RFD: remove unmoderated newsgroup uk.jobs.d
Wm
REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the following changes
in the uk.* Usenet hierarchy:
remove unmoderated newsgroup uk.jobs.d
Newsgroup line:
uk.jobs.d Discussion of jobs related issues
*** 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.jobs.d
The newsgroup appears to be little used for the intended purpose (I can
find one on-topic thread in recent months) and seems to attract off
topic posts. I raised the suggestion of the group being removed early
in May and useful discussion followed. It was hoped by people that had
followed the ng that useful discussion may have started in the group as
a result of my initiating the discussion and following postings but this
doesn't appear to have happened. I think the group should now be
removed. As was noted in the discussion this appears to be the only .d
group in the uk.* hierarchy and that may explain why it has not been
well used (i.e. it was not well understood what the .d part of the name
meant).
END RATIONALE
PROPOSAL: remove uk.jobs.d
That the newsgroup uk.jobs.d be rmgrouped.
END PROPOSAL
CHARTER: uk.jobs.d
The group has no formal charter.
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 June 3rd) 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.jobs.d
Proponent:
Wm <tcn...@tarrcity.demon.co.uk>
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