RESULT
misc.news.internet.announce will be removed

The Last Call for Comments (LCC) on 11 Dec 2006 initiated a five-day
period for final comments. Following the comment period, the Big-8
Management board has decided by consensus to remove the newsgroup
misc.news.internet.announce.

This group will be removed on 15 Jan 2007.

RATIONALE: remove misc.news.internet.announce

The newsgroup has not had any approvals since September 1997. The
group was active for less than 2 years (November 1995 to September
1997). There were roughly 80%%%% fewer approvals in the last 12 months
than in the first 12 months.

It is unlikely that a revival as a moderated group could fulfill its
charter as a source of information for the conventional media about
the Internet.

The removal of misc.news.internet.announce would have NO effect on
misc.news.internet.discuss.

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