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Can you create an Internet newsgroup?                                        
                                                                             
The answer is "yes" you can!  And here's how to do it:                       
                                                                             
1)  Subscribe to the newsgroup "news.announce.newgroups".  This is a         
moderated newsgroup where you can send your idea for a new subject.          
                                                                             
2) The moderator of this newsgroup will post an article explaining the name  
and purpose of your proposed group.                                          
                                                                             
3) There will then be a 30 day discussion period.                            
                                                                             
4) If there is a clear agreement as to the name and purpose of your group    
after the 30 day period, the moderator will post a general request for       
people to vote.  Any interested parties can vote once by sending a message   
to a specified address.  The period of voting is set in advance, and is      
usually 20-30 days.                                                          
                                                                             
5) At the end of the voting period, the votes are counted and posted.  Now   
a five day waiting period begins in which anyone can request a correction    
to a vote or the way the vote was conducted.                                 
                                                                             
6) After the 5 day period, the vote is finalized.  If the new group was      
approved by at least 2/3 of the voters and if the yes votes exceeded the     
no votes by at least 100, the moderator of the news.announce.newgroups       
sends out a control message to start the new group.                          
                                                                             
7) If the vote was unsuccessful, the same newsgroup cannot be brought up     
for another discussion for at least six months.                              
                                                                             
Transmitted: 11/30/95 5:11 PM (msnews07)                                     

