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16:18, 27 June 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-06-27 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL, MM * Administration ** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}} *** RL has resumed liaising with Terje regarding setting up a moderation system. ** New signing key for news.groups.proposals *** RL generated a new key, added UIDs for ngp-approval-key@big-8.org and ngp-approval-key@ngp.big-8.org, signed new key with the old key, and published the new key on a key server. Still to do: update our STUMP instance to sign posts with both keys (for the next six months at...")
17:44, 20 June 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-06-20 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL, MM * Administration ** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}} *** RL pinged Terje on 2025-06-20 regarding setting up a moderation system with Terje. ** news.groups.proposals *** RL still investigating the best practices for transitioning to a new signing key. TM suggested a transitional period during which both keys are used to sign messages, after which we might revoke the old key. RL to check whether the e-mail address for the old key ID, ngp-approval-key@n...")
18:15, 13 June 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2025-06-13-2nd-rfd-soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Created page with "<pre> From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,soc.culture.jewish.moderated,soc.culture.jewish Subject: 2nd RFD: Remove soc.culture.jewish.moderated Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:13:51 EDT Message-ID: <102hpn4$suv$1@reader1.panix.com> Archive-Name: soc.culture.jewish.moderated This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated newsgroup soc.culture.jewish.mo...")
16:29, 13 June 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-06-13 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL, MM * Administration ** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}} *** RL is continuing to coordinate setting up a moderation system with Terje. ** news.groups.proposals *** RL determined that the group's signing key, with the e-mail address ngp-approval-key@ngp.big-8.org, is a 2048-bit DSA key and should probably be replaced with something more secure. RL to create a new, more secure key, sign it with the old one, post it to our website, and announce the new key o...")
21:22, 12 June 2025 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Nan:2025-06-12-mf-rec.photo.moderated (Page creation)
21:22, 12 June 2025 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Nan:2025-06-12-mf-comp.std.announce (Page creation)
21:21, 12 June 2025 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Nan:2025-06-12-mf-comp.simulation (Page creation)
21:20, 12 June 2025 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Nan:2025-06-12-mf-comp.newprod (Page creation)
19:34, 30 May 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2025-05-30-rfd-soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Created page with "<pre> From: Usenet Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,soc.culture.jewish.moderated,soc.culture.jewish Subject: RFD: Remove soc.culture.jewish.moderated Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Fri, 30 May 2025 15:32:00 EDT Message-ID: <101d11n$ima$1@reader1.panix.com> Archive-Name: soc.culture.jewish.moderated This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated newsgroup soc.culture.jewish...")
17:34, 30 May 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-05-30 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL, MM * Administration ** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}} *** RL is continuing to coordinate setting up a moderation system with Terje. ** news.groups.proposals *** The group's signing key uses the e-mail address ngp-approval-key@ngp.big-8.org. RL to check whether this is an old GPGv1 key or a new GPGv2 key, and what steps we need to take to add a new identity to the key or migrate to a new GPGv2 key, as appropriate. ** {{news|comp.compression.research}} *...")
21:37, 27 May 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-05-23 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL Apologies: MM * Administration ** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}} *** RL is continuing to coordinate setting up a moderation system with Terje. ** news.groups.proposals *** The group's signing key uses the e-mail address ngp-approval-key@ngp.big-8.org. Agreed to leave this as-is for now, as this is just an identifier. We can later consider adding a new identity with a new address, and/or upgrading to a GPGv2 key. ** {{news|comp.compression.research}} *...")
18:18, 22 May 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2025-05-22-result-comp.compression.research (Created page with "<pre> From: Usenet Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,comp.compression,comp.compression.research Subject: RESULT: comp.compression.research will be removed Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 14:16:49 EDT Message-ID: <100npl1$qsq$1@reader1.panix.com> Archive-Name: comp.compression.research Result: comp.compression.research will be removed. The Last Call for Comments (LCC) on 2025-05-...")
20:41, 21 May 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2025-05-21-result-mass-deletion-nomod-2025 (Created page with "<pre> From: Usenet Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,news.groups Subject: RESULT: Mass-deletion of moderated groups without a moderator Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 16:33:44 EDT Message-ID: <100ld80$ffm$1@reader1.panix.com> Archive-Name: mass-deletion-nomod-2025 RESULT: The 89 moderated newsgroups listed below will be removed. The Last Call for Comments (LCC) on 2025-05-05 in...")
19:48, 9 May 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2025-05-09-lcc-comp.compression.research (Created page with "<pre> From: Usenet Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,comp.compression,comp.compression.research Subject: 2nd RFD: Remove comp.compression.research (LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS) Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Fri, 9 May 2025 15:47:25 EDT Message-ID: <vvlm1p$2cp$1@reader1.panix.com> Archive-Name: comp.compression.research This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated newsgroup co...")
18:11, 9 May 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-05-09 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL, MM * Administration ** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}} *** RL has received responses from Ivo and Terje and will continue to coordinate setting up a moderation system. ** news.groups.proposals *** The group's signing key uses the e-mail address ngp-approval-key@ngp.big-8.org. Agreed to leave this as-is for now, as this is just an identifier. We can later consider adding a new identity with a new address, and/or upgrading to a GPGv2 key. ** {{news|comp....")
20:37, 6 May 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs deleted page Board:Test (content was: "__NOTOC__ <div class="box-padding-md"> <div class="jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-white"> <div class="row align-items-center"> <div class="col-1"></div> <div class="col-3 big8logo">https://www.big-8.org/Big-8_logo.svg</div> <div class="col-7 h-100"> <p class="h1">The '''Usenet Big-8 Management Board'''</p> <ul class="lead">...", and the only contributor was "Tristan Miller" (talk))
21:19, 5 May 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Board:Test (Created page with "__NOTOC__ <div class="box-padding-md"> <div class="jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-white"> <div class="row align-items-center"> <div class="col-1"></div> <div class="col-3 h-100" id="big8logocontainer"><span id="big8logo"></span></div> <div class="col-7 h-100"> <p class="h1">The '''Usenet Big-8 Management Board'''</p> <ul class="lead"> <li>'''creates''' well-named, well-used newsgroups in the '''Big-8 Usenet hierarchies'''...")
17:55, 5 May 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2025-05-05-lcc-mass-deletion-nomod-2025 (Created page with "<pre> From: Usenet Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,news.groups Subject: 3rd RFD: Mass-deletion of moderated groups without a moderator (LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS) Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Mon, 5 May 2025 13:52:41 EDT Message-ID: <vvatp0$ilh$1@reader1.panix.com> Archive-Name: mass-deletion-nomod-2025 REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD) This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) t...")
18:27, 2 May 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-05-02 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL, MM * Administration ** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}} *** RL still awaiting a response from Ivo and the three volunteers to coordinate setting up a moderation system. ** news.groups.proposals *** The group's signing key uses the e-mail address ngp-approval-key@ngp.big-8.org. Agreed to leave this as-is for now, as this is just an identifier. We can later consider adding a new identity with a new address, and/or upgrading to a GPGv2 key. ** {{news|comp....")
20:42, 30 April 2025 Marco Moock talk contribs created page File:View settings 2.png
20:42, 30 April 2025 Marco Moock talk contribs uploaded File:View settings 2.png
19:39, 25 April 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2025-04-25-2nd-rfd-comp.compression.research (Created page with "<pre> From: Usenet Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,comp.compression,comp.compression.research Subject: 2nd RFD: Remove comp.compression.research Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:54:46 EDT Message-ID: <vugi7p$mvt$1@reader1.panix.com> Archive-Name: comp.compression.research This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated newsgroup comp.compression.research....")
17:32, 25 April 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-04-25 (Created page with "Present: RL, MM, TM * Administration ** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}} *** RL replied James Harris's post to the MVI thread on news.groups.proposals. Ivo Gandolfo responded to offer hosting for moderation of this group. RL emailed Ivo and the three volunteers to coordinate setting up a moderation system. ** news.groups.proposals *** The group's signing key uses the e-mail address ngp-approval-key@ngp.big-8.org. Agreed to leave this as-is for now, as this is just an...")
