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navydiver wrote:

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

Well, you certainly have caught people's attention!

Let's see ...  Most of your proposal looks good to me, except for a few
editting oversights, some of which have already bee pointed out.  The
trick will be to continue revising your proposal until the wording
really does describe "can.rec.motorcycles" ...

> Currently there is no specific group to discuss motorcycle specific
> issues in a Canada wide forum. 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, ...

This seems awkward, since "can.rec.motorcycles" would _be_ meant for
motorcycles in general (as opposed to your original proposal), though
with a Canadian twist.

> CHARTER: can.rec.motorcycles
> 
> An unmoderated newsgroup for discussing the Honda Shadow motorcycles
> and various related topics herein.

Please reword this to remove the specific make/model reference.

For the benefit of folks who didn't see the original proposal, it
referred to this specific make/model of motorcycle.  The proponent has
agreed to broaden the scope of the proposal, and it may take a few
iterations to get the rewording of the proposal right.

> Examples of inappropriate topics include:
> 
> o Cross posting about other manufacturers, unless it is related to
>   general and generic issues. (Use the specific group.)

As has already been noted, this could not be left in for
"can.rec.motorcycles" ...

> o Cross posting and spam of any other kind

Cross-posting isn't in itself a bad thing, and in many instances is
quite appropriate.  Consider for example this discussion which is
crossposted to a number of groups.

Please take a moment to define "spam" in the context of this group
(commercial advertising, does not pertain to motorcycling in Canada,
frequent posting of the same message, etc.)

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

This would affect the "spam" definition I'm asking about above.

("commercial advertising which is not specifically about motorcycles or
related products in Canada", might be suitable)

> This RFD attempts to comply fully with the Usenet newsgroup creation
> guidelines outlined in "Welcome to can.config -- one man's opinion".

That document applies only to can.* regional newsgroups, not "Usenet"
proper.  If you remove "Usenet" from the above statement (or replace it
with "can.* regional"), it will then describe "Welcome to can.config"
more accurately.

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Sylvain Robitaille                              syl@alcor.concordia.ca
 
Systems analyst / Newsmaster                      Concordia University
Instructional & Information Technology        Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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