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Nan:2026-08-13-rfd-soc.sexuality.general

Tristan Miller — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:03:02 GMT

Created page with "<pre> From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,soc.sexuality.general,alt.polyamory,alt.sex,alt.sex.bondage,soc.bi,soc.motss,soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm Subject: RFD: Remove soc.sexuality.general Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:23:48 EDT Message-ID: <115l20u$oeh$1@reader1.panix.com> Archive-Name: soc.sexuality.general This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the mo..."

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From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org>
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,soc.sexuality.general,alt.polyamory,alt.sex,alt.sex.bondage,soc.bi,soc.motss,soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm
Subject: RFD: Remove soc.sexuality.general
Followup-To: news.groups.proposals
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:23:48 EDT
Message-ID: <115l20u$oeh$1@reader1.panix.com>
Archive-Name: soc.sexuality.general

This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the
moderated newsgroup soc.sexuality.general

Newsgroups Line:

soc.sexuality.general Human sexuality in general. (Moderated)

Distribution:
news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
soc.sexuality.general
alt.polyamory
alt.sex
alt.sex.bondage
soc.bi
soc.motss
soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm

Proponent: Usenet Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org>

Charter:

The group soc.sexuality.general is a moderated forum for the mature
discussion of sexuality, both in a personal or a political manner.
Suitable topics for discussion include, but are not limited to social
issues, discussions of lifestyles both "alternative" and "mainstream",
questions, and advice.

Soc.sexuality.general will be moderated by software and a backup team
of human moderators. The purpose of moderation will not be to
determine which views will be expressed, but to maintain the newsgroup
as a viable avenue for the mature discussion of human sexuality.
Moderators are volunteers who wish to serve the general USENET
community.

The newsgroup is _not_ for the purpose of posting binaries, requesting
binaries or advice on how to find binaries, personal ads or posts for
the sole purpose of soliciting meetings, erotic fiction, or commercial
advertisements, except as noted below. Off-topic messages, flames,
and trolls are also not appropriate. See below for details.

The newsgroup will be moderated by software coupled with a team of
human moderators. The moderation team will rely as much as possible
on software to moderate the newsgroup, but we recognize that given the
ever-changing nature of Usenet, we will use hand-moderation when
necessary to maintain the viability of the newsgroup.

The moderation team will be structured as follows: a Moderator Board
will be responsible for maintaining the moderation software and the
elaboration and implementation of moderation policies. Additional
moderators may be appointed or dismissed by the Board, and the Board
may appoint or dismiss Board members as necessary. The composition of
the Moderator Board will be posted regularly on the newsgroup and made
available on the World Wide Web.

The following types of messages are inappropriate for the newsgroup,
and may be grounds for rejection by the moderators or the moderation
software. This does not imply that they _will_ be rejected.

1. Messages that fit the profile the moderation software is configured
to automatically reject.

2. Messages that are excessively or inappropriately cross-posted, or
reposted.

3. Binaries or ASCII art, requests for binaries or ASCII art, or
announcements for the availability of such. (Messages that contain
short binary sequences, such as PGP signatures, are acceptable.)

4. Commercial ads, except for products that primarily serve an
educational, historical, or advocacy function. Advertisements may
also be rejected if they are of excessive length, or posted too
frequently. Posts that are advertisements should make it clear in the
subject line.

5. Stories, or other works of erotic fiction.

6. Personal ads, or the solicitation for penpals or face-to-face
meetings of a personal nature.

7. Off-topic posts, and posts on topics that, while related to
sexuality, are more appropriate to other newsgroups. (For example, an
argument on the ethics of abortion would most likely belong on
talk.abortion.)

8. Posts that are adequately addressed by the newsgroup FAQ
("Frequently Asked Questions") or other on-line resources. We will
maintain a list of such resources.

9. Flame wars (defined for the purposes of this charter as message
exchanges for the primary purpose of trading insults).

10. Trolls (defined for the purposes of this charter as messages
posted for the sole purpose of disrupting the newsgroup).

