Path: news.gradwell.net!news-feed.riddles.org.uk!magenta.plig.net!easynet-quince!easynet-monga!easynet.net!dispose.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!harlech.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: Jim Hill Newsgroups: uk.net.news.announce,uk.net.news.config,uk.tech.digital-tv,uk.media.tv.misc,uk.media.tv.sky Subject: Vote results: Create newsgroup uk.tech.tv.video.pvr PASSES Followup-To: uk.net.news.config Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 20:46:26 +0000 Sender: Iain Bowen as Control Approved: Iain Bowen as Control Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: harlech.demon.co.uk X-NNTP-Posting-Host: harlech.demon.co.uk:158.152.39.156 X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1013720552 nnrp-08:19712 NO-IDENT harlech.demon.co.uk:158.152.39.156 X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net Lines: 190 Xref: news.gradwell.net uk.net.news.announce:645 uk.net.news.config:37815 uk.tech.digital-tv:69997 uk.media.tv.misc:92002 uk.media.tv.sky:56745 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- RESULT OF CALL FOR VOTES Create newsgroup uk.tech.tv.video.pvr PASSES 41:3 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Voting opened Friday 11 January 2002 Voting closed Sunday 3 February 2002 Proponent: "N. Mooney" Votetaker: Jim Hill - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTION These results have been posted to: uk.net.news.announce,uk.net.news.config, uk.tech.digital-tv,uk.media.tv.misc,uk.media.tv.sky - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS COUNTING 48 Valid votes received 41 Total votes in favour 3 Total votes against 4 Total abstentions The proposal to create newsgroup uk.tech.tv.video.pvr succeeds. Votes received in favour (41) exceeded received votes against (3) by more than the required minimum of twelve votes (41 - 3 = 38). - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE RESULTS IN FULL [ A = ABSTAIN N = NO Y = YES ] A James Coupe Zephyr Orguk James A Paul Cummins Cummins Ieeuorg Paul A Richard Kettlewell Sfere Greenendorguk Richard+Uttvp A Steph Peters Sandbenders Demoncouk Steph N Andrew Stoker Peekaboo Orguk Andrew N James Farrar Yahoo Couk Londonstatto N Paj Pagetworld Couk Steve Y Adrian Burgess Corrosive Freeservecouk News Y Alan Fleming Etrigan Org Af Y Andy Ananam Demoncouk Andy Y Chris Croughton Keristor Org Chris Y Darren Meldrum Meldrum Couk Darren Y Dave Blueyonder Couk Ds01 Y Dave Johnson Freeuk Com Requiem Y Dave Roberts Studio33 Couk Dave Y David Haworth News Fyonnnet Dave Y David Taylor Yadt Couk Davidt Y Derek R Blueyonder Couk Djrnews Y Eggy sarnie (or similar) Sarnie Orguk Eggy Y Gary Alma Demoncouk Gary Y Geoff Chillingout Demoncouk Vote Y Geoff Rimmer Sillyfish Com Geoff Rimmer Y Geoff Winkless Farmline Com Geoff Y Guy Dawson Cuillin Orguk Guy Y Holcroft Hotmail Com Holcroft3605 Y Jonathan Bradshaw Spamcop Net Bradsjm Y Julian Sharp Sharpuk F9Couk News Y Kit Kitkare Couk Kit Y Longdogs Longdogs Couk Alex Y Mark Carver Gmx Net Mark Carver Y Mark Dumbrill Dumbrill Com Mark Y Michael Kirk Argylenet Orguk Usenet Y Mike Henry Mrtickle Demoncouk {$Usenet$} Y Nick Mooney Spamcop Ne Nickmooney Y Nigel Ashton Nigelashton Demoncouk Nigel Y Paul Watman Claracouk {Voter} Y Pekka P. Pirinen Pirinen Demoncouk Ppp Y Peter Smyth Gmx Net Psmyth Y Philip Powell Blencathra Orguk Philip Y Richardr Ntlworld Com Mynews Y Roy Eddleston Cervello Demoncouk Roy Y Rubisco Hotmail Com Fa_Ng90 Y Ryan Bigfoot Com Rllb Y Sean Bucksaggs Demoncouk Sean Y Simonm Squeak Demoncouk Simon Y Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter Softhome Net Bacco007 Y Tim L Ntlworld Com Tim Lambert Y Tim Miller Economictruth Couk Tim - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PARTICULARS OF THE VOTE A total of 60 submissions were received by the voting system: 1 vote sent after vote end date. 1 rejected vote acknowledgement - later revoted. 1 bounce message for the rejected vote acknowledgement. 3 valid votes superceded by later revotes. 1 reply to their vote acknowledgement from the voter. 1 SMTP protocol duplication. 2 comments on extracts from the CFV, presumably intended for Usenet. 2 blank ballots containing abusive comments (2 copies of 1 message). 48 valid votes counted (shown above). - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTETAKER'S COMMENTS: An unexceptional and straightforward vote. One voter could not be verified but, in spite of their failure to respond to requests for further details, is included as a valid vote because the result remains unaffected. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RATIONALE: A discussion forum regarding Personal Video Recorders (PVR) available to the UK market. There is no place dedicated to the emergence of UK PVRs like TiVo or Sky+ and other PVR systems being developed. Many questions are posted to uk.media.tv.misc, uk.media.tv.sky & uk.tech.digital-tv about these systems. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWSGROUPS LINE: uk.tech.tv.video.pvr Hard disk-based Personal Video Recorder (PVR) systems - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER: Technical discussions of hard disk based Personal Video Recorder (PVR) systems (devices that monitor and record programming that the user watches and is capable of tasks like pausing live TV, recording entire TV series from an electronic programme guide automatically, giving fast and easy access to programming the user has requested be recorded and may even be capable of suggesting or recording programming the user may like based on what they have watched in the past) available to the UK market, TiVo and Sky+ for example. Topics may include: comparisons between systems, bugs, future software and hardware releases, manual hardware and software updates and system troubleshooting (this is not an exhaustive list). Conversation specific to programme content is off-topic and should be directed elsewhere, e.g. to the uk.media.tv* newsgroups. ADVERTISING Advertising is forbidden, with these exceptions: Suppliers of goods and services relevant to PVRs in the UK may post, not more than once a month, an invitation of four lines or fewer, to visit their web site or request details. The subject line must begin "ADVERT: " 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. WARNING Anyone posting contrary to this charter may be reported to their "postmaster" and/or Service Provider. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This vote was conducted by a neutral third party member of UKVoting. UKVoting is a group of independent votetakers who count votes on behalf of the uk.* hierarchy and other 3rd parties. The rules under which votes for the uk.* hierarchy are taken are posted regularly to uk.net.news.announce or can be found at the following URL: ftp://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/news-info/news.answers/uk/voting 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. 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