RFD: remove moderated newsgroup uk.politics.announce
Graham Drabble
REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the following changes
in the uk.* Usenet hierarchy:
remove moderated newsgroup uk.politics.announce
*** 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.politics.announce
uk.politics.announce is no longer being used and hasn't been for quite
some time. As far as I can tell the last on topic submission was in
December 2007.
A post to the group on 2nd July asking if it was being used has
received no replies.
Both moderators are now of the view that this group should be removed.
PROPOSAL: uk.politics.announce
That the newsgroup uk.politics.announce be rmgrouped.
END PROPOSAL
CHARTER: uk.politics.announce
uk.politics.announce is be the group for political announcements.
Suitable subjects for postings would include: the announcement of
political meetings, the text of new party policy, the opening of new
political web sites. Discussion of issues raised in
uk.politics.announce should be taken to the specific group within the
uk.politics.* hierarchy for that subject or to uk.politics.misc.
Posters to this group should set their follow up line to the relevant
uk.politics subgroup.
Advertising
Commercial advertising is forbidden.
Cross Posting
Excessive cross posting is inappropriate. Cross posting to other groups
in the uk.politics hierarchy is not permissible.
Binaries
Binaries are not permitted, but directions as to where binaries may be
found are.
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 July 23rd) 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.politics.announce
Proponent:
Graham Drabble <usen...@drabble.me.uk>
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