11. Posts from bogus addresses or domain names. (Addresses that are
deliberately munged to confuse spam e-mail software is acceptable, as
long as moderators can figure out how to unmunge the address, if
necessary. Posters who munge their address, and who plan on posting
to the newsgroup regularly, are requested to munge their address
consistently.) This clause should not be interpreted as excluding
anonymous or pseudonymous posts.

12. Messages from posters or sites that are on the moderation
software's "automatically reject" list. The policies for being placed
on the "automatically reject" list are as follows:

a. Advertisements for photographic or XXX BBSes or web sites, for
phone sex or escort services, singles cruises or introduction
services, are not welcome on this newsgroup. Posters of such messages
will be immediately placed on the "automatically reject" list.
Commercial sites that are known to frequently and heavily advertise
themselves inappropriately on Usenet will be placed on the
"automatically reject" list. Posters or sites who are placed on the
"automatically reject" list for any of the above reasons will remain
on the list permanently unless they successfully appeal to the
Moderator Board.

b. Posters who use the newsgroup as a source of e-mail addresses for either
harassment or mass commercial mailings may be put on the "automatically
reject" list, in which case they will remain on the list permanently unless
they successfully appeal to the Moderator Board.

c. Posters who violate other charter provisions may be placed on the
"automatically reject" list if the Moderator Board determines that
they have violated the posting guidelines twice within 60 days of
being warned of an infraction. The poster remains on this list for up
to 30 days. Repeated infractions may then result, with each
successive offense, of being placed on the "automatically reject" list
for up to 60 days, one year, and then permanently.

The moderators will endeavor to ensure that the actions listed above
will not be applied to users who commit infractions inadvertently or
because of misunderstandings of newsgroup policy (except as outlined
in part a above). All decisions to place a poster on the
"automatically reject" list may be appealed to the Moderator Board.

Rationale for removal:

The group currently has no moderator address assigned and hasn't seen
any posts since 2017.

In the years immediately prior to this, most posts were about the
amount of postings in the group, with only very few on-topic posts.
This shows that even when the moderation system was working, there
wasn't much interest in the group.

It brought to the Board's attention in 2025 that the moderation system
was not operational. Since May 2025 the Board has made contact with
several former moderators, and attempted to contact several more, but
this has not resulted in anyone volunteering to operate the moderation
system.

As the group is unusable in its current state, it is reasonable to
remove it.

History of the group:

1997-06-09: 1st RFD (create)
1997-07-28: 1st CFV
1997-08-11: 2nd CFV
1997-08-21: Result: soc.sexuality.moderated passes 270:38

Procedure:

Those who wish to comment on this request to remove this newsgroup
should subscribe to news:news.groups.proposals and participate in the
relevant threads in that newsgroup.

To this end, the followup header of this RFD has been set to
news.groups.proposals.

All discussion of active proposals should be posted to
news.groups.proposals.

If desired by the readership of closely affected groups, the
discussion may be crossposted to those groups, but care must be taken
to ensure that all discussion appears in news.groups.proposals as
well.

For more information on the newsgroup removal process, please see
https://www.big-8.org/wiki/Removing_newsgroups

History of this RFD:

2026-08-13: 1st RFD (remove)

--
Usenet Big-8 Management Board
https://www.big-8.org/
board@big-8.org
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Tristan Miller — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:01:44 GMT

* 2026-08-13: RFD: Remove soc.sexuality.general

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	* 2026-08-06: [[Nan:2026-08-06-2nd-rfd-rec.arts.anime.creative\|2nd RFD: Remove rec.arts.anime.creative]]		* 2026-08-06: [[Nan:2026-08-06-2nd-rfd-rec.arts.anime.creative\|2nd RFD: Remove rec.arts.anime.creative]]
	* 2026-07-23: [[Nan:2026-07-23-rfd-rec.arts.anime.creative\|RFD: Remove rec.arts.anime.creative]]		* 2026-07-23: [[Nan:2026-07-23-rfd-rec.arts.anime.creative\|RFD: Remove rec.arts.anime.creative]]

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Tristan Miller — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:29:03 GMT

Created page with "Present: TM, RL, MM * Administration ** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}}: Terje supplied RL with the configuration details for STUMP. RL applied these and is doing some final tests. Once everything is confirmed to be working, RL to make an announcement about the group. ** {{news|rec.arts.anime.creative}}: TM posted the 2nd RFD on 2026-08-06. No discussion so far on the 2nd RFD. ** {{news|soc.sexuality.general}}: TM posted the RFD on 2026-08-13. This was cross-posted to mo..."

