rmgroup

English

Etymology

Internal name of the message, short for remove group.

Noun

rmgroup (plural rmgroups)

1. A Usenet control message indicating that a newsgroup should be removed.
   • 1993, "Leader Kibo", IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: THE FUTURE OF THE NET. (on newsgroups news.admin, news.groups, alt.config, comp.org.eff.talk, alt.religion.kibology, alt.politics.kibo, alt.sex)

     Every Usenet groups^[sic], and all its associated problems, will have been wiped off the face of the Earth forever by the might of the rmgroup.

Verb

rmgroup (third-person singular simple present rmgroups, present participle rmgrouping, simple past and past participle rmgrouped)

1. To remove a newsgroup (or attempt to do so) by means of such a message.

   Antonym: newgroup

   • 1993, "Leader Kibo", IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: THE FUTURE OF THE NET. (on newsgroups news.admin, news.groups, alt.config, comp.org.eff.talk, alt.religion.kibology, alt.politics.kibo, alt.sex)

     Of course, to prevent any power-crazed maniacs from putting the groups back, the newsgroup `control' will be rmgrouped.

   • 1999, Travis Bemann, “Proposal: news.admin.net-abuse.moderated”, in news.admin.net-abuse.misc (Usenet):

     Just rmgrouping news.admin.net-abuse.usenet would get rid of both the kooks, trolls, and flamers as well as the discussions which are appropriate and pertain to Usenet abuse.