Information on how to create newsgroups - guidelines for choosing a hierarchy, as well as notes on newsgroup creation in various hierarchies.

Guide to creating Usenet groups in the alt.* hierarchy. Creating a successful alt newsgroup depends only on convincing news administrators to carry the newsgroup. Written by David Barr.

Newsgroup creation process within uk.*

Describes voting procedures related to the uk.* hierarchy.

Detailed explanations on "newgroup" messages for alt.* groups, the type of control message which creates a newsgroup, and the correct way to write and send them.

Explains the newsgroup creation process in force in the Big 8 hierarchies.

A very detailed set of step-by-step instructions on how to create an alt.* group. Related links concerning group creation guidelines in other hierarchies and FAQs about moderated groups.

A detailed guide to creating alt newsgroups. What to do and, more importantly, what not to do when creating a group.

In the free.* hierarchy, anyone can set up a new group. Here are simple instructions how to create a new newsgroup in the free.uk.* hierarchy and a list of newsservers which carry the free.uk.* groups.