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RFD: RENAME uk.rec.boats.power to uk.rec.boats.motor
On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 17:53:16 +0000, Nick Smeltzer
wrote: REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD) This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the following changes in the uk.* Usenet hierarchy: rename unmoderated newsgroup uk.rec.boats.power to uk.rec.boats.motor [...] RATIONALE: uk.boats.motor [...] However, since it's creation the number of posts has been rather small compared with uk.rec.sailing, especially considering the approximate 50-50 split between power and sail in the UK. Comments by regular and new participants indicate that the name was a poor choice - power seems to imply racing or high performance craft. "Motor" is more of a generic term which would attract the users that were the intended audience of uk.rec.boats.power in the first instance. Hence the request to rename uk.rec.boats.power to uk.rec.boats.motor PROPOSAL (to be activated in two stages) 1. Create a new unmoderated newsgroup uk.rec.boats.motor with the following charter Would there be any benefit in keeping both groups running - the power group for power boat racing et al and the motor group for standard motor boating? Andrew. |
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