<s>
The	O
Big	B-Architecture
8	I-Architecture
(	O
previously	O
the	O
Big	O
7	O
)	O
are	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
newsgroup	B-Application
hierarchies	O
established	O
after	O
the	B-Architecture
Great	I-Architecture
Renaming	I-Architecture
,	O
a	O
restructuring	O
of	O
Usenet	B-Application
that	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
hierarchies	O
are	O
managed	O
by	O
the	O
Big	B-Architecture
8	I-Architecture
Management	O
Board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
open	O
and	O
free	O
for	O
anyone	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
moderated	O
newsgroups	B-Application
)	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
were	O
subject	O
to	O
a	O
few	O
general	O
rules	O
governing	O
their	O
naming	O
and	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
alt	B-Architecture
.	I-Architecture
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
1995	O
,	O
when	O
Usenet	B-Application
traffic	O
grew	O
significantly	O
,	O
humanities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
*	O
was	O
introduced	O
and	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
seven	O
hierarchies	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Renaming	O
make	O
up	O
today	O
's	O
so-called	O
"	O
Big	B-Architecture
8	I-Architecture
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
*	O
Newsgroup-related	O
matters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
matters	O
of	O
Usenet	B-Application
in	O
particular	O
news.groups	O
,	O
news.admin	O
,	O
news.announce.groups	O
rec	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
*	O
Science-related	O
discussions	O
sci.physics	B-Architecture
,	O
sci.research	O
,	O
sci.skeptic	O
soc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Big	B-Architecture
8	I-Architecture
Management	O
Board	O
was	O
originally	O
created	O
in	O
2005	O
from	O
former	O
moderators	O
of	O
the	O
news.announce.newgroups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
creates	O
well-named	O
,	O
well-used	O
newsgroups	B-Application
in	O
the	O
Big-8	O
Usenet	B-Application
hierarchies	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
assists	O
and	O
encourages	O
the	O
support	O
of	O
a	O
canonical	O
Big-8	O
newsgroup	B-Application
list	O
by	O
Usenet	B-Application
sites	O
.	O
</s>