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Present: TM, RL, MM

* Administration
** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}}: Terje supplied RL with the configuration details for STUMP. RL applied these and is doing some final tests. Once everything is confirmed to be working, RL to make an announcement about the group.
** {{news|rec.arts.anime.creative}}: TM posted the 2nd RFD on 2026-08-06. No discussion so far on the 2nd RFD.
** {{news|soc.sexuality.general}}: TM posted the RFD on 2026-08-13. This was cross-posted to most of the same groups as the creation RFD (10 in all) which was accepted by Panix but may be rejected by some peering servers. It was agreed to mitigate this by trimming the 2nd RFD to 5 cross-posts, posting pointers to the 2nd RFD to the trimmed groups, and extending the RFD process by an extra two weeks.
* Infrastructure
** TM to ask Panix whether they have any mitigation process in place for AI scraper botnets.

[[Category:Meeting minutes for 2026]]

Board:Agenda for next Board meeting

Tristan Miller — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:28:28 GMT

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Tristan Miller — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:13:08 GMT

* 2026-08-06: 2nd RFD: Remove rec.arts.anime.creative

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	* 2026-07-23: [[Nan:2026-07-23-rfd-rec.arts.anime.creative\|RFD: Remove rec.arts.anime.creative]]		* 2026-07-23: [[Nan:2026-07-23-rfd-rec.arts.anime.creative\|RFD: Remove rec.arts.anime.creative]]
	* 2026-06-03: [[Nan:2026-06-03-mf-comp.binaries.cbm\|MODERATOR FOUND: comp.binaries.cbm]]		* 2026-06-03: [[Nan:2026-06-03-mf-comp.binaries.cbm\|MODERATOR FOUND: comp.binaries.cbm]]

Nan:2026-08-06-2nd-rfd-rec.arts.anime.creative

Tristan Miller — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:14:46 GMT

Created page with "<pre> From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,rec.arts.anime.creative,rec.arts.anime.fandom,rec.arts.anime.misc Subject: 2nd RFD: Remove rec.arts.anime.creative Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2026 22:13:27 EDT Message-ID: <1153es5$alcm$1@dont-email.me> Archive-Name: rec.arts.anime.creative This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated newsgroup rec.arts.anime.cr..."

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From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org>
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,rec.arts.anime.creative,rec.arts.anime.fandom,rec.arts.anime.misc
Subject: 2nd RFD: Remove rec.arts.anime.creative
Followup-To: news.groups.proposals
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2026 22:13:27 EDT
Message-ID: <1153es5$alcm$1@dont-email.me>
Archive-Name: rec.arts.anime.creative

This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the
moderated newsgroup rec.arts.anime.creative.

Newsgroups Line:

rec.arts.anime.creative Original works by fans, related to anime/manga.
(Moderated)

Distribution:
news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
rec.arts.anime.creative
rec.arts.anime.fandom
rec.arts.anime.misc

Proponent: Usenet Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org>

Charter:

This moderated newsgroup serves as a place for the posting of fan
created works. For any anime or manga related fan work including
stories, parodies, original scripts written by fans, poems, song
lyrics, and original artwork. Only the actual fan works will be
posted here - any discussion regarding these works should be posted to
rec.arts.anime.fandom.

Rationale for removal:

The group currently has no moderator address assigned and hasn't seen
any posts since 2017. The posts from the years 2013-2017 are only FAQ
posts. The last non-FAQ post was in 2012. That means the group was
unused even when moderation was still working.

