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On Fri, 3 Jan 2025 20:33:02 EST, Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> wrote:
>               REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
>This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the following
>101 moderated newsgroups.
>RATIONALE:
>Currently, those groups cannot be used for discussion because of the
>lack of a moderator. Most of those groups haven't had a moderator for
>a long time and have been unused for years. We consider it unlikely
>that they will ever be revived with a new moderator. Nonetheless,
>anyone interested in becoming a moderator for a group listed in this
>RFD is invited to contact the Big-8 Management Board.
>DISTRIBUTION:
>news.announce.newgroups
>news.groups.proposals
>news.groups
>Because of the magnitude of the group list, this proposal is not
>cross-posted to target groups. In the course of these proceedings the
>Board will post pointers to this announcement to appropriate
>groups. Readers are encouraged to take the initiative and spread the
>message.
>PROCEDURE:
>The procedure shall take at least 8 weeks, with announcements posted
>every 4 weeks: 1st RFD, 2nd RFD, and Last Call for Comments (LCC). The
>group lists may be revised during this stage and additional RFDs
>posted as necessary. Discussion about candidate groups should take
>place in the moderated group news.groups.proposals. After publication
>of the LCC, the Board will vote. If there are specific reasons to vote
>individually for some groups, the Board will do, but the default will
>be a ballot covering all groups.
>More details can be found here:
>   https://www.big-8.org/wiki/Mass_removal_of_groups
>NEWSGROUP LINES:
>comp.binaries.cbm       For the transfer of 8bit Commodore binaries. 
>(Moderated)
>comp.doc.techreports    Lists of technical reports. (Moderated)
>comp.internet.library   Discussing electronic libraries. (Moderated)
>comp.lang.c.moderated   The C programming language. (Moderated)
>comp.newprod            Announcements of new products of interest. 
>(Moderated)
>comp.org.cauce          The Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial 
>E-Mail. (Moderated)
>comp.robotics.research  Academic, government & industry research in 
>robotics. (Moderated)
>comp.simulation         Simulation methods, problems, uses. (Moderated)
>comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica  Mathematica discussion group. (Moderated)
>comp.sources.games      Postings of recreational software. (Moderated)
>comp.std.announce       Announcements about standards activities. 
>(Moderated)
>comp.sys.amiga.announce Announcements about the Amiga. (Moderated)
>comp.sys.sun.announce   Sun announcements and Sunergy mailings. (Moderated)
>humanities.philosophy.objectivism       The ideas of Ayn Rand. (Moderated)
>misc.activism.progressive       Information for Progressive activists. 
>(Moderated)
>misc.business.consulting        The business of consulting. (Moderated)
>misc.business.marketing.moderated       Roundtable for marketing topics. 
>(Moderated)
>misc.business.moderated Roundtable for general business topics. (Moderated)
>misc.entrepreneurs.moderated    Entrepreneur/business topics. (Moderated)
>misc.invest.financial-plan      Financial planning in general. (Moderated)
>misc.transport.air-industry     Airlines, airports, commercial aircraft. 
>(Moderated)
>misc.writing.screenplays.moderated      Craft/business of screenwriting. 
>(Moderated)
>news.admin.net-abuse.policy     Discussion of net abuse policy. (Moderated)
>news.announce.conferences       Calls for papers and conferences. 
>(Moderated)
>rec.arts.anime.creative Original works by fans, related to anime/manga. 
>(Moderated)
>rec.arts.anime.info     Announcements about Japanese animation. (Moderated)
>rec.arts.ascii          ASCII art, info on archives, art, & artists. 
>(Moderated)
>rec.arts.drwho.moderated        Discussion of "Doctor Who". (Moderated)
>rec.arts.erotica        Erotic fiction and verse. (Moderated)
>rec.arts.movies.erotica Aspects of erotic films and videos. (Moderated)
>rec.arts.movies.reviews Reviews of movies. (Moderated)
>rec.arts.sf.announce    Major announcements of the SF world. (Moderated)
>rec.arts.sf.starwars.info       General information pertaining to Star 
>Wars. (Moderated)
>rec.autos.sport.f1.moderated    Discussion of Formula One racing. 
>(Moderated)
>rec.autos.sport.nascar.moderated        NASCAR and Stockcar Racing. 
>(Moderated)
>rec.boats.marketplace   Boating products for sale and wanted. (Moderated)
>rec.crafts.jewelry      Jewelry making and gemology. (Moderated)
>rec.drugs.announce      Announcements about drugs and related issues. 
>(Moderated)
>rec.food.cuisine.jewish All matters concerning Jewish cuisine. (Moderated)
>rec.food.recipes        Recipes for interesting food and drink. (Moderated)
>rec.gardens.ecosystems  Ecosystems and organic gardening. (Moderated)
>rec.humor.funny         Jokes that are funny (in the moderator's 
>opinion). (Moderated)
>rec.humor.funny.reruns  Reposts of rec.humor.funny archive material. 
