hans@lfcs.ed.ac.uk (Hans Huttel) (03/02/90)
Recently, three different newsgroups related to objectivism have been proposed. This is the first final result of the vote on rec.humor.objectivism. The first call for votes was issued on February 8, 1990. The voting ended on March 1, 1990. I have tried to acknowledge all votes by mail but some mails bounced. First the NO votes: JIM PICKERING <jrp%rducky@net.eu.relay> Karl Zimmerman (KARLZ@S47.Prime.COM) "Anton C Shepps (Tony" <ashepps%telesci@net.eu.relay> "B. S. Oplinger" <oplinger@com.ge.crd.ra> "Carl S. Gutekunst" <csg@com.pyramid.pyramid> "D. W. James" <vnend@edu.princeton.phoenix> "J. Christian A. Peper" <peper1@edu.pitt.cis.unix> "Jeanne A. E. DeVoto" <jdevoto@com.apple> "John F. Reece" <John_F_Reece@edu.ucsd> "Kim F. Storm" <storm@dk.texas> "Krishna E. Bera" <kebera%alzabo@net.eu.relay> "Mark D. Baushke" <mdb@com.3com.esd.kosciusko> "Mark E. Mallett" <mem%zinn.MV.COM%decvax@com.dec.decwrl> "Mitchell E. Gold" <sundance@edu.rpi.pawl> "Norman William Franke, III" <nf0i+@edu.cmu.andrew> "Paul A. Sand" <pas%unhd@net.eu.relay> "Richard H. Miller" <rick@edu.tmc.bcm.pavlov> "Robert J. Granvin" <rjg@org.mn.nis> "Ruben K. Areyzaga" <cs225af@edu.uiuc.cso.ux1> "Spencer W. Thomas" <spencer@edu.umich.eecs> "T. Terrell Banks" <iadt3tb@edu.gatech.prism> "T. William Wells" <bill@com.twwells> 6600mld@EARN.UCSBUXA <TDLOWE01@EARN.ULKYVX> (Tony D. Lowe) Alden Willis <dwillis@edu.calpoly.polyslo> Arthur David Olson <net.uu.uunet!nih-csl!elsie!ado> Barry Lowell Brumitt <bb1v+@edu.cmu.andrew> Bengt Larsson <bengtl@se.lth.maths> Bob Sloane <SLOANE@edu.ukans.cc.kuhub> Brain in Neutral <bin@edu.wisc.primate.rhesus> Brian O'Donoghue <brian@com.c3.c3pe> Bryan Wolf <bryan@edu.unr.tahoe> Carl Rigney <cdr%amdcad@net.eu.relay> Christopher Jewell <chrisj%netcom@net.eu.relay> Cory Kempf <kempf@com.bell-atl.tci> Cthulhu's Jersey Epopt <cje@edu.rutgers.elbereth> Curtis Popoff <curtis%megatek@net.eu.relay> Dale Schouten <schouten@edu.uiuc.csrd.uicsrd> Darin McGrew <mcgrew@com.sun.eng> Dave Jones <soleil.djones%megatest@net.eu.relay> David C Lawrence <tale@edu.rpi.cs.turing> Dirk Van Cleave <dvg0584@edu.uiuc.cso.uxa> Doug Jenner <djenner@com.sun.eng.arthur> Ed Bailey <edbailey@edu.utexas.cc.walt> Eric Schnoebelen <eric@com.cirr.egsner> Erik Sorgatz - Avatar <sorgatz@com.tti.ttidca> I2B_SAB@com.i2wash Ian Dickinson <cudep@warwick.cu> Jacob Gore <jacob@com.gore.blackbox> James Jones <jejones%mcrware@net.eu.relay> Jean Marie Diaz <ambar@edu.mit.athena> Jeff Makey <Makey@arpa.logicon> Jeff Meyer <moriarty@com.fluke.tc> Jeremy Grodberg <jgro@com.apldbio> Jim Roche <roche@edu.rochester.cs> Joe Weening <weening@edu.stanford.gang-of-four> Joel B Levin <levin@com.bbn> John Gilmore <gnu@com.toad> KARLZ <KARLZ%com.prime.s47@net.cs.relay> Karl Heuer <karl@com.isc.ima.ima> LASCOLA ROBERT J JR <lascola@edu.colorado.tramp> Larry Bouzane <larry@CA.MUN.CS.STRETCH> Leonard Peirce <peirce@edu.wmich.cc.gumby> Lex Mierop <lex@com.demott> MAY@com.dec.enet.nmeser Malcolm Mladenovic <mbm@uk.co.stc.icl.oasis> Marc.Ringuette@edu.cmu.cs.learning.daisy Mark Brader <msb@com.sq> Mark Meyer <mmeyer@com.ti.csc.m2> Michael Newbery <newbery@nz.ac.vuw.rata> Mike Arms <marms%sandia@edu.unm.cs.unmvax> Neil