RESULT
soc.religion.sikhism will be removed

The Last Call for Comments (LCC) on 2010-04-19 initiated a five-day
period for final comments. Following this comment period, the Big-8
Management Board has decided by consensus to remove moderated group
soc.religion.sikhism.

RATIONALE:

A probe post to this group resulted in a bounce.

sikh-sub@acpub.duke.edu
(generated from soc-religion-sikhism@moderators.isc.org)
SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<sikh-sub@acpub.duke.edu>:
host mx.oit.duke.edu [152.3.189.28]: 550 <sikh-sub@acpub.duke.edu>:
Recipient address rejected: User unknown in relay recipient table

NEWSGROUPS LINE:

soc.religion.sikhism Sikh Religion and Sikhs all over the world. (Moderated)

DISTRIBUTION:

news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
soc.religion.sikhism
soc.misc

CHARTER OF SOC.RELIGION.SIKHISM

soc.religion.sikhism is intended to be a moderated newsgroup to carry
informative articles and discussions about Sikh Religion [Sikhism] and
Sikh people [the Sikhs]. The topics intended to be covered by the newsgroup
will be relevant to Sikhism and Sikhs and include, but are not limited to:

o Teachings, Philosophy and Practice of Sikhism.
o History of Sikhism and the Sikhs.
o Sri Guru Grahth Sahib Ji.
o Gurbani, and Literature related to Sikhism and Sikhs.
o News and current issues relating to Sikhism and Sikhs.
o Information about resources, pilgrimage, conferences and other
related endeavors.
o Specific queries of possible wide interest.

The moderators will ensure that the postings are relevant to Sikhism
and free from verbal abuse, name calling and flames.

HISTORY OF THE GROUP:

soc.religion.sikhism is a moderated newsgroup which passed its vote for
creation by 501:44 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 1 May 1995.

PROPONENT:

Alexander Bartolich <alexander.bartolich@gmx.at>

CHANGE HISTORY:

2010-02-27 Probe post
2010-03-07 Moderator Vacancy Investigation
2010-03-21 1st RFD
2010-04-04 2nd RFD
2010-04-19 LCC
2010-04-25 RESULT

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MODERATOR VACANCY INVESTIGATION (MVI)
moderated group soc.religion.sikhism

This is a formal Moderator Vacancy Investigation (MVI), begun because
moderated newsgroup soc.religion.sikhism is not functioning,
and may have been abandoned by its moderator(s).

This investigation will attempt to verify the reasons for non-function,
and may result in the removal of the group or the selection and instal-
lation of a new moderator. In practice, the Big-8 Management Board
considers the third alternative--changing the status of the group from
moderated to unmoderated--as likely to cause more harm than good.

RATIONALE:

A probe post to this group resulted in a bounce.

sikh-sub@acpub.duke.edu
(generated from soc-religion-sikhism@moderators.isc.org)
SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<sikh-sub@acpub.duke.edu>:
host mx.oit.duke.edu [152.3.189.28]: 550 <sikh-sub@acpub.duke.edu>:
Recipient address rejected: User unknown in relay recipient table

NEWSGROUPS LINE:

soc.religion.sikhism Sikh Religion and Sikhs all over the world. (Moderated)

DISTRIBUTION:

news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
soc.religion.sikhism
soc.misc

CHARTER OF SOC.RELIGION.SIKHISM

soc.religion.sikhism is intended to be a moderated newsgroup to carry
informative articles and discussions about Sikh Religion [Sikhism] and
Sikh people [the Sikhs]. The topics intended to be covered by the newsgroup
will be relevant to Sikhism and Sikhs and include, but are not limited to:

o Teachings, Philosophy and Practice of Sikhism.
o History of Sikhism and the Sikhs.
o Sri Guru Grahth Sahib Ji.
o Gurbani, and Literature related to Sikhism and Sikhs.
o News and current issues relating to Sikhism and Sikhs.
o Information about resources, pilgrimage, conferences and other
related endeavors.
o Specific queries of possible wide interest.

The moderators will ensure that the postings are relevant to Sikhism
and free from verbal abuse, name calling and flames.

HISTORY OF THE GROUP:

soc.religion.sikhism is a moderated newsgroup which passed its vote for
creation by 501:44 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 1 May 1995.

PROPONENT:

Alexander Bartolich <alexander.bartolich@gmx.at>

PROCEDURE:

Those who wish to comment on this moderator vacancy investigation should
subscribe to news.groups.proposals and participate in the relevant
threads in that newsgroup.

To this end, the followup header of this MVI has been set to
news.groups.proposals.

For more information on the MVI process, please see

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

CHANGE HISTORY:

2010-02-27 Probe post
2010-03-07 Moderator Vacancy Investigation

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REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
moderated group soc.religion.sikhism

This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove moderated
newsgroup soc.religion.sikhism.

