1st RFD: comp.protocols.bitcoin (create)

[Sancho Panza]

REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
unmoderated group comp.protocols.bitcoin

This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) for the creation of the
moderated newsgroup comp.protocols.bitcoin


NEWSGROUPS LINE:

comp.protocols.bitcoin The Bitcoin protocol


RATIONALE:

Satoshi Nakamoto's invention, Bitcoin, consists of two main parts,
a global public ledger, and broadly speaking, a protocol for interacting
with the system for purposes of transacting or querying information.

Presently, there is no newsgroup that serves discussions on the further
evolution of the Bitcoin protocol.

With a newsgroup dedicated to all matters concerning the evolution of
the protocol, both experienced users and hobbyists alike will be able to
participate in discussions.

Outside of Usenet, a small number of moderated message boards and
mailing lists are devoted to Bitcoin discussions.
A number of these resources have been critized for exhibiting
overzealous moderation or even outright censorship.

An unmoderated newsgroup that will almost certainly be archived for
perpetuity will serve the needs of Bitcoin users, developers and
researchers for years to come by allowing free exchange of discussion,
advice, tips, and questions.

Message archives will ensure that in future, users will be able to draw
from this base of answers and insight, much like what is now possible
with other newsgroup archives from the late 80s and 90s.


CHARTER:

The newsgroup comp.protocols.bitcoin is intended for all discussions
regarding the evolution of the Bitcoin protocol.

Discussions of other cryptocurrency protocols are welcomed in this
newsgroup provided they are for purposes of comparison or inspiration
to the Bitcoin protocol.

Discussions not related to the Bitcoin protocol are not welcomed.

Posters to this newsgroup are asked to refrain from harrassment,
personal attacks, and disruptive communication. Articles containing
binary computer files including, but not limited to, programs or images,
are forbidden. HTML posts are discouraged.

Posters are expected to abide by normal Usenet standards of decorum,
and to ignore articles intended to disrupt the group.

Posters should exercise their best judgment and use consideration for
the copyright laws of their country. If in doubt, ask.


PROCEDURE:

For more information on the newsgroup creation process, please see:

http://www.big-8.org/wiki/How_to_Create_a_New_Big-8_Newsgroup

Those who wish to influence the development of this RFD and its final
resolution should subscribe to news.groups.proposals and participate in
the relevant threads in that newsgroup. This is both a courtesy to
groups in which discussion of creating a new group is off-topic as well
as the best method of making sure that one's comments or criticisms are
heard.

All discussion of active proposals should be posted to
news.groups.proposals

To this end, the followup header of this RFD has been set to
news.groups.proposals.

If desired by the readership of closely affected groups, the discussion
may be crossposted to those groups, but care must be taken to ensure
that all discussion appears in news.groups.proposals as well.

We urge those who would like to read or post in the proposed newsgroup
to make a comment to that effect in this thread; we ask proponents to
keep a list of such positive posts with the relevant message ID.

Such lists of positive feedback for the proposal may constitute good
evidence that the group will be well-used if it is created.


DISTRIBUTION:

This document has been posted to the following newsgroups:

news.announce.newgroups news.groups.proposals comp.protocols
comp.protocols.misc


PROPONENT:

Sancho Panza <sanch...@protonmail.com>


CHANGE HISTORY:
2017-04-08 1st RFD.

[David Solimano]

On Sat, 8 Apr 2017 13:17:34 EDT, Sancho Panza
<sanch...@protonmail.com> wrote:

>
> REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
> unmoderated group comp.protocols.bitcoin
>
>This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) for the creation of the
>moderated newsgroup comp.protocols.bitcoin
>
>
>NEWSGROUPS LINE:
>
>comp.protocols.bitcoin The Bitcoin protocol
>
>

+1, though could a general cryptocurrency group do better?
--
David Solimano
da...@solimano.org

[Stephen Thomas Cole]

Sancho Panza <sanch...@protonmail.com> wrote:
>
> REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
> unmoderated group comp.protocols.bitcoin
>
> This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) for the creation of the
> moderated newsgroup comp.protocols.bitcoin

I have no objection in principle to the creation of this group. However, I
wonder if the proponent has any research that suggests the group will be
used? Does the proponent intend to actively promote the newsgroup if
created? If so, how? A suggestion, if I may, would be a dedicated Twitter
account which automatically Tweets links to new group posts, much like that
in my .sig for uk.radio.amateur.moderated.

