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'''{{news|news.announce.newgroups}}''' (n.a.n) is a moderated announcement group.
'''{{news|news.announce.newgroups}}''' (n.a.n) is a moderated announcement group.
It was [http://groups.google.com/group/news.groups/msg/e464008f22c5d615 created in August 1989] as a special venue for circulation of new newsgroup proposals, calls for votes, and results of votes in the Big 7 newsgroup hierarchies. In 1995, the Big 7 became the Big 8.
It was [http://groups.google.com/group/news.groups/msg/e464008f22c5d615 created in August 1989] as a special venue for circulation of new newsgroup proposals, calls for votes, and results of votes in the Big 7 newsgroup hierarchies. In 1995, the Big 7 became the Big 8.
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As a general rule, posts made to n.a.n have followups set to {{news|news.groups.proposals}}, a moderated group [ftp://ftp.isc.org/usenet/news.announce.newgroups/news/news.groups.proposals created in November 2006].  
As a general rule, posts made to n.a.n have followups set to {{news|news.groups.proposals}}, a moderated group [ftp://ftp.isc.org/usenet/news.announce.newgroups/news/news.groups.proposals created in November 2006].  
If you do not have a standalone newsreader, you can [https://groups.google.com/group/news.announce.newgroups/topics access n.a.n via Google Groups].


== Moderators ==
== Moderators ==
n.a.n is moderated by members of the [[Main Page|Big-8 Management Board]].


* [[User:Tristan Miller|Tristan Miller]]
* [[User:Tristan Miller|Tristan Miller]]
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* [http://www.panix.com/~pschleck/ Paul Schleck]
* [http://www.panix.com/~pschleck/ Paul Schleck]


== GPG public key ==
To contact the moderators, e-mail [mailto:news-announce-newgroups-request@panix.com news-announce-newgroups-request@panix.com].


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== Further information ==
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Latest revision as of 15:59, 10 November 2020

news.announce.newgroups news.announce.newgroups on Google Groups (n.a.n) is a moderated announcement group. It was created in August 1989 as a special venue for circulation of new newsgroup proposals, calls for votes, and results of votes in the Big 7 newsgroup hierarchies. In 1995, the Big 7 became the Big 8.

Since 2006, the Big 8 are managed by a Board and calls for votes have been replaced by Last Calls for Comments.

As a general rule, posts made to n.a.n have followups set to news.groups.proposals news.groups.proposals on Google Groups, a moderated group created in November 2006.

Moderators

To contact the moderators, e-mail news-announce-newgroups-request@panix.com.

Further information