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<li>assists and encourages the support of a canonical '''[[Big-8 newsgroup list]]''' by Usenet sites.</li> | <li>assists and encourages the support of a canonical '''[[Big-8 newsgroup list]]''' by Usenet sites.</li> | ||
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{{:Announcements}} | |||
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<h5 class="card-header text-white bg-secondary">About the Big-8 Management Board</h5> | |||
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* [[Board members]] | |||
* [[Technical Team]] | |||
* [[How to volunteer or donate]] | |||
* [[Finances]] | |||
* [[Contacting the Board]] | |||
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<h5 class="card-header text-white bg-secondary">About Usenet</h5> | |||
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* [[What is Usenet?]] | |||
* [[Getting Started with Usenet]] | |||
* [[News service providers]] | |||
* [[Newsreaders]] | |||
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* [[Newsgroup creation]] | |||
* [[Newsgroup removal]] | |||
* [[Moderation]] | |||
* [[Board policies]] | |||
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<h5 class="card-header text-white bg-secondary">Reference library</h5> | |||
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* [[Archived announcements]] | |||
* [[Meeting minutes]] | |||
* [[Frequently asked questions (FAQs)]] | |||
* [[RFCs]] | |||
* [[Glossary]] | |||
* [[Links]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:53, 30 August 2023
The Usenet Big-8 Management Board
- creates well-named, well-used newsgroups in the Big-8 Usenet hierarchies,
- makes necessary adjustments to existing groups,
- removes groups that are not well-used, and
- assists and encourages the support of a canonical Big-8 newsgroup list by Usenet sites.
Latest news
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- 2024-09-27: MODERATOR FOUND: news.newusers.questions
- 2024-09-13: Moderator Vacancy Investigation: comp.lang.asm.x86
- 2024-04-10: MODERATOR FOUND: news.admin.technical
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