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- From: sridhar@asuvax.eas.asu.edu (Sridhar Venkataraman )
- Subject: Re: PROPOSAL: Yes votes >= 200+2*No Votes
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.165827.6076@ennews.eas.asu.edu>
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- Organization: Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
- References: <EMCGUIRE.92Dec21100505@mother.intellection.com> <1992Dec21.191558.28303@ennews.eas.asu.edu> <Bzo2y9.B1E@mtholyoke.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 16:58:27 GMT
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- jbotz@mtholyoke.edu (Jurgen Botz) writes:
- )sridhar@asuvax.eas.asu.edu (Sridhar Venkataraman ) writes:
- )>Can u please explain why the 100+ rule is obsolete? I can give you
- )>atleast 2 examples for groups which passed by wafer thin margins and
- )>are far healthier than groups which passed by 400+ votes.
-
- )Well, what are they?
-
- Ok. Since you ask for names...
-
- rec.music.indian.misc
- rec.food.recipes
-
- About groups with 400+ margins, just check the lists of votes posted
- and you can easily catch them. If I name them it will be enough bait
- for a flame war. :) Some people may disagree with rec.food.recipes
- bcos it is a moderated group.
-
- Remember, I was only countering the "obsolete 100+ rule" argument. Any
- extrapolation beyond it is purely your opinion! About the rule holding
- good for filtering bad proposals, I am sure there are quite a few
- failed votes that would serve as examples.
-
- Sridhar.
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- Sridhar Venkataraman sridhar@asuvax.eas.asu.edu
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