Re: [PROPOSAL] alt.ukr.binaries

Ukie <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sat, 13 May 2023 21:28:47 -0000 (UTC), Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>>Ukie <[email protected]> wrote:

>>>For your newsgroups file:
>>>alt.ukr.binaries	Binaries Ukraine

>>No one will create this group with this name.

>>It's alt.binaries.*

>>Why are you abbreviating?

>>Fix the description.

>Ok.

>---

>For your newsgroups file:
>alt.binaries.ukraine	Dedicated group for binaries related to Ukraine

Description is for a phrase with additional key words that don't repeat
words from the group name. None of those words are key words, and you
don't repeat "Ukraine" as it already comes up in the search.

>CHARTER: The purpose of this newsgroup is to offer a dedicated forum to 
>exchange files targeted for Ukrainians and those who are interested in 
>Ukrainian language and culture. Acceptable post will include, for example, 
>Ukrainian classical movies, movies/anime with Ukrainian dubs/subs, 
>Ukrainian music, software with Ukrainian localization, etc.

>Unmarked off-topic materials, advertising (spam), excessive posting, 
>cancel attacks, virus infected binaries, and abusive cross postings are 
>prohibited.

Don't bother with boilerplate.

>JUSTIFICATION:

>No group exists to share binaries related to Ukraine (e.g. movies with 
>Ukrainian dub, recordings of Ukrainian songs and so on), while interest in 
>Ukraine is growing (alt.current-events.ukraine is the second most popular 
>group in alt.current-events.* hierarchy, right after alt.current-
>events.usa).

>There should be at least one binary newsgroup with focus on Ukraine.

This isn't what justification means, which is a count. Just skip it.

>---
>I abbreviated, because I saw alt.ukr.* and ukr.* and thought a new group 
>should fit 
>into them. Should I create a new thread?

No
 
>>>CHARTER: alt.ukr.binaries provides a place to share binaries between
>>>Ukrainians.

>>Does anyone in Ukraine have access to a binary Usenet server?

>I am from Ukraine and I want to upload movies with Ukrainian subs/dubs.
>Uploaded something in non-binary Ukrainian group, but it doesn't feel 
>proper.

You must not upload binaries into text newsgroups.

The point I'm making is that there are a mere handful of binary servers
these days. I don't even know what's still out there.

Text-only Usenet news servers do not create binary newsgroups,
especially ones that are meant for movies.