In a 2025-01-03 RFD initiated by the Board, the group was proposed for
deletion as part of a mass cull of moderated groups without a
moderator. The group was excluded from the 3rd iteration of the RFD
after someone expressed interest in moderating it. Despite repeated
queries, the Board has had no further communication from this
potential volunteer.

As the group is unusable in its current state, it is reasonable to
remove it.

Discussion so far:

No comments were received in response to the first RFD to delete the
group.

History of the group:

1995-11-18: 1st RFD (create; originally as rec.arts.anime.fan-works.misc)
1995-12-12: 2nd RFD (create)
1996-01-18: 3rd RFD (create)
1996-03-13: Result: rec.arts.anime.creative passes 292:51
2025-01-03: 1st RFD (as part of a mass deletion)
2025-02-02: 2nd RFD (as part of a mass deletion)
2025-03-11: 3rd RFD (as part of a mass deletion)
2025-05-05: Group excluded from LCC

Procedure:

Those who wish to comment on this request to remove this newsgroup
should subscribe to news:news.groups.proposals and participate in the
relevant threads in that newsgroup.

To this end, the followup header of this RFD has been set to
news.groups.proposals.

All discussion of active proposals should be posted to
news.groups.proposals.

If desired by the readership of closely affected groups, the
discussion may be crossposted to those groups, but care must be taken
to ensure that all discussion appears in news.groups.proposals as
well.

For more information on the newsgroup removal process, please see
https://www.big-8.org/wiki/Removing_newsgroups

History of this RFD:

2026-07-23: 1st RFD (remove)
2026-08-06: 2nd RFD (remove)

--
Usenet Big-8 Management Board
https://www.big-8.org/
board@big-8.org
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Tristan Miller — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:12:45 GMT

* 2026-08-06: RFD: Remove rec.arts.anime.creative

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	* 2026-06-03: [[Nan:2026-06-03-mf-comp.binaries.cbm\|MODERATOR FOUND: comp.binaries.cbm]]		* 2026-06-03: [[Nan:2026-06-03-mf-comp.binaries.cbm\|MODERATOR FOUND: comp.binaries.cbm]]
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	* 2025-10-10: [[Nan:2025-10-10-rfd-comp.unix.bsd\|RFD: Remove comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc and comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc]]		* 2025-10-10: [[Nan:2025-10-10-rfd-comp.unix.bsd\|RFD: Remove comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc and comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc]]
	* 2025-10-10: [[Nan:2025-10-10-rfd-comp.unix.sys5\|RFD: Remove comp.unix.sys5.misc and comp.unix.sys5.r4]]		* 2025-10-10: [[Nan:2025-10-10-rfd-comp.unix.sys5\|RFD: Remove comp.unix.sys5.misc and comp.unix.sys5.r4]]
	* 2025-08-01: [[Nan:2025-08-01-result-soc.culture.jewish.moderated\|RESULT: soc.culture.jewish.moderated will be removed]]

Archived announcements

Tristan Miller — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:12:16 GMT

2025: Archive announcements

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			* 2025-08-01: [[Nan:2025-08-01-result-soc.culture.jewish.moderated\|RESULT: soc.culture.jewish.moderated will be removed]]
	* 2025-07-18: [[Nan:2025-07-18-lcc-soc.culture.jewish.moderated\|2nd RFD: Remove soc.culture.jewish.moderated - LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS]]		* 2025-07-18: [[Nan:2025-07-18-lcc-soc.culture.jewish.moderated\|2nd RFD: Remove soc.culture.jewish.moderated - LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS]]
	* 2025-06-13: [[Nan:2025-06-13-2nd-rfd-soc.culture.jewish.moderated\|2nd RFD: Remove soc.culture.jewish.moderated]]		* 2025-06-13: [[Nan:2025-06-13-2nd-rfd-soc.culture.jewish.moderated\|2nd RFD: Remove soc.culture.jewish.moderated]]

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Tristan Miller — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:02:37 GMT

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	* Misc		* Misc
	** RL updated our page on [[Web-to-news gateways]] to remove the defunct Howard Knight lookup tool and add links to usenet.id and csiph.com		** RL updated our page on [[Web-to-news gateways]] to remove the defunct Howard Knight lookup tool and add links to usenet.id and csiph.com
			** E-mail from Greg Lyda of Usenetexpress offering to supply an update to our page on [[Paid Usenet Providers]]. TM to reply asking for further details.

