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moderators.jpg (21797 bytes) The original r.a.s.n.m. moderators (shown at left) got together in person for the only time ever as a complete group at the Oct '99 Martinsville race.

The current Moderation Team consists of:  Bob Paxton, Russ Doucet, John Martin, Marty Moleski, Cindy Murray, and Chris Watkins.
On April 1, 1994, the USENET newsgroup rec.autos.sport was divided into several racing-related groups - one of which was rec.autos.sport.nascar, or "rasn" as it became known to it's participants.

On August 13, 1998 a second NASCAR-related USENET newsgroup was voted into existence: rec.autos.sport.nascar.moderated or "rasnm". The rationale for the creation of this new USENET newsgroup was stated in the RFD and CFV as follows:
"NASCAR and stockcar racing, as well as other motorsports, have been the subjects of Usenet discussion for many years. The existing rec.autos.sport.nascar newsgroup (rasn) gets a total of well over a hundred messages a day during the off-season and that number can increase to two to four times that figure during the season, peaking at over 1000 a day during speedweeks. Much of this traffic is relevant and of high- quality, but there are also significant problems with spam, advertisements, Driver/Team/Sponsor/ Car-Make/Media abuse, and attacks aimed at other posters to the newsgroup. Many former posters to rasn have left because of this situation.
Rec.autos.sport.nascar.moderated is intended to be a forum where all topics related to NASCAR and stockcar racing can be discussed without these distractions. The primary focus of the group will be NASCAR's top 3 series: Winston Cup, Busch Grand National, and Craftsman Trucks. Questions and answers about this sport will be welcomed and a FAQ will be maintained."

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  • All roads regarding r.a.s.n.m. lead to The Charter.  The Charter spells out in detail how the newsgroup works, what is acceptable for posting there (and what is not) and how the moderators are required to administer it.  It is recommended that all new posters to r.a.s.n.m.  read The Charter before posting.
  • For information on how to begin posting to the r.a.s.n.m. newsgroup, check out Get Started.
  • The rasner FAQ contains frequently asked questions regarding Nascar, the rasner experience in general, and the r.a.s.n.m. newsgroup in particular.
  • r.a.s.n.m. uses a robomoderation software to simplify and automate many of the tasks required in the running of a moderated newsgroup.  Check out S.T.U.M.P. to learn more about this software.
  • If you are interested in subscribing to a mailing list for the discussion of r.a.s.n.m. administration issues,  click here for details.

This page was last updated on July 1, 2005.