REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION
Creation of Unmoderated newsgroup aus.food

This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the creation of a new
Australian unmoderated newsgroup aus.food. This is not a Call For Votes
(CFV); you cannot vote at this time.

Newsgroup line:
aus.food Australian food: its cooking and consumption!

RATIONALE:

The creation of a new aus newsgroup called aus.food would be for
the discussion of all things to do with food. Buying, cooking,
storing, and the best bit, eating!

There is currently no aus.* newsgroup that covers these topics.
Other newsgroups that discuss food are completly oriented towards
every other country except Australia.

My opinion is that this group would become very popular, simply
because everyone loves food, whether preparing it, or eating it!
I feel that this group would be excellent for those just starting
out in the kitchen, and feel that the recipes that I have to share,
along with others that I, and others, could learn, would make this
a popular group. Also, the name "aus.food" leaves further room for
expansion, if required, at a later date.

Some advantages of the proposed group would be:

* A place to discuss food and cooking of all varieties in Australia,
ie: bush tucker, BBQs, cuisine, pizza, soup, bakeries, anything to
do with food!

* A place to talk about food/drinking experiences, restaurants,
recipes - anything food-related.

* Not limited to Australians, but it's nice to have a local hangout,
with local recommendations, reviews, tips and ideas.

END RATIONALE.

CHARTER: aus.food

aus.food is for the discussion of food, its preparation, and its
consumption in Australia. Examples of on-topic posts include:

- food recipes
- preparation
- storage
- drinks with meals
- restaurant reports and recommendations (good or bad!)

Off-topic posts, such as the following subjects, are discouraged:

- discussion about television cooking shows (more relevant to aus.tv)
- recipes designed to make people ill!

What is not acceptable:

- HTML posting
- Binaries (post a URL instead)
- Crossposting to more than 3 other newsgroups
- Commercial advertisements, unless prefixed with [COMM]
- For sale advertisements, unless prefixed with [FS]
- Auction advertisements, unless prefixed with [FA]
- Flaming and ad-hominem attacks
- Spam and chain letters

END CHARTER.

PROPOSER: Leanne Bertram >

PROCEDU

This is a Request For Discussion, not a call for votes. In this phase of
the process, any potential problems with the proposal 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 by ausadmin
to aus.net.news), after which a Call For Votes (CFV) may be posted
by ausadmin (see http://aus.news-admin.org/ for further information).
Please do not attempt to vote until this happens.

All discussion of this proposal should be posted to aus.net.news.

Please see http://aus.news-admin.org/Faq/aus_faq for more information
about the aus.* newsgroup creation and modification processes.

DISTRIBUTION:

alt.2eggs.sausage.beans.tomatoes.2toast.largetea.c heerslove
alt.food.wine
aus.culture.true-blue
aus.family
aus.general
aus.net.news
rec.food.cooking