04 Sep 1997: uk.{education|misc|learning}.{self-help|questions|query+answer|general}
From: Iain Bowen <voting@harlech.demon.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 17:29:03 GMT
Subject: RESULT: uk.misc.query+answer PASSES 26:23
Newsgroups: uk.net.news.config,uk.net.news.announce,uk.education.misc,uk.misc,uk.politics.misc
RESULT
Creation of uk.misc.query+answer
Voting closed 23:59:59, Thursday 28th August 1997
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DISTRIBUTION:
This CFV has been posted to the following newsgroups:
uk.net.news.announce, uk.net.news.config, uk.education.misc,
uk.misc, uk.politics.misc
Summary:
uk.misc.query+answers A group for receiving answers to questions !
CHARTER: uk.misc.query+answers
The purpose of this newsgroup is to provide general information,
providing a place/service where people can get help with studies
including 'home-work' and where they can help each other to
learn....
This will be a group where any who can help others will drop
in and encourage those with 'problems' to think those problems
through under guidance.
The group will have no age bars.
Note, however, that certain questions might be better asked
in group that already exists specifically for a given topic -
before posting such a question, please consider carefully if
this is so in your case.
The group will be particularly directed at helping with questions,
to which you are finding it difficult to obtain useful and
clear answers.
The maximum help will be given to those who describe the work
they've already done trying to solve problems and research on
their own. Little, if any help will be given to those who do
not exhibit any signs at all of intending to help themselves!
If you need help in understanding how to set about finding out,
that help will also be given where resources are available.
The group will not be chatter or gossip oriented, unless the
chatter is illustrative of solutions to 'problems'.
As with all contacts on the net, you are advised to exert
considerable caution.
Crossposting:
Excessive crossposting is inappropriate. Crossposting to other
groups MUST be on-topic for those groups. Crossposting to more
than a total of 1 or 2 groups will be strongly discouraged.
FAQ:
A FAQ will be developed; with particular attention to a directory
of other groups, found helpful in answering questions, in
defined categories.
Advertising:
Advertising is forbidden
Binaries:
Binaries are not permitted, but directions as to where relevant
binaries may be found are welcomed.
The counts
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FIRST COUNT (QUOTA=27)
uk.education.self-help 11
uk.misc.questions 8
uk.misc.query+answer 9
uk.learning.general 5 ELIMINATED
No group 19
At this point the group passes its non-creation hurdle by having a surplus of
12 votes for all the group names over the votes for no group.
SECOND COUNT Non-transferable: 0 (QUOTA=27)
uk.education.self-help 11 + 3 = 14
uk.misc.questions 8 = 8 ELIMINATED
uk.misc.query+answer 9 + 1 = 10
No group 19 + 1 = 20
THIRD COUNT Non-transferable: 0 (QUOTA=27)
uk.education.self-help 14 + 1 = 15 ELIMINATED
uk.misc.query+answer 10 + 7 = 17
No group 20 = 20
FOURTH COUNT Non-transferable: 4 (QUOTA=25)
uk.misc.query+answer 18 + 8 = 26 ELECTED
No group 20 + 3 = 23
The group is to be called uk.misc.query+answer
The Votes
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No group ----------------------------------------------------------------
