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Contents
Mission
- creates well-named, well-used newsgroups in the Big-8 Usenet hierarchies;
- makes necessary adjustments to existing groups;
- removes groups that are not well-used; and
- assists and encourages the support of a canonical Big-8 newsgroup list by Usenet sites.
Site Map
| Big-8 Management FAQ |
| Core Information about the Newsgroup Creation Process |
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| Newsgroup Creation Policies |
| Newsgroup Creation FAQ |
| news.groups.proposals FAQ |
| Content and Format of a Request for Discussion (RFD) |
| Core Information about Group Removal Process |
| Group Removal Policies |
| Group Removal FAQ |
| Content and Format of a Group Removal RFD |
| General Information |
| History of the Big-8 |
| News Service Providers |
| Newsreaders |
| Reference Materials |
| FAQs, RFCs, Standards, Specifications, etc. |
| Glossary |
| Usenet and Big-8 Links |
| General Policies |
| Changing Moderation Status |
| Moderator Vacancy Investigations |
| Types of Proposals That Are Discouraged |
| Board Policies |
| Board Voting Policies |
| Board Membership Policy |
| Adding Members to the Board |
| Working Groups / Committees -- Public Pages |
| Dead Groups Task Force |
| news.answers Liaison |
| Usenet Volunteer Polltakers |
| Group Mentors |
| Technical Team |
| Usenet Volunteer Moderators |
| News Service Providers Committee |
| Want to Volunteer? |
| Contact Us |
| e-mail the Board |
| e-mail the webmaster |
About This Web Site
The purpose of this site is to make the structure and functions of the Big-8 Management Board as intelligible and accessible as possible.
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