Re: Moderator Vacancy Investigation: comp.lang.asm.x86

On Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:32:58 EDT
Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> wrote:

This is a formal Moderator Vacancy Investigation (MVI), begun because
the moderated newsgroup comp.lang.asm.x86 is not functioning,

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The Big-8 Management Board has been contacted by Robert AH Prins
<robert(a)prino(d)org>, who has informed us that the moderator of
comp.lang.asm.x86, Frank B. Kotler, recently passed away and that a new
moderator would be needed.
 
Followups to this post have been set to news.groups.proposals, to ensure
that any resulting discussion can be followed in one place.

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This is deeply sad news, and we are grateful to Mr. Kotler for
generously volunteering his time and expertise as a group moderator. He
will surely be deeply missed, and we send our condolences to everyone
who knew him.
 

Indeed.

With this in mind, it seems to be established that a vacancy exists and
that a new moderator could be appointed.
 
 
VOLUNTEERS:
 
 
Mr. Mathisen

The Board notes that Mr. Prins has also expressed an interest in
 

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A proposal to convert comp.lang.asm.x86 to a moderated group was put
forward in May 1997, due to the group becoming overwhelmed with flames
and off-topic posts.

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Whoever the flamers were are long gone; so I'm relaxed about posting
to ala, or to an unmoderated clax, or letting either or both of the
above people moderate it. So no actual input to the decision.

--
Bah, and indeed Humbug.