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Sbonine: Reflects charter change for news.groups.proposals to allow general policy discussion

2013-01-26T01:15:29Z

Reflects charter change for news.groups.proposals to allow general policy discussion

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	=== How can I discuss things with the Board publicly or privately? ===		=== How can I discuss things with the Board publicly or privately? ===

	* Publicly:		* Publicly: Post in news.groups or news.groups.proposals.
	** Post in news.groups.
	** Post in news.groups.proposals ~~about a particular proposal~~.
	* Privately: Send email to [mailto:board@big-8.org board@big-8.org], which will go to the whole Board.		* Privately: Send email to [mailto:board@big-8.org board@big-8.org], which will go to the whole Board.

Moleski: /* May we change the charter of our newsgroup? */

2011-10-07T11:05:20Z

May we change the charter of our newsgroup?

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	* Yes, in practice. A newsgroup is whatever the participants make of it.		* Yes, in practice. A newsgroup is whatever the participants make of it.
	* No, not in the [ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/control ISC archives]. The original charter is contained in the control message that creates the group. The ISC collects those control messages in their archive. There is no method at present to change the archives.		* No, not in the [ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/control/ ISC archives]. The original charter is contained in the control message that creates the group. The ISC collects those control messages in their archive. There is no method at present to change the archives.
	* Yes, by convention. The last (signed) control message in the archive might overrule all predecessors. This convention is used in ''de.*''.		* Yes, by convention. The last (signed) control message in the archive might overrule all predecessors. This convention is used in ''de.*''.

Moleski at 10:51, 7 October 2011

2011-10-07T10:51:47Z

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	=== Why do you call yourselves the "Management Board"? ===		=== Why do you call yourselves the "Management Board"? ===

	* Because we are taking care of eight [http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/faqs/usenet-hier.html\|"managed hierarchies."] The idea of management distinguishes these eight subsets of Usenet from unmanaged hierarchies such as alt.* If all goes well, all changes in the [[Checkgroups\|canonical list of Big-8 groups]] will come as a result of control messages sent by the Management Board. The design philosophy of unmanaged hierarchies is that there is no central authority that can issue control messages.		* Because we are taking care of eight [http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/faqs/usenet-hier.html "managed hierarchies."] The idea of management distinguishes these eight subsets of Usenet from unmanaged hierarchies such as alt.* If all goes well, all changes in the [[Checkgroups\|canonical list of Big-8 groups]] will come as a result of control messages sent by the Management Board. The design philosophy of unmanaged hierarchies is that there is no central authority that can issue control messages.

	== The Mission of the Board ==		== The Mission of the Board ==
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	* There is a high signal-to-noise ratio in a static environment.		* There is a high signal-to-noise ratio in a static environment.
	* The site acts as a possible entry port for web surfers to become interested in news.groups.		* The site acts as a possible entry port for web surfers to become interested in news.groups.
	* It is a standard tool used in hierarchy administration: "Have a web site. Try to make sure that the URL for your hierarchy web site is stable and doesn't change, since the URL makes it into various FAQs and configuration files that live for years. Put all of the hierarchy information on the web site, and make sure that the web site stays up to date" ([http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/faqs/usenet-hier.html\|Usenet Hierarchy Administration FAQ]).		* It is a standard tool used in hierarchy administration: "Have a web site. Try to make sure that the URL for your hierarchy web site is stable and doesn't change, since the URL makes it into various FAQs and configuration files that live for years. Put all of the hierarchy information on the web site, and make sure that the web site stays up to date" ([http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/faqs/usenet-hier.html Usenet Hierarchy Administration FAQ]).
	* The Web site / Wiki model is more effective than a newsgroup for publishing or consuming certain kinds of content, including the content of this site.		* The Web site / Wiki model is more effective than a newsgroup for publishing or consuming certain kinds of content, including the content of this site.

Moleski: /* May we change the charter of our newsgroup? */

2011-10-07T10:49:42Z

May we change the charter of our newsgroup?

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	* Yes, in practice. A newsgroup is whatever the participants make of it.		* Yes, in practice. A newsgroup is whatever the participants make of it.
	* No, not in the [ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/control \| ISC archives]. The original charter is contained in the control message that creates the group. The ISC collects those control messages in their archive. There is no method at present to change the archives.		* No, not in the [ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/control ISC archives]. The original charter is contained in the control message that creates the group. The ISC collects those control messages in their archive. There is no method at present to change the archives.
	* Yes, by convention. The last (signed) control message in the archive might overrule all predecessors. This convention is used in ''de.*''.		* Yes, by convention. The last (signed) control message in the archive might overrule all predecessors. This convention is used in ''de.*''.