Readwin <nreadwin@uucp.miclon> Paul Foster <foster@com.cray.hall> Pekka Riiali <riiali@fi.lut> Peter Mutsaers <nmutsaer@nl.ruu.fys> Rich Kaul <kaul@edu.ohio-state.eng.icarus> Roger Williams <rwilliam@com.grebyn> Scott Leadley <leadley@edu.rochester.cc.uhura> Stan Barber <sob@edu.tmc.bcm> Stephen Kinzler <kinzler@edu.indiana.cs.iuvax> Steve Ansell <ccs005@edu.ucdavis.pollux> Steve Jacquot <saj@edu.virginia.psyc.lucifer> Subrata Sircar <sksircar@edu.princeton.phoenix> Tim Ramsey <tar@edu.ksu.cis.ksuvax1> Timothy VanFosson <timv@edu.uiowa.ccad.cadfx> Tod Pike <tgp@edu.cmu.sei> Tom Fitzgerald <fitz@com.wang> Tom Jaskiewicz <tj@com.alliant> Wayne Schlitt <wayne%dsndata@net.uu.uunet> William Clare Stewart <wcs@com.att.erebus> Zev Sero <zvs@au.oz.bby.melba> arisco <(John Arisco)arisco%com.mcc.cad.cadillac@com.mcc> bartkus@com.ncr.atlanta.ncrats blm <(Brian Matthews)blm%edu.washington.cs.beaver@uucp.6sceng> boyd%ingr@net.eu.relay djoslin@com.bbn eerke@nl.kun.cs faigin@org.aero.aerospace gautam@edu.berkeley.ocf ha1007 <(Cactus Patch Kid)ha1007%sdcc13@edu.ucsd> laura@edu.claremont.jarthur mwjester%wsucsa@net.eu.relay peter <(Peter da Silva)peter%ficc@net.uu.uunet> rae <rae%uucp.repo@net.uu.uunet> roman@ca.carleton.sce tmg@IE.TCD.MATHS welch@edu.berkeley.ocf woods@edu.ucar.scd.redcloud wyle@ch.ethz.inf Thus, a total of 109 people voted NO to rec.humor.objectivism. Now for the YES votes: "Craig E. Ward" <cew@edu.isi.venera> "Ethan M. Young" <fargo@edu.rpi.pawl> "Frank A. Adrian" <franka@net.uu.uunet> "Gil Pilz@Eng@Banyan" <gil@com.banyan.banyan> "J. A. Durieux" <xerox@nl.vu.cs> "J. Kivi Shapiro" <kivi@ca.uwaterloo.watcsc> "J. S. B'ach" <jsb%panix@com.apple> "John F. Haugh II" <jfh@org.cactus.rpp386> "Matthew T. Russotto" <russotto@edu.umd.eng.mordor> "Roy S. Rapoport" <c91a1-ai@edu.berkeley.amazon> "Todd L. Masco" <tm2b+@edu.cmu.andrew> 6500gsv@EARN.UCSBUXA <FRN@EDU.PSU.PSUVM> Aaron Priven <aaronrp@edu.ucsc.ucscb> Andrew Boardman <amb@edu.columbia.cs> Aran Guy <guy@gov.lbl.bev.bevsun> BELLD@IE.TCD.VAX1 BPARSIA@EARN.WESLEYAN Bard Bloom <bard@edu.cornell.cs> Bill Rompala <bill%acpwjc@net.eu.relay> Bill Wisner <wisner@edu.alaska.fai.hayes> Brian Ehrmantraut <bae%auspex@net.uu.uunet> Charles Balan <unccab@edu.unc.med> Clifford Adams <adams@edu.nmt.nmtvax> D J Foster <yfcw19@ed.castle> Dan Schlitt <dan@edu.cuny.ccny.sci> Dan Veditz <dveditz@com.a-t.ashtate> Dave Mack <csu@com.acs.alembic> David Basin <basin@ed.aipna> David Wright <dww@uk.co.stc.stl> Dean Hougen <hougen@edu.umn.cs.umn-cs> Desiraju <desiraju@edu.wisc.engr> Dorai Sitaram <dorai@edu.rice> Douglas Gurr <djg@ed.lfcs> Dwight Brown <brown@edu.utexas.cc.walt> Eric J Peterson <peterson@edu.fsu.cs.fsucs> Geoff Hoese <gbh@com.dell.dell> Illogical And <entropy@edu.rpi.pawl> James Price Salsman <js7a+@edu.cmu.andrew> Jan Michael Due <due@dk.auc.iesd> Jeff Dalton <jeff@ed.aiai> Jeremy York <jeremy@edu.washington.u.milton> Jeroen Houtzager <HOUTZAGER@NL.UVA.AMC> Joe Kelsey <joe@com.gtetele.gtenmc> John Berryhill <berryh@edu.udel.louie> John Lyday <eaiu083@edu.uci.oac.orion> John Woods <john%frog@net.eu.relay> Joseph Brenner <doom@edu.stanford.portia> Joseph Nave <jan@uk.co.root> Kenneth Almquist <ka@edu.washington.cs.june> Lambert