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From: skirv@big-8.org (Tim Skirvin)
From: skirv@big-8.org (Tim Skirvin)
Subject: [B8MB] State of Affairs - Proposals, Vice-Chair, Advisory Council
Subject: [B8MB] State of Affairs - Committees, Status, Vacation
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news.groups
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news.groups
Followup-To: news.groups
Followup-To: news.groups
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 13:13:38 -0500
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 08:48:10 -0700
Reply-To: tskirvin@killfile.org


        I'll start this update on the workings of the B8MB by noting that
we're going to shut down for the holiday weekend.  Don't expect too much
response from us between tomorrow (5/26) and Monday (5/29).  I hope you
all enjoy your breaks, too. 


        It's about time for me to give a run-down of what's been going on
Volunteer Committees
on the Board list lately.  So here we go:
--------------------


  There have been lots of discussions going on lately on news.groups
  that have referenced three major volunteer organizations: the Usenet
  Volunteer Pollsters, the Usenet Volunteer Moderators, and Group Mentors.
  These groups are not currently populated, but they have fairly clear (if
  general) goals.  And most importantly, they now have mailing lists, so
  it's possible to start getting them organized.


Proposal Status
  If you would like to volunteer for any of these organizations, please
---------------
  subscribe to the relevant mailing lists.  We are not restricting
  membership at this point.


   At the present time we are accepting proposals for new groups, with the
   Usenet Volunteer Pollsters
   understanding that the creation process may be revised as a result of
   ==========================
  what we learn by discussing the proposals.  We regret any frustration
  that this may cause proponents and ask them to please bear with us as we
  shake the bugs out of the new system.


  Coordinator    Tim Skirvin
  Mailing List  http://lists.big-8.org/mailman/listinfo/uvp/
  Description    http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=workgroups:polltakers


Vice-Chair
  Usenet Volunteer Moderators
----------
  ===========================
 
  Coordinator    Jonathan Kamens
  Mailing List  http://lists.big-8.org/mailman/listinfo/uvm/
  Description    http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=workgroups:moderators
 
  Group Mentors
  =============


   Dave Sill has been appointed Vice-Chair of the B8MB, which essentially
   Coordinator    Tim Skirvin
   means that he will do my job in my absence.
  Mailing List  http://lists.big-8.org/mailman/listinfo/group-mentors/
   Description    http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=workgroups:mentors




Creation Process
soc.religion.asatru
----------------
-------------------


   We have followed the many threads in news.groups regarding our creation
   The waiting period for soc.religion.asatru has completed, and the Board
  system, and have tried to come up with answers to the many questions
  has not changed its decision.  The group will be created shortly after
   that you have posed.  We have come up with these documents:
   the break.  A more formal announcement is forthcoming.


        http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=policies:creation
        http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=policies:rfd
        http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=faqs:creation


  Instead of having all of the fine distinctions about the process
Queue Status Reports
  incorporated into a single outline, we have tried to break the
--------------------
  description of the process down into more easily digestible parts.  The
  three pages taken together give a full picture of how we currently
  understand the creation process.  Comments, corrections, and suggestions
  on how to improve the process and the presentation are most welcome.


  If anybody has any comments on the queue status message I posted a
  couple of days back, please offer them.  The format is far from set-in-
  stone so far, and any feedback we get would be greatly appreciated.


Mailing List
  Also, web page should always be fairly up-to-date:
------------


  We have moved our mailing list to board@big-8.org. If you need to
        http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=blogs:queue
  contact us through email, please contact us through that list.


  I plan to eventually post a queue report weekly.


Advisory Council
                    - Tim Skirvin (skirv@killfile.org)
----------------
 
  As many of you know, there has been an intense discussion in news.groups
  (and elsewhere) regarding the creation of an advisory council of
  proponents, moderators, and others.  If created, this council might be
  empowered to elect the people to the B8MB or to veto Board decisions.
  The details, including the group name and powers, are still up in the
  air.
 
  The Board is observing and participating in these discussions, as well
  as discussing the topic among ourselves.  When the discussion has run
  its course and we've had some time to consider the issue, we will decide
  whether to proceed with the establishment of such a council.  If we
  decide to proceed, we will post a proposal for the structure and duties
  of the council and ask for additional feedback.
 
  In the meantime, we will continue to accept and handle proposals under
  the process we've previously announced.  We do not think anything would
  be gained from delaying the work of the board while awaiting a decision
  about the Council.
 
                    - Tim Skirvin (skirv@big-8.org)
                                       Chair, Big-8 Management Board
                                       Chair, Big-8 Management Board
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Revision as of 16:38, 10 July 2010

From: skirv@big-8.org (Tim Skirvin)
Subject: [B8MB] State of Affairs - Committees, Status, Vacation
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news.groups
Followup-To: news.groups
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 08:48:10 -0700

        I'll start this update on the workings of the B8MB by noting that
we're going to shut down for the holiday weekend.  Don't expect too much
response from us between tomorrow (5/26) and Monday (5/29).  I hope you
all enjoy your breaks, too.  

Volunteer Committees
--------------------

  There have been lots of discussions going on lately on news.groups
  that have referenced three major volunteer organizations: the Usenet
  Volunteer Pollsters, the Usenet Volunteer Moderators, and Group Mentors.
  These groups are not currently populated, but they have fairly clear (if
  general) goals.  And most importantly, they now have mailing lists, so
  it's possible to start getting them organized.

  If you would like to volunteer for any of these organizations, please
  subscribe to the relevant mailing lists.  We are not restricting
  membership at this point.

  Usenet Volunteer Pollsters
  ==========================

  Coordinator    Tim Skirvin
  Mailing List   http://lists.big-8.org/mailman/listinfo/uvp/
  Description    http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=workgroups:polltakers

  Usenet Volunteer Moderators
  ===========================
  
  Coordinator    Jonathan Kamens
  Mailing List   http://lists.big-8.org/mailman/listinfo/uvm/
  Description    http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=workgroups:moderators
  
  Group Mentors
  =============

  Coordinator    Tim Skirvin
  Mailing List   http://lists.big-8.org/mailman/listinfo/group-mentors/
  Description    http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=workgroups:mentors


soc.religion.asatru
-------------------

  The waiting period for soc.religion.asatru has completed, and the Board
  has not changed its decision.  The group will be created shortly after
  the break.  A more formal announcement is forthcoming.


Queue Status Reports
--------------------

  If anybody has any comments on the queue status message I posted a
  couple of days back, please offer them.  The format is far from set-in-
  stone so far, and any feedback we get would be greatly appreciated.

  Also, web page should always be fairly up-to-date:

         http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=blogs:queue

  I plan to eventually post a queue report weekly. 

		                    - Tim Skirvin (skirv@killfile.org)
                                      Chair, Big-8 Management Board
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