subject: 2nd RFD: remove comp.org.eff.news moderated (LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS) Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk, news.announc…&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;pre&gt;<br /> From: The Big-8 Management Board &lt;board@big-8.org&gt;<br /> Subject: 2nd RFD: remove comp.org.eff.news moderated (LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS)<br /> Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk, news.announce.newgroups, rec.games.frp.cyber,<br /> comp.org.eff.news, news.groups.proposals<br /> Followup-To: news.groups.proposals<br /> Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:46:33 -0600<br /> Organization: http://www.big-8.org/<br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)<br /> remove comp.org.eff.news<br /> <br /> This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated<br /> newsgroup comp.org.eff.news.<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.proposals.<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 /> <br /> SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION:<br /> <br /> No comments were received.<br /> <br /> <br /> RATIONALE: remove comp.org.eff.news<br /> <br /> The newsgroup comp.org.eff.news has not had any approved messages<br /> since September 1999. The group had steady traffic from its inception<br /> in September 1997. There were two isolated approvals in July 1998 and<br /> September 1999.<br /> <br /> Announcements and discussion about the EFF (Electronic Frontier<br /> Foundation) and its activities may occur in the unmoderated group<br /> comp.org.eff.talk. In addition, the EFF maintains a web site<br /> http://www.eff.org/.<br /> <br /> <br /> HISTORY: <br /> <br /> The newsgroups comp.org.eff.news (moderated) and comp.org.eff.talk<br /> (unmoderated) were created as part of the Inet hierarchy in September<br /> 1990. In July 1992, they were moved into the regular Big 7<br /> distribution. The moderated group was active for roughly 7 years, and<br /> has been mostly inactive for the past 9 years.<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.org.eff.news<br /> comp.org.eff.talk<br /> rec.games.frp.cyber<br /> <br /> <br /> CHARTER:<br /> <br /> The newsgroup line is:<br /> <br /> comp.org.eff.news News from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.<br /> <br /> Shortly after creation of the newsgroup the following announcement was<br /> made to the newsgroup:<br /> <br /> We will shortly begin publishing regular on-line editions of EFF<br /> News to comp.org.eff.news. EFF News will contain news and<br /> information about the Electronic Frontier Foundation as well as<br /> selected discussions about the issues of the day on the electronic<br /> frontier. Representative topics will include censorship, privacy,<br /> the application of the Bill of Rights to digital media, the<br /> development of standards of responsibility for users and operators<br /> of networks, and the policies which should guide the development of<br /> national and global information infrastrctures.<br /> <br /> <br /> PROPONENT: <br /> <br /> Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> CHANGE HISTORY: <br /> <br /> 2007-01-25 1st RFD<br /> 2007-02-07 2nd RFD/LCC<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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