[ADMIN] CHARTER: us.arts
Henrietta K. Thomas
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History: us.arts
newgrouped: 1992
rmgrouped: October 1994
reinstated w/charter: February 1999
CHARTER: us.arts
us.arts is an unmoderated newsgroup for the discussion of classical fine and
performing arts in the United States. The charter below was approved by
consensus in us.config on Wednesday, February 10, 1999, following established
procedures for new group creation in the us.* hierarchy.
Charter: us.arts
us.arts is an unmoderated newsgroup for the discussion of classical fine and
performing arts in the United States. Topics may include, but not be limited
to, the history of the arts in the United States from colonial days to the
present; well-known classical artists and their contributions to US culture;
various 'schools' of art and architecture; production techniques for stage and
screen; and technological advances in the field.
The 'arts' to be discussed include painting, sculpture, music, dance,
drama, literature, poetry, architecture, and photography.
The fine and performing arts of other countries would be off-topic
unless there is a direct connection between the United States
and the other country -- e.g., the US is directly involved in an
international program to promote the arts in the other country,
or the other country has a program the US might adopt. This
does not preclude comparisons between 'the arts' in the
US and other countries, but only that such comparisons
should not be the main focus of the group.
Posting Rules:
The posting rules of the us.* hierarchy are incorporated
into this charter by reference. Some highlights:
Direct advertising is not permitted, but occasional announcements
of new software, newsletters, and/or web sites are acceptable provided
they are done in a tasteful manner. Posters who wish to advertise their
business or profession should create a 4-6 line signature file to append to
each article they post.
Make Money Fast chain letters, pyramid schemes, and other types of scams or
spams are not permitted, either.
All articles must be written in plain text. Except for PGP signatures,
non-standard formats should not be used. This prohibition includes
binaries, HTML, v-cards, and other types of 'fancy' posts. If you
do have a binary you want people to see, put it on your web page
and post a pointer to the group telling people where to find it.
Please set your horizontal line length to 75 characters so as to
make it easier for others to read and respond to your articles.
The us.* hierarchy has a 5-group limit on crossposts to help
keep the noise level down and reduce the chances of articles
being cancelled by other hierarchies which enforce their own
crosspost limits. If you see an article crossposted to more
than 5 groups, please trim the Newsgroups: line to comply
with this rule. And when you post yourself, be sure to select
only the 5 most relevant groups.
Violations of this charter or the hierarchy rules may be
reported to the us.* hierarchy administation, your Internet
Service Provider, and/or legal authorities in appropriate
situations. This applies especially to illegal chain letters,
forgeries, unauthorized use of registered domains, newsgroup
"spamming", and/or the constant harassment of other posters.
Newsgroup Host
This charter will be posted twice a month by the Newsgroup Host.
The host will also keep an eye on the group, and report serious
violations of the posting rules to the us.* hierarchy administration.
Further action, including cancellation of an offending post, is at
the discretion of the us.* hierarchy administration.
If for any reason, the host is unable or unwilling to continue monitoring
the group, the us.* hierarchy administration shall post a notice asking for
volunteers or nominations from the group. If there is no contest, a sole
volunteer or nominee may be appointed directly by the us.* hierarchy
administration. But if there are more candidates, a poll will be conducted
to determine the wishes of the group. The final decision then rests with
the us.* hierarchy administration.
Annual Review
On or about the first anniversary of the adoption of this charter,
the us.* hierarchy administration shall post a Call For Discussion
on the status of the group in accordance with the procedures
outlined in the us.* hierarchy newsgroup creation rules. The
discussion period shall be at least two weeks. If at the end
of two weeks, no problems have been identified or the problems
identified have been satisfactorily resolved, the newsgroup
will remain as is until the next evaluation. But if major changes
are desired, a new RFD must be posted for full discussion
in us.config in accordance with the us.* hierarchy newsgroup
creation rules.
END CHARTER