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Board:Agenda for next Board meeting

Tristan Miller — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:01:28 GMT

Minutes/2026-08-06

Tristan Miller — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:00:31 GMT

Created page with "Present: TM, RL, MM * Administration ** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}}: Terje still to supply RL with the configuration details for STUMP. ** {{news|rec.arts.anime.creative}}: No discussion so far on the RFD. TM to post 2nd RFD. ** {{news|soc.sexuality.general}}: TM presented and the others accepted some suggested revisions to the RFD. TM to post the RFD. * Misc ** RL updated our page on Web-to-news gateways to remove the defunct Howard Knight lookup tool and add lin..."

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Present: TM, RL, MM

* Administration
** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}}: Terje still to supply RL with the configuration details for STUMP.
** {{news|rec.arts.anime.creative}}: No discussion so far on the RFD. TM to post 2nd RFD.
** {{news|soc.sexuality.general}}: TM presented and the others accepted some suggested revisions to the RFD. TM to post the RFD.
* Misc
** RL updated our page on [[Web-to-news gateways]] to remove the defunct Howard Knight lookup tool and add links to usenet.id and csiph.com

[[Category:Meeting minutes for 2026]]

Board:Agenda for next Board meeting

Tristan Miller — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:14:20 GMT

Web-to-news gateways

Rayner Lucas — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:10:06 GMT

Removed the defunct Howard Knight lookup tool, added links to usenet.id and csiph.com

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	* [https://groups.google.com Google Groups] is the biggest and best-known Usenet archive. It incorporates the old Deja News archives, as well as much historical material dating back as far as 1981. However, Google later launched its own discussion group service under the Google Groups brand, with no clear distinction between which groups were part of Usenet and which were proprietary to Google. It should also be noted that at some point Google stopped adding or deleting any Usenet groups from their servers, so recently-created newsgroups may not be available. '''[https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538?hl=en On 22nd February 2024, Google Groups disabled Usenet posting access and stopped receiving any new articles on their servers]'''. Usenet articles archived prior to that date will still be viewable.		* [https://groups.google.com Google Groups] is the biggest and best-known Usenet archive. It incorporates the old Deja News archives, as well as much historical material dating back as far as 1981. However, Google later launched its own discussion group service under the Google Groups brand, with no clear distinction between which groups were part of Usenet and which were proprietary to Google. It should also be noted that at some point Google stopped adding or deleting any Usenet groups from their servers, so recently-created newsgroups may not be available. '''[https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538?hl=en On 22nd February 2024, Google Groups disabled Usenet posting access and stopped receiving any new articles on their servers]'''. Usenet articles archived prior to that date will still be viewable.

	* [https://cmacleod.me.uk/ng Newsgrouper] by Colin Macleod acts as a web front-end to the [https://www.eternal-september.org/ Eternal September] news server, and therefore allows access to all the same groups and articles that they do.		* [https://cmacleod.me.uk/ng Newsgrouper] by Colin Macleod acts as a web front-end to the [https://www.eternal-september.org/ Eternal September] news server, and therefore allows access to all the same groups and articles that they do.
			* [https://csiph.com CSIPH] by Kevin Bowling is a web front-end offering public access to a wide range of Usenet groups. Posting access is available for registered users.
	* [https://www.electrondepot.com ElectronDepot] provides access to a number of Usenet groups relating to electronics and embedded systems. The groups are shown under aliases to make them look more like web forums: the "Electronics Repair" forum is actually sci.electronics.repair, for example. It is noteworthy that this site appears to allow users to host images, and also makes an effort to filter out spam posts.		* [https://www.electrondepot.com ElectronDepot] provides access to a number of Usenet groups relating to electronics and embedded systems. The groups are shown under aliases to make them look more like web forums: the "Electronics Repair" forum is actually sci.electronics.repair, for example. It is noteworthy that this site appears to allow users to host images, and also makes an effort to filter out spam posts.

