Nan:2010-02-22-rfd-comp.soft-sys.middleware.bea-tuxedo

From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org>
Subject: RFD: comp.soft-sys.middleware.bea-tuxedo moderated (remove) LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:36:39 EST
Message-ID: <hls7c7$p19$1@news.albasani.net>


              REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
              moderated group comp.soft-sys.middleware.bea-tuxedo

This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove moderated
newsgroup comp.soft-sys.middleware.bea-tuxedo.

RATIONALE:

Probe posts to this group resulted in bounces.

  A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
  recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:

  tuxtalk@beasys.com
  (generated from comp-soft-sys-middleware-bea-tuxedo@moderators.isc.org)
  retry time not reached for any host after a long failure period

NEWSGROUPS LINE:

comp.soft-sys.middleware.bea-tuxedo	Technical forum on BEA TUXEDO software. (Moderated)

DISTRIBUTION:

news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
comp.soft-sys.middleware.bea-tuxedo

CHARTER OF COMP.SOFT-SYS.MIDDLEWARE.BEA-TUXEDO

Articles suitable for posting to comp.soft-sys.middleware.bea-tuxedo are
those pertaining to topics related to BEA TUXEDO software.

Expected topics of discussion include (but are not limited to):
  * Technical discussion
  * Technical support issues
  * Connectivity and systems integration discussion
  * BEA TUXEDO announcements and events
  * Training discussion
  * Implementation process discussion
  * BEA TUXEDO customer discussion
  * FAQ

Inappropriate posts would include:
  * Advertising. This newsgroup allows those involved with BEA TUXEDO
    software to help those individuals who share questions or concerns
    with the group. This is NOT a forum for advertising and commercial
    interests and such posts will NOT be welcome. If you have a product
    or service to sell, please post your message in other, more
    appropriate locations.
  * Inappropriate behavior. Inappropriate posts, spamming,
    advertisement, foul language, or innuendoes that are disrespectful
    of the other users or groups of people.

HISTORY OF THE GROUP:

comp.soft-sys.middleware.bea-tuxedo is a moderated newsgroup which passed its
vote for creation by 276:20 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on
21 Aug 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 comp.soft-sys.middleware.bea-tuxedo are:
- leave the group as it is
- remove the group

For more information on the MVI process, please see 

http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=policies:mvi

CHANGE HISTORY:

2009-10-29	First probe post
2010-01-10	Moderator Vacancy Investigation
2010-01-24	1st RFD
2010-02-06	2nd RFD
2010-02-21	LCC