In news.groups Thad  wrote: 
 >                     REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD) 
 >               unmoderated group rec.photo.digital.slr 
  
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 >CHARTER: rec.photo.digital.slr 
  
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 >Digital rangefinder camera systems are technically not SLR systems, but 
 >they are on-topic if they offer lens interchangeability. Inclusion of 
 >digital rangefinders with mounts for detachable lenses is provisional; 
 >should a separate Big-8 newsgroup for digital rangefinders ever come 
  
 Change that to "should a separate Big-8 newsgroup more appropriate for 
 digital rangefinders".  This way it can't be argued that folks can 
 crosspost rangefinder topics between rpds and rpd because 
 rpds requires a separate (and unique) rangefinder group to exist to 
 exclude rangefinder discussions. 
  
 >into existence, these camera systems will become off-topic in 
 >rec.photo.digital.slr upon passage of the new group. 
  
 >What Is Considered Off-Topic: 
  
 >-Discussion of pure film cameras 
 >-Discussion of "point and shoot" or any other non-SLR digital cameras 
 >(digital rangefinders with mounts for detachable lenses are the only 
 >provisional exception) 
  
 I still think you should nuke the stuff in (), or at least generalize 
 it to something along the lines of "on-topic exceptions excepted" (yes, 
 that wording is silly, but that's the gist of the situation presented). 
 OR, move your on-topic explanation into the Off-topic section. 
  
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 >END CHARTER. 
  
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 My standard proposals rant: 
 Quality, usefulness, merit, or non-newsgroups popularity of a topic 
 is more or less irrelevant in creating a new Big-8 newsgroup. 
 Usenet popularity is the primary consideration. 
  
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