28 Jul 2000: Creation of uk.sport.squash, uk.sport.squash.leagues.nw-counties
From: Alex Holden <a.holden@ukvoting.org.uk>
Date: 2000/07/28
Subject: RESULT: Create uk.sport.squash PASSES, Create uk.sport.squash.leagues.nw-counties FAILS
Newsgroups: uk.net.news.announce,uk.net.news.config
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RESULT OF CALL FOR VOTES
Summary: Creation of uk.sport.squash, uk.sport.squash.leagues.nw-counties
PROPOSAL - Creation of new newsgroup uk.sport.squash PASSES
Creation of new newsgroup uk.sport.squash.leagues.nw-counties FAILS
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Voting closed at 23:59:59 BST, 25th July 2000.
Proponent: Phil Taylor <phil.taylor@bigfoot.com>
Votetaker: Alex Holden <a.holden@ukvoting.org.uk>
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Distribution:
uk.net.news.announce, uk.net.news.config
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The Results:
The results follow below in the following order:
1) Results
2) Particulars of the Vote
3) Votetakers Comments
4) Voting and Appeal Guidelines
5) Rationale & Proposed Charter
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RESULTS:
PROPOSAL - Creation of uk.sport.squash
YES : 28 votes
NO : 2 votes
ABSTAIN : 6 votes
Total : 36 votes
YES beat NO by a majority of 26 votes. For group passage, there must
be 12 more YES votes than NO votes. Accordingly, the group has PASSED.
PROPOSAL - Creation of uk.sport.squash.leagues.nw-counties
YES : 18 votes
NO : 11 votes
ABSTAIN : 7 votes
Total : 36 votes
YES beat NO by a majority of 7 votes. For group passage, there must
be 12 more YES votes than NO votes. Accordingly, this proposal FAILS.
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Particulars of the Vote
Question A = Create uk.sport.squash
Question B = Create uk.sport.squash.leagues.nw-counties
Y= Yes, N = No, A = Abstain
Address Name A B
ade@redwhite.freeserve.oc.ku Adrian White Y Y
alaric@alaric.gro.ku Iain Bowen Y N
andrew@peek-a-boo.gro.ku Andrew Stoker N N
andy@pigsonthewing.gro.ku Andy Mabbett A N
cd04@liv.ca.ku cd04@liv.ca.ku Y Y
clive@cmartin.demon.oc.ku Clive Martin Y Y
d.toye@ntlworld.moc Daniel Toye Y A
Davemills@ravesw.demon.oc.ku Dave Mills Y A
david.mayall@ukonline.oc.ku Dave Mayall Y A
deb.davies@bigfoot.moc Debbie Davies Y Y
denise_jubb@lineone.ten Denise Jubb Y Y
duncan@bute.gro.ku Duncan Dewar A N
graham.drabble@lineone.ten Graham Drabble Y A
guy@first-light-services.oc.ku Guy Morgan Y A
Jeffrey.Hampson@unilever.moc Jeffrey.Hampson Y Y
John.davies@bigfoot.moc John Davies Y Y
jon@thomson2273.freeserve.oc.ku Jon Y Y
joncartmel@bigfoot.moc Jon Cartmel Y Y
Kevmath@msn.moc Kevin Mathers Y N
lisa.hope@totalise.oc.ku Lisa Hope Y Y
michelle.ritchie@bigfoot.moc MichelleRitchie Y Y
miller@bits.bris.ca.ku Simon Miller A Y
ncf@borve.demon.oc.ku Neil Fernandez A N
P.J.Leake@durham.ca.ku Paul Leake Y Y
phil.taylor@bigfoot.moc Phil Taylor Y Y
phil@willowsclose.supanet.moc Phil Hatton Y Y
philip@blencathra.gro.ku Philip Powell Y A
richard.moss@barclays.ten Richard Moss Y Y
rjk+squashvote@sfere.greenend.gro.ku Richard Kettlewell A N
rob@thebain.freeserve.oc.ku Rob Bain Y Y
robbie@ukvote.arrakis.un robbie Y N
Simon.Meyers@bigfoot.moc Simon Meyers Y Y
tfl@psp.oc.ku Thomas Lee N N
torex@kholdan.ed Tobias Earle Y Y
uk-squash-vote@nukesoft.oc.ku Marcus Houlden A A
ukvotes@salterg.demon.oc.ku Barry Salter Y N
Rejected vote
Neil Winward No e-mail address on ballot paper
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Votetakers Comments:
For my first vote flying solo, this went fairly smoothly. Some voters
needed to re-post their votes after incorrectly filling in the form, and
their re-posted votes were duly counted.
