Request New tamu.* Newsgroup

All proposals must show local TAMU discussion. We do not want to repeat existing forums from the Big 8 (international) hierarchies.

The procedure for getting a new tamu.* newsgroup created follows similar guidelines as other hierarchies. Below is a basic set of questions that need to be answered to get a request for a new newsgroup approved.

Who is the intended audience for the group?
Is it primarily announcements or is it discussion oriented?
Can you demonstrate any existing traffic for this topic? How many posts per day?
Is there some other newsgroup that can be used instead of creating a new one?
If there is no newsgroup, is there a mailing list? How many members? How many messages per day?
Is there is a Web site? Can your goal be achieved with it?

All requests for new tamu.* newsgroups should be sent to news@tamu.edu.

If a newsgroup is created, then it should find a place in the current TAMU hierarchy, i.e., follow naming conventions. The group name should avoid acronyms or abbreviations, if at all possible. It also must have a charter. Newsgroups with no expire date will be reviewed each semester to determine whether they should continue to exist.

Coursework Newsgroups

Newsgroups created for a specific class will use the class catalog designation as a name, e.g., History 105 would be tamu.classes.hist105. If this is insufficient for uniqueness, the lecturer's initials will be appended to the end, e.g., tamu.classes.hist105jd.

Although class related newsgroups do not require a charter, we strongly recommend posting the class syllabus to the group.

Official Campus Organizations

The person or group requesting a newsgroup must be directly involved with the Texas A&M campus at College Station
The topic must be specific to Texas A&M, e.g., a class taught here, or an organization recognized by the Student Programs Office.

Newsgroups created for an organization will fall under the tamu.org.* sub-hierarchy.