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RfD: Rationalization of talk.*

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Hi all,

A second discussion with the example of the talk.* hierarchy.  It clearly shows a different use than what we are accustomed to here in news.*, so it could lead to an interesting discussion about a possible rationalization.
(I guess that humanities.*, misc.* and soc.* will have similarities with talk.* current usage, and that comp.* will rather look like news.*; rec.* and sci.* a mix of them.)

I would propose to keep the following newsgroups which are still relevant and/or active:

talk.abortion		All sorts of discussions and arguments on abortion.
talk.atheism		Debate about the validity and nature of atheism.
talk.bizarre		The unusual, bizarre, curious, and often interesting.
talk.environment	Discussion the state of the environment & what to do.
talk.euthanasia		All aspects of euthanasia.
talk.origins		Evolution versus creationism (sometimes hot!). (Moderated)
talk.philosophy.humanism	Humanism in the modern world.
talk.philosophy.misc	Philosophical musings on all topics.
talk.politics.animals	The use and/or abuse of animals.
talk.politics.crypto	The relation between cryptography and government.
talk.politics.drugs	The politics of drug issues.
talk.politics.european-union	The EU and political integration in Europe.
talk.politics.guns	The politics of firearm ownership and (mis)use.
talk.politics.medicine	The politics and ethics involved with health care.
talk.politics.mideast	Discussion & debate over Middle Eastern events.
talk.politics.misc	Political discussions and ravings of all kinds.
talk.politics.soviet	Discussion of Soviet politics, domestic and foreign.
talk.politics.theory	Theory of politics and political systems.

The rationale is that they are still used for discussions between several people.



And we could discuss the removal of:

talk.answers		Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated)
talk.politics.china	Discussion of political issues related to China.
talk.politics.libertarian	Libertarian politics & political philosophy.
talk.politics.tibet	The politics of Tibet and the Tibetan people.
talk.rape		Discussions on stopping rape; not to be crossposted.
talk.religion.bahai	Discussion of the Baha'i Faith.
talk.religion.buddhism	All aspects of Buddhism as religion and philosophy.
talk.religion.course-miracle	A Course in Miracles.
talk.religion.misc	Religious, ethical, & moral implications.
talk.religion.newage	Esoteric and minority religions & philosophies.
talk.religion.pantheism	Pantheism in general.
talk.rumors		For the posting of rumors.
talk.us.rhode-island	Issues related to the State of Rhode Island, USA.

They are either spammed (like talk.politics.china), empty (like talk.answers), links to various articles without actual discussion (like talk.ripe) or only the place for monologs (at least the other newsgroups in talk.* have a semblance of discussion).

Even the only poster in talk.religion.course-miracle asked in March 2025 whether someone else was still reading this newsgroups, without any answer (<vq36u8$12bu9$1@dont-email.me>).


Any thoughts about that proposal?

-- 
Julien ÉLIE

« La raison du plus fou est toujours la meilleure. » (Raymond Devos)

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RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Julien ÉLIE <iulius@nom-de-mon-site.com.invalid> - 2026-01-07 20:59 -0500
  Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Rink <rink.hof.haalditmaarweg@planet.nl> - 2026-02-06 12:02 -0500
  Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* David Chmelik <dchmelik@gmail.com> - 2026-03-02 16:38 -0500
  Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Moses <moses.mason@gmail.com> - 2026-03-17 10:03 -0400
    Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-03-17 15:38 -0400
      Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Moses <moses.mason@gmail.com> - 2026-03-18 07:28 -0400
        Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-03-18 15:46 -0400
          Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Moses <moses.mason@gmail.com> - 2026-03-19 05:43 -0400
        Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Julien ÉLIE <iulius@nom-de-mon-site.com.invalid> - 2026-03-19 05:20 -0400
          Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Moses <moses.mason@gmail.com> - 2026-03-19 15:01 -0400
            Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* gmc@metro.cx (Koen Martens) - 2026-05-10 13:20 -0400
              Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Michael Bäuerle <michael.baeuerle@gmx.net> - 2026-05-11 07:28 -0400
                Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> - 2026-05-11 08:13 -0400
              Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2026-05-11 07:29 -0400
              Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Steve Bonine <spb@pobox.com> - 2026-05-14 15:35 -0400
                Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> - 2026-05-14 23:12 -0400
                Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* gmc@metro.cx (Koen Martens) - 2026-05-15 04:39 -0400
                Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2026-05-15 11:21 -0400
                Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> - 2026-05-15 11:22 -0400

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