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	* [https://www.usenetarchives.com/index.php Usenet Archives] - a searchable archive with posts dating back to the 1980s.		* [https://www.usenetarchives.com/index.php Usenet Archives] - a searchable archive with posts dating back to the 1980s.
	* [https://yarchive.net Yarchive] - a collection of useful or interesting Usenet articles sorted by topic.		* [https://yarchive.net Yarchive] - a collection of useful or interesting Usenet articles sorted by topic.
	* [~~http~~://al.~~howardknight.net~~ Usenet Article Lookup] ~~by Howard Knight~~ - ~~look up~~ a Usenet article if you know its Message-ID.		* [https://usenet.id Usenet Article Lookup] - find a Usenet article if you know its Message-ID.
	* [https://olduse.net olduse.net] - as well as the time-shifted newsfeed service, the site offers an [https://article.olduse.net article lookup by Message-ID] like the Howard Knight archive.		* [https://olduse.net olduse.net] - as well as the time-shifted newsfeed service, the site offers an [https://article.olduse.net article lookup by Message-ID] like the Howard Knight archive.

Minutes/2026-07-30

Rayner Lucas — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:39:37 GMT

Page creation

New page

Present: RL, MM

* Administration
** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}}: Terje now has an account set up to post approved articles, and is supplying RL with the configuration details for STUMP.
** {{news|rec.arts.anime.creative}}: No discussion so far on the RFD.
** {{news|soc.sexuality.general}}: MM drafted an RFD to remove the group. RL made some minor edits, awaiting input from TM before posting.
* Misc
** MM noted that the Howard Knight lookup service for Usenet articles is now defunct, and that in Message-ID: <m2qzkloelv.fsf@cock.li>, Librarian2025 reports that Howard Knight died earlier this year. We are very sorry to hear of his passing, and thank him for generously hosting his lookup site for so many years.
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Board:Agenda for next Board meeting

Tristan Miller — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:12:56 GMT

Minutes/2026-07-23

Tristan Miller — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:12:39 GMT

Created page with "Present: RL, MM, TM * Administration ** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}}: No reply yet from Terje. RL pinged him again on 2026-07-23. ** {{news|misc.taxes.moderated}}: RL still to set up STUMP on our infrastructure and liaise with the moderator. ** {{news|rec.arts.anime.creative}}: TM revised the RFD, MM and RL approved it, and TM posted it on 2026-07-23. ** {{news|rec.humor.funny}}: Still awaiting details from Brad Templeton on moderation details so that we can set up STUMP..."

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Present: RL, MM, TM

* Administration
** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}}: No reply yet from Terje. RL pinged him again on 2026-07-23.
** {{news|misc.taxes.moderated}}: RL still to set up STUMP on our infrastructure and liaise with the moderator.
** {{news|rec.arts.anime.creative}}: TM revised the RFD, MM and RL approved it, and TM posted it on 2026-07-23.
** {{news|rec.humor.funny}}: Still awaiting details from Brad Templeton on moderation details so that we can set up STUMP on our infrastructure.
** {{news|soc.sexuality.general}}: MM still to draft an RfD to remove the group.
* Misc
** [[Usenet and Big-8 Links]] has been updated with a link to the [https://www.reddit.com/r/ClassicUsenet/wiki/index/ r/ClassicUsenet Wiki & FAQ].

[[Category:Meeting minutes for 2026]]

Usenet and Big-8 Links

Tristan Miller — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:58:01 GMT

replace Essays about Usenet with r/ClassicUsenet Wiki & FAQ

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Nan:2026-07-23-rfd-rec.arts.anime.creative

Tristan Miller — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:11:21 GMT

Created page with "<pre> From: Usenet Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,rec.arts.anime.creative,rec.arts.anime.fandom,rec.arts.anime.misc Subject: RFD: Remove rec.arts.anime.creative Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:08:24 EDT Message-ID: <113talk$e75$1@reader1.panix.com> Archive-Name: rec.arts.anime.creative This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated newsgroup rec.arts.a..."