18:40, 15 April 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Usenet panel at the Born-Digital Collections, Archives and Memory Conference (Created page with "User:Rayner Lucas and User:Tristan Miller of the Big-8 Management Board served as co-convenors of a panel, [https://easychair.org/smart-program/BDCAM25/2025-04-03.html#session:91012 "Beyond the Web: Usenet as an archive of digital discourse"], at the [https://www.sas.ac.uk/about-us/institutes-centres/digital-humanities-research-hub/events/born-digital-collections-archives-memory Born-Digital Collections, Archives and Memory Conference]. The panel featured the...")
17:14, 12 April 2025 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-04-11 (Page creation)
21:37, 28 March 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2025-03-28-rfd-comp.compression.research (Created page with "<pre> From: Usenet Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,comp.compression,comp.compression.research Subject: RFD: Remove comp.compression.research Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:34:53 EDT Message-ID: <vs74km$h4n$1@reader1.panix.com> Archive-Name: comp.compression.research This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated newsgroup comp.compression.research. N...")
20:54, 28 March 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-03-28 (Created page with "Present: RL, MM, TM * Administration ** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}} *** No response yet to RL's message to three volunteers asking for an update. RL pinged the volunteers again on 2025-02-21; awaiting a response. *** Further posts to the MVI thread on news.groups.proposals by James Harris. RL to reply. ** news.groups.proposals *** The group's signing key uses the e-mail address ngp-approval-key@ngp.big-8.org. Agreed to leave this as-is for now, as this is just...")
00:18, 28 March 2025 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Nan:2025-03-28-mf-news.admin.announce (Page creation)
19:04, 21 March 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-03-21 (Created page with "Present: RL, MM, TM * Administration ** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}} *** No response yet to RL's message to three volunteers asking for an update. RL pinged the volunteers again on 2025-02-21; awaiting a response. ** news.groups.proposals *** The group's signing key uses the e-mail address ngp-approval-key@ngp.big-8.org. Agreed to leave this as-is for now, as this is just an identifier. We can later consider adding a new identity with a new address, and/or upgradin...")
20:08, 14 March 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-03-14 (Created page with "Present: RL, MM, TM * Administration ** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}} *** No response yet to RL's message to three volunteers asking for an update. RL pinged the volunteers again on 2025-02-21; awaiting a response. ** news.groups.proposals *** The group's signing key uses the e-mail address ngp-approval-key@ngp.big-8.org. Agreed to leave this as-is for now, as this is just an identifier. We can later consider adding a new identity with a new address, and/or upgradin...")
15:49, 13 March 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2025-03-11-rfd-mass-deletion-nomod-2025 (Created page with "<pre> From: Usenet Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,news.groups Subject: 3rd RfD: Mass-deletion of moderated groups without a moderator Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 17:12:52 EDT Message-ID: <vqq7tf$ehn$1@reader1.panix.com> Archive-Name: mass-deletion-nomod-2025 REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD) This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the following 99...")
19:13, 7 March 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-03-07 (Created page with "Present: RL, MM, TM * Administration ** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}} *** No response yet to RL's message to three volunteers asking for an update. RL has pinged the volunteers again on 2025-02-21; awaiting a response. ** news.groups.proposals *** The group's signing key uses the e-mail address ngp-approval-key@ngp.big-8.org. Agreed to leave this as-is for now, as this is just an identifier. We can later consider adding a new identity with a new address, and/or upgr...")
20:40, 28 February 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-02-28 (Created page with "Present: RL, MM, TM * Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** RL has fixed a problem with approvals. Greg Pfeil has posted a message to say the group still works. RL posted a moderator found message to NGP and web page. TM to post the announcement to social media. Board to remind Greg on 25 April about migrating the moderation system to his own infrastructure. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** Last contact from Dan Mahoney on 2024-10-26. Agreed to d...")
17:41, 28 February 2025 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Signing key for news.admin.announce (Page creation)
15:34, 26 February 2025 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Nan:2025-02-02-mf-comp.sys.wearables (MODERATOR FOUND: comp.sys.wearables)
17:26, 21 February 2025 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-02-21 (Page creation)
20:17, 7 February 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-02-07 (Created page with "Present: TM, MM Apologies: RL * Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** Still awaiting confirmation from Greg Pfeil that approvals are working again. RL wrote Greg Pfeil asking if we can post an announcement now; awaiting response. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** Last contact from Dan Mahoney on 2024-10-26. Agreed to defer consideration a while longer. ** {{news|comp.lang.asm.x86}} *** No response yet to RL's message to three volunteers asking for a...")
15:12, 2 February 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2025-02-02-rfd-mass-deletion-nomod-2025 (Created page with "<pre>From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,news.groups Subject: 2nd RfD: Mass-deletion of moderated groups without a moderator Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2025 10:09:38 EST Message-ID: <vno1pu$k94$1@reader2.panix.com> Archive-Name: mass-deletion-nomod-2025 REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD) This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the following 99 moderate...")
03:32, 2 February 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-01-31 (Created page with "Present: TM, MM, RL * Administration ** {{news|rec.arts.comics.reviews}} and {{news|rec.arts.comics.info}} *** RL has informed the ISC so that the groups can be deleted. Russ Allbery has confirmed the control messages have been sent. ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** Still awaiting confirmation from Greg Pfeil that approvals are working again. RL wrote Greg Pfeil asking if we can post an announcement now; awaiting response. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** Las...")
17:22, 24 January 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-01-24 (Created page with "Present: TM, MM, RL * Administration ** {{news|rec.arts.comics.reviews}} and {{news|rec.arts.comics.info}} *** TM posted the result. RL to inform the ISC so that the groups can be deleted. ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** Still awaiting confirmation from Greg Pfeil that approvals are working again. RL to write to Greg Pfeil asking if we can post an announcement now. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** Last contact from Dan Mahoney on 2024-10-26. Agreed to defer...")
20:37, 18 January 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2025-01-18-result-rec.radio.broadcasting (Created page with "<pre>From: Tristan Miller <tmiller@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,rec.radio.broadcasting,news.groups.proposals Subject: RESULT: rec.radio.broadcasting will be removed Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 15:34:09 EST Message-ID: <vmh36a$1404d$2@dont-email.me> Archive-Name: rec.radio.broadcasting Result: rec.radio.broadcasting will be removed. The Last Call for Comments (LCC) on 2025-01-03 initiated a five-day period for final comme...")
20:37, 18 January 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2025-01-18-result-rec.arts.comics.reviews (Created page with "<pre> From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,rec.arts.comics.reviews,rec.arts.comics.info,rec.arts.comics.misc Subject: RESULT: rec.arts.comics.reviews and rec.arts.comics.info will be removed Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 15:25:49 EST Message-ID: <vmh2jt$1404d$1@dont-email.me> Archive-Name: rec.arts.comics.reorg-5 Result: rec.arts.comics.reviews and rec.arts.comics.info will...")
20:11, 18 January 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-01-17 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|rec.arts.comics.reviews}} and {{news|rec.arts.comics.info}} *** TM to announce result of vote: 3 in favour of removing the groups; 1 not voting. ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** Still awaiting confirmation from Greg Pfeil that approvals are working again. We can then announce this in {{news|news.groups.proposals}}. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** Last contact from Dan Mahoney on 2024-10-26. Agreed to defer consideration a while long...")
22:51, 10 January 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-01-10 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|rec.arts.comics.reviews}} and {{news|rec.arts.comics.info}} *** TM posted the LCC. Voting period runs from 2025-01-08 to 2025-01-15. ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** RL informed ISC of new submission address. MM submitted a test message that was (correctly) rejected. Awaiting confirmation from Greg Pfeil that approvals are working again. We can then announce this in {{news|news.groups.proposals}}. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** L...")
