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A discussion must first take place to address issues like the naming
of the group, where in the group tree it should go (e.g.
rec.sports.koosh vs rec.games.koosh?), and whether or
not it should be created in the first place. The formal Request
For Discussion (RFD) should be posted to
news.announce.newgroups, along with any other groups or mailing
lists at all related to the proposed topic.
news.announce.newgroups is moderated. You should place it
first in the `Newsgroups:' header, so that it will get mailed to
the moderator only. The article won't be immediately posted to
the other newsgroups listed; rather, it will give you the opportunity
to have the moderator correct any inconsistencies or mistakes in your
RFD. He or she will take care of posting it to the newsgroups you
indicated. Also the `Followup-To:' header will be set so that the
actual discussion takes place only in news.groups. If a user
has difficulty posting to a moderated group, he or she may mail
submissions intended for news.announce.newgroups to the address
`announce-newgroups@rpi.edu'.
The final name and charter of the group, and whether it will be
moderated or unmoderated, will be determined during the discussion
period. If it's to be moderated, the discussion will also decide who
the moderator will be. If there's no general agreement on these
points among those in favor of a new group at the end of 30 days,
the discussion will be taken into mail rather than continued posting
to news.groups; that way, the proponents of the group can iron out
their differences and come back with a proper proposal, and make
a new Request For Discussion.
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