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Mission Statement

creates well-named, well-used newsgroups in the Big-8 Usenet hierarchies;
makes necessary adjustments to existing groups;
rmgroup removes groups that are not well-used; and
assists and encourages the support of a canonical Big-8 newsgroup list by Usenet sites.

Site Map

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Core Information about the Newsgroup Creation Process
Overall Big-8 Management FAQ
Newsgroup Creation Policies
Newsgroup Creation FAQ
news.groups.proposals FAQ
Content and Format of a Request for Discussion (RFD)
Core Information about Group Removal Process
Group Removal Policies
Group Removal FAQ
Content and Format of a Removal RFD
General Information
History of the Big-8
News Service Providers
Newsreaders
Reference Materials
FAQs, RFCs, Standards, Specifications, etc.
Glossary
Usenet/Big-8 Links
How to navigate the wiki
General Policies
Changing Moderation Status
Moderator Vacancy Investigations
Types of Proposals That Are Discouraged
Board Policies
Board Voting Policies
Board Membership Policy
Adding members to the Board
Working Groups / Committees -- Public Pages
workgroups:deadgroups Dead Groups Task Force
workgroups:answers news.answers Liaison
workgroups:polltakers Usenet Volunteer Polltakers
workgroups:mentors Group Mentors
workgroups:techteam Technical Team
workgroups:moderators Usenet Volunteer Moderators
workgroups:nspc News Service Providers Committee
workgroups:volunteer Want to volunteer?
Contact Us
e-mail the Board
e-mail the webmaster
Working Groups / Committees (login required)
B8MB Members Private Site

Recent Announcements

Archived Announcements

About This Web Site

The purpose of this site is to make the structure and functions of the faqs:b8mb_members Big-8 Management Board as intelligible and accessible as possible. If you have questions, suggestions, or corrections, please e-mail us.

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+''The [[Big-8 Management Board]]:''
+* ''[[creation|creates]] well-named, well-used newsgroups in the [[Big-8 Usenet hierarchies]];''
+* ''makes [[Changing moderation status|necessary adjustments]] to existing groups; ''
+* ''[[rmgroup removes groups]] that are not well-used; and''
+* ''assists and encourages the support of a canonical [[Big-8 newsgroup list]] by [[Usenet]] sites.''
-== Getting started ==
+== Site Map ==
-* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
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-* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
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+|  '''[[Overall Big-8 Management FAQ]]'''
+|-
+!  Core Information about the Newsgroup Creation Process
+|-
+|[[Newsgroup Creation Policies]]
+|-
+|[[Newsgroup Creation FAQ]]
+|-
+|[[news.groups.proposals FAQ]]
+|-
+|[[Content and Format of a Request for Discussion (RFD)]]
+|-
+!  Core Information about Group Removal Process
+|-
+| [[Group Removal Policies]]
+|-
+| [[Group Removal FAQ]]
+|-
+| [[Content and Format of a Removal RFD]]
+|-
+!  General Information
+|-
+| [[History of the Big-8]]
+|-
+| [[News Service Providers]]
+|-
+| [[Newsreaders]]
+|-
+!  Reference Materials
+|-
+| [[FAQs, RFCs, Standards, Specifications, etc.]]
+|-
+| [[Glossary]]
+|-
+| [[Usenet/Big-8 Links]]
+|-
+| [[How to navigate the wiki]]
+|-
+!  General Policies
+|-
+|[[Changing Moderation Status]]
+|-
+|[[Moderator Vacancy Investigations]]
+|-
+|[[Types of Proposals That Are Discouraged]]
+|-
+!  Board Policies
+|-
+|[[Board Voting Policies]]
+|-
+|[[Board Membership Policy]]
+|-
+|[[Adding members to the Board]]
+|-
+!  Working Groups / Committees -- Public Pages
+|-
+|[[workgroups:deadgroups Dead Groups Task Force]]
+|-
+|[[workgroups:answers news.answers Liaison]]
+|-
+|[[workgroups:polltakers Usenet Volunteer Polltakers]]
+|-
+|[[workgroups:mentors Group Mentors]]
+|-
+|[[workgroups:techteam Technical Team]]
+|-
+|[[workgroups:moderators Usenet Volunteer Moderators]]
+|-
+|[[workgroups:nspc News Service Providers Committee]]
+|-
+|[[workgroups:volunteer Want to volunteer?]]
+|-
+!  Contact Us
+|-
+|[mailto:board@big-8.org e-mail the Board]
+|-
+|[mailto:webmaster@big-8.org e-mail the webmaster]
+|-
+!  Working Groups / Committees  (login required)
+|-
+|[[B8MB Members Private Site]]
+|}
+== Recent Announcements ==
+* 2010-06-08: [[2010-06-08-rfd-comp.theory.info-retrieval 1st RFD: comp.theory.info-retrieval (remove)]]
+* 2010-06-08: [[2010-06-08-rfd-comp.sys.sgi.announce 1st RFD: comp.sys.sgi.announce (remove)]]
+* 2010-06-08: [[2010-06-08-rfd-misc.activism.militia 1st RFD: misc.activism.militia (remove)]]
+* 2010-06-08: [[2010-06-08-rfd-misc.business.facilitators 1st RFD: misc.business.facilitators (remove)]]
+* 2010-06-08: [[2010-06-08-rfd-misc.business.product-dev 1st RFD: misc.business.product-dev (remove)]]
+* 2010-06-08: [[2010-06-08-rfd-misc.kids.moderated 1st RFD: misc.kids.moderated (remove)]]
+* 2010-06-08: [[2010-06-08-rfd-news.announce.important 1st RFD: news.announce.important (remove)]]
+* 2010-06-08: [[2010-06-08-rfd-rec.arts.books.excerpts 1st RFD: rec.arts.books.excerpts (remove)]]
+* 2010-05-26: [[2010-05-26-result-comp.sys.newton.announce RESULT: comp.sys.newton.announce will be removed]]
+* 2010-05-26: [[2010-05-26-result-comp.std.wireless RESULT: comp.std.wireless will be removed]]
+* 2010-05-26: [[2010-05-26-result-comp.std.unix RESULT: comp.std.unix will be removed]]
+* 2010-05-26: [[2010-05-26-result-comp.software.year-2000.tech RESULT: comp.software.year-2000.tech will be removed]]
+* 2010-05-26: [[2010-05-26-result-comp.os.os2.moderated RESULT: comp.os.os2.moderated will be removed]]
+* 2010-05-26: [[2010-05-26-result-comp.os.os2.announce RESULT: new moderator for comp.os.os2.announce]]
+* 2010-05-26: [[2010-05-26-result-comp.os.netware.announce RESULT: comp.os.netware.announce will be removed]]
+* 2010-05-26: [[2010-05-26-result-comp.lang.pascal.delphi.announce RESULT: comp.lang.pascal.delphi.announce will be removed]]
+* 2010-05-26: [[2010-05-26-result-soc.religion.christian RESULT: soc.religion.christian moderated will be removed]]
+* 2010-05-12: [[2010-05-12-result-sci.psychology.psychotherapy.moderated RESULT - sci.psychology.psychotherapy.moderated will be removed]]
+[[Archived Announcements]]
+== About This Web Site ==
+The purpose of this site is to make the structure and functions of the [[faqs:b8mb_members Big-8 Management Board]] as intelligible and accessible as possible.  If you have questions, suggestions, or corrections, please [mailto:webmaster@big-8.org e-mail us.]