22 Feb 2001: Amend Hierarchy Charter for uk.org.*
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From: Malcolm Mladenovic <m.mladenovic@ukvoting.org.uk>
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Subject: RESULT: Amend the Hierarchy Charter for uk.org
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RESULT OF CALL FOR VOTES
Summary: Amendment of hierarchy charder for uk.org.* proposal PASSES
18:1
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Voting closed at 23:59:59 GMT, 17th Feb 2001.
Proponent: Dave Hillam <dave@hbarnet.freeserve.co.uk>
Primary Votetaker: Malcolm Mladenovic <m.mladenovic@ukvoting.org.uk>
Secondary Votetaker: David Mahon <ukvoting@amigo.co.uk>
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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 Change
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RESULTS:
PROPOSAL - Amend hierarchy charter for uk.org
YES : 18 votes
NO : 1 vote
ABSTAIN : None
Total : 19 votes
YES beat NO by a majority of 17 votes. For a proposal to pass, there
must be 12 more YES votes than NO votes. Accordingly, the proposal
PASSES.
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Particulars of the Vote
Question = Amend the hierarchy charter for uk.org.*
Y= Yes, N = No, A = Abstain
Address Name Vote
Charles Lindsey chl.clw.avhgb.cs.man.ac.uk N
Alan Fleming af.kfbhc.etrigan.org Y
Andrew Hartley andrew.smy.eastupham.freeserve.co.uk Y
Carl Inglis uther.tnbp.yoshiwara.demon.co.uk Y
Chris Croughton chris.keristor.lehla.org Y
Dave Hillam dave.bdlha.hbarnet.freeserve.co.uk Y
Graham Drabb;e graham.spu.drabble.lineone.net Y
Guy Morgan guy.eaf.first-light-services.co.uk Y
Jack Howard jack.afh.stormshadow.co.uk Y
Jezza jezza.kda.hotwells.freeserve.co.uk Y
Jonathan Wheeler J.F.Wheeler.piml.rl.ac.uk Y
Mark Tyndall mrt102.gsevh.york.ac.uk Y
Nick Regan nick.aoly.nregan.co.uk Y
Patrick Herring p.ywb.herring.dcs.shef.ac.uk Y
Peter Munn pmunnsub.mgs.pearce-neptune.demon.co.uk Y
Philip Powell philip.poi.blencathra.org.uk Y
simon gray simon.feg.star-one.org.uk Y
Steph Peters vote.sandbenders.tlt.demon.co.uk Y
Tom Harris t.otehe.harris.iname.com Y
Rejected votes
none
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Votetakers Comments:
Nothing to be said really - is this the lowest ever vote turnout in
uk.*?
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RATIONALE
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During discussion on the recently submitted RFD for uk.community.trades-
unions, the view was expressed that this group may better be placed in
the uk.org.* hierarchy; a straw poll, although inconclusive, confirmed a
degree of support for this placement.
The present hierarchy charter for uk.org.*, however, stipulates that
groups will not be created in that hierarchy contrary to the wishes of
the organisation itself. An amendment to the uk.org.* hierarchy charter
to provide for groups to discuss classes of organisations is proposed;
this would then allow for further groups to he created in sub-
hierarchies below these groups (e.g. uk.org.trades-unions.tgwu).
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION
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Comments made on the RFD centred on whether the existing hierarchy
charter ought to be broadened beyond specific organisations or,
alternatively, whether the clause requiring organisational consent
applied for general groups (eg uk.org.youth-clubs).
It is, however, still felt that there is a need for provision for
general groups to be created in the uk.org.* hierarchy, so that sub-
groups can exist at the next level rather than have to be placed away
from the general group. This problem was highlighted in discussion on
uk.*.trades-unions, where it would be possible to have
uk.community.trades-unions and also uk.org.trades-unions.unison (etc)
It should be stressed that this proposal does not impact on any existing
groups or of itself create any new groups, though it will facilitate
further discussion on a (currently stalled) RFD for uk.*.trades-unions
on the merits of the naming rather than on whether the hierarchy charter
applies or not.
PROPOSAL
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ALTER EXISTING CHARTER
"It is to be understood that groups will not be created in this
hierarchy contrary to the wishes of the organisation itself."
TO READ
"Groups may be created in this hierarchy to discuss matters common to
broad classes of organisations, with groups for individual organisations
of the class in a sub-hierarchy below those groups.
"It is to be understood that groups to discuss specific organisations
will not be created in this hierarchy contrary to the wishes of the
organisation itself."
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