Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!lavaca.uh.edu!uhnix1!nuchat!moray!urchin!f270.n106.z1.fidonet.org!Susan.King From: Susan.King@f270.n106.z1.fidonet.org (Susan King) Newsgroups: news.groups Subject: Re: Formation of soc.roots.jewish Message-ID: <3509.256ABE4B@urchin.fidonet.org> Date: 22 Nov 89 04:48:10 GMT Sender: ufgate@urchin.fidonet.org (newsout1.26) Organization: FidoNet node 1:106/270 - Kingdom Productions, Houston TX Lines: 60 DS> DS> From: dsill@ark1.nswc.navy.mil (Dave Sill) DS> Date: 30 Oct 89 14:16:53 GMT DS> Organization: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren VA DS> Message-ID: <210@ark1.nswc.navy.mil> DS> Newsgroups: news.groups DS> DS> Another in the recent gush of improper newsgroup creation attempts... DS> DS> In article <1409.254B354F@urchin.fidonet.org>, DS> Susan.King@f270.n106.z1.fidonet.org (Susan King) writes: DS> > This is a call for votes for the formation of a newsgroup called DS> > soc.roots.jewish. DS> DS> What happened to the discussion period? DS> DS> Dave Sill (dsill@relay.nswc.navy.mil) DS> * Origin: Res Ipsa < urchin.fidonet.org > (1:106/988.0) DS> I found out REAL quick I had goofed....and quickly re-iterated my CALL for VOTES as a CALL for DISCUSSION and posted it here. I have received lots of discussion on my MISTAKE but very little discussion on the CALL for Discussion. Here are some of the comments: Most of the response has been very positive...in fact the only reason I posted this here....the idea of cross posting between FIDONET and USENET was that I received many inquiries from USENET folks about how to access the Jewish Genealogy Conference. Unfortunately, just recently being gateway'd into USENET I was totally unaware of the procedure. In fact I posted a note for help about 3 weeks before posting the infamous CALL for VOTES which actually included a PURPOSE statement on the proposed Newsgroup. From what I am reading....I am wondering if the second post...the correction ever got into the NET. I probably have a copy of it somewhere here....and perhaps should re-post. So....now with procedures in hand....I will again re-post a CALL for Discussion of the proposed newsgroup. Now back to discussion: I have heard the discussion of including the newsgroup with soc.roots, however, since the discussion is specific to Jewish Research...and since we currently have a General Genealogy Conference on FIDONET...the cross posting would not work unless the soc.roots group wants to gateway with the NGC . If there is interest, I can provide the names of the people they should contact. The other discussion has been very favorable. With a few NO's thrown in for good measure.