rja@edison.cho.ge.com (rja) (01/08/90)
This is a formal CALL FOR DISCUSSION about the creation of a moderated group to carry binaries for the OS/2 operating system of Microsoft and IBM. There is existing binaries traffic in the comp.os.os2 newsgroup which has caused that group to be rated as one of the most expensive groups to carry in Brian Reid's postings and a number of sites are considering dropping comp.os.os2 because of the binary traffic. A moderator will be needed for the group and before a vote can be taken, a consensus will need to be reached on a moderator. Said moderator should have an OS/2 system and should have the time needed to moderate the group effectively. Moderation is needed to eliminate reposts of material and because all binaries groups on USENET are moderated because binaries are much more expensive to transport and only widely useful binaries should be widely distributed this way. I am not willing to be the moderator but am hopeful that people will step forward and volunteer. Per the guidelines, the discussion period will last at least 2 weeks and only the discussion in news.groups counts. Please do NOT send me mail on this -- if your comments are meaningful they should be posted.