RFD: remove uk.community.ambulance

[Graham Drabble]

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REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)

This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the following changes
in the uk.* Usenet hierarchy:

delete newsgroup uk.community.ambulance

Newsgroup line:
uk.community.ambulance Issues affecting UK ambulance services


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This is not a Call for Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at this time.
Further procedural details are given below.

RATIONALE: uk.community.ambulance

It has long been custom within uk.* to check for groups that are not
being used and then to remove them. By doing this we keep the number of
dead groups down increasing the chances that someone stumbling across a
group will find it useful.

An analysis of the posts to uk.community.ambulance from 2013-10-29 to
2014-10-29 has shown that there were no posts in this period.

It is not the intention to remove any groups that are, or people
believe will be, useful going forward. If you are a user of the group
and feel it should remain then please reply to this and join the debate
on uk.net.news.config so I know not to press ahead with this.


CHARTER:
uk.community.ambulance

This newsgroup is for issues concerning and relating to Ambulance
Services across the UK - including not only those run as NHS trusts but
also voluntary and private sectors, all of whom have little in the way of
inter-communication. Contributions are welcome from the great many staff
employed by these services, their managers and other parties or
individuals with an interest in the Ambulance Services, including other
medical personnel and Ambulance enthusiasts.

This is a forum for requesting and discussing information and views
regarding the widely varying policies, procedures, drugs and equipment
currently used in the UK Ambulance sectors. These regional variations
make up issues of concern nationally, affecting both staff and the
general public.


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Anyone posting contrary to this charter may be reported to their
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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 November 10th) 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
and is available from http://www.usenet.org.uk/guidelines.html (the UK
Usenet website). 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.community.ambulance

Proponent:
Graham Drabble <usen...@drabble.me.uk>

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