More junta flouncing: Re: 2nd RFD: The Great Downsizing 2011/1
qartl
Management Board <bo...@big-8.org> wrote:
[lame followups trick to the junta's moderated treehouse defeated,
scorned, and laughed at. proper newsgroups restored and added.]
> REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
>
>This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the following
>198 unmoderated newsgroups.
>
>RATIONALE:
>
>All groups listed below fulfill these conditions:
>- no moderated groups
>- no group names matching *.misc
>- zero on-topic, non-crossposted threads in the past 18 months
>- on-topic questions that received no on-topic answer do not count
This rationale is false, therefore the entire proposal should be voted
down. See below.
>The discussion following the publication of the 1st RFD brought up
>principal opposition to the removal of groups, and the notion that
>some groups have a function beyond mere traffic.
>
>The claim that the groups in question have not been used for a long
>time was not disputed, however. Therefore the list was not changed.
Once again the junta is too lazy to do any real research. See below.
>Because of the magnitude of the group list this proposal is not cross-
>posted to target groups. In the course of these proceedings the B8MB
>will post pointers to this announcement to appropriate groups. Readers
>are encouraged to take initiative and spread the message.
Very lame, once again the junta demonstrates that they are too lazy
period.
>
>PROCEDURE:
>
>The procedure shall take at least 8 weeks, with announcements posted
>every 4 weeks: 1st RFD, 2nd RFD, and LCC. The group lists may be re-
>vised during this stage. Discussion about candidate groups should take
>place in moderated group news.groups.proposals. After publication of
>the LCC the board votes on each newsgroup individually.
>More details can be found here:
>
> http://www.big-8.org/wiki/Mass_removal_of_groups
Once again the junta ignores the fact that their "removal" control
messages are routinely ignored by news administrators and that they
lack any power to remove any newsgroups.
>NEWSGROUP LINES:
[huge snip]
>rec.games.bolo The networked strategy war game Bolo.
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Ragugaki
> In article <great-downsizing-2011-1-rf...@news.albasani.net>, Big-8
>
> Management Board <bo...@big-8.org> wrote:
>
> [lame followups trick to the junta's moderated treehouse defeated,
> scorned, and laughed at. proper newsgroups restored and added.]
>
> > REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
>
> >This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the following
> >198 unmoderated newsgroups.
>
> >RATIONALE:
>
> >All groups listed below fulfill these conditions:
> >- no moderated groups
> >- no group names matching *.misc
> >- zero on-topic, non-crossposted threads in the past 18 months
> >- on-topic questions that received no on-topic answer do not count
>
> This rationale is false, therefore the entire proposal should be voted
> down. See below.
Agreed - rec.games.bolo should stay.
Aratzio
<qa...@a51.mi1> got double secret probation for writing:
>[treehouse redirect defeated]
>
>Big-8 Management Board <bo...@big-8.org> wrote:
>
>>All groups listed below fulfill these conditions:
>>- no moderated groups
>>- no group names matching *.misc
>>- zero on-topic, non-crossposted threads in the past 18 months
>>- on-topic questions that received no on-topic answer do not count
>
>An old adage comes to mind here:
>
>"Please don't confuse me with facts, my mind is made up."
>
>And the fools still can't be bothered to post into the targeted groups.
>
>I will be requesting my ISP to ignore the impending flood of
>ill-conceived control messages.
I'm telling.