Moleski: /* May we change the charter of our newsgroup? */

2011-10-07T10:49:20Z

May we change the charter of our newsgroup?

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	* Yes, in practice. A newsgroup is whatever the participants make of it.		* Yes, in practice. A newsgroup is whatever the participants make of it.
	* No, not in the [ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/control/ ISC archives]. The original charter is contained in the control message that creates the group. The ISC collects those control messages in their archive. There is no method at present to change the archives.		* No, not in the [ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/control \| ISC archives]. The original charter is contained in the control message that creates the group. The ISC collects those control messages in their archive. There is no method at present to change the archives.
	* Yes, by convention. The last (signed) control message in the archive might overrule all predecessors. This convention is used in ''de.*''.		* Yes, by convention. The last (signed) control message in the archive might overrule all predecessors. This convention is used in ''de.*''.

Kathym: Still trying to fix link to ISC archives

2011-10-07T06:46:13Z

Still trying to fix link to ISC archives

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	* Yes, in practice. A newsgroup is whatever the participants make of it.		* Yes, in practice. A newsgroup is whatever the participants make of it.
	* No, not in the [ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/control]ISC archives]. The original charter is contained in the control message that creates the group. The ISC collects those control messages in their archive. There is no method at present to change the archives.		* No, not in the [ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/control/ ISC archives]. The original charter is contained in the control message that creates the group. The ISC collects those control messages in their archive. There is no method at present to change the archives.
	* Yes, by convention. The last (signed) control message in the archive might overrule all predecessors. This convention is used in ''de.*''.		* Yes, by convention. The last (signed) control message in the archive might overrule all predecessors. This convention is used in ''de.*''.

Kathym: Hopefully fixed link to ISC Archives

2011-10-07T04:00:21Z

Hopefully fixed link to ISC Archives

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	* Yes, in practice. A newsgroup is whatever the participants make of it.		* Yes, in practice. A newsgroup is whatever the participants make of it.
	* No, not in the [ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/control\|ISC archives]. The original charter is contained in the control message that creates the group. The ISC collects those control messages in their archive. There is no method at present to change the archives.		* No, not in the [ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/control]ISC archives]. The original charter is contained in the control message that creates the group. The ISC collects those control messages in their archive. There is no method at present to change the archives.
	* Yes, by convention. The last (signed) control message in the archive might overrule all predecessors. This convention is used in ''de.*''.		* Yes, by convention. The last (signed) control message in the archive might overrule all predecessors. This convention is used in ''de.*''.

Moleski: /* Links */

2010-07-08T12:56:11Z

Links

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	\|[[Big-8\|Short history of the Big-8]]		\|[[Big-8\|Short history of the Big-8]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Other Usenet Links]]		\|[[Links\|Other Usenet Links]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Glossary]]		\|[[Glossary]]

Moleski: /* What if I want to make sure the board sees my proposal? */

2010-07-08T12:55:21Z

What if I want to make sure the board sees my proposal?

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	=== What if I want to make sure the board sees my proposal? ===		=== What if I want to make sure the board sees my proposal? ===
	* Use a helpful subject line.		* Use a helpful subject line.
	* [[board@big-8.org\|E-mail the board]] about the thread you have started.		* [mailto:board@big-8.org E-mail the board] about the thread you have started.
	* Crosspost to [[news.groups.proposals]].		* Crosspost to [[news.groups.proposals]].

Moleski: /* May we change the charter of our newsgroup? */

2010-07-08T12:54:52Z

May we change the charter of our newsgroup?

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	* Yes, in practice. A newsgroup is whatever the participants make of it.		* Yes, in practice. A newsgroup is whatever the participants make of it.
	* No, not in the [ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/control\|ISC archives]]. The original charter is contained in the control message that creates the group. The ISC collects those control messages in their archive. There is no method at present to change the archives.		* No, not in the [ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/control\|ISC archives]. The original charter is contained in the control message that creates the group. The ISC collects those control messages in their archive. There is no method at present to change the archives.
	* Yes, by convention. The last (signed) control message in the archive might overrule all predecessors. This convention is used in ~~<pre>~~de.*~~</pre>~~.		* Yes, by convention. The last (signed) control message in the archive might overrule all predecessors. This convention is used in ''de.*''.

	== Board Policies ==		== Board Policies ==