NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/alt/native/1787

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From: [e-mail] (Mike Wilson)
Subject: Re: Comments on the 2nd RFD: soc.culture.native
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[e-mail] (Gary S. Trujillo) writes:

>I've made a few amendments to the charter, based on previous discussions,
>and added another paragraph expressing what I feel is the sense of our
>recent discussion on the issue of cross posting:


>CHARTER: soc.culture.native is for the discussion of issues relating to
>native populations throughout the world.  For the purposes of defining this
>newsgroup, "native" is considered roughly synonymous with "aboriginal" or
>"indigenous" -- all terms which underscore a population's having been the
>first to inhabit a particular region.  This newsgroup is intended to be
>inclusive, not exclusive, offering an important vehicle for exchange among
>native peoples and between native and non-native peoples.  Besides providing
>a forum for the discussion of such issues as sovereignty, religion,
>education and philosophy, this newsgroup will also carry news stories and
>bulletins which alert people to urgent situations which require immediate
>responses, such as human rights cases and imminent encroachment upon native
>populations.

>We recognize that there already exist a number of Usenet newsgroups for the
>purpose of exchanging information and ideas about the peoples and places of
>various parts of the world, and about issues (e.g., environment) which are
>relevant to the concerns of the members of indigenous societies.  Articles
>whose content clearly makes them appropriate for soc.culture.native *because
>of their dealing with an indigenous people* can be cross-posted to the geo-
>graphically-based or topic-based newsgroup as well as to soc.culture.native.
>However, articles pertaining to subjects not relating specifically to the
>indigenous peoples of a region should not be thus cross-posted.


 >Comments?
>--
>    Gary S. Trujillo                            [e-mail]
>Somerville, Massachusetts              {wjh12,bu.edu,spdcc,ima,cdp}!gnosys!gst


Hello Gary,

This looks like a winning charter to me, although I would prefer
omitting the final negative sentence because it is implied in the
previous positive statement.  That is, once you have said that
soc.culture.native includes cross-posts that have to do with
native people, I don't think you need to say that cross-post not
having to do with native people should  be excluded.  This
is already implied, and more important, at least to me, leaving
it out emphasizes the positive and gives people a better feeling
about the group.

In this same vein, I would say in the previous sentence, something
like: "Consequently, soc.culture.native welcomes all posts from
other newsgroups which pertain to issues important to indigenous
peoples."  It sounds a little more cheery, don't you think?

Mike


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