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From: Usenet Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org>
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,rec.arts.anime.creative,rec.arts.anime.fandom,rec.arts.anime.misc
Subject: RFD: Remove rec.arts.anime.creative
Followup-To: news.groups.proposals
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:08:24 EDT
Message-ID: <113talk$e75$1@reader1.panix.com>
Archive-Name: rec.arts.anime.creative

This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the
moderated newsgroup rec.arts.anime.creative.

Newsgroups Line:

rec.arts.anime.creative Original works by fans, related to anime/manga.
(Moderated)

Distribution:
news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
rec.arts.anime.creative
rec.arts.anime.fandom
rec.arts.anime.misc

Proponent: Usenet Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org>

Charter:

This moderated newsgroup serves as a place for the posting of fan
created works. For any anime or manga related fan work including
stories, parodies, original scripts written by fans, poems, song
lyrics, and original artwork. Only the actual fan works will be
posted here - any discussion regarding these works should be posted to
rec.arts.anime.fandom.

Rationale for removal:

The group currently has no moderator address assigned and hasn't seen
any posts since 2017. The posts from the years 2013-2017 are only FAQ
posts. The last non-FAQ post was in 2012. That means the group was
unused even when moderation was still working.

In a 2025-01-03 RFD initiated by the Board, the group was proposed for
deletion as part of a mass cull of moderated groups without a
moderator. The group was excluded from the 3rd iteration of the RFD
after someone expressed interest in moderating it. Despite repeated
queries, the Board has had no further communication from this
potential volunteer.

As the group is unusable in its current state, it is reasonable to
remove it.

History of the group:

1995-11-18: 1st RFD (create; originally as rec.arts.anime.fan-works.misc)
1995-12-12: 2nd RFD (create)
1996-01-18: 3rd RFD (create)
1996-03-13: Result: rec.arts.anime.creative passes 292:51
2025-01-03: 1st RFD (as part of a mass deletion)
2025-02-02: 2nd RFD (as part of a mass deletion)
2025-03-11: 3rd RFD (as part of a mass deletion)
2025-05-05: Group excluded from LCC

Procedure:

Those who wish to comment on this request to remove this newsgroup
should subscribe to news:news.groups.proposals and participate in the
relevant threads in that newsgroup.

To this end, the followup header of this RFD has been set to
news.groups.proposals.

All discussion of active proposals should be posted to
news.groups.proposals.

If desired by the readership of closely affected groups, the
discussion may be crossposted to those groups, but care must be taken
to ensure that all discussion appears in news.groups.proposals as
well.

For more information on the newsgroup removal process, please see
https://www.big-8.org/wiki/Removing_newsgroups

History of this RFD:

2026-07-23: 1st RFD (remove)

--
Usenet Big-8 Management Board
https://www.big-8.org/
board@big-8.org
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Announcements

Tristan Miller — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:10:17 GMT

* 2026-07-23: RFD: Remove rec.arts.anime.creative

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 * 2026-06-03: [[Nan:2026-06-03-mf-comp.binaries.cbm|MODERATOR FOUND: comp.binaries.cbm]]
 * 2026-04-23: [[Nan:2026-04-23-board-finances|Big-8 Management Board finances]]
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 * 2025-10-10: [[Nan:2025-10-10-rfd-comp.unix.sys5|RFD: Remove comp.unix.sys5.misc and comp.unix.sys5.r4]]
 * 2025-08-01: [[Nan:2025-08-01-result-soc.culture.jewish.moderated|RESULT: soc.culture.jewish.moderated will be removed]]

Archived announcements

Tristan Miller — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:09:32 GMT

archive announcements

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 == 2025 ==
 * 2025-04-25: [[Nan:2025-04-25-2nd-rfd-comp.compression.research|2nd RFD: Remove comp.compression.research]]
 * 2025-04-03: [[Usenet panel at the Born-Digital Collections, Archives and Memory Conference]]

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