Re: Proposal - alt.magick.astrology

On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 02:00:05 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Corey White  <[email protected]> wrote:
>>On Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:02:14 +0000, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>>
>>> Corey White <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>For your newsgroups file:
>>>>alt.magick.astrology	A place where astrologers discuss magick.
>>> 
>>> Hooray! A tab character!
>>> 
>>> The description should be a phrase made up of key words that don't
>>> repeat words from the group name, ending in a period. You have no useful
>>> key words; "place" and "discuss" should never appear in a description.
>>> 
>>>>CHARTER: alt.magick.astrology exists to discuss the use of astrology for
>>>>working magick across cultures.
>>> 
>>>>The newsgroup will not be moderated. Binary, off-topic, spam and
>>>>advertising posts are not permitted. Discussion of hacks, cracks, warez,
>>>>serial numbers or the illegal exchange of copyrighted software is
>>>>banned.
>>> 
>>>>JUSTIFICATION: Using astrology as a form of magick is an ancient
>>>>practice that could benefit from usenet discussion.
>>> 
>>>>Thank you.
>>> 
>>> That's not justification. Justification is you, the proponent, looking
>>> on Usenet for topical discussion taking place and figuring out if the
>>> proposed group would have an audience. If there aren't 10 articles a day
>>> already that are part of on-topic discussion and not just someone
>>> reposting articles from the Web, the group is unlikely to find an
>>> audience.
>>> 
>>> Please note that no one in alt.config approves newsgroup proposals. You
>>> are free to send the newgroup as you wish, or to keep looking for an
>>> audience. I would strongly urge you to find such discussion already
>>> taking place on Usenet so you know who might subscribe to the group.
>>> 
>>> Also: Users have to request creation of the proposed group from their
>>> News administrator, and then subscribe to it in their newsreader.
>>> 
>>> I realize alt.magick.* is an existing second level hierarchy, so hooray!
>>> for that. Nevertheless, there are lots of astrology newsgroups. Is
>>> magick ever discussed in them?
>>> 
>>> I doubt the moderated groups are active but you should check.
>>> 
>>> alt.astrology           Twinkle, twinkle, little planet.
>>> alt.astrology.asian     The stars as they appear over the Orient.
>>> alt.astrology.cujo      Cujo the resident kook-hunter of alt.astrology
>>> alt.astrology.ghouls    A place for the assholes to put their
>>> postdictions and get flamed alt.astrology.marketplace       Astrology
>>> business; for-sale, want-to-buy ads.
>>> alt.astrology.metapsych Discussion of astrology
>>> alt.astrology.metapsych.cujo    Cujo kook-hunter of
>>> alt.astrology.metapsych alt.astrology.metapsych.moderated      
>>> Metaphysical Astrology (Moderated)
>>> alt.astrology.moderated Study and practice of astrology. (moderated)
>>> (Moderated)
>>> alt.astrology.moderated.metapsych       No description. (Moderated)
>>> alt.astrology.pro       No description.
>>> alt.astrology.scam      discussion of astrology as a con
>>> alt.astrology.toadology discussion of toadology vs. astrology
>>> alt.astrology.tropical  Study & debate of tropical astrology.
>>> (Moderated)
>>> alt.fan.jai-maharaj     A contributor to alt.astrology and
>>> soc.culture.indian.
>>> alt.newage.astrology    No description.
>>> free.uk.astrology       No description.
>>> relcom.astrology        Round table of Astrologer.RU (Moderated)
>>
>>I tried sending a control message from my eternal september account, but 
>>nothing happened. X)
>>
>>I have two reasons that I would like to create the group.  The first is 
>>because I love usenet and want to understand and experience the process of 
>>creating a group.  The other is because I think it would free up space for 
>>discussion that is already on alt.magick.
>
>Usenet doesn't work like that. The more discussion in a single
>newsgroup, the better.
>
>Sending the newgroup message doesn't create the newsgroup. Users have to
>request creation from their News administrators, then subscribe to it.
>
>This is the proponent's actual role, to get discussion going in the
>proposed newsgroup, to get potential users to request creation from
>their own News administrators, then to subscribe and start posting. The
>proponent's job isn't finished till there's sustainable discussion, at
>least 10 articles a day.
>

So Frugal Usenet has the new group on their server now:
alt.magick.astrology

If you could offer any help getting the new group to propagate I would
be happy. X)