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Old May 9th 05, 05:34 PM
Gabriel Prieto
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Default RFD: sci.astro.data

REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
unmoderated group sci.astro.data

I invite you to discuss the following proposal to create the newsgroup
sci.astro.data. Please note that YOU CANNOT VOTE NOW; you may be
able to vote on a version of this proposal later. See the PROCEDURE
section below if you need information about how the discussion
works. PLEASE POST ANY FOLLOWUPS TO THE NEWSGROUP NEWS.GROUPS.

This post contains
1) a one-line label for the group ("newsgroup line");
2) my argument for why the group should be created ("rationale");
3) a proposed "charter" explaining what the group is about and any
rules that may apply;
4) the PROCEDURE section;
5) a list of places where this post is being sent ("distribution").

Newsgroup line:
sci.astro.data Astronomical data processing.

RATIONALE: sci.astro.data

Over the years, sci.astro has become one of the main roads for
astronomical & astrophisical cooperation. On it, scientists already
discuss cosmological and other theoretical issues. But on the practical
side, the group has to post messages on diverse and ambigous newsgroups
(ie sci.astro.research). More order is needed, and with it, an increase
in help exchange quality. Since we are dealing with the processing of
astronomical data, a new channel INSIDE sci.asto is needed.
Consequently, a Big Eight newsgroup is necessary.

CHARTER: sci.astro.data

The newsgroup sci.astro.data is a newsgroup devoted to discuss the many
different ways astronomical data is processed and analyzed. Dealings
with the FITS protocol are NOT accepted (there is already a channel at
sci.astro.fits), but dealings with IRAF, DAOPHOT, ISIS, SEXTRACTOR and
similar packages is welcome. The group is NOT moderated mainly because
the nature of it makes it VERY dificult to manage.

END CHARTER.

PROCEDURE

Because this post is a Request For Discussion, it is usually
referred to as an "RFD". When an RFD appears, it begins a process
called the newsgroup creation process. The first stage of that
process is the discussion period, and that's the stage that's now in
effect.

During the discussion period, the object is indeed to discuss
whether this proposal should be enacted, and to discuss any
potential problems with it and how to resolve them. Because the RFD
has a Followup-To header pointing to news.groups, discussion
will be posted there. Therefore, if you want to be heard in the
discussion, you should post your own posts in news.groups too.
Similarly, if you want to read the discussion, you should be
prepared to read it in news.groups.

During the discussion period, I may issue new drafts of the
proposal, perhaps with major changes: "2nd RFD", "3rd RFD", etc.
Please do not assume that these will be the same as this draft;
please make a point of reading each, if you wish to avoid surprises.

Following the discussion period, there may be a second stage, called
a voting period. This cannot begin until 21 days after the first
RFD, *and* 10 days after the last RFD. I decide whether to ask for
a voting period. If I do, then a neutral vote taker will post a
Call For Votes, or CFV, whose appearance begins the voting period.
The CFV will contain instructions on how to go about voting. You
cannot vote until the CFV appears. If you want to be sure of seeing
any CFV, but you don't want to read the discussion, you may wish to
subscribe to news.announce.newgroups, a low-volume group consisting
mostly of RFDs, CFVs, and related posts.

For further information about this process, please see "Guidelines
for Big Eight Newsgroup Creation" in news.announce.newgroups.
This post tries to obey all guidelines in that post and in "How to
Format and Submit a New Group Proposal". Please refer to these
documents if you have further questions.

DISTRIBUTION:

The RFD has been posted directly to the following newsgroups:

news.announce.newgroups
news.groups
sci.astro
sci.astro.research


Proponent: Gabriel Prieto
 




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