kristoff@GENBANK.BIO.NET (Dave Kristofferson) (01/25/91)
We have two calls for votes for new newsgroups. The first call for votes centers on a proposed Genetic Linkage newsgroup. I include the text of the proposal below. The second call is for an Arabidopsis genome newsgroup and is described in my next message. If you are interested in participating in a linkage newsgroup as described below, please send a short message saying Yes on LINKAGE to one of the following addresses: Address Location Network ------- -------- ------- biovote@irlearn.ucd.ie Ireland EARN/BITNET biovote@uk.ac.daresbury U.K. JANET biovote@bmc.uu.se Sweden Internet biovote@genbank.bio.net U.S.A. Internet/BITNET If at least 40 responses are received by 25 March 1991, the group will be created as part of the BIOSCI newsgroups. Sincerely, Dave Kristofferson GenBank Manager kristoff@genbank.bio.net --------------- I am herein proposing the creation of a new newsgroup, entitled bionet.molbio.linkage, to be used as an open forum for the discussion of all aspects of the analysis of genetic linkage. CHARTER: Discussion of genetic linkage analysis. JUSTIFICATION: Many researchers and clinicians who have been performing linkage analyses for many years desperately require a forum for open discussion of the problems they encounter when applying newly emerging software to the large body of data being generated by the Human Genome Project. It is also appropriate that those people who are involved with producing, maintaining and supporting this software are also part of the same discussion group, to create a fruitful dialogue between developer and end-user. The group 'bionet.software' is inappropriate for both these purposes.