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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: Moderator Vacancy Investigation: comp.os.plan9
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:18:03 -0000 (UTC)
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Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:
>Steve Bonine <spb@pobox.com> wrote:
>>Big-8 Management Board wrote:

>>>This is a formal Moderator Vacancy Investigation (MVI), begun
>>>because the moderated newsgroup comp.os.plan9 is not functioning,
>>>and has been abandoned by its moderator. 

>>I am sincerely curious.

>>The moderator announced his retirement in July 2013.

>>According that font of all knowledge, Wikipedia, the last release of 
>>plan9 was in early 2015.

>>With dozens of dead newsgroups, why this one?  There is no hint in the 
>>MVI that there is any interest in this OS, much less in a newsgroup.

>Would a complete revote be required in order to make this group 
>unmoderated?

Unmoderation in place? Let's not go there.