RESULT: comp.theory.dynamic-sys and comp.theory.self-org-sys will be removed
The Big-8 Management Board
comp.theory.dynamic-sys will be removed
comp.theory.self-org-sys will be removed
The Last Call for Comments (LCC) on 17 Aug 2006 initiated a five-day
period for final comments. Following the comment period, the Big-8
Management board has decided by consensus to remove the newsgroups
comp.theory.dynamic-sys and comp.theory.self-org-sys.
These groups will be removed on 28 Aug 2006.
RATIONALE: remove comp.theory.dynamic-sys and comp.theory.self-org-sys
comp.theory.dynamic-sys and comp.theory.self-org-sys have had one discussion
thread "*Real* Distributed Computing" cross-posted between the two groups and
several other groups including comp.distributed, comp.object,
comp.theory.cell-automata, and comp.theory. It is improbable that participation
was coming from either of the two groups.
comp.theory.self-org-sys had a discussion thread "I need an email calendar for
non-profit org" cross-posted to alt.management, alt.office.management,
soc.org.nonprofit. It is not clear whether the originator wanted the calendar
software to help him self-organize, or he thought a self-organization was
similar to a non-profit-organization.
Both groups also get quite a bit of conference and similar announcements, but no
discussion of their own.
Since the one discussion thread was also cross-posted to comp.theory, there is
no reason for keeping the separate groups.
This RFD is part of a proposal to remove 31 low-traffic former-INET
groups. Please see article <11528143...@isc.org>, available here:
http://news.killfile.org/?group=news.announce.newgroups&number=1363
Note: the proposal to remove two of the 31 groups, comp.os.rsts and
comp.std.announce, has been withdrawn.
HISTORY:
comp.theory.dynamic-sys and comp.theory.self-org-sys have existed as INET groups
at least since 1987. They were promoted to the standard Big 8 distribution in
October 2000.
DISTRIBUTION:
This document has been posted to the following newsgroups:
news.announce.newgroups
news.groups
comp.theory.self-org-sys
comp.theory.dynamic-sys
comp.theory
comp.ai.alife
PROPONENT:
Jim Riley <jim...@pipeline.com>
CHANGE HISTORY:
2006-08-24 Result Posting
2006-08-15 3rd RFD (Last Call for Comments)
2006-07-13 2nd ("comprehensive") RFD
2006-07-06 1st RFD