2nd RFD: rec.toys.lego vs rec.toys.construction (straw poll vote)
David Koblas
discussion period went quite quietly, and I drafted the call for votes.
When the CFV was received a few comments were made and it was decided
that the really there should be a straw poll vote taking to see which
way things should go.
The key point of discussion is that it would be better to start
out the rec.toys hierarchy with 'rec.toys.construction' which would
include the discussion of Lego(tm) toys, until the volume warranted
the creation of it's own news group. The charter and the 'information'
line for rec.toys.construction would include the specific mention of
Legos. But discussion would be widened for discussion about any
"construction" toys.
I have a hard time viewing this as a bad thing, but I set out to create
rec.toys.lego and still would like to create that group. I feel that
having '.lego' as a specific group allows for an easy and obvious
attraction for people interested in Legos. Also, I'm a little concerned
with how popular rec.toys.construction would be to Lego enthusiast since
alt.toys.lego will still exist, and one of my chief goals is to get wider
distribution for Lego information and interest.
*** The Straw Poll ***
This straw poll vote will run until Monday the 29th of November, please
send me (kob...@netcom.com) mail indicating either:
You are in favor of the present Rec.Toys.Lego vote.
or
You are in favor of Rec.Toys.Construction initially.
or
You have some other good idea.
Please try using one of the above lines as a subject line to make it
easier for me to sort things. Please include any comments you feel
are appropriate, a summary will follow the polling period.
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name : David Koblas domain: kob...@netcom.com
affiliation: Extra Mile Consulting phone: +47 77 67 29 38
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David Wright
#*** The Straw Poll ***
#This straw poll vote will run until Monday the 29th of November, please
#send me (kob...@netcom.com) mail indicating either:
#Please try using one of the lines as a subject line to make it easier
# You are in favor of the present Rec.Toys.Lego vote.
# You are in favor of Rec.Toys.Construction initially.
Neither of these
# You have some other good idea.
I think there will eventually be a need for
rec.toys.misc AND
rec.toys.construction.misc AND
rec.toys.construction.lego
I ask people to mail in 'straw poll' votes for some or all of these
three names, which make better provision for future growth.
If you ONLY want a 'lego' group, make it rec.toys.construction.lego
then you get your Lego group and the net has a clean if single-branched
tree to add new toys groups to later.
It would be possible to include all three groups in the formal CFV, then
the voters could decide how many they want to support.
Regards,
David Wright BNR Europe Ltd, London Road, Harlow, Essex CM17 9NA, UK
d...@bnr.co.uk <or> d...@bnr.ca <or> uunet!stl!dww <or> D.W.Wright.EG10@bnr
Teemu Hakala
>#This straw poll vote will run until Monday the 29th of November, please
>#send me (kob...@netcom.com) mail indicating either:
>#Please try using one of the lines as a subject line to make it easier
># You are in favor of Rec.Toys.Construction initially.
Your idea of rec.toys.construction.* seems quite good.
>I think there will eventually be a need for
>rec.toys.misc AND
>rec.toys.construction.misc AND
>rec.toys.construction.lego
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