Moderator Vacancy Investigation: misc.business.facilitators
Alexander Bartolich
moderated group misc.business.facilitators
This is a formal Moderator Vacancy Investigation (MVI), begun because
moderated newsgroup misc.business.facilitators is not functioning,
and may have been abandoned by its moderator(s).
This investigation will attempt to verify the reasons for non-function,
and may result in the removal of the group or the selection and instal-
lation of a new moderator. In practice, the Big-8 Management Board
considers the third alternative--changing the status of the group from
moderated to unmoderated--as likely to cause more harm than good.
RATIONALE:
According to Google's archive the last regular post was approved on
1999-03-27. Probe messages showed no result.
NEWSGROUPS LINE:
misc.business.facilitators Forum for group facilitation professionals. (Moderated)
DISTRIBUTION:
news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
misc.business.facilitators
CHARTER OF MISC.BUSINESS.FACILITATORS
misc.business.facilitators will be a world-wide unmoderated forum for
all professional workshop, seminar, and meeting facilitators,
moderators, mediators, designers, leaders, and trainers who provide
facilitation-type services to businesses, communities, or governmental
agencies. This newsgroup will be open to (but not limited to) those
who
- conduct professional training workshops or seminars (e.g., CareerTracks type
seminars, management retreats, Seven Habits)
- design and conduct Search Conferences or Future Conferences
- design and conduct Participatory Design Workshops
- provide OD consulting and facilitation services
- design and conduct systems design workshops using a methodology like JAD,
FAST, or The METHOD.
- facilitate electronic meetings using groupware or meetingware (e.g.,
GroupSystems V, TeamFocus, CI-Toolkit, C.A.Facilitator)
- facilitate decision conferences
- conduct team building workshops or assist self-directed teams
- provide quality improvement assessment and facilitation services (e.g., TQM,
Malcolm Baldrige, Quest 2000, ISO-9000)
- provide conflict resolution, intervention, moderation, or arbitration services
- assist organizations in strategic planning, process engineering and
reengineering
- facilitate meetings for their organization
This group is not open to advertisers of seminars, workshops, and consulting
services.
HISTORY OF THE GROUP:
misc.business.facilitators is a moderated newsgroup which passed its vote for
creation by 241:16 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 19 Dec 1995.
PROPONENT:
Alexander Bartolich <alexander...@gmx.at>
PROCEDURE:
Those who wish to comment on this moderator vacancy investigation should
subscribe to news.groups.proposals and participate in the relevant
threads in that newsgroup.
To this end, the followup header of this MVI has been set to
news.groups.proposals.
For more information on the MVI process, please see
http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=policies:mvi
CHANGE HISTORY:
2010-01-17 First probe post
2010-05-18 Moderator Vacancy Investigation
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Alexander Bartolich
moderated group misc.business.facilitators
This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove moderated
newsgroup misc.business.facilitators.
RATIONALE:
NEWSGROUPS LINE:
DISTRIBUTION:
news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
misc.business.facilitators
CHARTER OF MISC.BUSINESS.FACILITATORS
HISTORY OF THE GROUP:
PROPONENT:
Alexander Bartolich <alexander...@gmx.at>
PROCEDURE:
Those who wish to comment on this request to remove this newsgroup should
subscribe to news.groups.proposals and participate in the relevant threads
in that newsgroup.
To this end, the followup header of this RFD has been set to
news.groups.proposals.
In the course of the removal process four formal announcements are posted
(MVI, 1st RFD, 2nd RFD, and LCC), each taking two weeks. At the end of the
process the B8MB will vote on the issue.
Available options for misc.business.facilitators are:
- leave the group as it is
- remove the group
For more information on the MVI process, please see
http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=policies:mvi
CHANGE HISTORY:
2010-01-17 First probe post
2010-05-18 Moderator Vacancy Investigation
2010-06-09 1st RFD
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Big-8 Management Board
RATIONALE:
NEWSGROUPS LINE:
DISTRIBUTION:
news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
misc.business.facilitators
CHARTER OF MISC.BUSINESS.FACILITATORS
HISTORY OF THE GROUP:
PROPONENT:
Alexander Bartolich <alexander...@gmx.at>
PROCEDURE:
In the course of the removal process formal announcements are posted
(MVI, RFD, and LCC). At the end of the process the B8MB will vote on
the issue.
Available options for misc.business.facilitators are:
- leave the group as it is
- remove the group
For more information on the MVI process, please see
http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=policies:mvi
CHANGE HISTORY:
2010-01-17 First probe post
2010-05-18 Moderator Vacancy Investigation
2010-06-09 1st RFD
2010-08-04 LCC
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Big-8 Management Board
misc.business.facilitators will be removed
The Last Call for Comments (LCC) on 2010-08-04 initiated a five-day
period for final comments. Following this comment period, the Big-8
Management Board has decided by vote to remove moderated group
misc.business.facilitators.
Vote results (yes-no-abstain): 8-0-0
RATIONALE:
NEWSGROUPS LINE:
DISTRIBUTION:
news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
misc.business.facilitators
CHARTER OF MISC.BUSINESS.FACILITATORS
HISTORY OF THE GROUP:
PROPONENT:
Alexander Bartolich <alexander...@gmx.at>
CHANGE HISTORY:
2010-01-17 First probe post
2010-05-18 Moderator Vacancy Investigation
2010-06-09 1st RFD
2010-08-04 LCC
2010-08-17 RESULT
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