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Mission

creates well-named, well-used newsgroups in the Big-8 Usenet hierarchies;
makes necessary adjustments to existing groups;
removes groups that are not well-used; and
assists and encourages the support of a canonical Big-8 newsgroup list by Usenet sites.

Site Map

Core Information about the Newsgroup Creation Process
Big-8 Management FAQ
Newsgroup Creation Policies
Newsgroup Creation FAQ
news.groups.proposals FAQ
Content and Format of a Request for Discussion (RFD)
Core Information about Group Removal Process
Group Removal Policies
Group Removal FAQ
Content and Format of a Group Removal RFD
General Information
History of the Big-8
News Service Providers
Newsreaders
Reference Materials
FAQs, RFCs, Standards, Specifications, etc.
Glossary
Usenet and Big-8 Links
General Policies
Changing Moderation Status
Moderator Vacancy Investigations
Types of Proposals That Are Discouraged
Board Policies
Board Voting Policies
Board Membership Policy
Adding Members to the Board
Working Groups / Committees -- Public Pages
Dead Groups Task Force
news.answers Liaison
Usenet Volunteer Polltakers
Group Mentors
Technical Team
Usenet Volunteer Moderators
News Service Providers Committee
Want to Volunteer?
Contact Us
e-mail the Board
e-mail the webmaster

About This Web Site

The purpose of this site is to make the structure and functions of the Big-8 Management Board as intelligible and accessible as possible.

Suggestions or Complaints

If you have questions or suggestions for the Board, or corrections to the content of this site, please send email to the Big-8 Board address shown above.

Technical Issues

If you need to report a problem with this site, such as broken links or other technical issues, please write to the webmaster at the address shown above. Thank you.

DMCA Notices

Please send any notice of alleged copyright infringement via U.S. Postal Service mail, addressed to:

Big-8 Board Webmaster
43 Deerfield Road
Sharon MA 02067-2301

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+''The [[Big-8 Management Board]]:''
+* ''[[creation|creates]] well-named, well-used newsgroups in the [[Big-8 Usenet hierarchies]];''
+* ''makes [[Changing moderation status|necessary adjustments]] to existing groups; ''
+* ''[[rmgroup|removes groups]] that are not well-used; and''
+* ''assists and encourages the support of a canonical [[Big-8 newsgroup list]] by [[Usenet]] sites.''
-== Getting started ==
+== Site Map ==
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+{|
-* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
+|-
-* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]
+|  '''[[Big-8 Management FAQ]]'''
+|-
+!  Core Information about the Newsgroup Creation Process
+|-
+|[[creation|Newsgroup Creation Policies]]
+|-
+|[[Newsgroup Creation FAQ]]
+|-
+|[[news.groups.proposals FAQ]]
+|-
+|[[Content and Format of a Request for Discussion (RFD)]]
+|-
+!  Core Information about Group Removal Process
+|-
+| [[Removing newsgroups|Group Removal Policies]]
+|-
+| [[Group Removal FAQ]]
+|-
+| [[Content and Format of a Group Removal RFD]]
+|-
+!  General Information
+|-
+| [[History of the Big-8]]
+|-
+| [[News Service Providers]]
+|-
+| [[Newsreaders]]
+|-
+!  Reference Materials
+|-
+| [[FAQs, RFCs, Standards, Specifications, etc.]]
+|-
+| [[Glossary]]
+|-
+| [[Usenet and Big-8 Links]]
+|-
+!  General Policies
+|-
+|[[Changing Moderation Status]]
+|-
+|[[Moderator Vacancy Investigations]]
+|-
+|[[Types of Proposals That Are Discouraged]]
+|-
+!  Board Policies
+|-
+|[[Board Voting Policies]]
+|-
+|[[Board Membership Policy]]
+|-
+|[[Adding Members to the Board]]
+|-
+!  Working Groups / Committees -- Public Pages
+|-
+|[[Dead Groups Task Force]]
+|-
+|[[news.answers Liaison]]
+|-
+|[[Usenet Volunteer Polltakers]]
+|-
+|[[Group Mentors]]
+|-
+|[[Technical Team]]
+|-
+|[[Usenet Volunteer Moderators]]
+|-
+|[[News Service Providers Committee]]
+|-
+|[[How to Volunteer|Want to Volunteer?]]
+|-
+!  Contact Us
+|-
+|align="center"|[mailto:board@big-8.org e-mail the Board]
+|-
+|align="center"|[mailto:board@big-8.org e-mail the webmaster]
+|}
+== About This Web Site ==
+The purpose of this site is to make the structure and functions of the [[b8mb|Big-8 Management Board]] as intelligible and accessible as possible.
+===Suggestions or Complaints===
+If you have questions or suggestions for the '''Board''', or corrections to the '''content''' of this site, please send email to the Big-8 Board address shown above.
+===Technical Issues===
+If you need to report a problem with this '''site''', such as broken links or other technical issues, please write to the webmaster at the address shown above. Thank you.
+===DMCA Notices===
+Please send any notice of alleged copyright infringement via U.S. Postal Service mail, addressed to:
+Big-8 Board Webmaster<br />
+Deerfield Road<br />
+Sharon MA 02067-2301