1st RFD: The Great Downsizing -- rec.parks.* and rec.scouting.*

[Paul W. Schleck]

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The following newsgroups appear to be dead, with no recent on-topic
messages posted, as of 0001 UTC February 1, 2011.

rec.parks.theme
rec.scouting.guide+girl

The Big8-Usenet Management Board proposes to eliminate these newsgroups.

Any feedback on that proposal should be posted as a reply to the thread
"1st RFD: The Great Downsizing 2011/1" in the news.groups.proposals
newsgroup. In your feedback, please cite the name of the newsgroup in
the subject line. If you object to eliminating the newsgroup, please
provide a brief justification of why it should be retained.

Followup-To set to news.groups.proposals.

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Paul W. Schleck
psch...@novia.net
http://www.novia.net/~pschleck/
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[Coaster Enthusiasts of Canada]

This is posted to rec.parks.theme. Posting to
news.groups.proposals was rejected. If someone
can post this to there, it would be appreciated.

Paul W. Schleck wrote:

>The following newsgroups appear to be dead, with no recent on-topic
>messages posted, as of 0001 UTC February 1, 2011.

> rec.parks.theme

>The Big8-Usenet Management Board proposes to eliminate these newsgroups.

*** A commendable endevour.

> If you object to eliminating the newsgroup, please
> provide a brief justification of why it should be retained.

*** While not a busy newsgroup, from time to time lay persons do post
queries there. It is monitored by several persons/groups, with answers
posted as necessary.

I believe "rec.parks.theme" should currently be retained but that
its status be reviewed in another year.

Richard Bonner

The Coaster Enthusiasts of Canada
www.CEC.chebucto.org