RCE wrote:

It is my understanding that in Usenet it is customary to vote on a change to
the group's charter to accomplish things like going from unmoderated to
moderated. Rec.boats has no official charter (that I know of) to vote for a
change of.

Rec.boats was established without a charter. An original charter is not
required to change the moderation status of rec.boats, only the needed
votes after a great deal of ground work.

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Skipper