uk.learning.general ------------------------------------------------ |
uk.misc.query+answer ------------------------------------------ | |
uk.misc.questions ---------------------------------------- | | |
uk.education.self-help ----------------------------- | | | |
| | | | |
v v v v v
{R}(at)nospam.demon.co.uk Richard Ashton 4 2 3 5 1
abelard(at)abelard.demon.co.uk "abelard" 2 1
alan(at)nurdglaw.demon.co.uk Alan Grunwald 2 1
alan(at)the-one.demon.co.uk Alan Scobbie 1
alex(at)fairfield.demon.co.uk Alex Ray 1 3 2 4
andi(at)amcarey.demon.co.uk Andi Carey 4 1 3 2 5
angus(at)gulliver1.demon.co.uk Angus Gulliver 1 3 4 2
aw1(at)stade.co.uk Adrian Wontroba 1 4 3 2 5
bajones(at)larkhill.win-uk.net Brian Jones 1
bellaire(at)iquest.net James Bellaire 3 4 5 1 2
BridgesM(at)logica.com Martin Bridges 2 3 1
ceerab(at)cee.hw.ac.uk Rod Begbie 1 2 3
chasm(at)ccl4.org James Lawson 2 1
chl(at)clw.cs.man.ac.uk Charles Lindsey 3 2 1 5 4
cudce(at)csv.warwick.ac.uk Jon Harley 2 1 3
Claire.Speed@mailhost.mcc.ac.uk Claire Speed 1
dave(at)clues.com Dave Williams 3 2 1
david(at)bloor.demon.co.uk David Bloor 1 3 2 4 5
duncan(at)dewar.softnet.co.uk Duncan Dewar 4 1 2 3 5
ellen(at)tictac.demon.co.uk Ellen Mizzell 1
george(at)zingaro.demon.co.uk George Flinter 5 2 3 4 1
gp(at)mamba.demon.co.uk Gavin Lawson 1
iain(at)hotch.demon.co.uk Iain Hotchkies 4 2 1 3
idaniel(at)jesus.ox.ac.uk Illtud Daniel 1
keith(at)cowtown.demon.co.uk Keith Willougby 2 1 3
j(at)jbark.demon.co.uk Jeremy Barker 2 3 4 1
jesus(at)heaven.co.uk "Jesus" 5 3 4 2 1
jonivar(at)ph.ed.ac.uk Jon Ivar Skullerud 1 3 2
jrd(at)merlyn.demon.co.uk John Stockton 5 2 3 4 1
leo(at)venturer.co.uk "leo" 1 2
marlsch(at)mail.zynet.co.uk Steve Soames 1
maxb(at)maxmax.demon.co.uk Max Bone 1
mayalld(at)postoffice.co.uk Dave Mayall 3 1 2 5 4
merlin(at)netlink.co.uk Darren Rees 1 5 4 2 3
michael(at)unicorn-connection.co.uk
Michael Parry 4 2 1 3 5
mike(at)emgee.demon.co.uk Mike Cavanagh 1
M.A.Brown-4(at)sms.ed.ac.uk Mark Brown 5 2 3 4 1
nigel(at)ashton.demon.co.uk Nigel Ashton 1 4 3 2
octobersdad(at)reporters.net T Bruce Tober 1 3 4 2 5
pb10003(at)cus.cam.ac.uk Paul Bolchover 3 1 2 4 5
peter(at)wppltd.demon.co.uk Peter Parry 1
Phil.Boswell(at)news.codd-date.co.uk
Phil Boswell 5 1 2 4 3
robert.irvine(at)gecm.com Robert Irvine 2 3 4 1 5
robnews(at)nospam.demon.co.uk Rob Alexander 4 2 1 3 5
rcollier(at)atthome.demon.co.uk Richard Collier 3 4 1 2 5
richard(at)illuin.demon.co.uk Richard Letts 1
rpjs(at)kalevala.demon.co.uk Roy Stilling 4 1 2 3
sft(at)aegis1,demon.co.uk Stephen Tonkin 1
simon(at)star-one.org.uk Simon Gray 2 1
S.W.Hopper(at)sussex.ac.uk Simon Hopper 4 2 5 3 1
slewin(at)zetnet.co.uk Steve Lewin 2 1 3
tfl(at)psp.co.uk Thomas Lee 2 3 1
Votes Rejected
djones(at)demon.borve.co.uk Spamblock
Dom(at)i-cubed.co.uk.REMOVE Spamblock
hilde(at)demon.borve.co.uk Spamblock
ncf(at)demon.borve.co.uk Spamblock
Votetakers Comments
-------------------
A relatively smooth vote to run, although the level of spamblock was a bit
silly, several people managed to revote after realizing that they had
spamblocked themselves. I am going to have to think about nospam.demon.co.uk
at some point after I have fully grokked the nature of service. I realize that
most spamblocks are easy to resolve, but I either have to resolve them all
or none. The vast majority of people managed to send back a full ballot,
which helped processing no end.
--
Iain D. Bowen - Volunteer Votetaker, UK-VOTING. voting(at)harlech.demon.co.uk
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