We have received a proposal below for a new newsgroup,
BIOTECHNIQUES/bionet.journals.letters.biotechniques
Discussion on the following proposal will now be open through 4 June
on BIOFORUM/bionet.general (*not* on BIONEWS/bionet.announce). For
those who are not on the BIOFORUM/bionet.general newsgroup currently,
either read bionet.general on USENET or contact one of the following
biosci addresses to sign up by e-mail:
Subscription Address Location
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biosci at daresbury.ac.uk Europe, Africa, and Central Asia
biosci at net.bio.net Americas and the Pacific Rim
One warning, however: BIOFORUM/bionet.general is a "chatty" newsgroup
and many other items will be discussed there besides this newsgroup
proposal. USENET news access is definitely better than e-mail if you
want to monitor only this discussion.
Discussion Guidelines
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Please do not post one-line messages saying things like "I am in favor
of such a newsgroup". We will collect votes later. The discussion
period is an opportunity for anyone to bring up reservations about the
proposed charter below and to propose modifications prior to the vote.
If the charter is perfect as is, then there is no need for anyone to
say anything!!!
The newsgroup discussion leader may submit a revised proposal in light
of the discussion, and the new charter would be included in the call
for votes which will go out on 5 June (Newsgroup Discussion leaders -
please note this deadline - if no revisions are received before the
deadline, the original charter will be voted on.).
Please be aware that only one vote is counted per e-mail address, so
it is necessary to have your own account in order to vote. Multiple
votes from the same address are not accepted. If you are interested
in the following newsgroup, but do not have an e-mail address of your
own, please obtain one from your computer center before the call for
votes is issued.
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Proposal to establish BIOTECHNIQUES/bionet.journals.letters.biotechniques
Proposed USENET name: bionet.journals.letters.biotechniques
(MODERATED)
Newsgroup moderation address: biotechniques-moderator at net.bio.net
Proposed mailing list name: BIOTECHNIQUES
Proposed e-mail addresses: btechniq at net.bio.netbtechniq at daresbury.ac.uk
Moderator: Mary McCarthy
Associate Editor/BioTechniques
mmccarthy at biotechnet.com
Charter:
A new newsgroup, "BIOTECHNIQUES", is proposed to provide a forum for
the discussion of methods, and appropriate related issues, that have
appeared on the pages of BioTechniques - an international,
peer-reviewed journal which describes laboratory techniques in the
life sciences.
The newsgroup will also function as a rapid-communication, electronic
counterpart of the "BioFeedback" section of BioTechniques.
Participation in the newsgroup should be of value to individuals,
including the novice as well as the experienced scientist, who are
interested in the development and application of laboratory methods.
The newsgroup will be moderated by Mary McCarthy, Associate
Editor/BioTechniques.
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