>(Moderated)
>rec.martial-arts.moderated      Martial-arts in general. (Moderated)
>rec.music.beatles.info  Latest press notes about the Beatles. (Moderated)
>rec.music.beatles.moderated     Fab Four analytical & investigative 
>articles. (Moderated)
>rec.music.gaffa         Discussion of Kate Bush & other alternative 
>music. (Moderated)
>rec.music.info          News and announcements on musical topics. 
>(Moderated)
>rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature       Guitar tablature and 
>performance. (Moderated)
>rec.music.promotional   Information and promo materials from record 
>companies. (Moderated)
>rec.music.reviews       Reviews of music of all genres and mediums. 
>(Moderated)
>rec.pets.dogs.info      General information and FAQs posted here. 
>(Moderated)
>rec.pets.ferrets        Forum on ferret care and husbandry. (Moderated)
>rec.photo.moderated     The art and science of photography. (Moderated)
>rec.skiing.alpine.moderated     Alpine (downhill) skiing. (Moderated)
>rec.skiing.announce     FAQ, competition results, automated snow 
>reports. (Moderated)
>sci.aeronautics         The science of aeronautics & related technology. 
>(Moderated)
>sci.archaeology.moderated       All aspects of archaeology. (Moderated)
>sci.bio.evolution       Discussions of evolutionary biology. (Moderated)
>sci.bio.phytopathology  All aspects of plant diseases and pests. (Moderated)
>sci.chem.organic.synthesis      Synthetic organic chemistry related 
>topics. (Moderated)
>sci.econ.research       Research in all fields of economics. (Moderated)
>sci.med.orthopedics     Orthopedic Surgery, related issues and 
>management. (Moderated)
>sci.military.moderated  Military technology. (Moderated)
>sci.nanotech            Self-reproducing molecular-scale machines. 
>(Moderated)
>sci.physics.foundations Fundamental and philosophical physics. (Moderated)
>sci.physics.strings     String theory and related fields. (Moderated)
>sci.space.moderated     Discussions about space related topics. (Moderated)
>sci.space.news          Announcements of space-related news items. 
>(Moderated)
>soc.adoption.adoptees   Discussion of adoption by adoptees. (Moderated)
>soc.atheism             Living as an atheist and atheism in society. 
>(Moderated)
>soc.culture.african.american.moderated  African-American perspectives. 
>(Moderated)
>soc.culture.basque      Basque culture and related issues. (Moderated)
>soc.culture.belarus     All things about Belarus. (Moderated)
>soc.culture.hawaii      Aloha kakou, E KOMO MAI! Eh, no forget hemo da 
>shoes. (Moderated)
>soc.culture.indian.goa  About Goa, India's smallest state. (Moderated)
>soc.culture.jewish.parenting    Issues about raising Jewish children. 
>(Moderated)
>soc.culture.kuwait.moderated    Kuwaiti culture, society, and history. 
>(Moderated)
>soc.culture.turkish.moderated   Issues related to Turks/Turkey. (Moderated)
>soc.feminism            Discussion of feminism & feminist issues. 
>(Moderated)
>soc.genealogy.african   Genealogy of Africa and the African Diaspora. 
>(Moderated)
>soc.genealogy.surnames.britain  Surnames queries - Great Britain. 
>(Moderated)
>soc.genealogy.surnames.canada   Surnames queries - Canada. (Moderated)
>soc.genealogy.surnames.german   Surnames queries - German speaking 
>countries. (Moderated)
>soc.genealogy.surnames.global   Surnames queries central database. 
>(Moderated)
>soc.genealogy.surnames.misc     Surnames - regions not covered 
>elsewhere. (Moderated)
>soc.genealogy.surnames.usa      Surnames queries - USA. (Moderated)
>soc.history.moderated   All aspects of history. (Moderated)
>soc.personals           Personal ads -- people in search of (ISO) 
>others. (Moderated)
>soc.politics            Political problems, systems, solutions. (Moderated)
>soc.politics.marxism    Karl Marx and his legacy in theory and practice. 
>(Moderated)
>soc.religion.asatru     Following the Gods and Goddesses of Northern 
>Europe. (Moderated)
>soc.religion.bahai      Discussion of the Baha'i Faith. (Moderated)
>soc.religion.hindu      Discussion about the Hindu dharma, philosophy, 
>culture. (Moderated)
>soc.religion.mormon     The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 
>(Moderated)
>soc.religion.paganism   Networking for Pagans. (Moderated)
>soc.religion.unitarian-univ     Unitarian-Universalism & non-creedal 
>religions. (Moderated)
>soc.sexuality.spanking  Adult sexual spanking. (Moderated)
>soc.support.fat-acceptance.moderated    Self-acceptance for fat people. 
>(Moderated)
>soc.support.loneliness  Mutual help and chat for those of us who feel 
>alone. (Moderated)
>soc.support.youth.gay-lesbian-bi        Gay youths helping each other. 
>(Moderated)
>If you have any objections, please make them heard in moderated group
>news.groups.proposals. The "Followup-To:" header is set on this message,
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