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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.sys.net-computer.announce moderated (LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS) Newsgroups: comp.sys.net-compu…&#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.sys.net-computer.announce moderated (LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS)<br /> Newsgroups: comp.sys.net-computer.announce, comp.sys.net-computer.misc,<br /> comp.sys.net-computer.advocacy, news.announce.newgroups,<br /> news.groups.proposals<br /> Followup-To: news.groups.proposals<br /> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:02:36 -0500<br /> Organization: http://www.big-8.org/<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 /> 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.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 /> 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 /> 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 /> PROPONENT: <br /> <br /> Jim Riley &lt;jimrtex@pipeline.com&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> CHANGE HISTORY: <br /> <br /> 2007-03-15 1st RFD<br /> 2007-03-28 2nd RFD/LCC<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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