On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, Milt Epstein wrote: > On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, Steve Russell wrote: > > > I think this list would make an excellent usenet group > > ( comp.lang.java.server-side ? ). > > > > I read the documents that you need to read before writing a usenet new > > newsgroup proposal. > > > > Those docs said it was VITAL to have good justifications for your > > proposed group in your proposal. > > > > According to the docs about the only universally accepted justification > > for a new usenetgroup would be a mailing list under HEAVY, HEAVY traffic. > > > > Thats this list. > > > > If the owners of the list are interested in working with me I'll pitch > > in some work in creating a proposal for a comp.lang.java-server-side > > There was a similar proposal done some time back. It failed -- barely > -- not that there were a lot of dissenting votes, just not enough > assenting ones. I don't recall how long ago that vote was, but I > think it's been longer than the six month moratorium before you can > retry it. If you're really interested in this, you should contact the > person that tried it back then, and see what his plans are, whether he > plans to retry with all the wisdom gained from that experience. If > so, maybe you can join efforts. Even if he isn't planning on doing > that, it'd probably be very useful to talk to him. You can search at > groups.google.com to find out all about it.
Oh, also, any such newsgroup would be totally separate from this mailing list, I don't think it's going away. Milt Epstein Research Programmer Systems and Technology Services (STS) Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
