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- From: dseal@armltd.co.uk (David Seal)
- Newsgroups: news.groups
- Subject: Re: RFD: Should rec.music.makers.synth stand as a group name?
- Message-ID: <9868@armltd.uucp>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 12:46:23 GMT
- References: <1ec554INNmu1@talon.UCS.ORST.EDU>
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- In article <1ec554INNmu1@talon.UCS.ORST.EDU> stanley@skyking.OCE.ORST.EDU
- (John Stanley) writes:
-
- >In article <1992Nov17.231314.16493@jato.jpl.nasa.gov> dave@jato.jpl.nasa.gov writes:
- >>It is not
- >>a revote. It is a newsgroup creation request worded in a different way.
- >
- >It is a vote on whether a previous vote should be accepted. It is a
- >revote.
-
- Technically, that isn't a correct conclusion, but this vote's effects will
- be practically the same as those of a revote. I.e. in each case, a passed
- vote will result in the rename going ahead, and a failed vote will cause
- massive confusion, with sysadmins differing about which vote is the correct
- one. Both will create an enormous flamefest, especially if the new vote
- fails. About the only practical difference I can see is that the exact
- timing of the flamefest may differ between the two.
-
- I have no real interest in rec.music(.makers).synth, and therefore didn't
- vote originally. I *do* however have an interest in the smooth running of
- the newsgroup creation process, and running this vote as it stands is *not*
- going to help. I therefore:
-
- (a) Appeal for this vote not to be run.
-
- (b) Serve notice that I will vote for the renaming to go ahead if this vote
- is run, in the interests of minimising the damage caused.
-
- There are much more acceptable ways to proceed if you are unhappy about the
- renaming. One that has already been pointed out is simply to start the
- process of renaming it back again. I would abstain on such a move.
-
- Another would be first to run a poll on whether the problems people have
- found with the vote are sufficient to justify revoting the rename. If that
- is in favour of a revote (and I think a simple majority should be enough on
- this sort of question), then run a revote. If this were done, I would
- probably vote against revoting in the first poll, then abstain if the revote
- occurred. This would at least allow me, and I suspect many others, to
- express their views on the process involved without also having to vote on a
- matter I have no interest in.
-
- Insert "IMHO"s above as appropriate.
-
- David Seal
- dseal@armltd.co.uk
-
- All opinions are mine only...
-