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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 19:34, 14 May 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l11">Line 11:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 11:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>** {{news|soc.sexuality.general}}: TM to ping two of the former moderators.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>** {{news|soc.sexuality.general}}: TM to ping two of the former moderators.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Misc</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Misc</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>** Response to social media polls asking if anyone reads our announcements there</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>** Response to social media polls asking if anyone reads our announcements there<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*** X poll had 17 views and 1 of 1 response indicating the announcements were useful.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*** X poll had 17 views and 1 of 1 response indicating the announcements were useful.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*** Facebook poll had 32 views by 15 viewers and 2 of 2 comments indicating the announcements were useful.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*** Facebook poll had 32 views by 15 viewers and 2 of 2 comments indicating the announcements were useful.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*** The moderator of r/ClassicUsenet on Reddit conducted their own poll there and reported to us that 3 of 3 respondents indicated that the announcements there were useful.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*** The moderator of r/ClassicUsenet on Reddit conducted their own poll there and reported to us that 3 of 3 respondents indicated that the announcements there were useful.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*** In light of these responses, it was agreed that the Board would continue posting announcements on X and Facebook</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>** TM gave apologies for next week&#039;s meeting</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>** TM gave apologies for next week&#039;s meeting</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; 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Tristan Miller https://www.big-8.org/w/index.php?title=Minutes/2026-05-14&diff=4426&oldid=prev 2026-05-14T19:32:02Z

<p>Created page with &quot;Present: RL, MM, TM * Administration ** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}}: RL to get in touch with Terje regarding setting up STUMP on his infrastructure. ** {{news|comp.binaries.cbm}}: No response yet to RL&#039;s e-mail to the prospective moderator on 2026-05-07. TM to solicit volunteer moderators from Commodore forums. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}}: Agreed to ping Dan Mahoney in November 2026 for an update on the mail-to-news gateway. ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}}: RL to...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Present: RL, MM, TM<br /> <br /> * Administration<br /> ** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}}: RL to get in touch with Terje regarding setting up STUMP on his infrastructure.<br /> ** {{news|comp.binaries.cbm}}: No response yet to RL&#039;s e-mail to the prospective moderator on 2026-05-07. TM to solicit volunteer moderators from Commodore forums.<br /> ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}}: Agreed to ping Dan Mahoney in November 2026 for an update on the mail-to-news gateway.<br /> ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}}: RL to ping Greg Pfeil for an update on the moderation infrastructure.<br /> ** {{news|misc.taxes.moderated}}: Response from Jonathan Kamens noting that he is no longer responsible for hosting the asktax.org domain, and giving a contact address for the last known moderator. MM contacted the moderator, who reports that he has nothing to do with the technical side of the moderation system and that the group is effectively dead. MM to reply asking whether he would be willing to continue moderating if we could find someone to handle the technical side.<br /> ** {{news|rec.arts.anime.creative}}: RL contacted the prospective moderator on 2026-05-07 to ask for a status update and whether they are still interested in moderating the group. Agreed to wait until 2026-05-21 for a reply; then RL to write one last time and wait up to two more weeks for a reply. Failing this, Board to issue an RfD to remove the group.<br /> ** {{news|rec.humor.funny}}: TM to ping Brad Templeton about the status of his moderation system and to offer to host one ourselves.<br /> ** {{news|soc.sexuality.general}}: TM to ping two of the former moderators.<br /> * Misc<br /> ** Response to social media polls asking if anyone reads our announcements there<br /> *** X poll had 17 views and 1 of 1 response indicating the announcements were useful.<br /> *** Facebook poll had 32 views by 15 viewers and 2 of 2 comments indicating the announcements were useful.<br /> *** The moderator of r/ClassicUsenet on Reddit conducted their own poll there and reported to us that 3 of 3 respondents indicated that the announcements there were useful.<br /> ** TM gave apologies for next week&#039;s meeting<br /> <br /> [[Category:Meeting minutes for 2026]]</div>

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