RFD: uk.business.telework-remove
Dr Death
REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the following changes
in the uk.* Usenet hierarchy:
remove uk.business.telework
Newsgroup line:
uk.business.telework Teleworkers and their employers (Moderated)
*** ALL DISCUSSION MUST TAKE PLACE IN UK.NET.NEWS.CONFIG ***
This is not a Call for Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at this time.
Further procedural details are given below.
RATIONALE: remove uk.business.telework
The uk.* usenet hierarchy is held in high regard by News Providers because
the hierarchy is well managed. Within that management is the opportunity
and duty to remove groups which are not being used to any extent.
According to http://www.cam.ac.uk/cs/newsserver/hierarchy-stats/uk/
in 2004, the group had a total of 21 postings. Since January there have
been 5 postings.
This group is clearly now not being used to any extent whatsoever. It
should be removed.
END RATIONALE
PROPOSAL: remove uk.business.telework
That the newsgroup uk.business.telework be rmgrouped.
CHARTER: uk.business.telework
uk.business.telework is a moderated newsgroup for the discussion and
dissemination of information in the field of telework, as it relates to
the United Kingdom.
The term 'telework' concerns the use of information and communication
technologies (ICTs) to enable work to be carried out at a distance from
where it is needed or where it may have conventionally taken place. Such a
role may include (but is not limited to) :
Home-based telework, or telecommuting.
Mobile telework.
Telecentres.
Telecottages.
Relocated business functions.
Outsourcing.
Dispersed team working.
Governments, researchers and other interested individuals.
It is intended that the emphasis of newsgroup discussions will concern
'work-related' issues as opposed to 'technical' issues which may be more
suitably answered in another newsgroup, however, this does not preclude
technical issues from being raised if they relate to the field of
telework.
This group will not accept postings which are:
related to specific hardware or software problems, binaries,
solicitations for employment or job offers (which are more suitable for
the uk.job.* hierarchies),
of a direct and commercial nature, which includes postings offering
commercial products or services, or those containing self-promotion
material,
not in English,
crossposted to more than 4 other newsgroups.
Moderation policy: uk.business.telework
uk.business.telework employs a combination of human and robomoderation.
The robomoderator will initially screen all posts, automatically rejecting
*any* article which:
is crossposted to more than 4 other newsgroups
contains encoded binary files
The robomoderator will then forward all new poster's submissions to the
moderation team, who will review them for compliance with the group's
charter. If the moderation team approves their first post, the poster will
be added to the robomoderators 'white list'.
Individuals who are placed on the 'white list' will have all further posts
automatically accepted by the robomoderator, unless the article fails the
robomoderators initial screening (above).
>From time to time individuals may violate the charter of the newsgroup, in
which case they will be removed from the robomoderator's 'white list' and
all further posts forwarded to the moderation team for review.
The moderation team will reply to individuals regarding articles which
have been rejected. However posters should be aware that if they are using
an invalid Reply To: address, they should clearly state a valid address
for correspondence within the article itself, in such circumstances the
moderation team will make no extra effort to communicate with the poster.
The moderation team may cancel articles which have been posted to the
group, due to forgery and errors in moderation scripts.
Appeal of rejected submissions: uk.business.telework
If you feel your article has been wrongly rejected you should reword your
post and re-submit to the submission address
<uk-busines...@usenet.org.uk>.
If this article is also rejected, you may appeal directly to the support
team at <uk-business-te...@usenet.org.uk> where your article
will be considered for acceptance. If a majority of the ubt-team decides
to accept the article, it will be forwarded to the newsgroup. If the
article is rejected again, the person appealing the rejection will be sent
a summary of the ubt-team's ruling.
Structure: uk.business.telework
The ubt-team is made up of four moderators who are collectively known as
the 'moderation team' and five facilitators who are collectively known as
the 'support-team'. They provide expertise and help with administrative
tasks and other services which may be required to assist the moderation
team.
Anyone may volunteer for the moderation team, should a position become
available. Appointments can only be made by a majority decision of the
full ubt-team.
Moderators may also be removed by a majority decision of the full
ubt-team. Moderators wishing to retire/resign should make a statement to
this effect on the newsgroup, giving at least one months notice so that a
replacement may be appointed.
Positions on the support team are usually made by invitation only, to
ensure a good mix of skills/experience is available in support of the
group. However you may wish to register your interest with the ubt-team,
so your skills/experience may be considered in the event of any vacancy.
Submission advice: uk.business.telework
Submissions may be posted directly through your news reader software
(which will then be forwarded to the moderation team), or mailed directly
to our submission address <uk-busines...@usenet.org.uk>.
Please try to use a descriptive 'subject' field in your article, and only
quote relevant text in follow-ups. Try starting a new thread, by changing
the subject field when a topic has begun to wander. Please observe
reasonable netiquette on signatures.
Moderation submission address
uk-busines...@usenet.org.uk
END CHARTER
PROCEDURE:
This is a request for discussion, not a call for votes. In this phase of
the process, any potential problems with the proposal should be raised
and resolved. The discussion period will continue for a minimum of 10
days, starting from when this RFD is posted to uk.net.news.announce
(i.e. until April 13th) after which a Call For Votes (CFV) may be
posted by a neutral vote taker if the discussion warrants it.
Alternatively, the proposal may proceed by the fast-track method. Please
do not attempt to vote until this happens.
This RFD attempts to comply fully with the "Guidelines for Group Creation
within the UK Hierarchy" as published regularly in uk.net.news.announce.
Please refer to this document if you have any questions about the process.
DISTRIBUTION:
This RFD has been posted to the following newsgroups:
uk.net.news.announce
uk.net.news.config
uk.business.telework
Proponent:
Dr Death <drd...@vlaad.co.uk>
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Mr. M.J. Lush
No objection to the groups removal, but before it goes I'll ask a
question
Are there any other good telework discusion forum ?
In article <rfd1-uk.business.telework-remove-20050402083009$7e...@gradwell.net>,
Dr Death <drd...@vlaad.co.uk> wrote:
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> REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
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>This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the following changes
>in the uk.* Usenet hierarchy:
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> remove uk.business.telework
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Michael
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