https://www.big-8.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Administrative_statement_for_news.newusers.questionsAdministrative statement for news.newusers.questions - Revision history2026-05-08T04:19:51ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.1https://www.big-8.org/w/index.php?title=Administrative_statement_for_news.newusers.questions&diff=3663&oldid=prevRayner Lucas: Import of old NNQ admin statement (with relevant updates)2023-12-01T15:50:13Z<p>Import of old NNQ admin statement (with relevant updates)</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Introduction ==<br />
The newsgroup news.newusers.questions is a moderated group. Moderation is a brief review process intended to ensure that the group contains only on-topic messages having no harmful technical issues.<br />
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When you send a message to the group, your message will not appear in the group immediately. However, unless there is something wrong with the message, a moderator will soon approve it, placing it in the group for everyone to read. Currently, moderation is performed primarily by human moderators (rather than automatically, by software).<br />
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Please expect a delay of several hours between the time you send your message and the time your message appears on your news server.<br />
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The [[charter for news.newusers.questions]] defines what is on topic for this group. It also specifies the powers of the Moderation Board.<br />
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== Rejections and appeals ==<br />
When a moderator rejects a message, he or she tries to email a rejection notice to the sender. This notice would include the reason for the rejection. You can appeal such a rejection by sending an emailed reply to the rejection notice or by writing to [mailto:nnq-request@nan.users.panix.com nnq-request@nan.users.panix.com].<br />
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If you think a moderator may have rejected your message, but you have not received a rejection notice, please make sure you have configured your newsreader with your correct email address.<br />
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== Moderator contacts ==<br />
Please send any mail related to the moderation of the group to [mailto:nnq-request@nan.users.panix.com nnq-request@nan.users.panix.com].<br />
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== Moderation Board ==<br />
The moderation of this group is currently handled by the [[board members|Big-8 Management Board]] (as of December 2023).<br />
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== Past moderators ==<br />
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=== Head Moderator, Emeritus ===<br />
* Jon Bell (jbell at presby.edu), from June 1997 to September 2007<br />
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=== Moderators Emeriti ===<br />
* Dennis Calhoun (dcalhoun at BLomand.Net), from June 1997 to September 2007<br />
* Denis McKeon (dmckeon at swcp.com), from June 1997 to September 2007<br />
* Barbara Pattist (pattist at earthlink.net), from June 1997 to September 2007<br />
* Kivi Shapiro (kivi at pobox.com), from June 1997 to September 2007<br />
* Dave Howard, from June 1997 to May 2000<br />
* Don Sillaway, from June 1997 to November 1999<br />
* Ethan Bradford, from June 1997 to March 1998<br />
* Stella Nemeth, from June 1997 to December 1997<br />
* Kate Weizel, from June 1997 to September 1997<br />
* Kathy Cole (kathy at scconsult.com), from October 1997 to September 2007<br />
* Julius Kusuma, from March 1998 to May 2001<br />
* Michael Buchenrieder, from May 2000 to September 2007<br />
* Heinrich Schramm (heinrich at schramm.com), from May 2000 to September 2007<br />
* Thor Kottelin, from June 1997 to some time in 2016<br />
* Kathy Morgan, from October 1997 to May 2000, and from November 2009 to December 2023<br />
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