From: knapp@spot.Colorado.EDU (David Knapp)
Subject: CFV: sci.space.planets
Followup-To: poster
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 22:16:28 GMT

Now, the *official* vote is being taken for a proposed group:
sci.space.planets. It will be unmoderated. The CFV will end 31 days after
this post on Aug 29, 1992. No votes will be accepted after that date.

Anyone who has not been following the thread and would like to know why 
this is the *official* CFV, please feel free to mail me for an explanation.

The endeavor of forming the group sci.space.planets was undertaken specifically
to create a constructive, stimulating environment to discuss planetological
issues. This has the added benefit of relocating the issues relating to 
planetology from other groups with a broader range of traffic, thereby
consolidating planetological subjects making them easier to access.

Although the tone of the responses in the RFD seemed somewhat negative,
I've chosen to continue the effort based on an overwhelmingly positive response
through my personal email.

After much discussion from the RFD, it has been decided by reader input that:

-This group should *not* be named sci.planets but rather something like sci.
space.planets, sci.astro.planetology or the like to maintain organization.
The largest amount of response was for the sci.space.planets title. Therefore,
we choose that.

-Appropriate areas for discussion will be those relating to planetology,
planetary exploration, planetary phenomena etc. Nobody could agree *exactly*
what subjects this included but it was generally accepted that the 
subjects should be of a scientific or informational nature.

-This group is for the discussion of the *scientific* aspects of planetary
studies *only* and *not* a channel for venting frustrations over terrestrial 
issues like global warming, pollution, ozone depletion etc.  If these issues
are discussed, it will be in a scientific sense only. There are already
groups for poltical and environmental flame fests. Those types of posts will not
be tolerated on sci.space.planets.

-Crossposting of scientific discussions relating to other groups like 
sci.geo.meteorology, sci.geo.geology, etc. will be allowed but not encouraged.

-Crossposting of scientific discussions between sci.space.planets and groups 
focusing on a terrestrial political agenda will be *discouraged*.

-Inclusion of SPACE Digest participants will be attempted if that is 
desired.

-Use of Sci.space.planets as a group for posting observational or ephemeris
data will be discouraged.  A group specifically for observational aspects
has recently been proposed in sci.astro and if this is your interest, please
support that.

 
Please respond by email to me, knapp@spot.colorado.edu, including in the
subject line:

sci.space.planets = yes 	If you wish to vote FOR formation of the group.
sci.space.planets = no		If you wish to vote AGAINST its formation.

In the body of the mail message, please indicate one of the following:

I vote YES for the formation of the group sci.space.planets.
  
or 

I vote NO for the formation of the group sci.space.planets.


If you wish to include more information, please do so in a separate mail
message with a different subject line.

Thanks to all who participated in the discussions and especially to those who
went out of their way to provide positive suggestions for improvement
of the charter.
-- 
David Knapp                                      University of Colorado, Boulder
Highly Opinionated, Aging  and                      knapp@spot.colorado.edu
Perpetual Student of Chemistry and Physics.
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