On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 01:03:12 GMT, "John Doe" <wustlumc@earthlink.net>
wrote in <ktzmi.8660$zA4.8362@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink. net>:

>"Kurt" <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote in message
>news:labolide-1DAE85.17195915072007@news.giganews.com...
>> In article <kztmi.7713$tj6.5141@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink. net>,
>> "John Doe" <wustlumc@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Are you the listowner of both groups - "*.cingular" and "*.attws"?

No, I'm the creator of the alt.cellular.cingular newsgroup, which means
I wrote the charter.

>>> If so, can a revised charter be done to consolidate each? It would make
>>> for
>>> less cross posting and more sense.

No, once created, newsgroups just go on until they die.

>> John is just a participant like you who posts his own FAQ about what he
>> thinks the group should be about.

I actually post the charter of alt.cellular.cingular regularly.

>> Good starting point, but conversations often take wild tangents.
>> Discussion is good.
>> This was a pretty dead group for quite a while (until the iPhhone came
>> along).

Sadly, Usenet in general is dying.

>> Both groups are unmoderated, so it's basically a free-for-all. Nothing
>> gets deleted and all posts get posted.

It's only a free-for-all to those that have no respect for others.

>> I wouldn't sweat any charters.

Why am I not surprised.

>Thanks for the clarification. I was just trying to find a way to reduce or
>eliminate the cross posting with identical groups.

The cross-posting is being done by a few childish trolls that are out to
disrupt the newsgroups. Best to just ignore them.

>John - What is your bio and experience in the cellular industry?

A matter of public record, but not relevant in this context.

--
Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>