The RFD process can be used for removing groups as well as creating them.
The Board may vote to remove groups that are not being used. They have been
systematically locating and removing dead groups from their canonical list
for several months now. If during the RFD discussion people come forward
who want to use the group and object to the removal, the group will not be
removed.

The Board also has a policy against removing unmoderated groups to replace
them by moderated groups. In general, posters who claim that this is going
to happen are trolling.

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Jayne

"Jayne Kulikauskas" wrote in message
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The RFD process can be used for removing groups as well as creating them.
The Board may vote to remove groups that are not being used.

I believe rec.ponds will still be used, unmoderated or not.

They have been
systematically locating and removing dead groups from their canonical list
for several months now. If during the RFD discussion people come forward
who want to use the group and object to the removal, the group will not be
removed.

I for one will object to the removal of it. :-)

The Board also has a policy against removing unmoderated groups to replace
them by moderated groups. In general, posters who claim that this is
going
to happen are trolling.

Thank you for that information.
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KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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Jayne Kulikauskas wrote:
The RFD process can be used for removing groups as well as creating them.
The Board may vote to remove groups that are not being used. They have been
systematically locating and removing dead groups from their canonical list
for several months now.

You should add that, generally, the groups that are being removed are
ones that have had no new posts for ten years or more. It's definitely
not a matter of pulling groups out from under those who are using them.

"Vic Kulikauskas" wrote in message
ps.com...

Jayne Kulikauskas wrote:
The RFD process can be used for removing groups as well as creating them.
The Board may vote to remove groups that are not being used. They have
been
systematically locating and removing dead groups from their canonical
list
for several months now.

You should add that, generally, the groups that are being removed are
ones that have had no new posts for ten years or more. It's definitely
not a matter of pulling groups out from under those who are using them.
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10 years? I would think if no one's posted to them for even 2 years they'd
be considered dead. I can't foresee this group ever going that long without
someone posting here if only to ask a question or two.
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KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö ~~~~ }((((({*