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I would like to start a new newsgroup with the title
can.rec.motorcycles.hondashadow

REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
unmoderated group ott.hondashadow.owners

This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) for the creation of the
group can.rec.motorcycles.hondashadow

Newsgroups line:
can.rec.motorcycles.hondashadow    The owners of Honda Shadow Motorcycles
and related
topics.

RATIONALE: can.rec.motorcycles.hondashadow

This newsgroup will be devoted to the users of Honda Shadow motorcyclyes
either in Canada (preferable) or the Ottawa area (desirable).

The introduction of the first "Shadow" models was in 1983. It was the result
of years of development and synergies by Honda to address the needs of the
North American markets. I believe most of our readers of this NG will agree
it is the best bike Honda has made to date. It would without a doubt gather
signifigant interest

Currently there is no specific group to discuss Honda Shadow specific
issues. This discourages some people from using Usenet as a medium for
discussion of
this area, causes others to cross/multi-post throughout various groups meant
for motorcycles in general, and means that newcomers have no obvious place
to
search for relevant answers or discussions relating to a very large niche
market.

In addition, much current discussion of Honda Shadow owner related topics on
Usenet is to fragmented mailing lists and web-based forums.  For example,
the alt.motorcycle.honda.nighthawk and ott.motorcycles forums are frequently
recommended to newcomers within the web community asking about Shadow
related topics, due to the lack of relevant forums within Usenet. A Google
search on 'Honda Shadow' provided on 2003-06-27 142,000 results.

The proposed group will serve to be the gathering center of discussions of
Honda Shadow owner issues, including but not limited to: techniques,
equipment,
safety procedures, education procedures, competition stories and folk
stories in general.

CHARTER: can.rec.motorcycles.hondashadow

An unmoderated newsgroup for discussing the Honda Shadow motorcycles and
various related topics herein.

Examples of welcome topics include:

o Recommended equipment
o Discussions on gear, accessories, customizing, riding, group gatherings
o Riding experiences
o Discussions on safety and maintenance procedures
o Discussions on education for new owners and new motorcyclists
o Discussions on related provicial, national and international regulations
and other related political issues
o News and stories from competitions, including announcing competitions
  to the competitors
o Stories from users, related tales in general

Examples of inappropriate topics include:

o Cross posting about other manufacturers, unless it is related to general
and  generic issues. (Use the specific group.)
o Cross posting and spam of any other kind
o Personal attacks or
  accusations aimed at individuals

Standard language for the group is English. However, one can post messages
in other languages for specific groups if the topic line is clearly
labeled with the language, f.i. [Francais], [Espanol], etc.

Encoded binaries (e.g. pictures, compressed files, etc.) are not allowed.
Such material belongs on a web or FTP site to which a pointer may be posted.
Cryptographic signatures (e.g. PGP) may be used where authentication is
important and should be as short as possible.

It is asked to keep posts somewhat short and to the point, and to be civil
and constructive in the wording of the posts. Particularly in political
discussions one is asked to be polite in his/her criticism towards the
relevant parties.

Relevant commercial posts are acceptable, but should be limited to one per
month per product.

END CHARTER.

PROCEDURE:

This is a request for discussion.  In this phase of the process, any
potential problems with the proposed newsgroups should be raised and
resolved.  The discussion period will continue for a minimum of 21 days
(starting from when the first RFD for this proposal is posted to
news.announce.newgroups), after which a Call For Votes (CFV) may be posted
by a neutral vote taker if the discussion warrants it.  Please do not
attempt to vote until this happens.

All discussion of this proposal should be posted to can.config.  This RFD
attempts to comply fully with the Usenet newsgroup creation guidelines
outlined in "How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup" and "How to Format and
Submit a New Group Proposal".  Please refer to these documents (available in
news.announce.newgroups) if you have any questions about the process.

DISTRIBUTION:

This RFD has been posted to the following newsgroups:
ott.config
alt.motorcycle.honda.nighthawk
ott.motorcycle