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<p>Created page with &quot;&lt;pre&gt; From: board@big-8.org (Big 8 Management Board) Subject: 1st RFD: The Great Downsizing 2011/2 Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:57:33 EDT Message-ID: &lt;great-downsizing-2011-2-rfd-1@...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;pre&gt;<br /> From: board@big-8.org (Big 8 Management Board)<br /> Subject: 1st RFD: The Great Downsizing 2011/2<br /> Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:57:33 EDT<br /> Message-ID: &lt;great-downsizing-2011-2-rfd-1@news.albasani.net&gt;<br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)<br /> <br /> This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove 23 moderated<br /> newsgroups. <br /> <br /> RATIONALE: <br /> <br /> The newsgroups listed below were chosen because they have had no on-topic<br /> traffic for years. Moderator Vacancy Investigations (MVIs) were posted for<br /> these groups between May 29 and June 17, 2011. The MVIs precipitated no<br /> interest in retaining the newsgroups.<br /> <br /> DISTRIBUTION: <br /> <br /> news.announce.newgroups <br /> news.groups.proposals <br /> news.groups <br /> <br /> Because of the magnitude of the group list this proposal is not crossposted<br /> to target groups. Readers are encouraged to take initiative and spread the<br /> message. <br /> <br /> PROPONENT:<br /> <br /> Probe posts, communication with moderators, and MVIs were done by Steve<br /> Bonine.<br /> <br /> PROCEDURE: <br /> <br /> In about four weeks this RFD will be followed by an LCC. Five days after<br /> publication of the LCC the board votes on each newsgroup individually.<br /> More details can be found here:<br /> <br /> http://www.big-8.org/wiki/Mass_removal_of_groups <br /> <br /> NEWSGROUP LINES:<br /> <br /> comp.os.linux.answers FAQs, How-To&#039;s, READMEs, etc. about Linux. (Moderated)<br /> comp.os.research Operating systems and related areas. (Moderated)<br /> comp.security.pgp.announce New PGP versions, utils and such. (Moderated)<br /> comp.unix.sco.announce SCO and related product announcements. (Moderated)<br /> rec.gambling.blackjack.moderated Blackjack gambling. (Moderated)<br /> sci.aeronautics.airliners Airliner technology. (Moderated)<br /> sci.aeronautics.simulation Aerospace simulation technology. (Moderated)<br /> sci.med.aids AIDS: treatment, pathology/biology of HIV, prevention. (Moderated)<br /> sci.med.midwifery The practice of obstetrics by midwives. (Moderated)<br /> sci.med.obgyn Obstetrics &amp; gynecology. (Moderated)<br /> sci.physics.discrete Discrete models of fundamental physical processes. (Moderated)<br /> sci.psychology.journals.psyche E-journal on consciousness. (Moderated)<br /> sci.psychology.journals.psycoloquy E-journal on psychology. (Moderated)<br /> sci.techniques.mass-spec All areas of mass spectrometry. (Moderated)<br /> sci.virtual-worlds Virtual Reality - technology and culture. (Moderated)<br /> soc.culture.estonia Estonian culture, language, news, politics. (Moderated)<br /> soc.culture.indian.info Info group for soc.culture.indian, etc. (Moderated)<br /> soc.culture.indian.telugu The culture of the Telugu people of India. (Moderated)<br /> soc.culture.jewish.holocaust The Shoah. (Moderated)<br /> soc.culture.singapore.moderated Singapore &amp; Singaporeans. (Moderated)<br /> soc.history.war.vietnam The Vietnam War. (Moderated)<br /> soc.politics.anti-fascism The politics of fighting fascism. (Moderated)<br /> soc.support.pregnancy.loss Issues and support related to pregnancy loss. (Moderated)<br /> <br /> CHANGE HISTORY:<br /> <br /> 2011-05-29 to 2011-06-17 22 individual MVIs<br /> 2011-06-17 1st RFD to remove sci.med.midwifery<br /> 2011-07-19 1st RFD to remove all 23 groups<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;</div>

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