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From: Valorie Zimmerman <>
Subject: TMG-L: [Fwd: RFD: soc.genealogy.computing reorganization]
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 16:25:18 -0700


Partial forward -- see the newsgroups for the entire text.

All the best,

Valorie

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RFD: soc.genealogy.computing reorganization
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 11:21:14 GMT
From: (John Pimentel)
To:

REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
unmoderated group soc.genealogy.computing.misc (renames
soc.genealogy.computing)
unmoderated group soc.genealogy.computing.brotherskeeper
unmoderated group soc.genealogy.computing.banner-blue
unmoderated group soc.genealogy.computing.legacy
unmoderated group soc.genealogy.computing.paf
unmoderated group soc.genealogy.computing.wholly-genes

This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for reorganization of the
world-wide Usenet newsgroup soc.genealogy.computing. This is not a Call
For
Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at this time. Procedural details are below.

Newsgroup line:
soc.genealogy.computing.banner-blueSupport specific to Banner Blue
products.
soc.genealogy.computing.brotherskeeperSupport specific to Brothers
Keeper.
soc.genealogy.computing.legacySupport specific to Legacy Family Tree.
soc.genealogy.computing.miscGenealogical computing & net resources.
soc.genealogy.computing.pafSupport specific to Personal Ancestral File.
soc.genealogy.computing.wholly-genesSupport specific to Wholly Genes.

RATIONALE: all groups

The soc.genealogy.computing newsgroup was established to create a
discussion area relevant to the use of computer software and hardware
as an aid in genealogy research. Almost from the beginning of the
newsgroup, there has been a desire that questions also be answered by
the vendor representative. In March 1995, the attached mailing list
GENCMP-L ran a policy change straw poll/vote and by a result of 134 to
8 desired to extend beyond the charter of the newsgroup, however the
policy change straw poll/vote did not maintain itself very long, nor
did the method to identify technical support posts. The newsgroup has
had a continual argument as to whether or not vendor representative in
newsgroup responses are permitted by the charter of the newsgroup,
which specifically states advertising is not permitted, except an
announcement of a product release. While it is agreed that vendor
representatives add more knowledge to the newsgroup, providing a place
the negative impact on participants can be minimized has been a major
on-going problem.

snips

CHARTER: soc.genealogy.computing.wholly-genes

Support specific to Wholly Genes products.

Discussion of computer-based genealogical tools/resources of any type,
with
posts being limited to the family of products provided by the vendor.
Posts
may be in the form of questions about the use and setup of the product,
solicitation of information, announcement of their products, etc.
Posting
in response to questions about the product or family of products by the
vendor representative are permitted within the parameters of:

Support:
Answering technical questions of a interest to the readers of the
newsgroup.

Posting of known bugs/defects, their interim work-around, projected
releases containing the fixes (bugs/defects) and enhancements will
be provided.

Vendors are encouraged to post FAQ (Frequently Answered Questions).

Solicitation of information:

Providing a list of features, and seeking input on enhancements for
upcoming releases of their product.

Not acceptable:

Comparison of various vendor's products' features, between and by
vendors, is not permitted.

The vendor is not permitted to attach their mailing list to this
newsgroup, nor provide a gateway to/from this newsgroup and their
mailing nor other resource, example as a chat area, either on a
web page or other service.

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 proposed newsgroups
should be raised and resolved. The discussion period will continue
for a minimum of 21 days (starting from when the first RFD for this
proposal is posted to news.announce.newgroups), after which a Call For
Votes (CFV) may be posted by a neutral vote taker if the discussion
warrants it. Please do not attempt to vote until this happens.

All discussion of this proposal should be posted to news.groups.

This RFD attempts to comply fully with the Usenet newsgroup creation
guidelines outlined in "How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup" and "How
to Format and Submit a New Group Proposal". Please refer to these
documents (available in news.announce.newgroups) if you have any
questions about the process.


DISTRIBUTION:
news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,soc.genealogy.computing,
soc.genealogy.misc

POINTER MESSAGE
soc.genealogy.african, soc.genealogy.australia+nz,
soc.genealogy.benelux, soc.genealogy.britain,
soc.genealogy.french, soc.genealogy.german,
soc.genealogy.hispanic, soc.genealogy.ireland,
soc.genealogy.italian, soc.genealogy.jewish,
soc.genealogy.marketplace, soc.genealogy.medieval,
soc.genealogy.methods, soc.genealogy.nordic,
soc.genealogy.slavic, soc.genealogy.surnames.britain,
soc.genealogy.surnames.canada,soc.genealogy.surnames.german,
soc.genealogy.surnames.global,soc.genealogy.surnames.ireland,
soc.genealogy.surnames.misc, soc.genealogy.surnames.usa,
soc.genealogy.west-indies

Proponent: John Pimentel <>
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