evan@telly.on.ca (Evan Leibovitch) (11/04/90)
[ I am conducting this vote on behalf of Steve Elias <eli@PWS.BULL.COM>,
who was involved in the discussions regarding the creation of this
newsgroup. I apologize for the delay in actually calling for the vote.
I was not involved in the discussion, and while I am personally in
favour of the group, I would not consider myself a proponent. ]
This is a CALL FOR VOTES for a proposed unmoderated newsgroup,
comp.dcom.fax.
The proposed function of the group is to provide a forum for discussion
of computer and standalone facsimile technology, including computerfax
hardware/software, faxmodems, standalone fax machines, plain paper fax
machines, and other fax devices.
COMMENTARY: The call for discussion for comp.*.fax was posted many moonths
ago, and there was very little discussion. The person who issued the call
mistook the lack of discussion to be a lack of interest. When he withdrew
the call for discussion, many people responded at that time indicating that
they supported the idea for a comp.dcom.fax newsgroup.
HOW TO VOTE: Mail (do not post) your votes by either replying to this
posting, or sending mail to
fax@telly.on.ca
If you have problems reaching me that way,
...!uunet!attcan!telly!fax
should get your vote here as well. Note that votes which are posted
rather than mailed will be ignored, and not counted in the final total.
Please state clearly whather your vote is "yes" or "no" in the subject
line of you message. Votes mailed to me personally (rather than the
"fax" account) are discouraged but will be accepted.
Voting closes on December 2, 1990. At that time, if there are more than
100 "yes" votes than "no" votes, and if the "yes" votes outnumber the
"no" votes by a ratio of at least 2-1, I will issue a call for the group's
creation.
There will be a single mass acknowledgement posted midway through the
vote, and another one which will accompany the final vote tally. There
will be no individual replies to votes.
Thank you.
--
Evan Leibovitch, Sound Software, located in beautiful Brampton, Ontario
evan@telly.on.ca / uunet!attcan!telly!evan / (416) 452-0504
...quoth the Raven, "Eat My Shorts!" -- Bart