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<p>Created page with &#039;&lt;pre&gt; From: Big-8 Management Board &lt;board@big-8.org&gt; Subject: RFD: comp.lang.pascal.delphi.announce moderated (remove) LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 18:59:31 EDT …&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;pre&gt;<br /> From: Big-8 Management Board &lt;board@big-8.org&gt;<br /> Subject: RFD: comp.lang.pascal.delphi.announce moderated (remove) LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS<br /> Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 18:59:31 EDT<br /> Message-ID: &lt;hssgob$28f$1@news.albasani.net&gt;<br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)<br /> moderated group comp.lang.pascal.delphi.announce<br /> <br /> This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove moderated<br /> newsgroup comp.lang.pascal.delphi.announce.<br /> <br /> RATIONALE:<br /> <br /> Probe posts showed no result. According to Google&#039;s archive the last<br /> regular post was approved on 2006-08-16.<br /> <br /> NEWSGROUPS LINE:<br /> <br /> comp.lang.pascal.delphi.announce Delphi related announcements. (Moderated)<br /> <br /> DISTRIBUTION:<br /> <br /> news.announce.newgroups<br /> news.groups.proposals<br /> comp.lang.pascal.delphi.announce<br /> comp.lang.misc<br /> <br /> CHARTER OF COMP.LANG.PASCAL.DELPHI.ANNOUNCE<br /> <br /> A moderated newsgroup for the posting of announcements and information<br /> relating to Borland Delphi. This includes one-shot announcements such<br /> as:<br /> <br /> New/revised components, libraries and tools for Delphi<br /> Publication of books and magazines on using Delphi<br /> Web and FTP sites devoted to Delphi<br /> Users-group formation and meetings<br /> <br /> In addition periodic postings such as Delphi FAQs, FAQ pointers and<br /> HOWTOs are encouraged.<br /> <br /> Among the types of article not appropriate for posting are employment<br /> related announcements or articles containing binaries or significant<br /> amounts of source code. In all cases, follow ups are to be directed<br /> elsewhere in the comp.lang.pascal.delphi.* hierarchy.<br /> <br /> The purpose of moderation is to keep the group within its fairly<br /> narrow charter. Follow ups and other general posts are to be rejected<br /> with a pointer to a more suitable group. It is also the moderator&#039;s<br /> duty to verify the URLs of Web and FTP sites to confirm that they are<br /> reachable and contain Delphi related material.<br /> <br /> HISTORY OF THE GROUP:<br /> <br /> comp.lang.pascal.delphi.announce is a moderated newsgroup which passed its<br /> vote for creation by 219:21 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on<br /> 12 Apr 1996.<br /> <br /> PROPONENT:<br /> <br /> Alexander Bartolich &lt;alexander.bartolich@gmx.at&gt;<br /> <br /> PROCEDURE:<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 /> In the course of the removal process four formal announcements are posted<br /> (MVI, 1st RFD, 2nd RFD, and LCC), each taking two weeks. At the end of the<br /> process the B8MB will vote on the issue.<br /> <br /> Available options for comp.lang.pascal.delphi.announce are:<br /> - leave the group as it is<br /> - remove the group<br /> <br /> For more information on the MVI process, please see <br /> <br /> http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=policies:mvi<br /> <br /> CHANGE HISTORY:<br /> <br /> 2009-11-24 First probe post<br /> 2010-04-04 Moderator Vacancy Investigation<br /> 2010-04-19 1st RFD<br /> 2010-05-03 2nd RFD<br /> 2010-05-17 LCC<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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