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               moderated group comp.lang.c++.moderated

Newsgroups line:
comp.lang.c++.moderated Technical discussion on C++ language. (Moderated)

Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 23 Nov 1995.

This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party.  Questions
about the proposed group should be directed to the proponent.

Proponent: Eric Schweitz <easchwei@eos.ncsu.edu>
Votetaker: Steve Bonine <spb@ntrs.com>

RATIONALE: comp.lang.c++.moderated

The C++ programming language is becoming increasingly popular as is Usenet.
These two surges of interest have resulted in an enormous volume of traffic
in un-moderated discussion groups, much of which is of little value to the
parties trying to participate in a meaningful and topical manner.

There is therefore a need to provide a forum for which people with interest
in programming in the C++ language can freely and openly discuss their
problems and solutions, keep abreast of developments in C++, and interact
with their peers around the world.  In order to keep discussions centered
on the C++ programming language and to better serve the C++ community in
its entirety, a moderated discussion group is required.

At the same time, there is also a demand for a continuing low-delay
unmoderated forum. Hence, this proposal is for the creation of a new
moderated group coupled with the existing unmoderated group
comp.lang.c++.

This RFD favors this option because:
 1) it interferes less with existing practices and thus will
    more likely lead to manageable moderation duties,
 2) it parallels what was done with in the comp.lang.c and
           thus is quite intuitive.

CHARTER: comp.lang.c++.moderated

comp.lang.c++.moderated is a moderated news group for discussion of common
C++ programming issues.  Welcomed topics of discussion will include any topic
directly related to the C++ programming language.  The moderators will decide
which posts are of general interest to the worldwide C++ community.  The
moderators are free to reject any post which is deemed to be system-specific,
covered by the comp.lang.c++ FAQ(s), and/or more appropriate to another
Usenet discussion group.  The following is a short list of posts which
will be considered off-topic by the moderators.

- System-specific problems which are better addressed in existing
  system-specific newsgroups may be considered off-topic. (Here we
  are using the term "system-specific" in reference to a particular
  computer system configuration.)
- Questions answered in the comp.lang.c++ FAQ(s) will be considered
  off-topic.
- Obvious homework problems and trivial questions that can be answered by
  quick inspection of any C++ text may be considered off-topic.
- Very broad questions which could equally apply to any computer programming
  language may be considered off-topic.
- Advocacy and "flame wars" about C++ will be considered off-topic.
- Advertising shall be considered off-topic.
- C++ product announcements shall be at the discretion of the
  moderators.

Overall, the moderators shall lean towards accepting posts and the free
exchange of ideas and general discussion of C++ issues.

END CHARTER.

MODERATOR INFO: comp.lang.c++.moderated

Moderator: David Vandevoorde  <vandevod@cs.rpi.edu>
Moderator: Dom DeVitto        <devitto@ferndown.ate.slb.com>
Moderator: Robert Martin      <rmartin@oma.com>
Moderator: Herb Sutter        <herbs@interlog.com>
Moderator: Howard Harkness    <howard.harkness@lunatic.com>
Moderator: James Kanze        <kanze@gabi-soft.fr>
Moderator: Dietmar Kuehl      <dietmar.kuehl@uni-knostanz.de>
Administrative contact address: c++-request@netlab.cs.rpi.edu
Article submission address: c++-submit@netlab.cs.rpi.edu

END MODERATOR INFO.

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