Archive-name: uk/naming
Posting-frequency: every 4 weeks
Last-modified: Sun Jan 14 11:02:13 GMT 2001

Guidelines on uk.* Newsgroup Names

This document is intended to be a primer for use by those wishing to
create new NetNews (Usenet) newsgroups in uk.*, the specific hierarchy
for the UK which is managed by committee@usenet.org.uk, & for which
uk.net.news.config is the appropriate place to discuss new newsgroups.
It has been adapted from the document "Guidelines on Usenet Newsgroup
Names" originally written by David.W.Wright@bnr.co.uk.

Netnews news group names are structured, hierarchical, taxonomic but not
definitive. They are intended to help users find what they want and news
administrators manage their systems, to the benefit of their users. By
understanding each of these concepts, you can understand how to select
suitable names for new news groups.

Structured

Archive-name: uk/mentors
Posting-frequency: every 8 weeks
Last-modified: Thu Jun 19 10:32:52 BST 2003

The procedures for coordinating newsgroup management within the UK hierarchy
are contained in four documents, of which this article contains the last.

GUIDELINES FOR GROUP CREATION WITHIN THE UK HIERARCHY
<http://www.usenet.org.uk/guidelines.html>
<ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/news-info/news.answers/uk/guidelines>
VOTING PROCEDURES WITHIN THE UK HIERARCHY
<http://www.usenet.org.uk/voting.html>
<ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/news-info/news.answers/uk/voting>
THE UK USENET COMMITTEE
<http://www.usenet.org.uk/committee.html>
<ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/news-info/news.answers/uk/committee>
GUIDELINES FOR UK USENET MENTORS
<http://www.usenet.org.uk/mentors.html>

The following Guidelines were accepted on 13 Jul 2000 by a vote with 27 votes
in favour and 8 votes against.

GUIDELINES FOR UK USENET MENTORS

Archive-name: uk/hierarchy
Posting-frequency: every 8 weeks
Last-modified: Sun Jun 9 19:09:22 BST 2002

This document was accepted by the Fast-track method in February 1996.

The status of the document is that it is definitive as regards the wording
of the individual charters, but advisory so far as the introductory section
and the last section (on the status of the existing top-level groups) are
concerned. Charters for new hierarchies (or revisions to these ones) that
are accepted according to the usual Guidelines will automatically be
incorporated. The document is posted periodically to uk.net.news.announce,
and can also be found at <http://www.usenet.org.uk/hierarchy.html> from
which links to the charters for the individual groups can be found.

UK Hierarchy Charters
---------------------

------------------------------

Subject: Introduction

Archive-name: uk/usenet/configuring
Posting-Frequency: monthly
URL: http://www.usenet.org.uk/ukpost.html
Last-modified: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 23:08:28 +0100

Configuring your news reader to post to uk.*
Alex D. Baxter
Last changes: Composing in plain text

The uk.* preferences match those recommended for international news

Archive-name: uk/naming
Posting-frequency: every 4 weeks
Last-modified: Sun Jan 14 11:02:13 GMT 2001

Guidelines on uk.* Newsgroup Names

This document is intended to be a primer for use by those wishing to
create new NetNews (Usenet) newsgroups in uk.*, the specific hierarchy
for the UK which is managed by committee@usenet.org.uk, & for which
uk.net.news.config is the appropriate place to discuss new newsgroups.
It has been adapted from the document "Guidelines on Usenet Newsgroup
Names" originally written by David.W.Wright@bnr.co.uk.

Netnews news group names are structured, hierarchical, taxonomic but not
definitive. They are intended to help users find what they want and news
administrators manage their systems, to the benefit of their users. By
understanding each of these concepts, you can understand how to select
suitable names for new news groups.

Structured