Re: Proposing alt.fan.learnixtv

TronNerd82 <[email protected]> wrote:

>I'm proposing the creation of a newsgroup dedicated to all manner of
>discussion surrounding LearnixTV, an up-and-coming YouTuber who
>primarily interacts with fans through Discord, but has expressed
>interest in alternative gateways to fan interaction. I've gotten his
>permission to propose the newsgroup.

This would be, by definition, a vanity froup no one wants.

>CHARTER: This newsgroup is to discuss LearnixTV, and as well as general
>discussion regarding LearnixTV's topic of choice, free and open-source
>software. Spam, off-topic discussion, and talk of piracy/binary sharing
>are not permitted. What is permitted are discussion regarding FOSS
>software, LearnixTV's YouTube career and speculation about his videos,
>as well as the occasional bit of general chit-chat. This newsgroup is
>not moderated.

>JUSTIFICATION: LearnixTV is rapidly gaining popularity, and he has
>expressed interest in alternate methods of communication with fans
>beyond his Discord server, provided he doesn't necessarily have to run
>it himself. I can imagine that alt.fan.learnixtv would be rather active.

I can imagine it will become a spamtrap. No one on Usenet is speculating
about his videos, so there will be no one to post to the group, let
alone anyone requesting its creation.

>As an aside, my ISP prevents me from sending control message headers, so
>I would like to politely ask if someone would be willing to do so for
>me. That is all.

Ain't that just too bad.