RATIONALE:

A probe post to this group resulted in a bounce.

sikh-sub@acpub.duke.edu
(generated from soc-religion-sikhism@moderators.isc.org)
SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<sikh-sub@acpub.duke.edu>:
host mx.oit.duke.edu [152.3.189.28]: 550 <sikh-sub@acpub.duke.edu>:
Recipient address rejected: User unknown in relay recipient table

NEWSGROUPS LINE:

soc.religion.sikhism Sikh Religion and Sikhs all over the world. (Moderated)

DISTRIBUTION:

news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
soc.religion.sikhism
soc.misc

CHARTER OF SOC.RELIGION.SIKHISM

soc.religion.sikhism is intended to be a moderated newsgroup to carry
informative articles and discussions about Sikh Religion [Sikhism] and
Sikh people [the Sikhs]. The topics intended to be covered by the newsgroup
will be relevant to Sikhism and Sikhs and include, but are not limited to:

o Teachings, Philosophy and Practice of Sikhism.
o History of Sikhism and the Sikhs.
o Sri Guru Grahth Sahib Ji.
o Gurbani, and Literature related to Sikhism and Sikhs.
o News and current issues relating to Sikhism and Sikhs.
o Information about resources, pilgrimage, conferences and other
related endeavors.
o Specific queries of possible wide interest.

The moderators will ensure that the postings are relevant to Sikhism
and free from verbal abuse, name calling and flames.

HISTORY OF THE GROUP:

soc.religion.sikhism is a moderated newsgroup which passed its vote for
creation by 501:44 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 1 May 1995.

PROPONENT:

Alexander Bartolich <alexander.bartolich@gmx.at>

PROCEDURE:

Those who wish to comment on this request to remove this newsgroup should
subscribe to news.groups.proposals and participate in the relevant threads
in that newsgroup.

To this end, the followup header of this RFD has been set to
news.groups.proposals.

In the course of the removal process four formal announcements are posted
(MVI, 1st RFD, 2nd RFD, and LCC), each taking two weeks. At the end of the
process the B8MB will vote on the issue.

Available options for soc.religion.sikhism are:
- leave the group as it is
- remove the group

For more information on the MVI process, please see

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

CHANGE HISTORY:

2010-02-27 Probe post
2010-03-07 Moderator Vacancy Investigation
2010-03-21 1st RFD

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REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
moderated group soc.religion.sikhism

This is a formal Request for Discussion (RFD) to remove moderated
newsgroup soc.religion.sikhism.

RATIONALE:

A probe post to this group resulted in a bounce.

sikh-sub@acpub.duke.edu
(generated from soc-religion-sikhism@moderators.isc.org)
SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<sikh-sub@acpub.duke.edu>:
host mx.oit.duke.edu [152.3.189.28]: 550 <sikh-sub@acpub.duke.edu>:
Recipient address rejected: User unknown in relay recipient table

NEWSGROUPS LINE:

soc.religion.sikhism Sikh Religion and Sikhs all over the world. (Moderated)

DISTRIBUTION:

news.announce.newgroups
news.groups.proposals
soc.religion.sikhism
soc.misc

CHARTER OF SOC.RELIGION.SIKHISM

soc.religion.sikhism is intended to be a moderated newsgroup to carry
informative articles and discussions about Sikh Religion [Sikhism] and
Sikh people [the Sikhs]. The topics intended to be covered by the newsgroup
will be relevant to Sikhism and Sikhs and include, but are not limited to:

o Teachings, Philosophy and Practice of Sikhism.
o History of Sikhism and the Sikhs.
o Sri Guru Grahth Sahib Ji.
o Gurbani, and Literature related to Sikhism and Sikhs.
o News and current issues relating to Sikhism and Sikhs.
o Information about resources, pilgrimage, conferences and other
related endeavors.
o Specific queries of possible wide interest.

The moderators will ensure that the postings are relevant to Sikhism
and free from verbal abuse, name calling and flames.

HISTORY OF THE GROUP:

soc.religion.sikhism is a moderated newsgroup which passed its vote for
creation by 501:44 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 1 May 1995.

PROPONENT:

Alexander Bartolich <alexander.bartolich@gmx.at>

PROCEDURE:

Those who wish to comment on this request to remove this newsgroup should
subscribe to news.groups.proposals and participate in the relevant threads
in that newsgroup.

To this end, the followup header of this RFD has been set to
news.groups.proposals.

In the course of the removal process four formal announcements are posted
(MVI, 1st RFD, 2nd RFD, and LCC), each taking two weeks. At the end of the
process the B8MB will vote on the issue.

Available options for soc.religion.sikhism are:
- leave the group as it is
- remove the group

For more information on the MVI process, please see

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

CHANGE HISTORY:

2010-02-27 Probe post
2010-03-07 Moderator Vacancy Investigation
2010-03-21 1st RFD
2010-04-04 2nd RFD

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