From tale@uunet.uu.net Mon May 2 11:22:08 1994 Control: newgroup sci.astro.research moderated Newsgroups: sci.astro.research Path: uunet!tale From: tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence) Subject: newgroup sci.astro.research moderated Approved: tale@uunet.uu.net Sender: tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence) Date: Mon, 2 May 1994 14:30:53 GMT Message-ID: Lines: 82 Xref: uunet control:926234 sci.astro.research is a moderated newsgroup which passed its vote for creation by 466:15 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 27 Apr 1994. Group submission address: astres@pecos.msfc.nasa.gov Moderator contact address: astres-request@pecos.msfc.nasa.gov (Martin Sulkanen) For your newsgroups file: sci.astro.research Forum in astronomy/astrophysics research. (Moderated) The charter, culled from the call for votes: Summary: Discussion of astronomy/astrophysics research & related topics and information. The purpose of this newsgroup is the discussion of astronomy & astrophysics research, and the dissemination of information related to astronomy & astrophysics research. Postings appropriate for sci.astro.research would include (but does not exclusively consist of): (i) inquiries or discussions about specific current or historical research, or (ii) of research-related topics (observing equipment, computational techniques & software, catalogs, textbooks, journals, references, etc.), (iii) observations of astrophysical phenomena of interest to researchers (novae, supernovae, variable stars, high-energy sources, extragalactic astronomy, planetary astronomy, etc.), (iv) announcement of recent publications submitted to refereed journals or of collections of such publications received as preprints, (v) announcement of future conferences & workshops, proposal or grant announcments of opportunity, and (vi) general scientific news relevant to astronomy & astrophysics. Moderation principles --------------------- The moderator will have relatively broad powers to determine postings that are appropriate for the newsgroup. However, there are some basic principles that the moderator will adhere to: 1. Postings will be judged on their relevancy to scientific research in astronomy and astrophysics. For example, inquiries such as "what are AM Her stars and can one make useful optical observations of them?" are likely to be deemed within the realm of this newsgroup, while those such as "will the sun blow up one day?" are likely to be redirected to sci.astro. The criterion is *not* the credentials of the author (contributions by amateurs are encouraged), but the relevance of the post to research issues. 2. Controversial topics and issues in research can be addressed, provided that they are discussed with scientific rigor and rationale; "because I say so" speculations will be redirected to sci.astro. 3. "Unverified" astronomical observations will be posted with a disclaimer regarding the reliability of the observation. A verified observation is defined as one that has been checked and is certified for accuracy by the supporting institution (eg. bulletin from an observatory, research organization, etc.) It is hoped that posts of the unverified observations will serve as a source for other observers for further investigation or for astronomical organizations as a source of additional data for research programs, subject to their *own* verification. 4. Personal attacks, crossposts irrelevant to astrophysics/ astronomy research, commercial advertisements, political discussions, or posts originating from addresses that cannot receive e-mail will be rejected. Posters that wish to keep their email address confidential may indicate this in direct correspondance to the moderator(s). From tale@uunet.uu.net Fri Aug 19 13:51:01 1994 Control: newgroup sci.astro.research moderated Newsgroups: sci.astro.research Path: uunet!tale From: tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence) Subject: newgroup sci.astro.research moderated Approved: tale@uunet.uu.net Sender: tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence) Date: Fri, 19 Aug 1994 17:51:23 GMT Message-ID: Lines: 82 Xref: uunet control:1137933 sci.astro.research is a moderated newsgroup which passed its vote for creation by 466:15 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 27 Apr 1994. Group submission address: astres@pecos.msfc.nasa.gov Moderator contact address: astres-request@pecos.msfc.nasa.gov (Martin Sulkanen) For your newsgroups file: sci.astro.research Forum in astronomy/astrophysics research. (Moderated) The charter, culled from the call for votes: Summary: Discussion of astronomy/astrophysics research & related topics and information. The purpose of this newsgroup is the discussion of astronomy & astrophysics research, and the dissemination of information related to astronomy & astrophysics research. Postings appropriate for sci.astro.research would include (but does not exclusively consist of): (i) inquiries or discussions about specific current or historical research, or (ii) of research-related topics (observing equipment, computational techniques & software, catalogs, textbooks, journals, references, etc.), (iii) observations of astrophysical phenomena of interest to researchers (novae, supernovae, variable stars, high-energy sources, extragalactic astronomy, planetary astronomy, etc.), (iv) announcement of recent publications submitted to refereed journals or of collections of such publications received as preprints, (v) announcement of future conferences & workshops, proposal or grant announcments of opportunity, and (vi) general scientific news relevant to astronomy & astrophysics. Moderation principles --------------------- The moderator will have relatively broad powers to determine postings that are appropriate for the newsgroup. However, there are some basic principles that the moderator will adhere to: 1. Postings will be judged on their relevancy to scientific research in astronomy and astrophysics. For example, inquiries such as "what are AM Her stars and can one make useful optical observations of them?" are likely to be deemed within the realm of this newsgroup, while those such as "will the sun blow up one day?" are likely to be redirected to sci.astro. The criterion is *not* the credentials of the author (contributions by amateurs are encouraged), but the relevance of the post to research issues. 2. Controversial topics and issues in research can be addressed, provided that they are discussed with scientific rigor and rationale; "because I say so" speculations will be redirected to sci.astro. 3. "Unverified" astronomical observations will be posted with a disclaimer regarding the reliability of the observation. A verified observation is defined as one that has been checked and is certified for accuracy by the supporting institution (eg. bulletin from an observatory, research organization, etc.) It is hoped that posts of the unverified observations will serve as a source for other observers for further investigation or for astronomical organizations as a source of additional data for research programs, subject to their *own* verification. 4. Personal attacks, crossposts irrelevant to astrophysics/ astronomy research, commercial advertisements, political discussions, or posts originating from addresses that cannot receive e-mail will be rejected. Posters that wish to keep their email address confidential may indicate this in direct correspondance to the moderator(s).