New Usenet Newsgroup RFD

Follows this is a proposal for a new Newsgroup Called
rec.scouting.usa.Jambo97 in Usenet Thank You for you time.

Any Question, Please Address to mailto:sbase@loop.com

=09=09REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
=09moderated group: rec.scouting.usa.Jambo97

Newsgroup Line:
rec.scouting.usa.Jambo97 Discusses all aspects of the 1997 National =
Boy
Scout Jamboree at Ft. AP Hill Virginia.

This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) for the creation of a
world-wide moderated Usenet Newsgroup rec.scouting.usa.Jambo97. This =
is not
a Call for Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at this time. Procedural det=
ails
are below.

RATIONALE: rec.scouting.usa.Jambo97

This group needs to be created to allow all users, regardless of emai=
l
capabilities, to view important and vital information for the 1997 Na=
tional
Boy Scout Jamboree in Ft. AP Hill Virginia, published on the Mailing =
List
=91Jambo97.=92 Posters on rec.scouting.usa should be able to post to=
separate
newsgroups, mainly, one in regards to the 1997 National Jamboree. Ma=
iling
List =91Jambo97=92, needs a gated Newsgroup available to all members =
of the
World with access to Usenet, to discuss issues in regards to the Jamb=
oree.
This list needs to be moderated to avoid "spam," sexually-explicit
information, or other unnecessary or unwanted postings in compliance =
to the
Boy Scouts of America National Policy of Cleanliness. This group wil=
l add
to the benefits of the 1997 National Boy Scout Jamboree and the Discu=
ssion
of it. The 1997 Jamboree is scheduled for July 28th - August 5th 199=
7.
END RATIONALE

CHARTER: rec.scouting.usa.Jambo97

This group will discuss all aspects of the 1997 National Boy Scout
Jamboree, as organized by the Boy Scouts of America. Topics in quest=
ion
would include, but not limit, Scouting=92s Role in the Jamboree, Prob=
lems and
Questions regarding the Jamboree, Action Centers, Activities, Shows,
Guests, Contingents, Monetary Issues, General Questions, Location Iss=
ues,
Weather Concerns, Youth Staff, Youth Contingency, Adult Staff, Adult
Leaders, and any other Jamboree Related Topics. Some Topics that may=
be
welcome, but inappropriate, includes, but not limited to: Patch Trad=
ing,
Problems with National, or any other Non-Related Boy Scout Issues. T=
opics
that would be forbidden, in this moderated group, would contain, but =
not
limit: Sexually-Explicit Materials, SPAM of any kind, FLAME Posting,
Advertisements of any kind, or Non-related Boy Scout Issues. This
Newsgroup will remain active, before, during and after the 1997 Natio=
nal
Scout Jamboree, the group=92s name may change to fit the upcoming Jam=
boree or
the such. This Group currently has no official connections to the 19=
97
National Jamboree, Boy Scouts of America, or any subsidiaries. This =
group
will remain for General Discussion of Jamborees

END CHARTER

MODERATOR INFO: rec.scouting.usa.Jambo97
Moderator: Justin P. Boren <sbase@loop.com>

This group will be moderated to ensure that all Youth as well as Adul=
t
members of the Group are protected from Sexually-Explicit materials, =
SPAM,
FLAME, or Advertisements of any kind. This is to ensure that the Nat=
ional
Policy of the Boy Scouts of America remain active while reading and p=
osting
to this group. Since the Group deals with, and many members will be,=
youth
or minors, it is imperative to restrict access to users who wish to a=
buse
this policy. The moderator is a Webmaster for Bishop Montgomery High
School in Torrance, California USA. The Moderator is a member of the=
HTML
Writers guild, an active Boy Scout member, a Usenet enthusiast, and a=
Staff
member of the 1997 National Jamboree. The Moderator will be required=
to
uphold the Charter of this group by rejecting messages that do not co=
nform
to it or the National Policy of the Boy Scouts of America for whateve=
r
reason. =20

END MODERATOR INFO.

PROCEDURE:

This is a Request for Discussion, not a Call for Votes. In this phas=
e of
the process, any potential problems with the proposed newsgroups shou=
ld be
raised and resolved. The discussion period will continue for a minim=
um of
21 days (starting from when the first RFD for this proposal is posted=
to
news.announce.newgroups), after which a call for votes (CFV) maybe po=
sted
by a neutral vote taker if the discussion warrants it. Please do not
attempt to vote until this happens.

All discussion of this proposal should be posted to news.groups

This RFD attempts to comply fully with the Usenet Newsgroup Creation
Guidelines Outlined in the "How to Create Format and Submit a New Gro=
up
Proposal". Please refer to these documents (available in
news.announce.newgroups) if you have any questions about this proces=
s.

DISTRIBUTION:
rec.scouting.usa=09=09uk.rec.scouting
alt.org.scoutnet=09=09rec.scouting.misc
nl.scouting=09=09=09rec.scouting.issues
pnet.rec.scouting=09=09news.announce.newgroups, news.groups
Mailing List: Scouts-L <Listserv@tcu.edu> (BSA Mailing List)
Mailing List: Arrow-L <Listserv@tcu.edu> (Order of the Arrow Maili=
ng List)
Mailing List: Jambo97 <Majordomo@hoplite.org> (1997 Natl.=92 BSA J=
amboree)
-
Proponent: Justin P. Boren <sbase@loop.com>
A copy of this is available via WWW at Http://www.bsa.net/ca/L252/NG/=
RFD1.txt

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