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<div class="col-3"><img src="https://www.big-8.org/Big-8_logo.svg" alt="The Usenet Big-8 logo: A blue figure 8 superimposed on a yellow figure 8 turned on its side so as to resemble an infinity sign" class="img-fluid w-100 bg-white" /></div>
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<p class="h1">The '''Usenet Big-8 Management Board'''</p>
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<li>'''[[creation|creates]]''' well-named, well-used newsgroups in the '''[[Big-8 Usenet hierarchies]]''',</li>
<li>makes '''[[Changing moderation status|necessary adjustments]]''' to existing groups,</li>
<li>'''[[rmgroup|removes groups]]''' that are not well-used, and</li>
<li>assists and encourages the support of a canonical '''[[Big-8 newsgroup list]]''' by Usenet sites.</li>
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<h5 class="card-header text-white bg-primary">Latest news</h5>
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{{:Announcements}}
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<h5 class="card-header text-white bg-secondary">About the Big-8 Management Board</h5>
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* [[Board members]]
* [[Technical Team]]
* [[How to volunteer or donate]]
* [[Finances]]
* [[Contacting the Board]]
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<h5 class="card-header text-white bg-secondary">About Usenet</h5>
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* [[What is Usenet?]]
* [[Getting Started with Usenet]]
* [[News service providers]]
* [[Newsreaders]]
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<h5 class="card-header text-white bg-secondary">Policies and guides</h5>
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* [[Newsgroup creation]]
* [[Newsgroup removal]]
* [[Moderation]]
* [[Board policies]]
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<h5 class="card-header text-white bg-secondary">Reference library</h5>
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* [[Archived announcements]]
* [[Meeting minutes]]
* [[Frequently asked questions (FAQs)]]
* [[RFCs]]
* [[Glossary]]
* [[Links]]
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