From: Alexander Bartolich <alexander.bartolich@gmx.at>
Subject: 1st RFD: misc.predictions.registry moderated (remove)
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 18:02:16 EST
Message-ID: <hkkphk$r8o$1@news.albasani.net>
REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
moderated group misc.predictions.registry
This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove moderated
newsgroup misc.predictions.registry.
RATIONALE:
A probe post was answered by Kevin D. Quitt. He says there have been no
legitimate posts since 4-Mar-2008 and resigned.
NEWSGROUPS LINE:
misc.predictions.registry Predictions of the future. (Moderated)
DISTRIBUTION:
news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
misc.predictions.registry
CHARTER OF MISC.PREDICTIONS.REGISTRY
The misc.predictions.registry newsgroup is chartered for
the reporting of spontaneous premonitions experienced by
individuals, predictions made more consciously by any of
the various methods of divination, and predictions made
by astrological methods. They come under the umbrella
of the area usually known as the "paranormal".
These should be of the kind that concern things that can
be read about in the newspapers later in order to verify
them; personal premonitions about family, although a
fertile ground and equally valid cannot easily be verified
and are therefore not suitable.
Misc.predictions.registry is not the place to discuss
theories about the paranormal or for advertisements.
Discussion of matters relating to the paranormal in general
should take place in alt.paranormal; those with a sceptical
view of the validity of the premonition experience should
voice their views on sci.skeptic.
Commercial advertisements are not appropriate in this group.
Binaries are not appropriate to this group.
HISTORY OF THE GROUP:
misc.predictions.registry is a moderated newsgroup which passed its vote for
creation by 159:46 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 26 Dec 1997.
PROPONENT:
Alexander Bartolich <alexander.bartolich@gmx.at>
PROCEDURE:
Those who wish to comment on this request to remove this newsgroup should
subscribe to news.groups.proposals and participate in the relevant threads
in that newsgroup.
To this end, the followup header of this RFD has been set to
news.groups.proposals.
In the course of the removal process four formal announcements are posted
(MVI, 1st RFD, 2nd RFD, and LCC), each taking two weeks. At the end of the
process the B8MB will vote on the issue.
Available options for misc.predictions.registry are:
- leave the group as it is
- remove the group
For more information on the MVA process, please see
http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=policies:mvi
CHANGE HISTORY:
2010-01-17 Probe post
2010-01-24 Moderator Vacancy Announcement
2010-02-06 1st RFD
