Nan:2010-08-09-mvi-rec.arts.drwho.info

From: Alexander Bartolich <alexander.bartolich@gmx.at>
Subject: Moderator Vacancy Investigation: rec.arts.drwho.info
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 02:15:11 EDT
Message-ID: <i3o4n6$tjd$1@news.albasani.net>

              MODERATOR VACANCY INVESTIGATION (MVI)
              moderated group rec.arts.drwho.info

This is a formal Moderator Vacancy Investigation (MVI), begun because
moderated newsgroup rec.arts.drwho.info is not functioning,
and may have been abandoned by its moderator(s).

This investigation will attempt to verify the reasons for non-function,
and may result in the removal of the group or the selection and instal-
lation of a new moderator.  In practice, the Big-8 Management Board
considers the third alternative--changing the status of the group from
moderated to unmoderated--as likely to cause more harm than good.

RATIONALE:

According to Google's archive the last regular post was approved on
2006-02-02. A probe message resulted in a bounce.

<console@tardis.uchicago.edu> (expanded from
    <rec-arts-drwho-info@moderators.isc.org): Host or domain name not
    found. Name service error for name=tardis.uchicago.edu type=AAAA:
    Host not found

NEWSGROUPS LINE:

rec.arts.drwho.info	Information about Doctor Who. (Moderated)

DISTRIBUTION:

news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
rec.arts.drwho.info
rec.arts.drwho

CHARTER OF REC.ARTS.DRWHO.INFO

The purpose of rec.arts.drwho.info shall be to allow people quick and
easy access to informational postings about Doctor Who.  These shall
include, but not be limited to:

1) Release information regarding New Adventures, Missing Adventures, and
   videos.
2) Listings of Fan Clubs, TV Stations that carry Doctor Who, upcoming
   conventions, etc.
3) FAQs regarding Doctor Who.
4) Information regarding upcoming conventions.
5) Information regarding new Doctor Who TV serials, specials,
   documentaries.

As rec.arts.drwho.info is not for the discussion of the information,
follow-ups will be set to the appropriate group.

HISTORY OF THE GROUP:

rec.arts.drwho.info is a moderated newsgroup which passed its vote for
creation by 190:26 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 30 Sep 1995.

PROPONENT:

Alexander Bartolich <alexander.bartolich@gmx.at>

PROCEDURE:

Those who wish to comment on this moderator vacancy investigation should
subscribe to news.groups.proposals and participate in the relevant
threads in that newsgroup.  

To this end, the followup header of this MVI has been set to 
news.groups.proposals.

For more information on the MVI process, please see 

http://www.big-8.org/wiki/Moderator_Vacancy_Investigations

CHANGE HISTORY:

2010-04-05	First probe post
2010-08-09	Moderator Vacancy Investigation