Moderator Vacancy Investigation (MVI)
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 Moderator Vacancy Investigation (MVI) Does anyone here want to be a newsgroup moderator? If so, here is an opening for one. Discussion is in news.groups On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 14:25:06 -0700 in news.announce.newgroups, NAN Team <moderators-request@isc.org> wrote: > > Moderator Vacancy Investigation (MVI) > comp.os.linux.answers > >This is a formal Moderator Vacancy Investigation (MVI), begun because >the moderated newsgroup comp.os.linux.answers is not functioning, >and may have been abandoned by its moderator. This investigation will >attempt to verify the reasons for non-function, and may result in the >removal of the group, the unmoderation of the group, or the selection >and installation of a new moderator. > >To discuss the issues affecting the group, to propose a new moderator, >or to provide information regarding the current moderator, please respond >to this thread in the news.groups newsgroup. If you are interested in >the continued existence of this newsgroup, please also indicate that >interest in the news.groups newsgroup. > >If you *are* the current moderator, and retain an interest in the group, >please reply to this announcement immediately. If the current moderator >appears and re-asserts control of the group, the investigation may be >halted entirely, or shifted to discussion of technical problems which >may have adversely affected the functioning of the group. > >Unless the current moderator appears and expresses an interest in >continuing, the presumption of this investigation is that a problem >exists, and that a change is needed. The MVI procedure is initiated only >when such a presumption exists, formed due to both absence of postings >in the group and either absence of response from the moderator or an >explicit statement that the group is abandoned or should be removed. > >Pending the confirmation of a vacancy, and the successful completion of >these proceedings, a new moderator may be installed on a probationary >basis at the discretion of the news.announce.newgroups moderation team. >Note that the removal of the group at the conclusion of the MVI is also >a strong possibility. In many cases, moderators abandon groups because >no one is interested in using them. > >The status with regard to finding a new moderator is as follows: > >There has been interest expressed in this group, but no moderator >volunteer. This group would seem to require an active moderator to be >useful. -TMM > > >== > >This is a preliminary procedure. It will run for a minimum of 21 days, >at which point a decision will hopefully be reached. It is possible >that the MVI period will be lengthened at that time. > >Probationary moderators may be removed by the NAN Team. Moderators >installed by vote during a RFD/CFV, or given the group by an active >previous moderator installed by vote (including in a chain from such a >moderator), are not subject to probation. > >Distribution: > >news.announce.newgroups >news.groups >comp.os.linux.answers >comp.os.linux.misc >comp.os.linux.advocacy > >You may post pointers to this investigation announcement to other >interested newsgroups. However, all discussion should appear in >news.groups. > >-- NAN Team      |
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