Re: RFD: comp.databases.postgresql.general

On 4 Nov 2004 17:17:20 GMT, "Andy" <me(at)privacy(dot)net> wrote to
news.groups:

>Someone posted this official proposal to create
>comp.databases.postgresql.general again.

As the name says, this is a Request for Discussion, not an "official
proposal" (whatever that may be). Discussion about this is not only
welcome, it is encouraged.

> He wrote his own charter.

Somebody had to write one. If there's a problem with it, now is the
time for discussion. (I can see some potential problems with it,
actually - there's no mention of what sort of posts would be on-topic or
off-topic for the proposed newsgroup, for one thing.)

> As
>far as I know, he did not consult any of the postgresql groups first.

It is difficult to consult a group that isn't carried on all servers.
That's one reason why this thread is being posted to news.groups - it's
a group that is carried on almost every Usenet server.

>There may be an upcoming vote on this, so please stay informed and read
>news.newgroups.announce for updates.

And please take part in the discussion if you have a concern that hasn't
been raised by someone else.

>Also see message <2uu44nF2eodc0U1(at)uni-berlin(dot)de> for an example of the
>proponent's temperament.

It looks to me like the proponent is upset about not being able to
access the existing sort-of-newsgroup, and would like the group promoted
to full newsgroup status so that it will have a larger propogation.

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