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This vote was conducted by a neutral third party member of UKVoting.
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of the uk.* hierarchy and other 3rd parties.
The rules under which votes for the uk.* hierarchy are taken are posted
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The UKVoting web pages can be found at <http://www.ukvoting.org.uk/>
There is a five day discussion period after these results are posted to
uk.net.news.announce. Allegations of irregularity should be sent to
control@usenet.org.uk.
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RATIONALE: uk.sport.squash
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At present all discussions take place in alt.sport.squash and
rec.sport.squash which is heavily US oriented. The group also provides
the basic hierachy for the creation of other groups such as
uk.sport.squash.leagues.nw-counties which is also proposed as part of
this CFV.
RATIONALE: uk.sport.squash.leagues.nw-counties
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This squash league is currently the largest in the world with 2,500
players playing in 500 teams each week. The league have recently
established a web site (www.nwcsl.org) allowing the league to capture
and publish squash results on-line. This has transformed the league and
vastly improved communication. Discussion amongst players has spread to
the guestbook hosted on the web site and we would now like to establish
a proper newsgroup for discussion purposes.
PROPOSED CHARTER: uk.sport.squash
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This group will be the main forum for discussion of uk squash related
matters.
Topics are likely to include national league, SRA issues, British Open,
British professionals, rules, equipment etc Only plain text is welcome
in this newsgroup. Postings containing Binaries of any nature (with the
exception of digital signatures used to verify the identity of the
poster) & HTML are not permitted on this group, however references to
FTP-able material and web URLs are welcomed.
Advertising
Advertising is not permitted, although short announcements regarding
squash events are welcome.
Binaries & Formatting
Encoded binaries (e.g. pictures, compressed files, etc.) are forbidden.
Such material belongs on a web or FTP site to which a pointer may be
posted. Cryptographic signatures (e.g. PGP) may be used where
authentication is important and should be as short as possible.
Posts must be readable as plaintext. HTML, RTF and similarly formatted
messages are prohibited. To see how to make your newsreader comply with
this, read <http://www.usenet.org.uk/ukpost.html>.
Warning
Anyone posting contrary to this charter may be reported to their
"postmaster" and/or Service Provider.
END CHARTER - uk.sport.squash
PROPOSED CHARTER: uk.sport.squash.leagues.nw-counties
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This newsgroup is for the discussion of all squash matters relating to
the north west counties squash league.
Topics are likely to include fixtures, results, appeals, complaints,
match reports, suggestions/requests to the officers, abuse of rules.
Advertising
Advertising is forbidden.
Binaries & Formatting
Encoded binaries (e.g. pictures, compressed files, etc.) are forbidden.
Such material belongs on a web or FTP site to which a pointer may be
posted. Cryptographic signatures (e.g. PGP) may be used where
authentication is important and should be as short as possible.
Posts must be readable as plaintext. HTML, RTF and similarly formatted
messages are prohibited, however references to FTP-able material and web
URLs are welcomed. To see how to make your newsreader comply with this,
read <http://www.usenet.org.uk/ukpost.html>.
Warning
Anyone posting contrary to this charter may be reported to their
"postmaster" and/or Service Provider.
END CHARTER - uk.sport.squash.leagues.nw-counties
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