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<p>Created page with &#039;&lt;pre&gt; From: Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt; Subject: RFD: remove rec.aviation.announce moderated Newsgroups: rec.aviation.announce, rec.aviation.misc, news.announce.newgroups, …&#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 rec.aviation.announce moderated<br /> Newsgroups: rec.aviation.announce, rec.aviation.misc,<br /> news.announce.newgroups, rec.aviation.piloting, news.groups.proposals<br /> Followup-To: news.groups.proposals<br /> Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:25:06 -0600<br /> Organization: http://www.big-8.org/<br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)<br /> remove rec.aviation.announce<br /> <br /> This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated<br /> newsgroup rec.aviation.announce.<br /> <br /> <br /> RATIONALE: remove rec.aviation.announce<br /> <br /> The last approved article was in January 1999. In the prior two years<br /> traffic had greatly declined, with two periods of 6-months with no<br /> approvals. With such a light volume, any announcements of fly-ins,<br /> etc. can be made directly in unmoderated rec.aviation.* groups.<br /> <br /> An an announcement group it would be inappropriate to convert the<br /> group to an unmoderated status.<br /> <br /> <br /> HISTORY:<br /> <br /> The newsgroup rec.aviation.announce was created in September 1992, as<br /> part of a re-organization of rec.aviation into 13 newsgroups<br /> (rec.aviation.announce (ra.announce); ra.answers; ra.homebuilt;<br /> ra.ifr; ra.military; ra.misc; ra.owning; ra.piloting; ra.products;<br /> ra.simulators; ra.soaring; ra.stories; and ra.student).<br /> <br /> Approvals per year were: 1992, 1 article; 1993, 30 articles; 1994, 91<br /> articles; 1995, 13 articles (8 month interruption); 1996, 52 articles;<br /> 1997, 16 articles; 1998, 22 articles; and 1999, 2 articles.<br /> <br /> The last approval was in June 1999.<br /> <br /> <br /> CHARTER:<br /> <br /> The newsgroup line is:<br /> <br /> rec.aviation.announce Events of interest to the aviation community.<br /> <br /> The charter (periodically posted to the group) is:<br /> <br /> Dissemination of events of interest to the rec.aviation community,<br /> including fly-outs, airshows, museum events, safety seminars,<br /> conventions, races, rec.aviation administrative issues etc. The group<br /> will be moderated to minimize volume.<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 /> rec.aviation.announce<br /> rec.aviation.misc<br /> rec.aviation.piloting<br /> <br /> The proponent will also post pointers to:<br /> <br /> rec.aviation.aerobatics<br /> rec.aviation.homebuilt<br /> rec.aviation.military<br /> rec.aviation.owning<br /> rec.aviation.student<br /> <br /> <br /> PROPONENT: <br /> <br /> Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> CHANGE HISTORY: <br /> <br /> 2007-02-26 1st RFD<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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