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• On-Topic
• Off-Topic
• Rationale
• Moderation
• Technical Logistics
• RFD Format
• Concerns
• Open Questions

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  • On-Topic
    • Writing Process
      • Getting the ideas
      • Doing the writing
      • The craft of it all
      • Problems and solutions
      • Selling it
      • Publication/production
      • Post-publication
    • Writing life - things that happen *because* we write
    • Writing Business
      • Markets/Calls for Submission
        • Pay/non-pay - state in header
        • provide details, or pointer to same
        • terms, rights sought, pay rate,etc.
        • Write-for-hire opportunities/employment
      • Agents, editors et. al
      • Scam warnings
      • Business approaches/techniques/probs/solutions
      • Legalities
        • copyrights
        • contracts/contract watch
    • The Basics
      • do faq and discourage repetitious q?
      • how to handle? Mod?
    • Tags?
    • Workshop?
      • exercises?
      • word games/puzzles?
    • Critique - short passages only, part of an on-going discussion
    • Commercial postings?
      • Products related to writing?
      • Employment?
      • Services?

  • Off-Topic
    • Yahoo (sv1 - only in context of a post for other reasons)
    • Birthday/anniversary/personal announcements (svw - none)
    • Cross-posting (sv3 - none, except n.g and n.a.ng)
    • Spam - need definition?
    • Flames/personal confrontations - need definition?
    • Political discussions
    • Discussions of current events
    • Religious discussions
    • Gossip/personal issues
    • Posting complete works

  • Rationale
    • Purpose of group?
      1. Focused discussion
      2. Less social gathering = attract even new audiences
      3. Provide focal point for info exch in biz atmosphere
    • Reasons for group?
      1. Volume of mw > 500 posts/day
      2. Volume of rasfc > 200 posts/day
      3. Numerous mailing lists of various types
      4. Other newsgroups exist = real demand
      5. Frequent tension in mw between types of posters
    • Why no other groups satisfy need?
      1. mw=social and biz mix; relaxed focus
      2. alt groups not in big 8 hierarchy
      3. rec.a.p groups less discussion/more performance venue
      4. rasfc/mwscreenplay focused on particular genres

  • Moderation? (sv4 - results pending
    • Robo-mod
      • Scope of robo-mod
      • When robo/human moderation
      • Initial vetting procedure?
      • Automatic denials:
        • spam - need definition
        • cross-posts
        • notification?
    • Moderator panel
      • List of confirmed staring moderators
      • List of confirmed back-up moderators
    • Moderator guidelines
      • Rules of conduct
      • Moderator procedures
      • Finding/installing/replacing moderators
      • Firing moderators
      • Appeal procedures
    • X-no archive policy?

  • Technical Logistics
    • Where does newsgroup reside?
    • Who writes/maintains robomod?

  • RFD Format
    • Who are the proponents? name, email address
    • Which groups should receive the rfd?

  • Concerns
    1. How keep group discontent out of mw?
    2. How avoid damage to mw?

  • Open Questions
    1. name for the group/hierarchy for the group
    2. one or two groups? - workshop part of this group or separate?
    3. moderation - yes or no?
    4. want to attract pros? How? What do we offer that's different?

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