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| From | Julien ÉLIE <iulius@nom-de-mon-site.com.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | news.groups.proposals |
| Subject | Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* |
| Date | 2026-06-03 17:41 -0400 |
| Organization | PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC |
| Message-ID | <n8blcqF42i4U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (4 earlier) <n21tdnF4kuaU1@mid.individual.net> <86fr5wcc9r.fsf@gmail.com> <10tnidh$6dn$1@nntp.sonologic.net> <10u583n$mt79$1@dont-email.me> <10u6kbv$2asv$1@nntp.sonologic.net> |
Hi Koen,
> Indeed, usenet is not what it was 20+ years ago. A lot has happened,
> but usenet has tried to stay the same. A living usenet, to me, is a
> usenet that adapts, that heals its wounds, and moves forward in a
> leaner configuration, with less dillution of the few active people
> over too many groups.
Exactly: a living Usenet adapts and moves forward.
> What I've seen is that the management group has put forward proposals,
> and that these have been discussed and put to a vote. That sounds like
> a decent democratic process.
FWIW, the de.* hierarchy is currently rationalizing their newsgroups and
proceeds to public votes. A majority of voters is in favour of the
removal of empty, no longer used newsgroups. Quoting the results:
Ja Nein : 2/3? >=15? : ang.? : Abstimmungsgegenstand
---- ---- : ---- ----- : ----- : ---------------------------------------
34 4 : Ja Ja : Ja : Loeschung von de.comp.os.msdos
36 2 : Ja Ja : Ja : Loeschung von de.comp.os.os2
35 4 : Ja Ja : Ja : Loeschung von de.comp.os.vms
35 2 : Ja Ja : Ja : Loeschung von
: : : d.r.sport.motorsport.formel1
35 2 : Ja Ja : Ja : Loeschung von
: : : d.r.sport.motorsport.motorrad
36 2 : Ja Ja : Ja : Loeschung von de.sci.genealogie
36 3 : Ja Ja : Ja : Loeschung von de.soc.handicap
35 6 : Ja Ja : Ja : Loeschung von
: : : d.c.hardware.cpu+mainboard.amd
34 6 : Ja Ja : Ja : Loeschung von
: : : d.c.hardware.cpu+mainboard.intel
38 4 : Ja Ja : Ja : Loeschung von d.c.hardware.scanner
35 4 : Ja Ja : Ja : Loeschung von de.rec.alpinismus
34 4 : Ja Ja : Ja : Loeschung von de.soc.subkultur.gothic
33 10 : Ja Ja : Ja : Loeschung von de.comp.sys.amiga
34 9 : Ja Ja : Ja : Loeschung von de.comp.sys.atari
[...]
--
Julien ÉLIE
« Le cercle est le plus long chemin d'un point au même point. » (Tom
Stoppard, _Every Good Boy Deserves Favour_)
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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.* Moses <moses.mason@gmail.com> - 2026-05-18 02:31 -0400
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2026-05-11 07:29 -0400
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Moses <moses.mason@gmail.com> - 2026-05-18 02:31 -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
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Dr Engelbert Buxbaum <engelbert_buxbaum@hotmail.com> - 2026-05-16 05:41 -0400
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Moses <moses.mason@gmail.com> - 2026-05-18 02:31 -0400
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Steve Bonine <spb@pobox.com> - 2026-05-18 02:32 -0400
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Moses <moses.mason@gmail.com> - 2026-05-18 02:31 -0400
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> - 2026-05-18 07:10 -0400
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Moses <moses.mason@gmail.com> - 2026-05-19 06:01 -0400
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> - 2026-05-19 07:33 -0400
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Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Moses <moses.mason@gmail.com> - 2026-05-20 05:15 -0400
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-05-19 14:25 -0400
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Steve Bonine <spb@pobox.com> - 2026-05-18 02:31 -0400
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Julien ÉLIE <iulius@nom-de-mon-site.com.invalid> - 2026-06-03 17:41 -0400
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-06-04 02:26 -0400
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Julien ÉLIE <iulius@nom-de-mon-site.com.invalid> - 2026-06-04 16:43 -0400
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Thomas Hochstein <thh@thh.name> - 2026-06-05 02:09 -0400
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Moses <moses.mason@gmail.com> - 2026-06-17 02:08 -0400
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Thomas Hochstein <thh@thh.name> - 2026-06-04 12:08 -0400
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Julien ÉLIE <iulius@nom-de-mon-site.com.invalid> - 2026-06-04 16:25 -0400
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* vintageapplemac@gmail.com (scole) - 2026-06-11 13:01 -0400
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-05-16 05:47 -0400
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* Moses <moses.mason@gmail.com> - 2026-05-18 02:31 -0400
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