RESULT: rec.hunting.dogs will be removed
The Big-8 Management Board
rec.hunting.dogs will be removed
The Last Call for Comments (LCC) on 12 Mar 2008 initiated a five-day
period for final comments. Following the comment period, the Big-8
Management board has decided by consensus to remove the newsgroup
rec.hunting.dogs.
This group will be removed on 07 Apr 2008.
RATIONALE: remove rec.hunting.dogs
This is a dead group. There has been no viable activity on this group
for nearly a year (maybe longer). Even before that, the activity level
of this group was extremely low (no more than 1 or 2 posts per month).
Note that this is despite the fact that the moderator (myself, the
proponent of the removal RFD) dutifully checks for new posts on a
regular basis (at least one per week).
It is important to note that it is the moderator of the group who is
initiating the proposal.
HISTORY:
The group was originally a spin off from rec.hunting back in the
mid-1990's. Because of the number and nature of dog-related posts, it
was felt a separate discussion group under the hierarchy of rec.hunting
should be created. After an appropriate RFD & CFV process which showed
very little opposition to the proposal, the group was created. The
moderator was designated to be myself (Chris Barnes); to date, this is
the only moderator the group has ever had.
DISTRIBUTION:
This document has been posted to the following newsgroups:
news.announce.newgroups (moderated)
news.groups.proposals (moderated)
rec.hunting.dogs (moderated)
PROPONENT:
Chris Barnes <ch...@txbarnes.com>
CHANGE HISTORY:
2008-01-17 1st RFD
2008-03-12 2nd RFD/LCC
2008-03-30 Results (passes)