Re: 3rd RfD: Mass-deletion of moderated groups without a moderator

Usenet Big-8 Management Board <board@big-8.org> writes:

              REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
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This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove the following
99 moderated newsgroups.
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RATIONALE:
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Currently, these groups cannot be used for discussion because of the
lack of a moderator. Most of these groups haven't had a moderator for
a long time and have been unused for years. We consider it unlikely
that they will ever be revived with a new moderator. Nonetheless,
anyone interested in becoming a moderator for a group listed in this
RFD is invited to contact the Big-8 Management Board.

comp.lang.c.moderated is in this list.  It has had no active
moderator and no traffic since 2014.  Discussions on comp.lang.c
indicate that at least some people would participate in a revived
comp.lang.c.moderated, but there's little or no support for actually
reviving it.

However, I'm concerned that removing the group would lose existing
posts.  That's honestly probably not a huge deal, but it would be
a pity IMHO.

Would it be possible to leave comp.lang.c.moderated as it is (can't
post to it, but servers with sufficiently long memories still allow
old articles to be read)?

If that's not feasible, it should be possible for someone (maybe
even me) to take over as moderator to keep the group alive, but
not allow any new posts.  This would be an alternate way to keep
the status quo.

Also, rec.humor.funny is on the list.  I believe that all articles
are archived at netfunny.com, so losing Usenet archives might not
be as much of a concern.  I've emailed the former moderator, who
may or may not choose to weigh in.

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
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