Moderator Vacancy Investigation: rec.autos.sport.info
Alexander Bartolich
moderated group rec.autos.sport.info
This is a formal Moderator Vacancy Investigation (MVI), begun because
moderated newsgroup rec.autos.sport.info 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
2007-11-09. A probe message resulted in a bounce.
ras-...@metrics.com
(generated from rec-autos-...@moderators.isc.org)
retry timeout exceeded
NEWSGROUPS LINE:
rec.autos.sport.info Auto racing news, results, announcements. (Moderated)
DISTRIBUTION:
news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
rec.autos.sport.info
rec.autos.sport.misc
CHARTER OF REC.AUTOS.SPORT.INFO
This group will contain announcements, results, standings, news
items, press releases, schedules, "reliable" rumours, and other
information about automotive racing. No discussion will be
permitted; followups will be directed to rec.autos.sport.
* rec.autos.sport.info will provide a low-volume channel with all
the information (as opposed to discussion) in one place. The group
will be jointly moderated, using a combination of software and
people to provide a rapid approval process for appropriate news
articles. With any of the moderators free to approve any given
posting, we hope to provide a few hours' turnaround time for
most articles posted to rec.autos.sport.info. Rejected articles
may be automatically posted to rec.autos.sport (unless the author
requests otherwise); the intent is not to weed out opinions but
to maintain a high information content. Moderators will NOT
base their approval on the content of the post, but, rather, only
on the appropriateness and estimated reliability of the report.
The provisional list of moderators is:
Andrew Henry A.H....@bath.ac.uk
Dan Jones danj...@pyramid.com
Mike Holthouse holt...@cis.ohio-state.edu
Ron O'Dell kee...@armory.com
Steven Wheeler swhe...@lawson.its.utas.edu.au
Tom Haapanen to...@metrics.com
The moderator list is subject to change during the RFD period;
after the creation of the group, new moderators can be added and
existing ones removed by a simple majority vote of the current
moderators.
All articles will have a Folloup-To: line set to automatically
redirect followups to the appropriate rec.autos.sport group.
HISTORY OF THE GROUP:
rec.autos.sport.info is a moderated newsgroup which passed its vote for
creation by 229:55 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 1 Apr 1994.
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/wiki/Moderator_Vacancy_Investigations
CHANGE HISTORY:
2010-05-20 Probe post
2010-08-09 Moderator Vacancy Investigation
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Alexander Bartolich
moderated group rec.autos.sport.info
This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove moderated
newsgroup rec.autos.sport.info.
RATIONALE:
NEWSGROUPS LINE:
DISTRIBUTION:
news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
rec.autos.sport.info
rec.autos.sport.misc
CHARTER OF REC.AUTOS.SPORT.INFO
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 rec.autos.sport.info are:
- leave the group as it is
- remove the group
For more information on the removal process, please see
http://www.big-8.org/wiki/Group_Removal_FAQ
CHANGE HISTORY:
2010-05-20 Probe post
2010-08-09 Moderator Vacancy Investigation
2010-08-23 1st RFD
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Alexander Bartolich
RATIONALE:
NEWSGROUPS LINE:
DISTRIBUTION:
news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
rec.autos.sport.info
rec.autos.sport.misc
CHARTER OF REC.AUTOS.SPORT.INFO
HISTORY OF THE GROUP:
PROPONENT:
Alexander Bartolich <alexander...@gmx.at>
PROCEDURE:
http://www.big-8.org/wiki/Group_Removal_FAQ
CHANGE HISTORY:
2010-09-06 2nd
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Big-8 Management Board
RATIONALE:
NEWSGROUPS LINE:
DISTRIBUTION:
news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
rec.autos.sport.info
rec.autos.sport.misc
CHARTER OF REC.AUTOS.SPORT.INFO
HISTORY OF THE GROUP:
PROPONENT:
Alexander Bartolich <alexander...@gmx.at>
PROCEDURE:
http://www.big-8.org/wiki/Group_Removal_FAQ
CHANGE HISTORY:
2010-09-06 2nd RFD
2010-10-02 LCC
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Big-8 Management Board
rec.autos.sport.info will be removed
The Last Call for Comments (LCC) on 2010-10-02 initiated a five-day
period for final comments. Following this comment period, the Big-8
Management Board has decided by consensus to remove moderated group
rec.autos.sport.info.
RATIONALE:
NEWSGROUPS LINE:
DISTRIBUTION:
news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
rec.autos.sport.info
rec.autos.sport.misc
CHARTER OF REC.AUTOS.SPORT.INFO
HISTORY OF THE GROUP:
PROPONENT:
Alexander Bartolich <alexander...@gmx.at>
CHANGE HISTORY:
2010-05-20 Probe post
2010-08-09 Moderator Vacancy Investigation
2010-08-23 1st RFD
2010-09-06 2nd RFD
2010-10-02 LCC
2010-10-09 RESULT
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