🚀 go-pugleaf

I can go ahead and set up a Request for Discussion for some new Atari
related newsgroups.  What I'd like to get from you are ideas about what
new groups are needed, what sort of postings would be appropriate, etc.
If anyone has information on the current Atari newsgroup 'reasons for
existence' (aka charters), please forward them to me.

The proposal will probably look something like:

	comp.sys.atari.advocacy	(Not.  But the flame-fest could go here...)
	comp.sys.atari.announce (A moderated group.  Good place for FAQs)
	comp.sys.atari.8bit     (Keep the older newsgroups around, eh?)
	comp.sys.atari.st       (Ditto.  Charter expanded to cover ST'e')
	comp.sys.atari.falcon   (It is enough different, once it comes out)
	comp.sys.atari.tech     (Get rid of 'st' specifics.)

Send me e-mail (no, don't bother discussing it in this newsgroup, since
there will be plenty of time to do that sort of thing once a REAL 'RFD' is
written up).

I expect the RFD to be written up no later than 1 February, with a CFV to
follow in early March.  By April I can afford a Falcon, and the new\
newsgroups will have been created (or not.  It DOES take 100 more 'yes'
than 'no' votes and a percentage of yes/no votes besides.)

-- David Paschall-Zimbel

P.S.  Feel free to suggest other newsgroups.  I've checked out the Mac,
Amiga and IBM newsgroups, and these are the more popular choices, along
with .misc, .hardware and .apps ...