Nan:2010-08-17-result-misc.business.product-dev
From Usenet Big-8 Management Board
From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org>
Subject: RESULT: misc.business.product-dev will be removed
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:37:43 EDT
Message-ID: <i4e40d$pqr$1@news.albasani.net>
RESULT
misc.business.product-dev will be removed
The Last Call for Comments (LCC) on 2010-08-04 initiated a five-day
period for final comments. Following this comment period, the Big-8
Management Board has decided by vote to remove moderated group
misc.business.product-dev.
Vote results (yes-no-abstain): 8-0-0
RATIONALE:
According to Google's archive the last regular post was approved on
2009-01-22. Probe messages showed no result.
NEWSGROUPS LINE:
misc.business.product-dev New product development and management. (Moderated)
DISTRIBUTION:
news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
misc.business.product-dev
CHARTER OF MISC.BUSINESS.PRODUCT-DEV
Articles suitable for posting to misc.business.product-dev are those
pertaining to topics related to the process of developing new products
and services.
Expected topics of discussion include (but are not limited to):
* Strategies of product development
* Organizational issues
* Metrics
* Best Practices
* Case Histories
* R@CHARTER@D
* Manufacturing
* Marketing
* Global product development
* Benchmarking
* Trends in product development
* Market and customer research
* Brainstorming and ideation
* Academic research
Inappropriate posts would include:
* Advertising. This newsgroup allows those involved in product
development to help those individuals who share questions or concerns
with the group. This is NOT a forum for advertising and commercial
interests and such posts will not be welcome. If you have a product
or service to sell, please post your message in other, more appropriate
locations.
* Inappropriate behavior. Inappropriate posts, spamming, advertisements
foul language, or innuendoes that are disrespectful of the other users
or groups of people are not welcome.
Moderation policies:
The moderator will abide by the following policies:
* The moderator will be unbiased in his/her approval and rejection of
postings.
* The moderator will work to insure that the quality of discussions is
kept high and free of unsolicited advertising.
* The moderator will reject articles that do not conform to this charter.
Gateway:
This newsgroup will have a gateway to a dedicated mailing list so that
people who do not have access to Usenet newsgroups will be able to read
and post messages to the newsgroup via e-mail.
HISTORY OF THE GROUP:
misc.business.product-dev is a moderated newsgroup which passed its vote for
creation by 129:16 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 5 Apr 1999.
PROPONENT:
Alexander Bartolich <alexander.bartolich@gmx.at>
CHANGE HISTORY:
2010-02-21 First probe post
2010-05-18 Moderator Vacancy Investigation
2010-06-09 1st RFD
2010-08-04 LCC
2010-08-17 RESULT