Meertens <lambert@nl.cwi> Lumsdon <lumsdon@mil.navy.dt.dtoa1> Mara Chibnik <mara%panix@edu.nyu> Marc Rassbach <marc@com.lakesys.lakesys> Mark Grant <mark@uucp.advsys> Mary Shafer (OFV) <shafer@gov.nasa.dfrf.skipper> Metafont Consultant Account <xanthian@com.ads> Michael Sean Rooney <rooney@edu.oxy> Miles O'Neal <meo@com.salestech> Nathaniel Howard <nrh@com.bellcore.buzz> Patricia O Tuama <rissa@edu.uchicago.gargoyle> Patrick Chaney <pmc9439%sumax@net.eu.relay> Paul Palmer <palmerp@edu.orst.math> Paul_Dourish.EuroPARC@com.xerox Peter Glen Berger <pb1p+@edu.cmu.andrew> Ran Ever-Hadani <crehta@com.nsc.taux01> Richard Carter <carter@edu.icase> Richard Tobin <richard@ed.aiai> Robert Dorsett <rdd@edu.utexas.cc.walt> Rodney Peck II <rodney@edu.rpi.ipl> Roger Hale <roger@edu.mit.ll.xn> Ronald S H Khoo <ronald@uk.co.robobar> STella%xanadu@net.uu.uunet Sean Mattingly <sean@edu.andrews> Stanier A <alan@sx> Steve Kaminski <kaminski@edu.cwru.scl> Steve Verity <sv%v7fs1@net.eu.relay> Tapani Tarvainen <tarvaine@fi.jyu> The Grim Reaper <meginnis@edu.purdue.ecn.en> Thomas I Hopkins <hoppie@edu.bu.bu-pub> Tim Maroney <tim@com.toad> Todd McComb <mccombt@edu.rpi.cs.turing> Tom Betz <edu.rutgers!cmcl2!dasys1!upaya!root> Tom Downes <TDOWNES@edu.claremont.hmcvax> Torkel Franzen <torkel@se.sics> arshad@ed.lfcs ccmj@ed.lfcs cerebus <(Tim Miller)cerebus%edu.bu.bucsf@edu.bu> cj <cj%modernlvr.wpd@com.sgi> clarson@EDU.UMN.ACS.UX dimitri@ch.unige.cuisun dpletche@edu.claremont.jarthur emv@edu.umich.lsa.math gallaghe <(Paul Gallagher)gallaghe%husc8@edu.harvard.harvard> gardosik <gardosik%ficc@net.uu.uunet> goldfarb@edu.berkeley.ocf gov.nasa.arc.ames!claris!wet!capslock greg Nowak <greg@edu.princeton.phoenix> gwh@edu.berkeley.ocf smulrine@strath.cs jac@edu.rutgers.paul jvogel@edu.claremont.jarthur moynihan_r@com.apollo nelson_p@com.apollo net.eu.relay!mrmarx!chico!kr richard welty <welty@com.ge.crd.lewis> rleroux1@ca.uvic.uvicctr rspangle@edu.claremont.jarthur simon@ch.unige.cuisun steve <steve%uucp.wattres@com.slb.ate.sj> tanner%ki4pv@net.eu.relay theon verdeny <n8445388@edu.wwu.unicorn> tneff <(Tom Neff)tneff%bfmny0@net.uu.uunet> tonyj%sco@net.eu.relay wilber@com.att.alice yarvin-norman@edu.yale palmerp@math.orst.edu So even though a majority of people were for a rec.humor.objectivism newsgroup, thee majority isn't large enough according to the 2/3 rule (or the 100+ rule, for that matter). So I am sorry to say that we will not get an official newsgroup devoted to objectivist humour this time. I will, however, investigate the possibility of creating an alt.humor.objectivism. Let me use this opportunity to thank all those who participated in the vote. I would also like to thank Ayn Rand, whose important discovery that `A is A' undoubtedly marked the start of the important theory of syntactic equalities in the English language. Regards Hans "Why are you making these assertions, Taggart ?" (from the Scottish TV series "Taggart") Hans H\"{u}ttel, Office 1603 JANET: hans@uk.ac.ed.lfcs Lab. for Foundations of Comp. Sci. UUCP: ..!mcvax!ukc!lfcs!hans University of Edinburgh ARPA: hans%lfcs.ed.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, SCOTLAND ... Ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more!