Re: PROPOSAL: alt.comp.retro-computing

OldbieOne <[email protected]> wrote:

>For consideration: alt.comp.retro-computing

Where is your For your newsgroups file line?

This should probably be named into alt.comp.hardware.* if it were
justified, which it's not.

>CHARTER: alt.comp.retro-computing is to be a place where those using vintage
>machines can share or discuss experiences relating to the use and modification
>of depricated IT technologies in the modern age.

>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 to be prohibited

What does this boilerplate have to do with anything? Who cares if serial
numbers of vintage equipment are exchanged?

In the boilerplate, you list off topic topics, including binaries and
advertising. Don't say "spam" which is always off topic and not specific
to a newsgroup. When was the last time you saw warez on Usenet?

>JUSTIFICATION: The retro PC community has been growing exponentially, and there
>is no group currently within the alt.*  or any other main USENET hierarchy,
>which provides a forum specifically for discussing retro computing.

You didn't look. There's an Italian language newsgroup.

it.comp.retrocomputing

There's always a place to discuss anything on Usenet, like
alt.comp.hardware.

With Justification, you look for the discussion in the newsgroups in
which it's already taking place. This isn't justification.

Why? So you know whom to promote the group to. If no discussion is
taking place, there's no audience for the newsgroup.

>Numerous trade punlications and media sources confirm the growth and need for
>such a community. 

>For example: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/style/retrocomputing.html

>Thank you for your consideration

Ok. What happens in another medium of communication isn't relevant.