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<p>Created page with &#039;&lt;pre&gt; Subject: RFD: remove comp.sys.net-computer.announce moderated From: Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt; Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:21:28 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: &lt;nan.2007031518…&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;pre&gt;<br /> Subject: RFD: remove comp.sys.net-computer.announce moderated<br /> From: Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt;<br /> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:21:28 +0000 (UTC)<br /> Message-ID: &lt;nan.20070315182127$1dba@killfile.org&gt;<br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)<br /> remove comp.sys.net-computer.announce<br /> <br /> This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated<br /> newsgroup comp.sys.net-computer.announce.<br /> <br /> <br /> RATIONALE: remove comp.sys.net-computer.announce<br /> <br /> The last approved message was in June 1999. During its roughly 2<br /> years of activity, the group had a total of less than 20 articles.<br /> Announcements of interest to the Network Computer community may be<br /> made in the unmoderated group comp.sys.net-computer.misc which has<br /> very low traffic.<br /> <br /> <br /> HISTORY:<br /> <br /> The newsgroup comp.sys.net-computer.announce was created in June 1997<br /> as part of a 3-group hierarchy including comp.sys.net-computer.*<br /> (CSNC) hierarchy including CSNC.advocacy, CSNC.announce, and<br /> CSNC.misc.<br /> <br /> During its roughly 2 years of activity, less than 20 articles were<br /> approved, and in about 1/2 the months no articles were approved. The<br /> last approval occured in June 1999.<br /> <br /> <br /> CHARTER:<br /> <br /> The newsgroup line is:<br /> <br /> |comp.sys.net-computer.announce Announcements relating to Network Computers.<br /> <br /> The charter (extracted from the newsgroup FAQ):<br /> <br /> The content of posts to comp.sys.net-computer.announce should be<br /> current, textual, information, and must relate to the Network Computer<br /> (NC). This includes press releases and news items, as well as any<br /> other topical announcements relating to Network Computers. The group<br /> will also be used to distribute information relating to the<br /> comp.sys.net-computer.* newsgroups, for example a FAQ.<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.sys.net-computer.announce<br /> comp.sys.net-computer.advocacy<br /> comp.sys.net-computer.misc<br /> <br /> <br /> PROPONENT: <br /> <br /> Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> CHANGE HISTORY: <br /> <br /> 2007-03-15 1st RFD<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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