bryce@cbmvax.commodore.com (Bryce Nesbitt) (10/19/89)
[As with the sci.aquaria proposal, this is a violation of the provision of the guidelines that requires naming issues to be resolved before calling for a vote. The author insists on posting it anyway. --moderator] I hereby formally propose a new newsgroup to be called "rec.aquarium". This group is intended as a simple mainstream translation of the currently successful and high quality group "alt.aquaria". The charter remains the same: OLD: alt.aquaria The aquarium & related as a hobby. NEW: rec.aquarium The aquarium & related as a hobby. Mail your YES or NO vote one of the addresses listed below. Vote changes are allowed, note in the subject and body that you are changing. uunet!cbmvax!bryce bryce@commodore.COM rutgers!cbmvax!bryce bryce@cbmvax.UUCP Your subject line must contain your YES, NO or CHANGED vote. The body of the message must contain the vote, your full name, and net address. Improperly formatted votes will be returned to sender uncounted. Posted votes do not count. Voting will be from Thursday October 19 until Thursday November 9, 1989. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The name "rec.aquarium" was chosen for several reasons. I feel that distribution in "sci" would be inappropriate. The justifications given by Mr. Sexton are neither sufficient nor correct. Quality "rec" groups *are* distributed in Europe, including Holland. Here is a quote from Mr. Sexton's formal proposal: > Whats (sic) the difference ? It turns out that sci goes to Europe > and rec, for the most part, doesn't. (rec, for example > doesn't go to Germany and Holland). A grab for better distribution is not reason for a new "sci" group. The name "aquarium" is used for absolute clarity. Artistic expression should be used in the body of messages, not the name of group. A rec.aquarium group probably makes sense even if a more technical aquarium group is passed. Please decide for yourself based on the wealth of opinions expressed in news.groups. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------