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On 7/20/96 1:03PM, in message <1996Jul20.170343.1087772@Default.ibm.net>, 
steppke@Default.ibm.net wrote:

> bn207@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Patrick Coghlan) writes:
> >Path: 
> news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net!news-m01.ny.us.ibm.net!newsjunkie.ans.net!newsfeeds.ans
> .net!rcogate.rco.qc.ca!sunqbc.risq.net!newsflash.concordia.ca!news.nstn.ca!ott
> .istar!istar.net!van.istar!west.istar!n1van.istar!van-bc!freenet-news.carleton
> .ca!FreeNet.Carleton.CA!bn207
> >From: bn207@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Patrick Coghlan)
> >Newsgroups: 
> can.newprod,can.talk.smoking,ott.housing,van.general,van.forsale,can.forsale,c
> an.med.misc,can.atlantic.forsale,ott.forsale.other,ott.forsale.computing
> >Subject: How about a can.consumers newsgroup????
> >Followup-To: can.config
> >Date: 17 Jul 1996 14:42:24 GMT
> >Organization: The National Capital FreeNet
> >Lines: 70
> >Sender: bn207@freenet3.carleton.ca (Patrick Coghlan)
> >Message-ID: <4siu4g$gss@freenet-news.carleton.ca>
> >Reply-To: bn207@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Patrick Coghlan)
> >NNTP-Posting-Host: freenet3.carleton.ca
> >Xref: news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net can.newprod:1433 can.talk.smoking:1265 
> ott.housing:10076 van.general:14926 van.forsale:7466 can.forsale:4936 
> can.med.misc:134 can.atlantic.forsale:1578 ott.forsale.other:14472 
> ott.forsale.computing:14867
> >
> >
> >I'd like to suggest that we create a newsgroup specifically for the
> >discussion of products and services available in Canada.  E.g.
> >bank fees, interest rates, warrantees, service, insurance, consumer
> >protection etc.  The proposed name is can.consumers - modelled after
> >the misc.consumers group which deals primarily with US consumer issues.
> >
> >If you are in favour of such a group, please post a message to this effect
> >so that I can ask one of the news server administrators to create it.  The
> >more "AYE" votes received, the more likely a news admin can be convinced
> >that creating such a group would be justified.
> >
> >I've posted snippits of the standard newsgroup RFD below and provided a 
> >charter etc. for the proposed group.
> >
> >------------------------------------------------------------------ 
> >                    REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
> >              unmoderated group can.consumers
> >
> >Newsgroup line:
> >can.consumers    Discussion of products and services available in Canada.
> >
> >RATIONALE: can.consumers
> >
> >There is no newsgroup specifically for the discussion of products
> >and services available in Canada.  There is a misc.consumers
> >newsgroup, but its audience is mostly in the US and the postings
> >related to interest rates, consumer protection, warrantees etc.
> >apply mostly to the US and not Canada.  Groups such as can.general,
> >ont.general and can.legal frequently receive posts of a consumer
> >nature but these posts would be better served by a group dedicated
> >to consumer issues.
> >
> >A group dedicated to issues which affect the Canadian consumer would
> >concentrate 
> >these posts for the Canadian audience and reduce them in inappropriate 
> groups.
> >
> >The name of the proposed group is chosen fit under the can.* regional
> >hierarchy.
> >
> >CHARTER: can.consumers
> >
> >can.consumers is an  unmoderated newsgroup to discuss issues related to
> >products and services available to Canadian consumers including such
> >topics as:  banking and financial services, retail goods, food and
> >beverages, insurance, travel, hazardous products, privacy and rights of
> >the consumer.
> >
> >This group is similar in nature to the US-oriented misc.consumers but
> >deals specifically with Canadian issues as the laws and policies which
> >apply to consumers in Canada are different than those which apply in the
> >United States.
> >
> >Commercial advertising or forsale-type posts are not permitted.
> >
> >END CHARTER.
> >
> >PROCEDURE:
> >
> >All discussion of this proposal should be posted to can.config if available
> >at your site.  If this group is not available at your site, you can send
> >your reply via e-mail to bn207@freenet.carleton.ca.
> >
> >Proponent: Pat Coghlan <bn207@freenet.carleton.ca>
> >
> >--
> >
> >-Pat  
> >
> >bn207@freenet.carleton.ca
> 

Great idea!  go for it!!
M Novak