[1706] in comp.os.os2.announce archive
2nd CFV: comp.org.team-os2 moderated
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dave Cornejo)
Thu Aug 15 19:28:11 1996
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 5 Aug 1996 00:32:11 -0000
From: dave@dogwood.com (Dave Cornejo)
Reply-To: cot@infobahn.net
LAST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2)
moderated group comp.org.team-os2
Newsgroups line:
comp.org.team-os2 Users promoting the OS/2 operating system. (Moderated)
Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 15 Aug 1996.
This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. Questions
about this proposal should be directed to the proponent.
Proponent: Christian A. Scarborough <ccs95@aber.ac.uk>
Proponent: Jon Duckworth <jond@biddeford.com>
Mentor: Jonathan Grobe <grobe@netins.net>
Votetaker: Dave Cornejo <dave@dogwood.com>
RATIONALE: comp.org.team-os2
Team OS/2 is an international organisation with the aim of promoting
IBM's OS/2 Warp operating system at a grass roots level. There is a
requirement for a news group that allows members to discuss the
matters related to these goals in a relaxed environment. Newsgroups
where such discussion might usually occur are comp.os.os2.advocacy and
alt.org.team-os2. The former group is very high volume, and the
activities of Team OS/2 are of little interest to many subscribers, who
are interested in debating the relative merits of various operating
systems. As a result, the alt.org.team-os2 newsgroup was created.
However, this group has been subject to the problem of poor
propagation, and has also been used for messages more appropriate
to an advocacy group, creating an environment that many Teamers find
intimidating.
CHARTER: comp.org.team-os2
1) comp.org.team-os2 is a moderated newsgroup for the discussion of
information relating to the informal organisiation Team OS/2. This
includes, but is not limited to, OS/2 demos, product announcements,
networking between members, OS/2 user groups, discussion of IBM
marketing of OS/2 and ideas for promoting a wider acceptance of OS/2.
2) The focus of messages posted to the group should be OS/2 and/or Team
OS/2.
3) The following are not appropriate within this group: operating
system advocacy, product advertisements, private "for sale" messages,
technical questions, or personal attacks.
4) The moderator will accept all articles complying with this charter,
Cross posted articles will be posted to all groups listed. The
moderator may, at her discretion, alter the layout of an article to
improve readability, or trim signatures over four lines in length. She
may NOT alter the text of an article deemed to be in compliance with
the charter.
END CHARTER.
MODERATOR INFO: comp.org.team-os2
Moderator: "Christian A. Scarborough" <ccs95@aber.ac.uk>
Moderator: Gary Hammer <gary@hammer.org>
Moderator: David LaRue <larued@crpl.cedar-rapids.lib.ia.us>
Administrative contact address: comp.org.team-os2-request@teamos2.org
Article submission address: comp.org.team-os2@teamos2.org
END MODERATOR INFO.
HOW TO VOTE
Send E-MAIL to: cot@infobahn.net
Your e-mail message should contain one and only one of the
following statements:
I vote YES on comp.org.team-os2
I vote NO on comp.org.team-os2
You may also vote ABSTAIN or CANCEL; these are not counted as
votes and don't affect the vote count.
Anything else will be rejected by the automatic vote counting
program. The votetaker will respond to your received ballots
with a personal acknowledgment by mail - if you do not receive
one within several days, try again. It's your responsibility to
make sure your vote is registered correctly.
If you later change your mind you may vote again from the same
email address; only your last valid vote will count.
VOTING PROCEDURE NOTES:
Standard Guidelines for voting apply. One person, one vote.
Votes must be mailed directly from the voter to the votetaker.
Anonymous, forwarded or proxy votes are not valid; this includes
votes generated by WWW/HTML/CGI forms.
Vote counting is automated. Failure to follow these directions will
mean that your vote does not get counted. Duplicate votes are
resolved in favor of the most recent valid vote. Addresses and votes
of all voters will be published in the final voting results post.
The purpose of a Usenet vote is to determine the genuine interest of
persons who would read a proposed newsgroup. Soliciting votes from
disinterested parties defeats this purpose. Please do not
redistribute this CFV. If you must, direct people to the official CFV
as posted to news.announce.newgroups. Distributing pre-marked or
otherwise edited copies of this CFV will result in those votes being
cancelled. When in doubt, ask the votetaker.
Common errors include quoting the entire article and sending your vote
to the vote-takers personal address. Either of these two could result
in your vote not being counted.
DISTRIBUTION:
This CFV has been cross-posted to:
alt.org.team-os2
comp.os.os2.advocacy
comp.os.os2.announce
comp.os.os2.misc
Pointers to the CFV will be posted in these newsgroups:
comp.os.os2.moderated
Pointers to the CFV will be sent to the following lists:
teamos2-l@nic.surfnet.nl
teamos2-l@teamos2.org
