[META-SIG] RFD: comp.lang.python.announce moderated

[Markus Fleck]

                     REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
              moderated group comp.lang.python.announce

This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) on the creation of a
moderated newsgroup, comp.lang.python.announce.  This is not a Call
for Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at this time.  Procedural details
are below.

Newsgroup line:
comp.lang.python.announce	Announcements about the Python language. (Moderated)

RATIONALE: comp.lang.python.announce

Traffic on comp.lang.python has grown to the point where readers would
benefit from a separate newsgroup just for announcements.  Moderating
the newsgroup would ensure that it was low-volume.  General discussion
of Python would continue on the unmoderated newsgroup comp.lang.python.

CHARTER: comp.lang.python.announce

Comp.lang.python.announce is a moderated, low-volume newsgroup for
announcements regarding the Python programming language, including:

  - new releases of the core distribution and contributed software
  - events (user group meetings, conferences, training, etc.)
  - periodic postings (FAQs)
  - other items of general interest to the Python community

This is not a discussion group.  Posts are expected to have
Followup-To: headers set to "poster" or an appropriate newsgroup;
posts that omit this header will have a Followup-To: comp.lang.python
inserted by the moderator.

Moderation policy:

The intent of moderation is to ensure that this is a low-noise group.
Posts announcing commercial products related specifically to Python
are being encouraged.

END CHARTER.

MODERATOR INFO: comp.lang.python.announce

Moderator: Vladimir Ulogov <gandalf@lgcit.com>
Moderator: Markus Fleck <fleck@informatik.uni-bonn.de>

Vladimir Ulogov is a PSA and Starship Python member
with several years of Python experience and will be
the Primary Moderator.

END MODERATOR INFO.

PROCEDURE:

The posting of this RFD starts a discussion period of 21 days.
The discussion should occur on news.groups only.  At the end of the
discussion period a neutral votetaker from the Usenet Volunteer
Votetakers will post a Call For Votes with voting instructions.
Do not confuse this RFD with the Call For Votes; voting will not
commence until later.

DISTRIBUTION:

This RFD has been cross-posted to the following newsgroups:

  news.announce.newgroups, news.groups,
  comp.lang.python, comp.unix.programmer,
  comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc, comp.sys.mac.programmer.misc,
  comp.object, comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi

and the following mailing list:

  meta-sig@python.org (Special Interest Group on python.org SIGs)
    Subscribe via: meta-sig-request@python.org

Proponent: Markus Fleck <fleck@informatik.uni-bonn.de>

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