On 2009-10-01, Anthony R. Gold  wrote:
> Wow, I must have blinked while it happened.  Who banned them and when, how
> and with what authority?  Please be specific.

The Guidelines did, in 1997 or so.

Section 1 says:
  "In any uk.* hierarchy or group whose charter does not mention
  binaries, the assumption shall be that binaries are forbidden."

Binaries are only allowed in uk.* groups under a hierarchy whose
charter explicitly allows them. Since there are no such hierarchies,
no such group exists.

> But anyway, if binaries and html are somehow banned without placing any
> specific incantations into group charters, then why did the Komite ever put
> their oar into the water in the matter of requesting (or suggesting?)
> particular wording be placed into the charter of urcm?

Because the Guidelines say they must.

Section 1 says:
  "Binaries are allowed in uk.* only in hierarchies explicitly created
  for binary posts, and having a hierarchy charter stating this. In
  all other hierarchies the group charter shall state that binaries
  are not permitted."