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== Mission ==
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''The [[Big-8 Management Board]]:''
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* ''[[creation|creates]] well-named, well-used newsgroups in the [[Big-8 Usenet hierarchies]];''
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* ''makes [[Changing moderation status|necessary adjustments]] to existing groups; ''
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* ''[[rmgroup|removes groups]] that are not well-used; and''
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* ''assists and encourages the support of a canonical [[Big-8 newsgroup list]] by [[Usenet]] sites.''
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  <p class="h1">The '''Usenet Big-8 Management Board'''</p>
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<li>'''[[creation|creates]]''' well-named, well-used newsgroups in the '''[[Big-8 Usenet hierarchies]]''',</li>
<li>makes '''[[Changing moderation status|necessary adjustments]]''' to existing groups,</li>
<li>'''[[rmgroup|removes groups]]''' that are not well-used, and</li>
<li>assists and encourages the support of a canonical '''[[Big-8 newsgroup list]]''' by Usenet sites.</li>
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== Site Map ==
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|  '''[[Big-8 Management FAQ]]''' 
{{:Announcements}}
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!  Core Information about the Newsgroup Creation Process 
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|[[creation|Newsgroup Creation Policies]]
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|[[Newsgroup Creation FAQ]]
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|[[news.groups.proposals FAQ]]
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|[[Content and Format of a Request for Discussion (RFD)]]
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!  Core Information about Group Removal Process 
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| [[Removing newsgroups|Group Removal Policies]]
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| [[Group Removal FAQ]]  
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| [[Content and Format of a Group Removal RFD]]
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!  General Information 
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| [[History of the Big-8]]
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| [[News Service Providers]]
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| [[Newsreaders]]
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!  Reference Materials 
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| [[FAQs, RFCs, Standards, Specifications, etc.]]
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| [[Glossary]]
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| [[Usenet and Big-8 Links]] 
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!  General Policies 
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|[[Changing Moderation Status]]
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|[[Moderator Vacancy Investigations]]
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|[[Types of Proposals That Are Discouraged]]
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!  Board Policies 
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|[[Board Voting Policies]]
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|[[Board Membership Policy]]
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|[[Adding Members to the Board]]
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!  Working Groups / Committees -- Public Pages 
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|[[Dead Groups Task Force]]
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|[[news.answers Liaison]]
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|[[Usenet Volunteer Polltakers]]
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|[[Group Mentors]]
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|[[Technical Team]]
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|[[Usenet Volunteer Moderators]]
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|[[News Service Providers Committee]]
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|[[How to Volunteer|Want to Volunteer?]]
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!  Contact Us 
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|align="center"|[mailto:&#98;oard@&#98;ig-8.org e-mail the Board]
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|align="center"|[mailto:we&#98;master@&#98;ig-8.org e-mail the webmaster]


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== About This Web Site ==
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The purpose of this site is to make the structure and functions of the [[b8mb|Big-8 Management Board]] as intelligible and accessible as possible. 
  <h5 class="card-header text-white bg-secondary">About the Big-8 Management Board</h5>
===Suggestions or Complaints===
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If you have questions or suggestions for the '''Board''', or corrections to the '''content''' of this site, please send email to the Big-8 Board address shown above.
* [[Board members]]
 
* [[Technical Team]]
===Technical Issues===
* [[How to volunteer or donate]]
If you need to report a problem with this '''site''', such as broken links or other technical issues, please write to the webmaster at the address shown above. Thank you.
* [[Finances]]
 
* [[Contacting the Board]]
===DMCA Notices===  
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Please send any notice of alleged copyright infringement via U.S. Postal Service mail, addressed to:
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Big-8 Board Webmaster<br />
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43 Deerfield Road<br />
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Sharon MA 02067-2301
  <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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  <h5 class="card-header text-white bg-secondary">Policies and guides</h5>
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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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