01:35, 4 January 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2025-01-03-rfd-mass-deletion-nomod-2025 (Created page with "<pre>From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,news.groups Subject: 1st RfD: Mass-deletion of moderated groups without a moderator Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2025 20:33:02 EST Message-ID: <vla2t6$5g57$1@dont-email.me> Archive-Name: mass-deletion-nomod-2025 REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD) This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the following 101 moderated...")
19:31, 3 January 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2025-01-03-lcc-rec.arts.comics.reviews (Created page with "<pre>From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,rec.arts.comics.reviews,rec.arts.comics.info,rec.arts.comics.misc Subject: 2nd RFD: Remove rec.arts.comics.reviews and rec.arts.comics.info - LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2025 14:22:10 EST Message-ID: <vl9cbf$u25$3@dont-email.me> Archive-Name: rec.arts.comics.reorg-5 This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to...")
19:30, 3 January 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2025-01-03-2nd-lcc-rec.radio.broadcasting (Created page with "<pre>From: Tristan Miller <tmiller@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,rec.radio.broadcasting,news.groups.proposals Subject: 2nd RFD: Remove rec.radio.broadcasting - LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS (REDUX) Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2025 13:57:15 EST Message-ID: <vl9bss$u25$2@dont-email.me> Archive-Name: rec.radio.broadcasting This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated newsgroup rec.radio.broadcasting. The Big-8 Ma...")
19:29, 3 January 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2025-01-03-mf-comp.os.plan9 (Created page with "<pre>From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,comp.os.plan9 Subject: MODERATOR FOUND: comp.os.plan9 Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2025 13:41:02 EST Message-ID: <vl9at2$u25$1@dont-email.me> Archive-Name: comp.os.plan9 REPLACEMENT MODERATOR FOUND comp.os.plan9 The Big-8 Management Board is pleased to announce that Anthony Sorace and Dan Cross have volunteered to moderate the newsgroup c...")
17:44, 3 January 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Category:Meeting minutes for 2025 (Meeting minutes for 2025)
17:44, 3 January 2025 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2025-01-03 (Created page with "Present: MM, RL, TM * Administration ** {{news|rec.arts.comics.reviews}} and {{news|rec.arts.comics.info}} *** TM to post LCC, per Procedure to remove newsgroups#Moderated newsgroups. ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** RL to inform ISC of new submission address. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** Last contact from Dan Mahoney on 2024-10-26. Agreed to defer consideration a while longer. ** {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** Last contact from Jay Henning on 202...")
04:46, 21 December 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-12-20 (Page creation)
21:56, 13 December 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-12-13 (Created page with "Present: TM, MM, RL * Administration ** {{news|rec.arts.comics.reviews}} and {{news|rec.arts.comics.info}} *** TM posted a 2nd RFD on 2024-12-06. Per Procedure to remove newsgroups#Moderated newsgroups, agreed to let this run for a further week with a view to posting a LCC on 2024-12-20. ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** Greg Pfeil has accepted our offer to temporarily host the moderation infrastructure. RL to attend to this this week. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns...")
18:43, 6 December 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2024-12-06-2nd-rfd-rec.arts.comics.reviews (Created page with "<pre> From: Usenet Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,rec.arts.comics.reviews,rec.arts.comics.info,rec.arts.comics.misc Subject: 2nd RFD: Remove rec.arts.comics.reviews and rec.arts.comics.info Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2024 13:39:55 EST Message-ID: <vivehu$an0$1@reader2.panix.com> Archive-Name: rec.arts.comics.reorg-5 This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the mod...")
17:54, 6 December 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-12-06 (Created page with "Present: TM, MM * Administration ** {{news|rec.arts.comics.reviews}} and {{news|rec.arts.comics.info}} *** No further activity on the RFD. Agreed to decide at next meeting (with RL) whether to proceed with a deletion vote. ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** No response yet from Greg Pfeil to RL's offer of 2024-11-15 to (temporarily) host a STUMP installation for the group, pending setup of his own moderation system. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** Last contact...")
17:47, 22 November 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-11-22 (Created page with "Present: RL, TM, MM * Administration ** {{news|rec.arts.comics.reviews}} and {{news|rec.arts.comics.info}} *** TM posted the RFD. Tim Skirvin responded that he's not aware of anyone having taken over {{news|rec.arts.comics.reviews}} and doesn't remember if anyone else moderated either group. Agreed to let the RFD continue for at least a couple weeks. ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** No response yet from Greg Pfeil to RL's offer of 2024-11-15 to (temporarily) host a...")
01:36, 18 November 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2024-11-17-rfd-rec.arts.comics.reviews (RFD: Remove rec.arts.comics.reviews and rec.arts.comics.info)
22:17, 15 November 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-11-15 (Created page with "Present: RL, TM, MM * Administration ** {{news|rec.arts.comics.reviews}} and {{news|rec.arts.comics.info}} *** No response from Tim Skirvin. It was agreed that TM would revise the RFD to reflect what is known about {{news|rec.arts.comics.info}} and pass it on to RL for comment. Following RL's approval, TM will post it. ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** RL e-mailed Greg Pfeil today offering to (temporarily) host a STUMP installation for the group, pending setup of his...")
19:45, 1 November 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-11-01 (Created page with "Present: RL, TM, MM * Administration ** {{news|rec.arts.comics.reviews}} and {{news|rec.arts.comics.info}} *** MM circulated a draft RFD and TM circulated some revisions and questions/comments. RL wrote to Tim Skirvin for clarification. ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** TM wrote to Greg Pfeil, who responded on 2024-10-28 that he has been making progress but doesn't have a definite timeline yet. Greg also asked about further moderation options. RL to respond to him....")
16:56, 28 October 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2024-10-28 mvi-comp.os.plan9.txt (Created page with "<pre> From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,comp.os.plan9 Subject: Moderator Vacancy Investigation: comp.os.plan9 Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:53:05 EDT Message-ID: <vfofdq$12trk$1@dont-email.me> Archive-Name: comp.os.plan9 This is a formal Moderator Vacancy Investigation (MVI), begun because the moderated newsgroup comp.os.plan9 is not functioning, and has been abandoned...")
19:24, 25 October 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-10-25 (Created page with "Present: RL, TM, MM * Administration ** {{news|rec.arts.comics.reviews}} *** MM passed on a report from {{news|news.groups}} ({{article|vf462a$cbs8$11@dont-email.me}}) that {{news|rec.arts.comics.reviews}} doesn't have a working moderation address. RL investigated the issue and found that the moderator, Tim Skirvin, had announced his retirement, apparently after trying but failing to find a replacement moderator. RL found that {{news|rec.arts.comics.info}} is in the s...")
22:35, 11 October 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Moderator Vacancy Investigation (#REDIRECT Moderator Vacancy Investigations) Tag: New redirect
18:16, 11 October 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-10-11 (Created page with "Present: RL, TM Apologies: MM * Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** Still waiting for Greg Pfeil to confirm that he's now set up to send approved posts to this group. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** No response yet from moderator to MM's correspondence. ** {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** No response yet from the volunteer moderator. ** {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** No further progress on MVI draft. TM to look at it today and propose revisions as...")
16:26, 4 October 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-10-04 (Created page with "Present: MM, TM * Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** Still waiting for Greg Pfeil to confirm that he's now set up to send approved posts to this group. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** No response yet from moderator to MM's correspondence. ** {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** No response yet from the volunteer moderator. ** {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** No further progress on MVI draft. TM/RL to revise and post when possible. ** {{news|news.newuser...")
00:57, 29 September 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Nan:2024-09-27-mf-news.newusers.questions (Created page with "<pre> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news.announce.newusers, news.groups.proposals, news.newusers.questions Subject: MODERATOR FOUND: news.newusers.questions Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:44:04 EDT Organization: Usenet Big-8 Management Board Message-ID: <MPG.4160e2f8f2fb950d9896e6@news.eternal-september.org> Archive-Name: news.newusers.questions REPLACEMENT MODERATOR FOUND news.newusers.questions The Big-8 Management Board is please...")
