Nan:2010-08-23-rfd-rec.arts.startrek.info

From: Alexander Bartolich <alexander.bartolich@gmx.at>
Subject: 1st RFD: rec.arts.startrek.info moderated (remove)
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:47:25 EDT
Message-ID: <i4smq7$e2e$1@news.albasani.net>

              REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
              moderated group rec.arts.startrek.info

This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove moderated
newsgroup rec.arts.startrek.info.

RATIONALE:

According to Google's archive the last regular post was approved on
2002-01-01. A probe message resulted in a bounce.

<rec-arts-startrek-info@moderators.isc.org>: host
    moderators.individual.net[130.133.4.7] said: 550-Callout verification
    failed: 550-550 No such user (trek-info) -ERR trek-info@cybercomm.net not
    present or 550 password incorrect (in reply to RCPT TO command)

NEWSGROUPS LINE:

rec.arts.startrek.info	Information about the universe of Star Trek. (Moderated)

DISTRIBUTION:

news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
rec.arts.startrek.info
rec.arts.startrek.misc

CHARTER OF REC.ARTS.STARTREK.INFO

n/a

HISTORY OF THE GROUP:

The first recorded newgroup control is dated 1991-05-23.
It contained a tagline but no charter.

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 rec.arts.startrek.info are:
- leave the group as it is
- remove the group

For more information on the removal process, please see 

http://www.big-8.org/wiki/Group_Removal_FAQ

CHANGE HISTORY:

2010-05-20	Probe post
2010-08-09	Moderator Vacancy Investigation
2010-08-23	1st RFD