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• History of the Big-8
  #REDIRECT [[Big-8 Usenet hierarchies]]
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• Big-8 Management FAQ
  ...n the task of rethinking how to manage the [[Checkgroups|official list for Big-8 newsgroups]]. ...Board to make suggestions about how to revise the management of the [[big8|Big-8 newsgroup hierarchies.]] After a year on probation, the [[n.a.n.]] moderat
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• Great Moments in Usenet History
  |net.news split off from net.general to [[Big-8#History_of_news.groups|discuss new newsgroups]]. |net.news.group renamed [[Big-8#History_of_news.groups|news.groups]].
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• Content and Format of a Group Removal RFD
  ...at rmgroups are issued only after conducting a reasonable inquiry into the history and status of a group or groups. * The [[b8mb|Big-8 Management Board]] may also propose group removals.
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• Minutes/2020-07-31
  ...dge for the account, which entails us (temporarily) adding a DNS record to big-8.org. ...have already approached us about this. JE to investigate the purpose and history of the groups and find out who moderates the former.
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• Glossary
  == Big-8 == ...all subset of [[usenet|Usenet]]. Newsgroups in the [[History of the Big-8|Big-8]] begin with one of the following components:
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• Mass removal of groups
  From: Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> http://www.big-8.org/wiki/Mass_removal_of_groups
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• Content and Format of a Request for Discussion (RFD)
  * The name must begin with one of the branches of the big-8: comp, rec, humanities, sci, talk, soc, misc, news. * See [[Checkgroups]] for a list of all Big-8 newsgroups. Something on that list may help you develop a good name for th
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• Usenet and Big-8 Links
  Please [mailto:webmaster@big-8.org contact us] to extend or correct these links. ...05073727/http://www.panix.com/~josephb/newsgroups/history/ Joe Bernstein's History of Usenet]
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• Nan-2013-01-13-rfd-comp.mobile.android
  From: board@big-8.org (Big 8 Management Board) Message-ID: <1kw2r21.11joic01r3dzb4N%board@big-8.org>
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• Board members
  ==Membership history== [[Category:Big-8 Management]]
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• Other Usenet Hierarchies
  * Each of the subsets of the Big-8 is a hierarchy (comp.*, humanities.*, misc.*, news.*, rec.*, sci.*, soc.*, ...soc, or talk, then it is in a different hierarchy outside the scope of the Big-8 Management Board.
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• Nan-2012-12-30-rfd-comp.mobile.android
  waiting for Android newsgroup to be created, better as Big-8 group. http:''www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=policies:creation
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• Press releases/2020-11
  ...In addition to resuming essential administrative duties, the reconstituted Big-8 Management Board has begun restoring and modernizing its infrastructure and “While Usenet is important as a piece of our Internet heritage and history, it also has a future,” said Evans. “Even as social media and Web-based
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• How the Management of the Big-8 Developed
  The [[Big-8 Management Board]] oversees eight [http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/faqs/usenet- These are known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_8_%28Usenet%29 "Big-8 hierarchies."]
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• Nan-2012-12-27-rfd-misc.phone.mobile.android
  waiting for Android newsgroup to be created, better as Big-8 group. http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=policies:creation
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• Newsgroup Creation FAQ
  * The [[b8mb|Big-8 Management Board]]. There is no longer a public vote on newsgroup proposals ..., you may [mailto:board@big-8.org e-mail the Board], [mailto:mentors@lists.big-8.org e-mail Group Mentors], or bring up the topic in [[news.groups]] or [[ne
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• Questions Frequently Asked by New Newsgroup Users
  * The history of the [[big-8]], which played a major role in the history of Usenet. * Each of the subsets of the Big-8 is a hierarchy (comp.*, humanities.*, misc.*, news.*, rec.*, sci.*, soc.*,
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• Nan-2012-11-17-rfd-comp.sys.apple2.comm
  From: board@big-8.org (Big 8 Management Board) Message-ID: <1ktp830.1fiuara9t0glkN%board@big-8.org>
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• Frequently Asked Questions for news.groups.proposals
  [[ng|The news.groups newsgroup]] has a significant place in the history of Usenet and has served as the spot for discussing potential new groups si
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• Naming newsgroups
  * Read [[checkgroups]], a list of all Big-8 newsgroups to see what patterns are actually used. ..., see [http://moleski.net/newsgroups/b8_names.htm "The Proper Formation of Big-8 Newsgroup Names."]
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