Fw: FAST-TRACK of uk.tech.home-automation

["Steve Morgan" <steve@xxxxxxx>]

Just noticed this:



"Iain Bowen as Control" <control@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:<issueft-uk.tech.home-automation-20020126080506$14c5@xxxxxxx.
co.uk>...
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> FAST TRACK ANNOUNCEMENT	    uk.tech.home-automation
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> In the procedures established for maintaining the uk.* hierarchy
> <http://www.usenet.org.uk/guidelines.html>
there are provisions, where

> there is a consensus and the proposal is straightforward and
> non-controversial, to proceed by the "fast-track" method, so
as to
> avoid the necessity for holding a full vote.
>
> I have now received a request to fast-track the following proposal:
>
>            create unmoderated newsgroup uk.tech.home-automation
>
> This proposal will be activated no earlier than five days from the
> posting of this notice (i.e. not before February 1st), unless there
> are objections (of which six or more, or any one which seems to the
> Committee to be well founded, shall suffice to halt the process).
>
> Objections should be emailed directly to Control at
> <control@xxxxxxx>.
>
> Objections will be resolved by the committee (committee@xxxxxxx)
>
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>
> Changes from first RFD:
>
> New second paragraph in Rationale.
>
> New final paragraph in Rationale.
>
>
> Newsgroup line:
> uk.tech.home-automation		Home Automation in the UK
>
> Proponent's summary of discussion:
>
> This proposal was originally raised on 8th January 2001 by Lyndon
> Watkins.  The ensuing discussion got bogged down in more general
> matters of whether uk.* groups should cover the same subject matter as

> Big8 groups and whether people should just use a mailing list instead.
>
> Support for the two RFD's for this group was high and there is a
> strong indication that the group will be well utilised.  There were no

> objections to the group or the charter.  Consequently the proponent
> requests that the group proceeds to fast track
>
> RATIONALE: uk.tech.home-automation
>
> Home Automation, whilst widespread in the USA, is a new and fast
> emerging technology in the UK.
>
> Home Automation is the use of computer of microprocessor based devices

> to control the actions of domestic equipment, integrating security,
> communications, environmental control, energy management,
> entertainment and information systems.  For example, controlling
> lights and curtains by use of a remote control while present, or
> automatically and semi-randomly while absent from the home.
>
> Whilst the comp.home.automation newsgroup already exists for global
> discussion on this subject, due to differing international electrical
> and telecom standards, much of the information discussed here is not
> relevant to the UK and is dominated by US discussions, causing a lot
> of UK questions to go unanswered, thus making this group desirable.
>
> This proposal was originally raised on 8th January 2001 by Lyndon
> Watkins.  The ensuing discussion got bogged down in more general
> matters of whether uk.* groups should cover the same subject matter as

> Big8 groups and whether people should just use a mailing list instead.
>
> The proponent was interested in the group then and still is now.
> Duplication of Big8 groups but with a local focus has never been an
> issue within uk.*, it happens a lot and it usually works.  Mailing
> lists are not usenet and while they have their place, this area is not

> specialised nor the interested parties identifiable enough to make it
> a useful alternative.
>
> END RATIONALE
>
> CHARTER: uk.tech.home-automation
>
> uk.tech.home-automation is for the discussion of all aspects of Home
> Automation within the UK.
>
> Advertising
>
> Advertising is forbidden, with these exceptions:
>
> Suppliers of goods and services relevant to UK specification home
> automation related products may post an invitation to visit their
> special offers, web site or request details.  It should be of six
> lines or fewer and not posted more than once every month.  The subject

> line should begin "ADVERT: ", except for vacancy adverts,
when it
> should begin "JOB: ".
>
> Binaries & Formatting
>
> Encoded binaries (e.g. pictures, compressed files, etc.) are
> forbidden. Such material belongs on a web or FTP site to which a
> pointer may be posted. Cryptographic signatures (e.g. PGP) may be used

> where authentication is important and should be as short as possible.
>
> Posts must be readable as plaintext. HTML, RTF and similarly formatted

> messages are prohibited. To see how to make your newsreader comply
> with this, read <http://www.usenet.org.uk/ukpost.html>.
>
> Warning
>
> Anyone posting contrary to this charter may be reported to their
> "postmaster" and/or Service Provider.
>
> END CHARTER
>
> Proponent:
>         Claire Speed <perdita@xxxxxxx>
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