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misc.writing is an unmoderated newsgroup which passed its vote
for creation by 193:11 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on
2 June 1991.
For your newsgroups file:
misc.writing Discussion of writing in all of its forms.
The charter, culled from the call for votes:
Misc.writing is a forum for discussion of writing in all its
forms -- scholarly, technical, journalistic, artistic and mere
day-to-day communication. It is a venue for professional
writers, would-be professionals and all those who write to
communicate.
Misc.writing is primarily about writing in English. As such, it
includes consideration of linguistics, grammar and style as they
relate to composition. It is not, however, limited to discussion
of writing for print -- topics may include a variety of other
media and means of communication.
In addition to discussion about the process of writing,
misc.writing also addresses writing as a trade, including (but
not limited to) reviews of books about writing; notices of
workshops and writers' group meetings; and information about
marketing and publishing. Tools for writing may be a topic, as
well.
Questions about how to write, writing problems and how to improve
one's writing are welcome, but long excerpts of written works
should not be posted. However, the group may serve as a meeting
place for those who wish to exchange works to critique via
e-mail.
Although the group is general in nature, misc.writing welcomes
discussions about specific forms of writing; contributors are
encouraged to identify their topic by including explicit tags
such as "TECHNICAL:" or "JOURNALISM:" in subject lines.
Such guidelines shall be enforced by peer pressure only.