Re: RFD: Periodic FAQ & Charter post

On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 16:40:16 GMT, Hans Forbrich <forbrich_at_badaddress.net> 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:
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------
><< 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

I volunteer a website, http://www.dbaoracle.net

>- actual content of the post

I think the post should be a one liner, with subject "READ THIS BEFORE POSTING TO THIS NEWSGROUP" And the content should simply be "This website explains Netiquette for this newsgroup, read before posting - http://www.dbaoracle.net"

>- format of the post
>- frequency of the post
>- and, of course, typos

I have a draft up, which will be reformatted to be more like the standard FAQ in the next few days. Comments appreciated, send to r t f m @ d b a o r a c l e . n e t (remove spaces).

--
remove nospam to reply.