Nan:2009-07-14-rec.games.bolo-result
From Usenet Big-8 Management Board
From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,rec.games.bolo,news.groups Subject: RESULT - proposal to remove rec.games.bolo defeated (3-3-0-1) Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:23:45 EDT Message-ID: <nbSdnYGt9NosD8HXnZ2dnUVZ_o9i4p2d@supernews.com> The formal board vote taken on this proposal was 3 in favor, 3 opposed, no abstentions, with one board member not voting. Prior to the vote, it was agreed that a tie vote would mean that the proposal was defeated. Relevant material from the RFD: Newsgroups Line: rec.games.bolo The networked strategy war game Bolo. Distribution: news.announce.newgroups news.groups.proposals rec.games.bolo news.groups Proponent: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Charter: To allow the discussion of topics and posting of software related to the game "Bolo," by Stuart Cheshire, originally for the Macintosh. Rationale for removal: The newsgroup seems to be defunct. The last ontopic thread was in February, 2007 and the last ontopic post was <220320081806208221%erfc-1024@usa.net> from 22 March 2008. The board is interested in closing unmoderated groups that have, in the past, been used for distribution of binaries. The charter seems to envisage "posting of software." The actual binaries may have been small maps of the game. The game is not dead. The latest version was released on 13 February 2009: <http://www.winbolo.com/>. Another active version is available at <http://www.nubolo.net>. History of the Group: rec.games.bolo is an unmoderated newsgroup which passed its vote for creation by 447:26 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 30 Nov 1993. <http://www.faqs.org/faqs/games/bolo-faq/part1/> Discussion: * Feedback: ** Mildly opposed to removal Robert Uhl Message-ID: <m3ocsbn3b6.fsf@latakia.octopodial-chrome.com> Message-ID: <m31vp2fk83.fsf@latakia.octopodial-chrome.com> ** Opposed to removal Mark Kramer Message-ID: <h23fbc$36v$1@vulture.killfile.org> Bob Noel Message-ID: <nospam-61C3E3.13583327062009@nntp.aioe.org> C.R. Osterwald Message-ID: <290620091640382825%erfc-1024@usa.net> Igenlode Wordsmith Message-ID: <e8257b1c-0229-4ff7-8e3b-ed21a028bc6d@18g2000yqa.googlegroups.com> Minhiriath Message-ID: <f0100ef0-38b3-4eec-ab99-352cb072744b@l34g2000vbi.googlegroups.com> Nemokrad Message-ID: <0b317837-cc88-4807-8994-83aa1b4d3db3@j12g2000vbl.googlegroups.com> ** Change the charter instead of removing the group Helge Nareid Message-ID: <2obi451a78dg3qdua0noeked5je2athme2@4ax.com> ** Favor removal Dave Sill Message-ID: <7arp10F20dn7nU1@mid.individual.net> Marty Moleski Message-ID: <SPedndD5Oox8R9XXnZ2dnUVZ_sCdnZ2d@supernews.com> ** Not worth the hassle Steve Bonine Message-ID: <7b2locF21mitnU1@mid.individual.net> History of this RFD: 2009-07-14 RESULT: proposal defeated 2009-06-25 Removal RFD / Last Call for Comments
