Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 (Fortune 01.1b1); site ranhome.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!pyramid!ranhome!randy From: randy@ranhome.UUCP (Randys Account) Newsgroups: net.news.group Subject: Re: Put bad newsgroups on probation before killing them. Message-ID: <168@ranhome.UUCP> Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 15:08:44 EST Article-I.D.: ranhome.168 Posted: Tue Nov 5 15:08:44 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 21:38:29 EST References: <148@sdcc7.UUCP> Organization: Fortune Systems, Belmont CA Lines: 41 Paul van de Graaf says, > Just as there is a protocol for starting a newsgroup, there should be a > protocol for ending one. ... > [discussion of demise of net.bizzare] > > Proposed Protocol: > 1.) Discuss the problem with the newsgroup in net.news.group. ... > > 2.) Someone like Spaf decides the problem warrants action. > Posts a probation notice in the newsgroup which: > Says why the group is in trouble. > Tells what needs to be done to keep the group. > Encourages members to police themselves and read net.announce.newusers. > Directs discussion to net.news.group. > > > 3.) If after one month (maybe less) the group does not shape up, kill it! > Otherwise the group stays, but remains on probation until the powers > that be decide to lift it. There has been some discussion lately about establishing/reviewing procedures for removing groups. There does seem to be "demonstrated need" to somehow reduce the amount of "noise" on the net. This would seem to be a good start at a procedure for removing groups. Perhaps removing some of the high volume/least technical groups would be a good place to start trimming. If net.[religion|philosophy|politics] were removed, and net.flame changed to a general net.discussion.of.opinions or something like that, there would be less need to look elsewhere for groups to cut. I would like to say more, but I would rather be brief. -- cbosgd|----------!fortune\ ihnp4 | allegra| \!ranhome!randy dual | hplabs | / topaz |-!pyramid/ (Randy Horton)