gs26@prism.gatech.EDU (Glenn R. Stone) (04/15/91)
It was brought to my attention that there are some groups that have FAQ's
that didn't get this; I'm posting it to those groups only... PLEASE
don't follow up to anywhere but news.groups unless you intend to raise
the ire of those in your own group....
-- Glenn
[begin reposted material, from news.announce.newgroups]
[Sorry for the weird selection of newsgroups.... methinks we've got the
attention of most of the people who want in on this thing anyway...]
Okay, nobody else has, so I will.
This is a formal RFD for a group in which to crosspost FAQ lists.
Now, I'm not dictatorial by nature, so I need input (after all,
isn't that what an RFD is for?) on the following issues.
o Name.
I'm not about to be responsible for running a debacle like
the ongoing you-know-what vote.... I'll not issue a CFV
until we've pretty much settled on something. I realize
this is a religious issue for people, so we'll do it this
way:
Starting as soon as this gets posted, and for a week thereafter,
I'm running a vote on the name. At the end of that week, I'll
sort things out and post results, and we'll work from there.
Since the method of determining a name is not formalized, neither
will the vote be; you may mail me your top choice only, or a
list of names, indicating priority; I will post as to which
names got the most support. Mail your name-votes to:
glenns@eas.gatech.edu (UUCP: ...gatech!eas.gatech.edu!glenns)
o Posting method.
Do we allow self-approved crossposting, or run a standard
moderated group, or leave it unmoderated? Methinks the
latter is Not A Good Thing, in that the FAQ should be discussed
in its own group, and that this group should be a "clean"
group for easy archival of FAQs.... but I'm open to discussion.
o Charter.
I don't think there will be too much discussion here, but....
"A newsgroup devoted to assembling various Frequently Asked
Question (and answer) lists (FAQ's) in one place for
ease of reference and archival."
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Talk to me. Post. Flame, even, if necessary. But the demand
for the group is clear, so let's go ahead and do it.... and
this time, let's do it right.
Note that I did not include a timetable for CFV, etc. I expect
this to go on for >at least< the usual 14 days; I will not post
a CFV before 4/23. On the other hand, the guidelines state that
if you don't have it hashed out within 30 days, you take it to
mail and start over. I hope we have something before then, but
the discussion period will end, one way or the other, on or before
5/9. (plus n.a.newgroup's posting delay, on both dates.) The
voting, if and when it starts, will run for 21 days; the usual
rules will apply.
Here we go....
-- Glenn R. Stone
FAQ discussion to: glenns@eas.gatech.edu
Other stuff to: gs26@prism.gatech.edu
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