On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:30:23 +0000 (UTC), (Paul Tomblin) wrote in :

In a previous article, Larry Dighera said:
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?

Moderators aren't conjured up out of thin air. If you want the group to
remain moderated, then volunteer to be the moderator.

The man who helped get a lot of the rec.aviation.* groups
started unforunately was killed in a plane crash this
summer.

He seems to have become inactive as a moderator for
the moderated groups in 2002 or thereabouts.

rec.aviation.announce Events of interest to the aviation community. (Moderated)
rec.aviation.answers Frequently asked questions about aviation. (Moderated)
rec.aviation.questions Aviation questions and answers. (Moderated)
rec.aviation.stories Anecdotes of flight experiences. (Moderated)

Here is a draft page about how the current big-8 management
might go about trying to decide the fate of these groups:

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

The options a

1. Find new moderators for each of the four groups.

2. Remove unwanted groups if they're really unwanted.

3. Robomoderate the groups so that they essentially
become spam-filtered but are not otherwise watched
for content.

4. Make them into unmoderated groups (a process that
can be quite painful, perhaps).

Marty
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