Re: New group creation proposal: alt.sci.selassociation

In article <[email protected]>
[email protected] wrote:
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> On Fri, 4 Jun 2021 17:35:14 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
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> >Doctor Who  <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>On Fri, 4 Jun 2021 14:22:39 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
> >><[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >>>[email protected] wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>For your newsgroups file:
> >>>>alt.sci.selassociation	Community newsgroup for SEL Association member
> >>>>discussions and public participation.
> >>>
> >>>You cannot have a line break. This has to be 79 characters or less. Drop
> >>>all the trite words that aren't keywords.
> >>>
> >>>No one expects Italian language newsgroups to be in alt. But there are a
> >>>few under alt.it.*
> >>>
> >>>You should really propose it in it.*
> >>>
> >>>An institutional newsgroup like this isn't really appropriate for
> >>>Usenet. Can you show that the institution itself, as a topic, is widely
> >>>discussed on Usenet? Is there a reason the institution's associates are
> >>>going to communicate by Usenet and not a mailing list or something else?
> >>>
> >>>>CHARTER:
> >>>>Discussions for SEL Association projects and plans.
> >>>
> >>>>JUSTIFICATION:
> >>>
> >>>That's not justification.
> >>>
> >>>In justification, you count the number of articles in which SEL is
> >>>discussed over a recent 90 day period. If there aren't a minimum of 10
> >>>articles a day, the group will end up a barely used spamtrap.
> >>>
> >>>It's the job of you, the proponent, to promote the newsgroup to other
> >>>Usenet users discussing the topic. Performing the justification informs
> >>>you where and who these users are. Your job isn't finished till
> >>>discussion in the newsgroup is at sustainable levels, a minimum of 10
> >>>articles a day of discussion, not just announcements and press releases.
> >>>Crossposts don't count either.
> >>>
> >>>>SEL Association is a new Italian association supporting science
> >>>>projects such as:
> >>>
> >>>>- Propulsion Physics
> >>>>- Computer Science
> >>>>- Structural Engineering
> >>>>- Operative research
> >>>>- Robotics engineering
> >>>>- Energy Research
> >>>
> >>>I can't believe all these topics would be discussed in one newsgroup
> >>>versus newsgroups that already exist to discuss specific science and
> >>>engineering topics.
> >>
> >>
> >>Thank you for reaching out.
> >>I had anticipated that it would be difficult to get a usenet news
> >>group for the association, as such I have resorted to creating a
> >>public IRC channel, which is not so difficult to obtain.
> >>
> >>Regards.
> >
> >You morphed to a yads-like identity within the same thread? You can't be
> >a good proponent if you're not known for discussing the topic.
> >
> >Quite frankly, as you had no interest in doing the hard work to get this
> >group going, then yes, you're better off withdrawing the proposal. No one
> >in alt.config can get you a newsgroup. We're not the proponent. You are.
>
>
> I'm sorry for the change of identity, that is my default persona,
> it should be clear from my reply that I have already renounced to
> continue with this endeavour.
>
> But if you need a formal withdrawal there it is: I  withdraw the
> request. The motivation is that I objectively have no time to spend in
> an activity that can take months.
>
> Regards.

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