00:54, 29 September 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Nan:2024-09-27-mf-news.announce.newusers (Created page with "Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups, news.announce.newusers, news.groups.proposals, news.newusers.questions Subject: MODERATOR FOUND: news.announce.newusers Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:38:19 EDT Organization: Usenet Big-8 Management Board Message-ID: <MPG.4160e195d535e0619896e5@news.eternal-september.org> Archive-Name: news.announce.newusers REPLACEMENT MODERATOR FOUND news.announce.newusers The Big-8 Management Board is pleased to anno...")
20:56, 20 September 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2024-09-13-mvi-comp.lang.asm.x86 (Created page with "<pre> From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: alt.lang.asm,news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals Subject: Moderator Vacancy Investigation: comp.lang.asm.x86 Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:32:58 EDT Organization: Big-8 Management Board Message-ID: <MPG.414e5cc9ef98aedd9896e3@news.eternal-september.org> Archive-Name: comp.lang.asm.x86 This is a formal Moderator Vacancy Investigation (MVI), begun because the moderate...")
20:41, 20 September 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-09-20 (Created page with "Present: RL, MM, TM * Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** Still waiting for Greg Pfeil to confirm that he's now set up to send approved posts to this group. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** MM reviewed the Board's past correspondence with the moderator and contacted him to discuss some options and to draw his attention to the NNTP gateway functionality of Mailman 3. No response yet. ** {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** No response yet from the vo...")
20:59, 13 September 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-09-13 (Page creation)
17:28, 6 September 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-09-06 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL, MM * Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** No response yet from the volunteer moderator. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** No response yet from the moderator. ** {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** No response yet from the volunteer moderator. ** {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** MM has prepared an MVI post for review by RL and TM. RL has offered some comments; TM to do so by next week's meeting. ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{new...")
16:32, 30 August 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-08-30 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL, MM * Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** Still waiting for Greg Pfeil to confirm that he's now set up to send approved posts to this group. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** MM reviewed the Board's past correspondence with the moderator and contacted him to discuss some options and to draw his attention to the NNTP gateway functionality of Mailman 3. No response yet. ** {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** No response yet from the vo...")
18:51, 18 August 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page File:Public-domain.88x31.png ("Public Domain" badge from the old news.newusers.questions FAQ site, added to preserve the original licensing for the FAQ documents.)
18:51, 18 August 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs uploaded File:Public-domain.88x31.png ("Public Domain" badge from the old news.newusers.questions FAQ site, added to preserve the original licensing for the FAQ documents.)
17:19, 16 August 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-08-16 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL, MM * Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** Still waiting for Greg Pfeil to confirm that he's now set up to send approved posts to this group. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** No response yet from moderator re status of gateway. MM to review the Board's past correspondence with the moderator and to discuss some options with the moderator, including drawing their attention to the NNTP gateway functionality of Mailman 3. ** {{news|rec.r...")
20:36, 2 August 2024 Marco Moock talk contribs created page User:Marco Moock (Created page with "I found Usenet by searching the names of other employees of the university Heidelberg I started apprenticeship in 2020. I then joined it 2021 and I am mostly active in the Germany groups. I am interested in Linux, free software, networking, and stuff where the user has the control instead of a big company.")
19:37, 2 August 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-08-02 (Created page with "* Board membership ** All three members of the board (JE, RL, TM) having discussed and voted on the matter of enlarging the Board by e-mail, the meeting formally welcomed Marco Moock as a new member. Marco's appointment will be announced in the usual places once all his accounts are set up. ** TM to arrange for wiki, IMAP, SMTP, and shell access for MM. ** MM to send his SSH and OpenPGP public keys to TM. ** RL to create a big-8.org e-mail forwarder for MM. ** RL to add...")
16:06, 2 August 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs changed group membership for Marco Moock from administrator to administrator and bureaucrat
16:05, 2 August 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs changed group membership for Marco Moock from (none) to administrator
16:00, 2 August 2024 User account Marco Moock talk contribs was created by Tristan Miller talk contribs and password was sent by email
18:02, 26 July 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-07-26 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** Still waiting for Greg Pfeil to confirm that he's now set up to send approved posts to this group. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** No response yet from moderator re status of gateway. ** {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** Agreed that the Board would proceed with the RFD if no response is received within a few more weeks. ** {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** Agreed that the Board would drop the matter if the volunteer...")
01:24, 23 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Template:Nnq-license (Page creation)
00:59, 22 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Category:News.newusers.questions (Page creation)
20:42, 21 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Help in your own language (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
20:33, 21 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Finding an offline newsreader (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
20:28, 21 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page How to help us help you (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
18:47, 21 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Creating new newsgroups (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
17:31, 21 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Internet forums (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
17:25, 21 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Disappearing articles (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
17:09, 21 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Why newsgroups are not email (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
17:06, 21 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page What newsgroups are and how they work (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
20:04, 19 July 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-07-19 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** Still waiting for Greg Pfeil to confirm that he's now set up to send approved posts to this group. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** No response yet from moderator re status of gateway. ** {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** RL has pinged volunteer moderator one last time; awaiting a response. (It had been agreed that the Board would proceed with the RFD if no response is received within a short time.) ** {{news|...")
17:28, 19 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Travelling to other places (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
17:25, 19 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Learning about other cultures (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
15:48, 19 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Personals and requests for girlfriends or boyfriends (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
15:45, 19 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Chat services and pen pals (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
15:41, 19 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Announcing your web page (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
15:36, 19 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Advertising and selling (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
15:35, 19 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page 'Make money fast' schemes (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
15:34, 19 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Public news servers (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
15:17, 19 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page How to go to soc.penpals or any other newsgroup (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs; minor fixes)
18:46, 18 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Finding information on the Internet (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs. Updated ISC FTP links to HTTP, as most browsers no longer support FTP at all. Updated some other outdated info.)
23:41, 17 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page How to cancel an article you have posted (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
22:33, 17 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Pictures, sounds and document files (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
22:29, 17 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Avoiding HTML when posting news (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
22:20, 17 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Quoting style in newsgroup postings (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
21:57, 17 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Writing style on Usenet (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
23:59, 16 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Where to post test messages (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
23:44, 16 July 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Where to post your very first message (Initial import of page from NNQ FAQs)
18:54, 12 July 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-07-12 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** Still waiting for Greg Pfeil to confirm that he's now set up to send approved posts to this group. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** No response yet from moderator re status of gateway. ** {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** No response from the volunteer. RL to ping one last time; it was agreed that the Board would proceed with the RFD if no response is received within a short time. ** {{news|comp.os.plan9}} ***...")
21:18, 5 July 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-07-05 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** Still waiting for Greg Pfeil to confirm that he's now set up to send approved posts to this group. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** No response yet from moderator re status of gateway. ** {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}}, {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** RL still to ping the respective correpondents. ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}} *** No further updates ** {{news|talk.origins}} *...")
15:56, 30 June 2024 Rayner Lucas talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Sample-newsrc.txt (Added more newsgroups suggested by Paul Schleck on 30 June 2024)
16:09, 21 June 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-06-21 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** Still waiting for Greg Pfeil to confirm that he's now set up to send approved posts to this group. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** No response yet from moderator re status of gateway. ** {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}}, {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** RL still to ping the respective correpondents. * Infrastructure ** Mail server *** RL still to look into some NGP submission notifications still going to our Junk folde...")
16:09, 14 June 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-06-14 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** Still waiting for Greg Pfeil to confirm that he's now set up to send approved posts to this group. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** RL pinged the moderator for an update on the gateway and notified Marco Moock about this. ** {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}}, {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** RL still to ping the respective correpondents. * Infrastructure ** Mail server *** RL still to look into some NGP submission notifi...")
