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news.announce.newgroups (n.a.n) is a moderated announcement group used by the [[b8mb|Big-8 Management board]] to publish [[RFD|Requests for Discussion]], to report results of votes, and to make information about the Board's operation available as needed.
news.announce.newgroups (n.a.n) is a moderated announcement group.
It was created in August, 1989, as a special venue for circulation of new newsgroup proposals, calls for votes, and results of votes in the Big Seven newsgroup hierarchies. See [http://groups.google.com/group/news.groups/msg/e464008f22c5d615 Message-ID <3912@ncar.ucar.edu>]


[news:news.announce.newgroups Link to news:news.announce.newgroups,] if you have a properly configured [[newsreaders|newsreader.]]
In 1995 the Big Seven became the Big Eight.


[http://groups.google.com/group/news.announce.newgroups/topics?hl=en Access n.a.n via Google Groups.]
Since 2006 the Big Eight are managed by a board.
 
[news:news.announce.newgroups Link to news:news.announce.newgroups,] if you have a properly configured [[newsreaders|newsreader]].
 
[http://groups.google.com/group/news.announce.newgroups/topics Access n.a.n via Google Groups.]


[[Category:Big-8 Management]]
[[Category:Big-8 Management]]

Revision as of 21:58, 21 October 2011

news.announce.newgroups (n.a.n) is a moderated announcement group. It was created in August, 1989, as a special venue for circulation of new newsgroup proposals, calls for votes, and results of votes in the Big Seven newsgroup hierarchies. See Message-ID <3912@ncar.ucar.edu>

In 1995 the Big Seven became the Big Eight.

Since 2006 the Big Eight are managed by a board.

Link to news:news.announce.newgroups, if you have a properly configured newsreader.

Access n.a.n via Google Groups.