Re: [PROPOSAL] alt.ukr.binaries

On Sat, 13 May 2023 23:11:10 -0000 (UTC), Adam H. Kerman wrote:

> 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.
> 

Oh, got it. Probably this would be better.

For your newsgroups file:
alt.binaries.ukraine	Movies, music, e-books in Ukrainian, software with 
Ukrainian localization

>>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.

Well, some of them have "binaries" in their names, e.g. ukr.comp.binaries.
But of course, I won't do that anymore.

> 
> 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.

I use a binary server provider from Europe. I guess, it's fine.