21:28, 7 June 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-06-07 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** Still waiting for Greg Pfeil to confirm that he's now set up to send approved posts to this group. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** Marco Moock has notified us that he has not heard back from the moderator. RL to ping the moderator for an update on the gateway and to notify Marco that he has done so. If the moderator does not respond, then there may not be anything the Board can do other than entertaining an RF...")
17:49, 24 May 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-05-24 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** Still waiting for Greg Pfeil to confirm that he's now set up to send approved posts to this group. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** Marco Moock has written to the moderator for an update and is awaiting a reply. ** {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}}, {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** RL still to ping the respective correpondents. ** {{news|misc.test.moderated}} *** Edward McGuire wrote that, using Eternal September, he was...")
17:34, 24 May 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-05-17 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** RL wrote to Greg Pfeil asking for confirmation that he's now set up to send approved posts to this group. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** Marco Moock wrote asking about the status of the gateway. RL responded with an update, suggesting he get in touch with the moderator directly for further information, and that we would contact him ourselves in the event that Marco received no reply. ** {{news|rec.radio.broadca...")
19:52, 10 May 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-05-10 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}}, {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}}, {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}}, {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** RL still to ping the respective correpondents. ** Moderation status of {{news|comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.announce}} *** Still waiting for response from Florian Rehnisch confirming that he is willing to remain moderator. * Infrastructure ** Mail server *** RL still to look into some NGP submission notifications still going to our Junk f...")
16:28, 3 May 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-05-03 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}}, {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}}, {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}}, {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** No further updates. RL to ping the respective correpondents. ** Moderation status of {{news|comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.announce}} *** TM has written to Florian Rehnisch to confirm that he is willing to remain moderator. Waiting for response. * Infrastructure ** Mail server *** RL still to look into some NGP submission notifications s...")
22:01, 29 April 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-04-26 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}}, {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}}, {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}}, {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** No further updates. RL to ping the respective correpondents. ** Moderation status of {{news|comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.announce}} *** TM had further correspondence with Florian Rehnisch after noting that he now seems to be approving posts. Florian seems to be willing to continue to stay on as moderator. TM to confirm this. * Infrast...")
20:58, 19 April 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-04-19 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}}, {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}}, {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}}, {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** No further updates. ** Moderation status of {{news|comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.announce}} *** TM followed up with Florian Rehnisch, who agreed that the Board could post an MVI but also mentioned a previous RFD from 2011 to remove the group. TM to follow up. * Infrastructure ** Mail server *** RL still to look into some NGP submission n...")
16:22, 12 April 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-04-12 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}}, {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}}, {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}}, {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** No further updates. ** Moderation status of {{news|news.admin.technical}} *** TM has posted an announcement about the change in moderators. * Infrastructure ** Mail server *** Some NGP submission notifications are still going to our Junk folder. RL still to look into this. *** RL still to work on getting the webmail and admin fro...")
21:09, 10 April 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2024-04-10-mf-news.admin.technical (Created page with "<pre> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,news.admin.technical,news.admin.misc Subject: MODERATOR FOUND: news.admin.technical Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:07:10 EDT Organization: Usenet Big-8 Management Board Message-ID: <uv6v0t$16ivd$2@dont-email.me> Archive-Name: news.admin.technical REPLACEMENT MODERATOR FOUND news.admin.technical The Big-8 Management Board is pleased to announce that Ivo Gandolfo and Russ Allber...")
16:25, 5 April 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-04-05 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}}, {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}}, {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}}, {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** No further updates. ** Moderation status of {{news|news.admin.technical}} *** Ivo Gandolfo has set up his moderation system and confirmed that Russ Allbery will be a second moderator. TM notified the ISC of the changed in moderator and received confirmation from Todd McComb. TM asked Ivo whether the Board can post an announcement...")
20:24, 28 March 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2024-03-28-mf-comp.programming.literate (Created page with "<pre> From: Usenet Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.groups.proposals,news.announce.newgroups Subject: MODERATOR FOUND: comp.programming.literate Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:21:50 EDT Organization: Usenet Big-8 Management Board Message-ID: <uu4jf6$3pgbp$1@dont-email.me> Archive-Name: comp.programming.literate REPLACEMENT MODERATOR FOUND comp.programming.literate The Big-8 Management Board is pleased to announced...")
21:36, 22 March 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-03-22 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}}, {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}}, {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}}, {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** No further updates. ** Moderation status of {{news|news.admin.technical}} *** Ivo Gandolfo has agreed to take over as moderator and says he has the requisite technical resources in place. He will write to Russ Allbery to ask whether he would serve as a backup moderator. Agreed to wait for further news from him. ** {{news|comp.pro...")
21:25, 18 March 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-03-15 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** No further updates. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** No further updates ** Removal of {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** No further updates. ** Moderation status of {{news|news.admin.technical}} *** No further updates. ** Proposal to revitalize {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** No further updates. * Infrastructure ** Mail server *** RL still to work on getting the webmail and admin front-ends working again. * Software...")
19:35, 8 March 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-03-08 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** RL to ping Greg Pfeil as necessary. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** Dan Mahoney, the mailing list administrator, replied to RL confirming that the news gateway broke a while ago, but he's not sure why. He says the list will be moving to new mailing list software and is not sure whether it will support the news gateway. He would like to find a solution that preserves the gateway and is investigating this. ** Re...")
17:23, 5 March 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-03-01 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.sys.wearables}} *** The Board received an e-mail report that this moderated group is not working. RL contacted the moderator, Greg Pfeil, who indicated that he intends to continue moderating the group. RL has been helping him on technical issues. ** {{news|comp.protocols.dns.bind}} *** The Board received an e-mail report that posts to this moderated group from its established mail-to-news gateway have not been showing up since 2020. It'...")
18:22, 27 February 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2024-02-27-mvi-news.admin.technical (Created page with "<pre> From: Usenet Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals,news.admin.misc,news.admin.technical Subject: Moderator Vacancy Investigation: news.admin.technical Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Organization: Usenet Big-8 Management Board Message-ID: <url8ub$ht1$3@reader1.panix.com> Archive-Name: news.admin.technical This is a formal Moderator Vacancy Investigation (MVI), begun because the moderated newsgroup ne...")
22:42, 26 February 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-02-23 (Created page with "* Administration ** Removal of {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** No further communication from volunteer moderator; RL to ping ** Moderation status of {{news|news.admin.technical}} *** Scott Hazen Mueller has confirmed that he did not seek or find any replacement moderators his groups. *** Marco has confirmed that he is interested in posting to {{news|news.admin.technical}}. *** The Board agreed to issue an MVI for {{news|news.admin.technical}}. TM to handle this. **...")
17:41, 15 February 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-02-15 (Created page with "* Administration ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** TM posted the announcement of the new moderator. ** Removal of {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** TM has posted a follow-up to the LCC indicating that the matter is on hold pending further discussion with the volunteer. *** RL has been continuing to discuss the moderation setup with the volunteer. ** Moderation status of {{news|news.admin.technical}} *** Scott Hazen Mueller has respond...")
19:59, 12 February 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2024-02-12-mf-soc.history.war.world-war-ii (MODERATOR FOUND: soc.history.war.world-war-ii)
21:52, 9 February 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-02-09 (Created page with "* Administration ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** TM still to post the announcement of the new moderator. ** Removal of {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** After the call for votes was issued, the Board received an e-mail from someone volunteering to take over as moderator for the group. JS discussed this with Paul Schleck, and as a result of this discussion TM wrote to the volunteer for further information on their background and pla...")
21:24, 26 January 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-01-19 (Created page with "* Administration ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** The Board had offered to announce the new moderator; Bixby has confirmed that this can now go ahead, since the moderation system is working. TM to post this announcement in the same venues as the MVI. ** Removal of {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** TM posted the LCC on 2024-10-15. Voting period will be from 2024-10-20 to 2024-10-27. ** {{news|news.admin.technical}} *** Marco Moock w...")
