Comp.std.csharp newsgroup

[Eric Gunnerson]

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making sure you leave news.groups on the newsgroups line.

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Eric,

I think I would like to see that. =)

 

[Zane Thomas [.NET/C# MVP]]

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[Mikael Jansson]

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[Reginald Blue]

er...no...this is a request for discussion, not a call for votes.

If you have something to SAY about it, please do so, but don't just respond
to it (with no text).

Oh, and be nice to news.groups and don't top post. They bottom post over
there, unlike here.

--
Reginald Blue
"I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my
telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my
telephone."
- Bjarne Stroustrup (originator of C++) [quoted at the 2003
International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces]

 

[Jon Skeet]

If you would like to see this group created, please reply to this post,
making sure you leave news.groups on the newsgroups line.

<snip>

Just to clarify (as we've already had one content-less post) - this is
*not* the vote. Please don't reply to this thread *just* because you
want the group. The vote comes later (and isn't conducted on the group
itself).

This thread is for *discussion* of the proposal, not for head-counting.

 

[bard]

That was far from clear!

This is a dusccusion period, designed to improve the proposal (if any
are needed). A post saying this is a good idea means little, a formal
vote is/might be held later (at the proponent(s) choosen). Discusion
about why you consider the proposed group can be useful as well.
During the RFD period discussion certainly can include campaigning to
gather votes, dabates can be useful and indirectly also improve the
proposed group's charter, justification, chances of passing its vote.

 

[Dave]

That was far from clear!

Had you actually read the entire RFD it would have been as clear as crystal.
Here is the relevant part for your edification:

PROCEDURE:

This is a request for discussion, not a call for votes. In this phase
of the process, any potential problems with the proposed newsgroups
should be raised and resolved. The discussion period will continue
for a minimum of 21 days (starting from when the first RFD for this
proposal is posted to news.announce.newgroups), after which a Call For
Votes (CFV) will be posted by a neutral vote taker. Please do not
attempt to vote until this happens.

All discussion of this proposal should be posted to news.groups.

HTH

 

[Zane Thomas [.NET/C# MVP]]

Had you actually read the entire RFD it would have been as clear as crystal.

No doubt - what I read was the "please reply" bit. If it has "please reply if
you have something to say" then I might not have replied.