Hi and best wishes to all true rec.ponders:

The moderators are very hard at work discussing all of the
general issues involved in this matter, and putting them together for
the new RFD.
There is a genuine sense of teamwork, commitment, openness and
fairness in their effort.
If you are a true rec.ponder, I am sure you will be pleased
when the RFD comes out.

Be sure that your newsprovider carries the new group called:
news.groups.proposals. If they don't as yet, ask them to.
And then be sure to subscribe to that group.
When the RFD is published, you will be able to freely discuss it
on that group. We will encourage you to study it, and offer
suggestions, changes, additions, etc. for the moderators to consider
when they update it to RFD #2.
I would expect it to be another week, or 2 at tops, before the
RFD (#1) is completed and submitted.

__ Spred the word__ to other true rec.ponders! We will need
all the support and helpful feedback we can get..

Next update here will probably be in 2-3 days.

-george (my real name & address
will be found in RFD #1)

PS: when the RFD comes out, a copy of it will be found in
news.announce.newsgroups
The actual discussion will be in news.groups.proposals.

When it is submitted and published, we will also announce it
here on rec.ponds

Keep the faith! We should be getting our favorite group back,,
albeit under a new name!