Hans Forbrich wrote:
> The following is a Request for Discussion, following up on some recent
> posts about distributing a periodic news group 'Charter and FAQ' post.
> While not formally following RFC/RFD rules, the intent is to use the
> rules as a guide for the discussion and make a more formal Request for
> Comment and a follow-up formal vote, possibly before year-end.
>
> Proposal:
>
> That the following be posted weekly for this news group:
>
>
>>>Start of proposed content >>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Subject: News group Charter and brief FAQ
>
> Charter: (Based on formal RFC vote, as of December 1996)
>
> Comp.databases.oracle.misc is a news group where topics generally
> related to the use of software from Oracle Corporation may be posted.
> This group provides a forum for topics which do not fall within any of
> the more specific comp.databases.oracle subgroups.
>
> This news group is not intended as a marketplace where employment
> advertisements or commercial announcements may be posted. These should
> be directed to comp.databases.oracle.marketplace (unless it is not
> created by the CFV).
>
> For more information, refer to http://www.orafaq.com/usenet/charter3.htm
> --------
> Netiquette & News group FAQ:
>
> 1) Alternate sources
>
> Readers are encouraged to do their own research and to use alternate
> related resources before posting a question. Common sources:
>
> From Oracle -
>
> General product information at OTN: http://otn.oracle.com
> Code examples: OTN >> Code Samples
> Installation examples: Code Samples >> Oracle By Example
> All Documentation: http://docs.oracle.com
> Error messages lookup: Documentation
>
> Other -
>
> General Oracle FAQ: http://orafaq.com
>
> 2) Posting Guidelines
>
> When posting a question, indicate the following information:
>
> * Oracle product name, feature (if appropriate) and version
> * Operating system & version
> * If code related, post the actual code
> * If message related, post the actual message
>
> 3) Cross posting
>
> Please do not cross-post to any other comp.database.oracle news group.
> If the topic can not be determined from the charter of each group, post
> to comp.oracle.database.misc only.
>
> 4) SPAM and Commercial Messages
>
> The posting of commercial message, messages intended to promote the sale
> of a product or service are expressly forbidden in this group. Please
> restrict commercial messages to comp.database.oracle.marketplace
>
> 5) Netiquette
>
> Users are encouraged to follow Netiquette guidelines as described in
> Virginia Shea's online book 'Netiquette', online version available at
> http://www.albion.com/netiquette/book/index.html
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> << end of proposed content <<
>
> Discussion to be closed on December 24, 2003, followed by a formal call
> for Votes.
>
> Discussion topics to include:
>
> - volunteer individual or organization responsible for maintaining and
> delivering this posting
> - actual content of the post
> - format of the post
> - frequency of the post
> - and, of course, typos
>
> This RFD initiated by Hans Forbrich
>
> (Comparable RFDs for comp.database.oracle, comp.database.oracle.tools,
> comp.database.oracle.server and comp.database.oracle.marketplace to be
> released within the next 2 days.)
Excellent!
--
Daniel Morgan
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Received on Wed Nov 26 2003 - 18:17:11 CST