--
STC / M0TEY /
http://twitter.com/ukradioamateur

[Evgenii Sputnik]

I support the creation of a general BitCoin and other cryptographer
currencies newsgroup.

--
esp...@gmail.invalid

[Sancho Panza]

In article <56bjeclfi7u7pm64c...@4ax.com>,
da...@solimano.org says...

>
> +1, though could a general cryptocurrency group do better?

David,

Thanks for raising this point.

I think there might be a case made for that, but today there are
hundreds of cryptocurrencies, quite a few radically different, with
corresponding diversity in protocols.

Bitcoin is still the "original" and most widely known cryptocurrency,
with very active protocol development with ~ 5x higher daily transaction
volume and about the same factor higher market capitalization than the
current next contender, Ethereum - which is a very interesting protocol
deserving of its own discussion (with its advanced support for smart
contracts etc.)

I believe it would dilute conversation significantly for readers if they
had to filter out the talk for the particular cryptocurrency protocol(s)
they are interested in.

Maybe, to anticipate future needs and provide better structure, a
Bitcoin discussion group could be set in such a way?

comp.protocols.cryptocurrency.bitcoin

Looking forward to hearing further views.

Sancho

[David Solimano]

On Mon, 17 Apr 2017 21:37:21 CST, Sancho Panza
<sanch...@protonmail.com> wrote:

>In article <56bjeclfi7u7pm64c...@4ax.com>,
>da...@solimano.org says...
>>
>> +1, though could a general cryptocurrency group do better?
>

>Maybe, to anticipate future needs and provide better structure, a
>Bitcoin discussion group could be set in such a way?
>
> comp.protocols.cryptocurrency.bitcoin
>
>Looking forward to hearing further views.
>
>Sancho

+1 on that idea!
--
David Solimano
da...@solimano.org

[David Solimano]

I like this - is there some code available that does this?
--
David Solimano
da...@solimano.org

[Avon Kerr]

Sancho Panza <sanch...@protonmail.com> wrote:

>
> I believe it would dilute conversation significantly for readers if they
> had to filter out the talk for the particular cryptocurrency protocol(s)
> they are interested in.
>
> Maybe, to anticipate future needs and provide better structure, a
> Bitcoin discussion group could be set in such a way?
>
> comp.protocols.cryptocurrency.bitcoin
>
> Looking forward to hearing further views.
>
> Sancho
>

Hi there. Just started reading the thread and am also supportive of your
proposal. I think the above newsgroup naming convention may be the better
way to go.

--
Agency News | news.bbs.geek.nz

[Evgenii Sputnik]

09.04.2017 15:42, David Solimano пишет:

I stand for comp.internet.services.bitcoin.

--
Evgenii Sputnik esp...@gmail.com

[Evgenii Sputnik]

By the way I would be using the newsgroup.

--
Evgenii Sputnik esp...@gmail.com

[Evgenii Sputnik]

09.04.2017 15:42, David Solimano пишет:

> On Sat, 8 Apr 2017 13:17:34 EDT, Sancho Panza
> <sanch...@protonmail.com> wrote:

I sent an email to Sancho Panza to ask if he is still interested in
creating a BitCoin Big-8 newsgroup.

> +1, though could a general cryptocurrency group do better?

Could it be better to name it ".bitcoin" but use for all
cryptocurrencies anyway?

--
Evgenii Sputnik esp...@gmail.com

[David E. Ross]

No, that would mislead someone seeking a non-bitcoin newsgroup that is
about some other kind of cryptpcurrency.

--
David E. Ross
<http://www.rossde.com/>

President Trump demands loyalty to himself from Republican members
of Congress. I always thought that members of Congress -- House
and Senate -- were required to be loyal to the people of the
United States. In any case, they all swore an oath of office
to be loyal to the Constitution.

[Evgenii Sputnik]

I have just figured out alt.bitcoins have been created two years ago:

http://alt.config.narkive.com/nHNAJ3s9/proposal-alt-bitcoins

-- looks alt.* hierarchy has disadvantage that not every server carries
newsgroup you need and I realised that BitCoin newsgroup exists only I
already researched and find out Big-8 newsgroup are due to be created.
(Although the idea of BitCoin newsgroup visited me before I read about
it in news.groups.proposals, just BitCoin is a modern IT thing, just
like an Android, and, theoretically, deserves a newsgroup on its own.)

--
esp...@gmail.com
ichel