19:37, 17 January 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Sample-newsrc.txt (Additional newsgroups from January 2024 patch by Paul Schleck)
20:02, 15 January 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2024-01-15-lcc-rec.radio.broadcasting (Created page with "<pre> From: Tristan Miller <tmiller@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.groups.proposals,news.announce.newgroups Subject: 2nd RFD: Remove rec.radio.broadcasting - LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS Followup-To: news.groups.proposals,news.groups Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:00:45 EST Message-ID: <uo42q2$12337$1@dont-email.me> Archive-Name: rec.radio.broadcasting This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated newsgroup rec.radio.broadcasting. The Big-8 Management Board p...")
19:35, 15 January 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2024-01-12 (Created page with "* Administration ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** E-mail from Bixby; to be handled by TM ** Removal of {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** No responses to the 2nd RFD. TM to post the LCC. * Misc ** Salahuddin has written concerning a new moderation tool; TM to respond ** RL may have Internet access issues for the next few days or weeks, so TM to handle any e-mail correspondence for now. Category:Meeting minutes for 2024")
19:28, 15 January 2024 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Category:Meeting minutes for 2024 (Category:Meeting minutes)
15:25, 29 December 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-12-29 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** No response yet from proponent. Agreed to defer. ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** Moderator reports he will be signing up with Panix ** Removal of {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** No comments yet on 2nd RFD. Agreed to defer. * Misc ** Agreed to change the regular meeting time to Fridays at 15:00 GMT/BST due to a conflicting appointment for TM Category:Meeting minutes for 2023")
16:27, 22 December 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2023-12-22-2nd-rfd-rec.radio.broadcasting (Created page with "<pre> From: Tristan Miller <tmiller@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals Subject: RFD: Remove rec.radio.broadcasting Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 17:24:35 +0100 Message-ID: <um4d88$iaf$1@reader1.panix.com> Archive-Name: rec.radio.broadcasting This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated newsgroup rec.radio.broadcasting. Newsgroups Line: rec.radio.broadcasting Discussion of global do...")
15:39, 22 December 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-12-22 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|comp.os.plan9}} *** The Board received an MVI enquiry for {{news|comp.os.plan9}}. RL has been following up. ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** Moderator reports continued difficulties submitting approved posts to news servers; RL to e-mail him with further advice ** Removal of {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}} *** RL still importing the FAQs...")
00:03, 15 December 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Finding newsgroups and subscribing to them (Import of old NNQ web site "Finding newsgroups and subscribing to them" article)
15:09, 8 December 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-12-08 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}} *** RL has continued importing the FAQs into the wiki ** {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** TM has posted a revised draft of the RFD, and it has been attracting some discussion. * Misc ** Agreed to cancel next week's meeting since TM has a conflicting appointment. Category:Meeting minutes for 2023")
21:53, 3 December 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page How to post messages to news.newusers.questions (Import of old NNQ web site "how to post" article (with some updating))
16:55, 1 December 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2023-12-01-rfd-rec.radio.broadcasting (Created page with "<pre> From: Tristan Miller <tmiller@big-8.org> Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups.proposals Subject: RFD: Remove rec.radio.broadcasting Followup-To: news.groups.proposals Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2023 11:47:52 EST Message-ID: <ukd2fs$1ue60$1@dont-email.me> Archive-Name: rec.radio.broadcasting This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the moderated newsgroup rec.radio.broadcasting. Newsgroups Line: rec.radio.broadcasting Discussion of global domesti...")
16:29, 1 December 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-12-01 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}} *** RL has started importing the FAQs into the wiki ** {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** TM send a draft RFD to PS and RL. He will revise it in accordance with their comments and post it. Category:Meeting minutes for 2023")
15:50, 1 December 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Administrative statement for news.newusers.questions (Import of old NNQ admin statement (with relevant updates))
03:11, 1 December 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page News.newusers.questions (Import of old NNQ web site index (most links to be added))
16:31, 24 November 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-11-24 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}} *** RL has finished setting up the moderation system for these groups and will post to them an announcement that we are the new moderators. *** Revision and wikification of the FAQs still TBD ** {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** The moderator reports further progress on the moderation system. ** {{news|rec.radio.broadcasting}} *** TM has reviewed the past correspondence with...")
18:17, 17 November 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-11-17 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}} *** RL still in the process of setting up STUMP for {{news|news.announce.newusers}}, as some procmail recipes need debugging. (The existing rules mistakenly allowed two test messages to be posted to the group despite being rejected by STUMP.) *** RL has posted the charters and signing keys for these groups on the wiki *** Revising the FAQs still TBD ** {{news|comp.os.linux.announce}...")
00:18, 17 November 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Signing key for news.announce.newusers (Created page with signing key for news.announce.newusers)
18:41, 16 November 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Signing key for news.newusers.questions (Create page with new signing key for n.n.q)
00:46, 16 November 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Charter for news.newusers.questions (Created page with charter text from the old n.n.q website (formerly at http://www.anta.net/misc/nnq/charter.shtml))
14:35, 12 November 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-11-10 (Created page with "* Administration ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** The new moderator, Bixby, reports that he is almost done writing his own moderation software and has already updated the group's submission address with the ISC. ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}} *** RL has received the latest FAQs from Kathy Morgan. These need to be updated. ** {{news|comp.os.linux.announce}} *** A user reported to TM that a post...")
15:18, 3 November 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-11-03 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}} *** RL has produced working procmail recipes for {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and will do the same for {{news|news.announce.newusers}}. *** RL has suggested obtaining the latest version of the FAQs that were periodically posted to these groups so that we can continue to post them ourselves. Agreed that RL would check with Kathy Morgan what the latest versions are. ** {{news|rec....")
14:18, 3 November 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-10-27 (Created page with "* Administration ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}}: No further updates. * Infrastructure ** Mail server. RL fixed SSL certificate, but did not yet upgrade mail-in-a-box. TM to add SpamAssassin whitelist rules. * (Web)STUMP ** TM: No update yet on GPG signing best practices on Savannah * Publicity ** LibrePlanet 2024: Deadline for session proposals extended to 17 November. * Misc ** PS has sent updates to the sample .newsrc file. RL...")
16:45, 28 October 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Sample-newsrc.txt (Added further active newsgroups suggested by Paul Schleck)
13:53, 27 October 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-10-20 (Created page with "* Administration ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** The prospective moderator, Bixby, has indicated to the Board that he will be writing his own moderation software. ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}}: No further updates. * Infrastructure ** Mail server SSL certificate: No further updates. * (Web)STUMP ** TM: No update yet on GPG signing best practices on Savannah * Publicity ** LibrePlanet 2024: No p...")
14:23, 13 October 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-10-13 (Created page with "* Administration ** RFD for comp.lang.go *** Result: Group will be created. RL has posted the result on Usenet and the Board's website, and has notified the ISC. ISC have created the group and RL has confirmed that it is now appearing on many news servers (but not, as expected, Google Groups). The group is already seeing some activity. ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** Discussion continuing in {{news|news.groups.proposals}}. The Boa...")
19:33, 10 October 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Nan:2023-10-07-result-comp.lang.go (Created page)
14:21, 6 October 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-10-06 (Created page with "* Administration ** RFD for comp.lang.go *** Voting by e-mail underway; voting ends tomorrow. RL to post the result and inform the ISC at the conclusion of voting. ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** The Board has been monitoring the discussion in {{news|news.groups.proposals}} and communicating with the prospective moderator, Bixby, on technical and procedural issues. RL to ask Bixby when he'd be ready to take over moderation. ** {{new...")
15:00, 29 September 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2023-09-28-mvi-soc.history.war.world-war-ii (Moderator Vacancy Investigation: soc.history.war.world-war-ii)
14:58, 29 September 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2023-09-25-lcc-revised-comp.lang.go (RFD: comp.lang.go - LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS (revised))
14:54, 29 September 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-09-29 (Created page with "* Administration ** RFD for comp.lang.go *** RL posted a revised LCC (without the clause in the charter proposing to convert the group to a moderated one in the future) at the request of the proponent. The voting period will begin on 2023-09-30. RL and TM have been following the discussions in {{news|news.groups.proposals}}. RL has been keeping JE in the loop and will send all Board members an e-mail reminder when it is time to begin voting. Voting will end once all...")
