Minutes/2026-05-14

Present: RL, MM, TM

• Administration
  • comp.lang.asm.x86 : RL to get in touch with Terje regarding setting up STUMP on his infrastructure.
  • comp.binaries.cbm : No response yet to RL's e-mail to the prospective moderator on 2026-05-07. TM to solicit volunteer moderators from Commodore forums.
  • comp.protocols.dns.bind : Agreed to ping Dan Mahoney in November 2026 for an update on the mail-to-news gateway.
  • comp.sys.wearables : RL to ping Greg Pfeil for an update on the moderation infrastructure.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • rec.humor.funny : TM to ping Brad Templeton about the status of his moderation system and to offer to host one ourselves.
  • soc.sexuality.general : TM to ping two of the former moderators.
• Misc
  • Response to social media polls asking if anyone reads our announcements there:
    • X poll had 17 views and 1 of 1 response indicating the announcements were useful.
    • Facebook poll had 32 views by 15 viewers and 2 of 2 comments indicating the announcements were useful.
    • 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.
    • In light of these responses, it was agreed that the Board would continue posting announcements on X and Facebook
  • TM gave apologies for next week's meeting