I am thinking of posting the following message to news.groups, is there any one who would object of our current members.
As a current and active member of rec.crafts.scrapbooks I can state that our members are not interested in being a recognized group. Any one wishing to read and post to the group has found ways to get there. I am unable to receive the group through my main provider, but have been able to read and post to the group through researching for free providers and Google. I also have found a permanent way to access the group. As the individual posting a REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION is not a member of our group, he can not and does not speak for our news group. We would like the RFD to be withdrawn and for a CFV to not go forward. If his wife would like access to the group through a newsreader, all she would have to do is post to rec.crafts.scrapbooks and some one could lead her to a way to access without our group being recognized after years of being ignored.
Tazmadazz
REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
> unmoderated group rec.crafts.scrapbooks
>
> This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the creation of a
> world-wide unmoderated Usenet newsgroup rec.crafts.scrapbooks. This is
> not a Call for Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at this time. Procedural
> details are below.
>
> Newsgroup line:
> rec.crafts.scrapbooks The art of scrapbooking and its techniques. >
> RATIONALE: rec.crafts.scrapbooks
>
> This group already exists on some servers. It has proven popular and
> well-used even though it's not carried on many servers, and there seems to
> be no reason not to turn it into an official Usenet newsgroup. Customers
> at Usenet providers that only carry the official group list have indicated
> an interest in reading this group.
>
> Current users of rec.crafts.scrapbooks, please note that this group is not
> carried on some Usenet news servers because it didn't pass its original
> vote. Some servers chose to create it anyway, but this message begins the
> formal process of getting it voted on again. Details are in the procedure
> section below, but basically in a bit less than a month after this
> message, there will be a vote, and if the vote passes, the group will be
> made "official" and more sites will carry it, making it easier to find and
> participate in.
>
> This may look like a dumb formality to people who already have access to
> the group, but not everyone can get to it right now because back when it
> was first proposed, fewer than 100 people were interested. It seems
> rather clear that far more than 100 people are interested now, and there's
> no reason to go back and redo the earlier "missed" step.
>
> newsfeed.stanford.edu has seen the following traffic in this group over > the past week:
>
> 2003-11-04 87 articles
> 2003-11-03 89 articles
> 2003-11-02 125 articles
> 2003-11-01 70 articles
> 2003-10-31 115 articles
> 2003-10-30 130 articles
> 2003-10-29 142 articles
>
> This does not count messages crossposted to other extant Big Eight
> newsgroups. This is clearly enough traffic to warrant a Big Eight > newsgroup. >
> CHARTER: rec.crafts.scrapbooks
>
> The purpose of the newsgroup is to facilitate open discussion of the craft
> of scrapbooking. It will provide a global forum to discuss topics
> concerning scrapbooking, its techniques, vendors, supply sources, and to
> arrange swaps.
>
> The group will be unmoderated.
>
> Postings from vendors advertising products and sales related to
> scrapbooking supplies are welcome, provided they announce the word
> "vendor" in the subject of their posting.
>
> END CHARTER.
>
> 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) may be 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 "How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup" and "How
> to Format and Submit a New Group Proposal". Please refer to these
> documents (available in news.announce.newgroups) if you have any
> questions about the process.
>
> DISTRIBUTION:
>
> This RFD has been posted directly to the following newsgroups:
>
> news.announce.newgroups
> news.groups
> rec.crafts.misc
> rec.crafts.rubberstamps
> uk.rec.crafts
>
> A pointer will be posted to:
>
> rec.crafts.scrapbooks
>
> If there are other groups that you feel would be interested in this
> proposal, feel free to either repost this proposal in those groups or post
> a pointer in those groups referring people to this article.
>
> Proponent: Bob Officer snipped-for-privacy@earthlink.net
>
> --
> Aktohdi