08:48, 25 September 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2023-09-22-lcc-comp.lang.go (RFD: comp.lang.go - LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS)
08:43, 25 September 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-09-22 (Created page with "* Administration ** RFD for comp.lang.go *** Proponent has confirmed final wording of the RFD and RL has posted the LCC. TM to publicize the LCC in the usual channels. Board to vote on the RFD at its meeting on 29 September. RL to inform JE about the vote. ** Moderator volunteer for {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** Volunteer has confirmed that they have the technical and procedural knowledge to moderate the group, and has agreed to RL's suggestion that the Bo...")
11:45, 18 September 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Big-8 covered in The Register, TechSpot (The Big-8 hierarchy and the Big-8 Management Board have been covered in two recent articles in the tech press)
11:38, 18 September 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2023-07-04-rfd-comp.lang.go (RFD for comp.lang.go)
15:05, 15 September 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-09-15 (Created page with "* Administration ** RFD for comp.lang.go *** RL has been corresponding with the proponent and is now awaiting final confirmation on the RFD before voting. TM to remind the proponent that we are awaiting confirmation. ** {{news|soc.history.war.world-war-ii}} *** Russ Allbery forwarded a message from someone volunteering to take over moderatorship. TM to respond. ** {{news|news.newusers.questions}} and {{news|news.announce.newusers}} *** The Board received an inquiry on...")
17:14, 25 August 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs moved page File:Sample-netrc.txt to File:Sample-newsrc.txt
14:51, 25 August 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-08-25 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** TM has pinged the proponent of the RFD for comp.lang.go. * Infrastructure ** Starting on 21 August, {{news|comp.ai}} has been experiencing a flood of hundreds of binary articles with randomized Subject and From lines. STUMP's blocking mechanism is ineffective for this, so TM added a rule to .procmailrc that sends the submissions to /dev/null. The articles appear to originate from Newsgroup Ninja. An abuse report sent to the e-mail a...")
14:19, 25 August 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:New message.png
13:25, 25 August 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Subscribe.png
13:23, 25 August 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:View settings.png
13:23, 25 August 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Account wizard.png
18:00, 22 August 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Category:Usenet infrastructure (Created blank page)
16:30, 22 August 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page NoCeM (Page creation)
14:35, 18 August 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-08-18 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** RL received many replies to his post on {{news|news.admin.net-abuse.usenet}}cancels, cancelbots, and other technical anti-spam measures currently in use. RL to summarize the relevant information in the Board's wiki. ** TM has not yet pinged the proponent of the RFD for comp.lang.go but will do so soon. * Infrastructure ** TM was to post Paul Schleck's sample .newsrc file on our Getting Started with Usenet tutorial but discovered...")
13:43, 18 August 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page File:Sample-netrc.txt (Sample .netrc file with some Big-8 newsgroups active as of August 2023)
13:43, 18 August 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs uploaded File:Sample-netrc.txt (Sample .netrc file with some Big-8 newsgroups active as of August 2023)
15:01, 11 August 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-08-11 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** RL has posted to {{news|news.admin.net-abuse.usenet}} to ask about cancels, cancelbots, and other technical anti-spam measures currently in use ** No further communication from proponent of the RFD for comp.lang.go; TM to ping the proponent in a few days * Infrastructure ** E-mail from Paul Schleck noting that {{news|alt.fan.usenet}} has finally been added to Panix's news server * Publicity ** E-mail from Paul Schleck with a sample .n...")
14:14, 4 August 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-08-04 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Infrastructure ** RL has discovered that the webmail's upgrade script wants to uninstall system packages that are in use (e.g., our web server). Since none of the active Board members currently use webmail, it was decided that RL would simply deactivate it. Category:Meeting minutes for 2023")
18:22, 28 July 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-07-28 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** {{news|news.groups.proposals}} received a group creation RFD; while having the correct structure, TM rejected it because it contained extraneous and incorrect information. TM wrote to the proponent to explain what needs to be removed or corrected, and to encourage resubmission. * Infrastructure * TM upgraded the Web server's OS to the latest current LTS release. Again, this was necessary in order to upgrade MediaWiki, which was on a...")
18:45, 21 July 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-07-21 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** {{news|comp.dcom.telecom}} moderator change announcement *** RL has sent best wishes on behalf of the Board to Bill Horne but has not yet...")
23:15, 14 July 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs moved page Web-to-News Gateways to Web-to-news gateways without leaving a redirect
14:48, 14 July 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-07-14 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** {{news|comp.dcom.telecom moderator}} change announcement *** Still no response from Bill Horne; PS wrote to us to draw our attention to an...")
03:53, 14 July 2023 Rayner Lucas talk contribs created page Web-to-News Gateways (Initial version)
14:55, 7 July 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-07-07 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Abbreviated meeting this week due to Board members' other commitments * The Board noted an ongoing RFD on {{news|news.groups.proposals}} concerning a propos...")
14:53, 7 July 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-06-30 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** RL has asked Bill Horne if he was successful in communicating the moderator change for {{news|comp.dcom.telecom}} to the ISC, and asked if...")
14:36, 23 June 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-06-23 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** RL looked into the ISC archive for {{news|comp.dcom.telecom}} and turned up nothing. TM suggested simply using "comp.dcom.telecom" as the...")
13:47, 23 June 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-06-16 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** Bill Horne of {{news|comp.dcom.telcom}}, who has found a new moderator, indicates that the moderator address should stay the same. RL to...")
14:23, 2 June 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-06-02 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Website ** E-mail from Bill Horne reporting some broken links to landfield.com on our wiki. RL volunteered to fix the broken links and to reply to Bill Hor...")
14:21, 26 May 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-05-26 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Infrastructure ** E-mail received from Google regarding a suspicious login attempt to a Google account tied to one of the Board's e-mail addresses. JE sent...")
14:18, 19 May 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-05-19 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * (Web)STUMP ** RL has identified the cause of the sed error in Salahuddin's output; this is a bug in STUMP that he has now fixed. RL has informed Salahuddin...")
14:16, 19 May 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-05-12 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Infrastructure ** TM and Salahuddin have been discussing the provision of testing infrastructure for moderators * (Web)STUMP ** RL and Salahuddin to discuss...")
10:24, 8 May 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-05-05 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration/STUMP ** Update on report in {{news|news.groups}} about empty e-mail in response to submission to {{news|comp.os.linux.announce}} *** Salahud...")
14:23, 28 April 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-04-28 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** Bill Horne, moderator of {{news|comp.dcom.telecom}} and editor of The Telecom Digest, is seeking someone to replace him. He has posted a...")
20:39, 22 April 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-04-21 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** E-mail from a moderator seeking a replacement (confidential): TM has already responded with some suggestions ** Query in {{news|news.group...")
20:32, 22 April 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Video of talk at LibrePlanet 2023 (Created page with "Members of the Usenet Big-8 Management Board delivered a talk, '''"Federation and moderation: Usenet as the original decentralized social network"''', at the hyb...")
16:56, 13 April 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-03-31 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * (Web)STUMP ** No progress by TM or RL to report due to real-life commitments, but RL hopes to proceed with some development work in the next week or two *...")
16:54, 13 April 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-03-24 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Publicity ** LibrePlanet 2023 talk *** TM publicized our talk in advance on the Board's website and social media channels and also on Usenet. *** Our talk o...")
16:50, 13 April 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-03-10 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Infrastructure ** JE has paid for the big-8.org domain for another two years. TM invited him to claim the expense from the Board's Open Collective account....")
