Usenet Big-8 Management Board - User contributions [en]

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2010-07-06T07:23:28Z

Tfl: Made capitilsation consistent for the index.

; Mission Statement

''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.''

{| {{Prettytable}}
|+ '''Site Map'''
|-
| '''[[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 This Site]]
|-
! 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]]
|}

== 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.]

Main Page

2010-07-06T07:20:32Z

Tfl: Removed the name wiki from a navigation link.

; Mission Statement

''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.''

{| {{Prettytable}}
|+ '''Site Map'''
|-
| '''[[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 this site]]
|-
! 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]]
|}

== 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.]