Minutes/2023-09-15

Administration
- RFD for comp.lang.go
  - RL has been corresponding with the proponent and is now awaiting final confirmation on the RFD before voting. TM to remind the proponent that we are awaiting confirmation.
- soc.history.war.world-war-ii
  - Russ Allbery forwarded a message from someone volunteering to take over moderatorship. TM to respond.
- news.newusers.questions and news.announce.newusers
  - The Board received an inquiry on the status of these defunct moderated groups. The Board had previously sought replacement moderators in April and May of 2022 but did not receive any volunteers. The meeting agreed that the Board itself would take over moderatorship of the groups. RL to add the groups to our (Web)STUMP installation.
Infrastructure
- The Board's mail server's Let's Encrypt certificate has failed to renew. RL to rectify this.
(Web)STUMP
- TM: No update yet on GPG signing best practices on Savannah. Agreed to defer.
Publicity
- RL: No update yet on Katherine Cox-Buday meeting proposal. RL to pursue this when he has time.
- Agreed to drop the tentative plans to participate in the GNU 40th Anniversary event, owing to lack of (remaining) time.
- The Board's work has been covered in articles in The Register and TechSpot ("USENET, the OG social network, rises again like a text-only phoenix" by Liam Proven and "Usenet is still alive, and the Big-8 Board is managing things again" by Alfonso Maruccia). TM has already publicized these on the Board's Facebook and Twitter accounts. TM to publicize these on the Board's home page.
- LibrePlanet 2024
  - The conference has now issued a call for sessions with a deadline of 25 October 2023. RL and TM to think of ideas for a presentation.
Misc
- Open Collective payment processing fees will increase on 1 October 2023: card processing fees will increase from 6% to 8%, and bank transfer fees will increase from 8% to 10%.