Re: [PROPOSAL] alt.comp.software.thunderbird

The Real Bev <[email protected]> wrote:

>I support this proposal.

Repeating myself:

Kids! You were all misinformed. Posting followups in alt.config to
express support for a proposed newsgroup is off topic and NOT a way to
promote creation of the newsgroup. All that's on topic here is
discussion of the draft charter for the newsgroup.

Getting a newsgroup going is actual hard work. Someone -- this would be
the proponent's job -- has to look for ongoing discussion taking place
in existing newsgroups and let those people know to request creation of
the proposed group and then post to it.

There are three steps:

1) Proponent sends newgroup message.

Anyone can send a newgroup message. It does not create a newsgroup.

2) Proponent promotes creation of the group to existing Usenet users,
asking them to ask their News administrators to create the group
locally. Newsgroups ARE NOT created simultaneously throughout the Usenet
network, but one server at a time, usually upon request of a user.

3) After the user requests creation of the group locally, he subscribes
to it in his newsreader. Then he can start posting.

A group isn't viable if there aren't at least 10 articles a day posted
to it that aren't crossposted, that aren't just Web articles re-injected
into Usenet. Actual on-topic discussion has to take place. Getting to this
point is hard work and the proponent's job isn't done till the group has
become viable.

If a supporter would like to help the proponent promote the newsgroup after
he's sent the newgroup message, that would be useful.

Posting expressions of support in alt.config does nothing at all useful.
That's just not how configging works in alt.*.

To get a newsgroup going, it's all do the hard work of promoting the
group yourself. No one cares if the lurkers support you in email.