bryce@cbmvax.UUCP (Bryce Nesbitt) (10/29/89)
I hereby formally propose a new newsgroup to be called "rec.aquarium". Since the "sci." vs. "rec." placement war was never settled, a vote for "rec." is only symmetrical. With the exception of the rules already bent by the "sci." proposal, I have attempted to follow all group creation rules to the letter. This group is intended as a simple mainstream translation of the currently successful and high quality group "alt.aquaria". The charter remains the same: OLD: alt.aquaria The aquarium & related as a hobby. NEW: rec.aquarium The aquarium & related as a hobby. Mail your YES or NO vote one of the addresses listed below. Vote changes are allowed, note in the subject and body that you are changing. uunet!cbmvax!bryce bryce@commodore.COM rutgers!cbmvax!bryce bryce@cbmvax.UUCP Your subject line must contain your YES, NO or CHANGED vote. The body of the message must contain the vote, your full name, and net address. Improperly formatted votes will be returned to sender uncounted. Posted votes do not count. Voting will be from Thursday October 19 until Thursday November 9, 1989. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The name "rec.aquarium" was chosen for several reasons. I feel that distribution in "sci" would be inappropriate. The justifications given by Mr. Sexton are neither sufficient nor correct. Quality "rec" groups *are* distributed in Europe, including Holland. Here is a quote from Mr. Sexton's formal proposal: > Whats (sic) the difference ? It turns out that sci goes to Europe > and rec, for the most part, doesn't. (rec, for example > doesn't go to Germany and Holland). A grab for better distribution is not reason for a new "sci" group. The name "aquarium" is used for absolute clarity. Artistic expression should be used in the body of messages, not the name of group. A rec.aquarium group probably makes sense even if a more technical aquarium group is passed. Please decide for yourself based on the wealth of opinions expressed in news.groups. Do NOT send "sci.aquaria" votes to my address. Votes for that proposal go to: richard@gryphon.COM decwrl!gryphon!richard gryphon!richard@elroy.jpl.NASA.GOV ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- |\_/| . ACK!, NAK!, EOT!, SOH! {X o} . Bryce Nesbitt, Commodore-Amiga, Inc. (") BIX: bnesbitt U USENET: bryce@commodore.COM -or- uunet!cbmvax!bryce Lawyers: America's untapped export market.
oleg@gryphon.COM (Oleg Kiselev) (10/30/89)
Please note that "rec.aquarium" is a blatant attempt to subvert sci.aquaria
posting by someone who, not counting on the votes alone being sufficient to
defeat sci.aquaria, is trying to subvert it by creating even more chaos.
If you want SCI.AQUARIA to be created, send a YES vote to richard@gryphon.Com.
If you DON'T want SCI.AQUARIA to be created, send a NO vote.
In ALL cases, Nesbitt's "call for votes" is best boycotted or voted NO.
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Oleg Kiselev ARPA: lcc.oleg@seas.ucla.edu, oleg@gryphon.COM
(213)337-5230 UUCP: [world]!{ucla-se|gryphon}!lcc!olegNMBCU@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (10/30/89)
In article <21643@gryphon.COM>, oleg@gryphon.COM (Oleg Kiselev) says: > >Please note that "rec.aquarium" is a blatant attempt to subvert sci.aquaria >posting by someone who, not counting on the votes alone being sufficient to >defeat sci.aquaria, is trying to subvert it by creating even more chaos. > >If you want SCI.AQUARIA to be created, send a YES vote to richard@gryphon.Com. >If you DON'T want SCI.AQUARIA to be created, send a NO vote. >In ALL cases, Nesbitt's "call for votes" is best boycotted or voted NO. Agreed. It was poorly timed call on Mr. Nesbitts part. He should have at least: (1) waited for Richards vote to end (as I plan to do); (2) called for a discussion on what rec.* (or misc.*) name most people feel comfortable with (as I still plan to do with a second name survey); and (3) then use the preferred name (not your own personal choice-unless it is the preferred) in the actual call for votes (as I plan to do). NOTE: I only plan to take the above action if the sci.aquaria vote fails. Nelson Broat
fr@icdi10.UUCP (Fred Rump from home) (11/02/89)
In article <8910312128.AA16430@cbmvax.UUCP> bryce@cbmvax.commodore.com (Bryce Nesbitt) writes: > >For news.announce.newgroups. Yes, I insist. There's no point in half-taking >a vote. Please post this. >I hereby formally propose a new newsgroup to be called "rec.aquarium". This >vote comes from the same unresolved discussion as the "sci.aquaria" vote. If you can wait until Nov 5 when the other vote is done, you may get some votes. But personally, I'll wait till then. Fred Rump -- This is my house. My castle will get started right after I finish with news. 26 Warren St. uucp: ...{bpa dsinc uunet}!cdin-1!icdi10!fr Beverly, NJ 08010 domain: fred@cdin-1.uu.net or icdi10!fr@cdin-1.uu.net 609-386-6846 "Freude... Alle Menschen werden Brueder..." - Schiller