00:21, 15 March 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Talk at LibrePlanet 2023 (announce LibrePlanet 2023 talk)
15:17, 17 February 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-02-17 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Publicity ** LibrePlanet 2023 talk *** RL has made some progress on the presentation and will share with TM once the draft is in a more complete state * Mis...")
15:16, 17 February 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-02-10 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Website ** Paul Schleck suggested adding a link to the Board's wiki. JE has now done this. * Publicity ** LibrePlanet 2023 talk *** Organizers asked about...")
15:21, 27 January 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-01-27 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Infrastructure ** JK has fixed the WebSTUMP instance for news.groups.proposals. * Publicity ** RL's proposed talk has been accepted for presentation at...")
15:36, 21 January 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs moved page Minutes/2023-01-21 to Minutes/2023-01-20 without leaving a redirect
15:35, 21 January 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-01-21 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** Board received an e-mail enquiry on 2023-01-18 regarding group creation/management and the Board's relationship with Google Groups. JE re...")
15:18, 13 January 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Category:Meeting minutes for 2023 (Created page with "Category:Meeting minutes")
15:18, 13 January 2023 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2023-01-13 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Infrastructure ** WebSTUMP instance for news.groups.proposals is down following an upgrade by Jonathan Kamens. TM has reported this to the Google Group...")
15:36, 30 December 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-12-30 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** {{news|comp.os.linux.announce}} *** TM has mirrored the Moderator Found announcement on the Board's website. * Infrastructure * (Web)STUMP...")
18:17, 16 December 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2022-12-16-mf-comp.os.linux.announce (MODERATOR FOUND: comp.os.linux.announce)
15:35, 16 December 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-12-16 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** {{news|comp.os.linux.announce}} *** TM reports that Salahuddin solved the approval problem with some help from Eternal September. (The pr...")
15:45, 25 November 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-11-25 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** TM reports no further update on {{news|comp.os.linux.announce}}. Will write to Salahuddin. * Misc ** [https://my.fsf.org/node/55 LibrePla...")
17:42, 18 November 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-11-18 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** TM reports no further update on {{news|comp.os.linux.announce}} * Infrastructure ** RL reports that the webmail system went down again twi...")
15:16, 11 November 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-11-11 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** TM: Still helping Salahuddin with {{news|comp.os.linux.announce}} issues. Asked him to try posting an article manually via telnet to veri...")
15:02, 3 November 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-10-21 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** TM: Still helping Salahuddin with {{news|comp.os.linux.announce}} issues. * Infrastructure ** mail.big-8.org status checks change notice e...")
17:05, 7 October 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-10-07 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** TM: Still helping Salahuddin with {{news|comp.os.linux.announce}} issues. * Infrastructure ** mail.big-8.org status checks e-mails *** TM...")
14:29, 30 September 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-09-30 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL * Administration ** TM: Salahuddin still has problems posting approved messages to {{news|comp.os.linux.announce}}. TM continuing to provide support. JE and...")
11:08, 26 September 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-09-23 (Created page with "Present: TM, JE, RL * Administration ** TM: Salahuddin still has problems posting approved messages to {{news|comp.os.linux.announce}}. TM continuing to provide support. JE...")
12:59, 23 September 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-09-16 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL, JE * Administration ** {{news|comp.os.linux.announce}} *** Salahuddin is still having difficulties in getting approved posts to show up. TM is continuing to...")
14:14, 9 September 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-09-09 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL, JE * Administration ** {{news|comp.os.linux.announce}} *** TM wrote to Todd and Russ about the automated notifications for moderator changes, and Russ has ad...")
14:19, 2 September 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-09-02 (Created page with "Present: TM, RL Apologies: JE * Administration ** TM received a reply from Todd McComb indicating that the moderator change request for {{news|comp.os.linux.announce}} was c...")
08:47, 2 September 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-08-26 (Created page with "Present: TM, JE, RL * Administration ** TM has not yet written to ISC to follow up on the change of moderator request. Will do so tonight, and also get in touch with Salahud...")
16:12, 19 August 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-08-19 (Created page with "Present: TM, JE, RL * Administration ** {{news|comp.os.linux.announce}} *** No response from ISC re change in moderator. TM to ping ISC. ** {{news|rec.radio.amateur.moderate...")
15:12, 12 August 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-08-12 (Created page with "Present: TM, JE, RL * Administration ** {{news|comp.os.linux.announce}} *** TM has informed the ISC that Salahuddin has taken over moderatorship. Once they confirm they have...")
14:39, 8 July 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2022-07-08-result-news.groups.proposals (RESULT: no change to news.groups.proposals)
14:21, 8 July 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-07-08 (Created page with "Present: TM, JE, RL * Administration ** {{news|news.groups.proposals}} RFD *** TM posted the LCC on 27 June; the voting period began on 2 July and will end on 9 July. *** The...")
14:31, 27 June 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2022-06-27-lcc-news.groups.proposals (LCC for news.groups.proposals)
14:26, 25 June 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2022-06-13-2nd-rfd-news.groups.proposals (2nd RFD: Charter/moderation policy change, news.groups.proposals)
16:02, 24 June 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-06-24 (Created page with "Present: TM, JE, RL * Administration ** TM reported that the 2nd RFD for changes to {{news|news.groups.proposals}} has been posted; a few more comments have been received. T...")
14:16, 3 June 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-06-03 (Created page with "Present: TM, JE, RL * Administration ** RFD for changes to {{news|news.groups.proposals}} *** TM has drafted a 2nd RFD and sent to JE and RL for review. JE and RL to e-mail...")
13:59, 3 June 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-05-27 (Created page with "Present: TM, JE, RL * Administration ** RFD for changes to {{news|news.groups.proposals}} *** TM noted some discussion so far; TM to post 2nd RFD according to schedule * Othe...")
13:00, 25 May 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Nan:2022-05-20-rfd-news.groups.proposals (Request For Discussion (RFD) to suspend the charter and moderation policy of the Usenet newsgroup news.groups.proposals)
12:52, 25 May 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-05-19 (Created page with "Present: TM, JE * Wiki/administration ** JE reported that he has updated the Other Usenet Hierarchies page with contact details for the de.* and uk.* hierarchies, which r...")
19:22, 9 May 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-05-06 (Created page with "Present: RL, TM, JE * Administration ** Processing of rmgroup control messages *** TM reported that he had contacted Eternal-September. They have replied that they are inves...")
13:24, 2 May 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs deleted page Working groups (working groups abolished)
13:23, 2 May 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs deleted page News Service Providers Committee (working group abolished)
13:23, 2 May 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs deleted page NSPC (working group abolished)
13:22, 2 May 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs deleted page News.answers Liaison (working group abolished)
12:45, 2 May 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs deleted page Usenet Volunteer Moderators (working group abolished)
12:44, 2 May 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs deleted page UVM (working group abolished)
12:42, 2 May 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs deleted page Group Mentors (working group abolished)
12:36, 2 May 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs deleted page UVP (working group abolished)
12:36, 2 May 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs deleted page Usenet Volunteer Polltakers (working group abolished)
11:19, 2 May 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs deleted page Dead Groups Task Force (working group abolished)
15:01, 29 April 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-04-29 (Created page with "Present: RL, TM, JE * Infrastructure ** ngp e-mail issues *** JE: Not certain why the forwarder was not working only for ngp e-mails. We could try using a dedicated account f...")
14:00, 29 April 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs deleted page What's new (obsolete)
13:59, 29 April 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs deleted page What's new on this web site? (obsolete)
13:20, 29 April 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-04-22 (Created page with "Present: RL, TM, JE * Infrastructure/wiki ** JE: No update yet on e-mail issues with ngp moderator notices. Will look into by next meeting. * Administration ** TM: Update on...")
11:37, 8 April 2022 Tristan Miller talk contribs created page Minutes/2022-04-08 (Created page with "Present: RL, TM * Infrastructure/wiki ** TM: Apache redirect from http://www.big-8.org/~ngp to news.groups.proposals has been added ** TM: New (private) wiki page documen...")