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<p>Created page with &quot;&lt;pre&gt; From: Alexander Bartolich &lt;alexander.bartolich@gmx.at&gt; Subject: Moderator Vacancy Investigation: rec.arts.books.reviews Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 02:17:25 EDT Message-ID: &lt;i3o4...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;pre&gt;<br /> From: Alexander Bartolich &lt;alexander.bartolich@gmx.at&gt;<br /> Subject: Moderator Vacancy Investigation: rec.arts.books.reviews<br /> Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 02:17:25 EDT<br /> Message-ID: &lt;i3o4ng$tk8$1@news.albasani.net&gt;<br /> <br /> MODERATOR VACANCY INVESTIGATION (MVI)<br /> moderated group rec.arts.books.reviews<br /> <br /> This is a formal Moderator Vacancy Investigation (MVI), begun because<br /> moderated newsgroup rec.arts.books.reviews is not functioning,<br /> and may have been abandoned by its moderator(s).<br /> <br /> This investigation will attempt to verify the reasons for non-function,<br /> and may result in the removal of the group or the selection and instal-<br /> lation of a new moderator. In practice, the Big-8 Management Board<br /> considers the third alternative--changing the status of the group from<br /> moderated to unmoderated--as likely to cause more harm than good.<br /> <br /> RATIONALE:<br /> <br /> According to Google&#039;s archive the last regular post was approved on<br /> 2006-12-05. A probe message showed no result.<br /> <br /> NEWSGROUPS LINE:<br /> <br /> rec.arts.books.reviews Book reviews. (Moderated)<br /> <br /> DISTRIBUTION:<br /> <br /> news.announce.newgroups<br /> news.groups.proposals<br /> rec.arts.books.reviews<br /> rec.arts.books<br /> <br /> CHARTER OF REC.ARTS.BOOKS.REVIEWS<br /> <br /> The purpose of this group is to carry reviews of books. A review<br /> consists of commentary on a book by someone who has read the book<br /> designed to help those who have not read it make an informed decision<br /> as to whether or not to do so. <br /> <br /> This newsgroup will be a moderated group.<br /> <br /> The following materials will appear in the group:<br /> <br /> - Reviews of written works<br /> - Descriptions of reviewer philosophy or background<br /> <br /> The following are not appropriate for the group:<br /> <br /> - Discussion of books<br /> - Announcements of book availability<br /> - Advertisements and promotional materials<br /> - Requests that a particular book be reviewed<br /> <br /> Reviewers who have a financial interest in the books they review<br /> should state this fact in their reviews.<br /> <br /> Moderator: <br /> <br /> The moderator will be Steve Brock &lt;brock@ucsub.colorado.edu&gt;.<br /> The backup moderator will be Danny Yee &lt;danny@staff.cs.su.oz.au&gt;.<br /> <br /> The submissions address is book-reviews@colorado.edu. There is no<br /> special contact address. <br /> <br /> Moderation policy:<br /> <br /> The function of moderation is to ensure that only reviews and related<br /> materials appear in the group. <br /> <br /> - Reviews must contain some details. For example, &quot;XXX is a great<br /> book!&quot; is not a review.<br /> <br /> - Posts will never be rejected on the basis of relevant content,<br /> but the moderator would reject (for example) a post that<br /> pretended to be a book review of _Lord of the Rings_ but was<br /> actually an excuse for an anti-Armenian diatribe.<br /> <br /> - A review MUST clearly indicate the title, author and publisher<br /> of the book. A book review SHOULD contain the length,<br /> publication date, ISBN, price, and subject or keywords. The<br /> more bibliographic data the better. No specific format will be<br /> required for this data, though some format may be encouraged. <br /> <br /> - Posters should crosspost reviews into rec.arts.books and other<br /> relevant groups. Followups should be directed to the<br /> appropriate group(s) (rec.arts.books if nowhere else is<br /> suitable). The moderator may modify the Followup-To: header if<br /> necessary, perhaps after consultation with the author.<br /> <br /> - Reviews by people with vested interests will be permitted<br /> provided that they are substantive and that reviewers make<br /> explicit any financial connection they have with the subject of<br /> their review. <br /> <br /> HISTORY OF THE GROUP:<br /> <br /> rec.arts.books.reviews is a moderated newsgroup which passed its vote for<br /> creation by 286:6 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 1 Nov 1994.<br /> <br /> PROPONENT:<br /> <br /> Alexander Bartolich &lt;alexander.bartolich@gmx.at&gt;<br /> <br /> PROCEDURE:<br /> <br /> Those who wish to comment on this moderator vacancy investigation should<br /> subscribe to news.groups.proposals and participate in the relevant<br /> threads in that newsgroup. <br /> <br /> To this end, the followup header of this MVI has been set to <br /> news.groups.proposals.<br /> <br /> For more information on the MVI process, please see <br /> <br /> http://www.big-8.org/wiki/Moderator_Vacancy_Investigations<br /> <br /> CHANGE HISTORY:<br /> <br /> 2010-04-05 First probe post<br /> 2010-08-09 Moderator Vacancy Investigation<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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