On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 08:08:24 -0900, (Kathy Morgan) wrote in :

So, given the rationale for moderation cited above, and the desire to
see stories actually published in the rec.aviation.stories newsgroup,
what is the appropriate procedure for establishing a new moderator so
that the newsgroup can become functional again? And in the future, if
a moderator should disappear, what is the proper procedure for
installing a replacement to assume that role?

Post a message in news.groups reporting the problem and requesting that
it be fixed. Possible fixes include removing the group (if there are
likely no longer people who wish to post to it), appointing a new
moderator (if a volunteer or volunteers with the necessary skills), or
changing the group status to unmoderated.

If there is a replacement readily available who is acceptable both to
the potential users of the group and the Big 8 Management Board (B8MB),
the replacement can be installed fairly quickly and easily.

Yes.

We have a page on Moderator Vacancy Investigations:

http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=policies:mvi

Marty
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Member of the Big-8 Management Board (B8MB).
See http://www.big-8.org for more information.