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* [[Board members]] | * [[Board members]] | ||
* [[Working groups]] | * [[Working groups]] | ||
* [[How to volunteer]] | * [[How to volunteer or donate]] | ||
* [[Finances]] | |||
* [[Contacting the Board]] | * [[Contacting the Board]] | ||
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* [[What is Usenet?]] | * [[What is Usenet?]] | ||
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Revision as of 13:20, 7 May 2021
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" alt="The Usenet Big-8 logo: A blue figure 8 superimposed on a yellow figure 8 turned on its side so as to resemble an infinity sign" class="img-fluid w-100 bg-white" />The Usenet Big-8 Management Board
- 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.
Latest news
- 2025-06-13: 2nd RFD: Remove soc.culture.jewish.moderated
- 2026-06-12: MODERATOR FOUND: comp.simulation
- 2026-06-12: MODERATOR FOUND: comp.newprod
- 2026-06-12: MODERATOR FOUND: comp.std.announce
- 2026-06-12: MODERATOR FOUND: rec.photo.moderated
- 2025-05-30: RFD: Remove soc.culture.jewish.moderated
- 2025-05-22: RESULT: comp.compression.research will be removed
- 2025-05-21: RESULT: Mass-deletion of moderated groups without a moderator
- 2025-05-09: 2nd RFD: Remove comp.compression.research (LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS)
- 2025-05-05: 3rd RfD: Mass-deletion of moderated groups without a moderator (LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS)
- 2025-04-25: 2nd RFD: Remove comp.compression.research
- 2025-04-03: Usenet panel at the Born-Digital Collections, Archives and Memory Conference
- 2025-03-28: RFD: Remove comp.compression.research
- 2025-03-28: MODERATOR FOUND: news.admin.announce
- 2025-03-11: 3rd RfD: Mass-deletion of moderated groups without a moderator
- 2025-02-23: MODERATOR FOUND: comp.sys.wearables
- 2025-02-02: 2nd RfD: Mass-deletion of moderated groups without a moderator
- 2025-01-18: RESULT: rec.radio.broadcasting will be removed
- 2025-01-18: RESULT: rec.arts.comics.reviews and rec.arts.comics.info will be removed
- 2025-01-03: 1st RfD: Mass-deletion of moderated groups without a moderator
- 2025-01-03: 2nd RFD: Remove rec.arts.comics.reviews and rec.arts.comics.info - LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS
- 2025-01-03: 2nd RFD: Remove rec.radio.broadcasting - LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS (REDUX)
- 2025-01-03: MODERATOR FOUND: comp.os.plan9
- 2024-12-06: 2nd RFD: Remove rec.arts.comics.reviews and rec.arts.comics.info
- 2024-11-17: RFD: Remove rec.arts.comics.reviews and rec.arts.comics.info
- 2024-10-28: Moderator Vacancy Investigation: comp.os.plan9
- 2024-09-27: MODERATOR FOUND: news.announce.newusers
- 2024-09-27: MODERATOR FOUND: news.newusers.questions
- 2024-09-13: Moderator Vacancy Investigation: comp.lang.asm.x86
