Attn: There is proposal for creation of new Rec.Ponds.Moderated -please read inside

Hello:

I am not familiar with this newsgroup, and if this subject is
off-topic, then I apologize.

Some of you may be familiar with the problems that pretty much
destroyed rec.ponds during the past 2 years.

There is now a proposal (RFD) before the Big-8 Masnagement Board
to create a new group called rec.ponds.moderated.

The proposal can be found and read in news.announce.newsgroups
and also in rec.ponds.

If you have any thoughts or opinions about the creation of this
new group, please go to news.groups.proposals to share your views.

News.groups.proposals is a new group established by the Big-8
for the purpose of discussing the creation of new groups.

If your news provider does not carry this group (n.g.p), please
ask them to. You can also access news.groups.proposals via google.

My name is Ron Schompert, and I am one of the proponents of the
RFD to create rec.ponds.moderated.

The "official" discussion of this RFD, and of the possible
creation of rec.ponds.moderated, is taking place on n.g.p.

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All these initials & names can be confusing. Here's a summary:

news.groups
-don't go there. That group is no longer being used by
the Big-8 Management Board, effective this past November.

news.groups.proposals
-a new group, just created by the Big-8. It is the
officially recognized group for the discussion of the creation of new
groups.

rec.ponds
-the old pond group that got destroyed.

rec.ponds.moderated
-the new group that has been proposed by myself and others.
Discussions about this group are being held on
news.groups.proposals. (n.g.p)

RFD - Request for Discussion
This is the "application form" for the creation of the new
rec.ponds.moderated. Copies of the RFD can be found in
rec.ponds, news.announce.newsgroups, and news.groups.proposals


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Again, if this post is off-topic, then I apologize.

However, if some of the members of r.a.f.misc would be
interested in whether a new "rec.ponds.moderated" is created,
please read the RFD and then share your thoughts in N.G.P.
The more positive responses that the Big-8 sees in N.G.P, the
more likely they will be to favor the creation of the new pond group.

One final thought: N.G.P is itself a moderated group, so
anything you post there may take a few hours to show up.

Thank you for your consideration in reading this. I hope that
some of you will be interested in supporting this project.

If you have any questions, please email me. I would be very
happy to discuss this in more detail with you

Ronald Schompert