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Rob Maxwell wrote:
> Newsgroup Control Policy for bc.* and van.* hierarchies.
>
> 1. Proposals for new bc/van groups or removal of same should be submitted
> to:
> bc_van_usenet@fastmail.ca.
>
> 2. After any needed editing, the proposal will be posted to bc.config.
>
> 3. These proposals will be posted to bc.admin.announce, a newsgroup that
> will not accept submissions or posts, which will serve as a place to post
> all administrative-related posts including proposals, ballots, vote results,
> and announcement of creation or removal of newsgroups.
>
> 4. After the posting of the proposal, there will be a ten-day discussion
> period.
>
> 4a. If there are significant changes, a new proposal will need to be
> submitted.
>
> 5. If there are no significant changes, a ten-day voting period will occur.
>
> 6. Any proposed newsgroup that receives 50% or more of the votes in favor of
> its creation from a minimum of ten different voters will be made within five
> days of the end of the vote barring any significant objection to the voting
> results.
>
> 7. Removal of bc or van newsgroups shall follow the above procedure except
> that two-thirds of the voters must approve removal and the newsgroup shall
> not have more than an average of three posts per day over a thirty-day
> period (a total of 90 posts).
>
> 8. Only one newsgroup may be included in a proposal to create or remove.
>
> 9. Final decision on the name and description of proposed new newsgroups
> shall be of the Administrator.
>
> 10. Exceptions to the above:
>
> a) Administrative newsgroups shall be made or removed at the discretion of
> the Administrator.
>
> b) Attempts to circumvent the above procedures will result in a reversal
> action being taken as needed.
>
> c) Patently offensive proposals; groups that serve to promote or embarrass
> individuals, websites, companies, products, or other entities; topics of a
> clearly national or global interest; or other potential troublesome
> newsgroups will be ignored.
>
> d) In the event of a major newsworthy occurrence in the Greater Vancouver
> and/or British Columbian region along the order of the attack upon the World
> Trade Center on 11 September 2001, the Administrator shall create a bc or
> van newsgroup that shall include "current-event" in the name at their
> discretion and remove same at a later date. This creation or removal of a
> "current-event" shall bypass the discussion/voting procedure outlined above.
>
> 11) Policy changes will be made as needed to adapt to prevailing conditions
> in the bc.* hierarchy, van.* hierarchy, Usenet (in the greater NetNews
> sense), the nntp protocol, or current News Administration practices at the
> discretion of the Administrator.
>
> -END-
> 
> -- 
> Rob Maxwell
> Administrator
> bc and van hierarchies