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Re: Does a framwork exist for the subscibers to a group to change its charter?
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Date: 
Wed, 8 Mar 2000 14:08:30 GMT
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LPIENIAZEK@NOVERA.ihatespamCOM
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Just as a note here, this phrasing strikes me as pejorative.

Todd Lehman wrote:

Allowing auction spam outside of .market.auction, for example, goes against
site principles, so that part is not up for discussion.  However, if some
system of logical sub-groups could be devised in which auction spam could
live both in .market.auction and in these special subgroups, that would not
go against site principles.  This is no small challenge, however.

Calling it spam instead of "announcements and/or updates" is shorter,
but it also prejudges. It's your site and your judgement but I did want
to point it out.

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  Re: Does a framwork exist for the subscibers to a group to change its charter?
 
(...) Yah, agreed -- a better word is needed. Suggestions? "Flog" is good but probably not as well understood(?). --Todd (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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  Re: Does a framwork exist for the subscibers to a group to change its charter?
 
(...) That's an excellent question. To some extent, yes, that framework does exist, and that is part of the role of the lugnet.admin.general newsgroup. Perhaps a more focused group (i.e., lugnet.admin.news) would better serve discussions about (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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