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From: David Thornton <dav...@davidthornton.com>
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,comp.graphics.apps.freehand,comp.graphics.apps.pagemaker,comp.graphics.apps.photoshop,comp.sys.mac.graphics,comp.graphics.misc,comp.publish.prepress
Subject: RFD: comp.graphics.apps.illustrator
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Archive-Name: comp.graphics.apps.illustrator
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 06:58:49 GMT
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                     REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
           unmoderated group comp.graphics.apps.illustrator

Newsgroup line:
comp.graphics.apps.illustrator	Adobe Illustrator.

This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the creation of a
world-wide unmoderated Usenet newsgroup comp.graphics.apps.illustrator
. This is not a Call for Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at this time.
Procedural details are below.

RATIONALE: comp.graphics.apps.illustrator

Adobe Illustrator is widely regarded as one of the leading
illustration software packages available today. The majority of design
and print bureaus have a copy of Illustrator and a large number of
other software applications make use of the Illustrator file format.
The large user-base suggests that there is a need for a forum where
people can start discussions on all aspects of graphic design and
illustration involving Illustrator.

Usenet newsgroups already exist for other major graphics applications
such as Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Freehand and Corel graphics
software. Discussion of Illustrator currently occurs in a number of
separate newsgroups that were actually designed for the discussion of
other graphics software applications.

Adobe recently launched Illustrator 7.0 as well as Dimensions 3.0 and
Streamline 4.0. All three of these applications are available for both
Windows and Macintosh computers.

A recent pole amongst the current comp.graphics.apps.* newsgroups
suggested that a significant number of people want an Illustrator
newsgroup. An Illustrator newsgroup would provide a forum for users to
discuss the application as well as to obtain technical support. It
would also provide users with a place to learn how to  fully utilise
the capabilities of these powerful software applications.

CHARTER: comp.graphics.apps.illustrator

The proposed newsgroup would provide a place for the discussion of
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dimensions, Adobe Streamline and third-party
'Illustrator compatible' plug-ins available on all computer platforms.
Tips, tricks and informational postings would be welcomed as would
mutual assistance and support. The newsgroup would not be moderated
and would have no official ties or connections with any commercial
vendor or developer.

Binary postings are not permitted in comp.graphics.apps.illustrator
under any circumstances. A separate newsgroup will be created in the
alt.* hierarchy where binary files relating to messages in the
comp.graphics.apps.illustrator newsgroup can be posted. The binary
newsgroup will be called alt.binaries.comp.graphics.apps.illustrator
and it will be created shortly after comp.graphics.apps.illustrator.
Users of comp.graphics.apps.illustrator should indicate in their
messages that binaries have been posted to the separate newsgroup,
including the name of the binary, should this be the case.

It is possible that some people will post messages asking for illegal
copies of software to the newsgroup. Users are encouraged not to
follow up or reply to these messages in the newsgroup and to simply
ignore them.

The newsgroup is for information and support. It is not a marketplace
and advertising of any kind is not permitted. Moneymaking schemes,
chain letters, excessive crossposting and reposting is also
inappropriate.

With all violations of the charter, users are encouraged not to follow
them up, or reply them in the newsgroup. If you must follow them up,
please do so by email. This prevents the newsgroup from deteriorating
any further.

END CHARTER.

PROCEDURE:

This is a request for discussion, not a call for votes.  In this phase
of the process, any potential problems with the proposed newsgroup
should be raised and resolved.  The discussion period will continue
for a minimum of 21 days (starting from when the first RFD for this
proposal is posted to news.announce.newgroups), after which a Call For
Votes (CFV) may be posted by a neutral vote taker if the discussion
warrants it.  Please do not attempt to vote until this happens.

All discussion of this proposal should be posted to news.groups.

This RFD attempts to comply fully with the Usenet newsgroup creation
guidelines outlined in "How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup" and "How
to Format and Submit a New Group Proposal". Please refer to these
documents (available in news.announce.newgroups) if you have any
questions about the process.

DISTRIBUTION:

This RFD will be cross-posted to the following relevant newsgroups:

  news.announce.newgroups, news.groups, comp.graphics.apps.freehand,
  comp.graphics.apps.pagemaker, comp.graphics.apps.photoshop,
  comp.sys.mac.graphics, comp.graphics.misc, comp.publish.prepress

It will also be made available to relevant private mailing lists,
related forums and web sites once it has been posted to Usenet.

-- 
Proponent: David Thornton <dav...@davidthornton.com>
Visit http://davidthornton.com for more information about the proposed
comp.graphics.apps.{illustrator,micrografx,misc,painter,xpress} Usenet
newsgroups.

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