From sbase@loop.com Wed Feb 19 08:13:12 1997 Path: news.isc.org!bounce-back From: sbase@loop.com (Justin P. Boren) Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,rec.scouting.usa Subject: RFD: rec.scouting.usa.jamboree moderated Followup-To: news.groups Message-ID: <856368817.3262@isc.org> Approved: newgroups-request@isc.org Archive-Name: rec.scouting.usa.jamboree Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 16:13:37 GMT Lines: 138 Xref: news.isc.org news.announce.newgroups:63 REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD) moderated group rec.scouting.usa.jamboree Newsgroup Line: rec.scouting.usa.jamboree Topics relevant to BSA National Jamborees. (Moderated) This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) for the creation of a world-wide moderated Usenet Newsgroup rec.scouting.usa.jamboree. This is not a Call for Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at this time. Procedural details are below. RATIONALE: rec.scouting.usa.jamboree As the 1997 National Jamboree approaches, many new questions also come up. A Usenet Newsgroup dedicated to that of the Jamboree and all Future Jamborees seems needed. As mailing lists may come and go, the Usenet continues to be a foundation of service and discussion for all Internet users around the world. Currently the Group rec.scouting.usa provides a good area to post regarding all boy scout issues, unfortunately it has become apparent that as jamborees approach, so will the traffic upon this group. A group dedicated entirely to the Jamboree and all future Jamborees is a necessity to insure that topics remain local to the group witch they are posted to. A Jamboree newsgroup would not only serve those members of the United States, but also all members of the Scouting Movement in the world to insure that the purpose of Jamborees be presented to all of our scouting brothers. "By Failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail" a quote by B. Franklin reminds us that the ideal of preparedness expands well beyond the reach of the Boy Scouts, and that Being Prepared is a main issue in all aspects of life, thus, being prepared for a Jamboree is a main concern among Scouts as well as adults. A group dedicated to this can enrich the Jamboree experience for all members by learning from other members what a Jamboree is about and what should be expected and brought to the jamboree. 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 will continue to serve all scout Jamborees regardless of when and will insure that the Ideal of the scouting movement be expressed in all aspects of all Jamborees to come. CHARTER: rec.scouting.usa.jamboree This group will discuss all aspects of all National Boy Scout Jamborees, as organized by the Boy Scouts of America. Topics in question would include, but not be limit to: + Scouting's Role in Jamborees + Problems and Questions regarding Jamborees + Action Centers + Activities, Shows and Guests + Contingents + Monetary Issues + Location Issues + Weather Concerns, + Staffing + and any other Jamboree related topics. Some Topics that may seem welcome, but are really inappropriate, includes but are not limited to: + Patch Trading + Problems with National or any other non-jamboree-related Boy Scout issues. Topics that would be forbidden in this moderated group include, but are not be limit to, the following: + Sexually-explicit materials + SPAM of any kind + Purposefully inflammatory postings + Advertisements of any kind + Non-jamboree-related Boy Scout issues. This Newsgroup will remain active, before, during and after all National Scout Jamborees. This Group currently has no official connections to the Boy Scouts of America, or any subsidiaries. This group will remain for General Discussion of Jamborees Moderation Policy: This group will be moderated to ensure that all Youth as well as Adult members of the Group are protected from Sexually-Explicit materials, SPAM, FLAME, or Advertisements of any kind. This is to ensure that the National Policy of the Boy Scouts of America remain active while reading and posting 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 abuse this policy. The Moderator will be required to uphold the Charter of this group by rejecting messages that do not conform to it or the National Policy of the Boy Scouts of America for whatever reason. END CHARTER. MODERATOR INFO: rec.scouting.usa.jamboree Moderator: Justin P. Boren 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. END MODERATOR INFO. PROCEDURE: This is a Request for Discussion, not a Call for Votes. In this phase of the process, any potential problems with the proposed newsgroups should be raised and resolved. The discussion period will continue for a minimum 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 posted 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 Group Proposal". Please refer to these documents (available in news.announce.newgroups) if you have any questions about this process. DISTRIBUTION: This RFD has been distributed to the following World-Wide Usenet Newsgroups: rec.scouting.usa news.announce.newgroups news.groups - Proponent: Justin P. Boren A copy of this is available via WWW at Http://www.bsa.net/ca/L252/NG/RFD.txt