REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
          unmoderated group rec.music.artists.mylene-farmer

This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the creation of a
worldwide unmoderated Usenet newsgroup in the rec.music.artists
hierarchy. This is not a Call for Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at this
time. Procedural details are below.

Newsgroup line:
rec.music.artists.mylene-farmer	Mylene Farmer.

RATIONALE: rec.music.artists.mylene-farmer

Mylene Farmer is unanimously recognized as one of the most talented
French singers of the past few years. Since 1984, through her lyrics,
the music of her always-present accomplice Laurent Boutonnat, her
voice, her extravagant videos, her Madonna-esque shows and her rare
and enigmatic personality, she has fascinated thousands of fans
throughout the world (one quarter of her sales are outside of France).

For more than 3 years, there has been an English-language moderated
mailing-list dedicated to her. More than 400 people, representing
about thirty countries, are currently subscribed. The star Mylene
Farmer seems to invite discussion.  However, this mailing list is
supposed to be a source of news only. Therefore, the creation of a
newsgroup becomes necessary in order to answer the needs of her many
fans.

CHARTER: rec.music.artists.mylene-farmer

rec.music.artists.mylene-farmer is an unmoderated forum for discussion
and exchange of information about Mylene Farmer.
Possible topics are:
-favorite songs, albums and videos
-an analysis of lyrics and videos
-advertisements about Mylene Farmer collectable materials
-reviews of concerts and performances
-discussion about her career development
Discussion about other artists is welcome when comparing them to
Mylene Farmer.

END CHARTER.

PROCEDURE:

This is a request for discussion, not a call for votes. In this phase
of the process, any potential problems with the proposed newsgroup
should be raised and resolved. This discussion period will continue
for a minimum of 21 days (starting from when the first RFD for this
proposal is posted to news.announce.newgroups), after which a Call For
Votes (CFV) may be posted by a neutral vote taker if the discussion
warrants it. Please do not attempt to vote until this happens.

All discussion of this proposal should be posted to news.groups.

This RFD attempts to comply fully with the Usenet newsgroup creation
guidelines outlined in "How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup" and "How
to Format and Submit a New Group Proposal". Please refer to these
documents (available in news.announce.newgroups) if you have any
question about the process.

DISTRIBUTION

This RFD has been posted to the following newsgroups:

news.announce.newgroups, news.groups, rec.music.video, fr.rec.musiques

and the following  mailing list :

libertine@sorengo.com (news about Mylene Farmer)