Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.*

From	Julien ÉLIE <iulius@nom-de-mon-site.com.invalid>
Newsgroups	news.groups.proposals
Subject	Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.*
Date	2026-06-04 16:25 -0400
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Hi Thomas,

> As de.* had 322 newsgroups before, this represents a cut of 24,9% to
> 27,6% percent (depending on the 9 pending groups).

I guess the list of the Big-8 groups could similarly very easily be cut 
of that amount.
And probably more as there had been 56 removals in de.* in 2022, the 
last time a rationalization took place.


> Most of the proposals pertained to groups that had seen (almost) no
> new posts for years; some concerned large sub-hierarchies with many
> specialized groups with a narrow thematic focus, each with just a
> handful of posts, which were to be removed n favor of more posts to
> the more general .misc group. That probably is the main reason for the
> nearly unanimous results.

We have similar criteria in fr.*.

-- 
Julien ÉLIE

« Les grands voyages ont ceci de merveilleux que leur enchantement
   commence avant le départ même. On ouvre les atlas, on rêve sur les
   cartes. On répète les noms magnifiques des villes inconnues… » (Joseph
   Kessel)

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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
                Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2026-05-19 14:40 -0400
                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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