RESULT: rec.collecting.pins passes 132:16
Jani Patokallio
RESULT
unmoderated group rec.collecting.pins passes 132:16
There were 132 YES votes and 16 NO votes, for a total of 148 valid votes.
There was 1 abstain and 2 invalid ballots.
For group passage, YES votes must be at least 2/3 of all valid (YES and NO)
votes. There also must be at least 100 more YES votes than NO votes.
There is a five day discussion period after these results are posted. If no
serious allegations of voting irregularities are raised, the moderator of
news.announce.newgroups will create the group shortly thereafter.
Newsgroups line:
rec.collecting.pins All aspects of collecting and trading pins.
The voting period closed at 23:59:59 UTC, 11 Aug 1997.
This vote was conducted by a neutral third party. Questions
about the proposed group should be directed to the proponent.
Proponent: Dr. Michael J. Miller <mig...@servtech.com>
Votetaker: Jani Patokallio <jpat...@iki.fi>
RATIONALE: rec.collecting.pins
There are millions of individuals all over the world who collect
and trade pins and buttons; these include, but are not limited to,
Olympic sponsor, mascot, commemorative, bid and NOC, Hard Rock
Cafe guitars, sports-related (auto and horse racing, football, baseball,
etc.), hot air balloon, law enforcement, and corporate designs.
There is evidence of a large readership in Usenet (rec.collecting,
rec.sport.olympics, and rec.collecting.sport.misc newsgroups) and
on one mailing list, pinh...@mail-it.com. Daily postings on the
mailing list have exceeded 30, and there are currently more than
120 members. In order to facilitate additional postings, a number
of pin-related Web sites have included their own bulletin board
and/or classified sections for this purpose. Additionally, pin
trading forums with a variety of postings exist on America On
Line, Compuserve and other commercial providers; however, users
of non-commercial ISP's do not have access to these sites and
related chatrooms. The creation of a Usenet pin-collecting
newsgroup would provide a global, universal site for pin-related
discussions.
CHARTER: rec.collecting.pins
The proposed rec.colecting.pins newsgroup will be open to
discussion on all aspects of any collectable lapel pin and button.
The scope of discussion will include, but is not limited to, trading
and selling, history of designs, production levels, and the value
of all pin and button collectables such as:
Olympic sponsor, mascot, venue, countdown and NOC;
Media;
Hard Rock Cafe guitar, anniversary and special event;
Auto racing event and sponsorship;
Equestrian;
Baseball team and World Series;
Football team and Superball;
World Cup and other soccer-related;
Other sports-related, both professional and College;
Hot air balloon, cartoon, holiday and national/country;
Corporate;
Law enforcement;
Error and prototype;
Precious metal;
Political and convention;
Fraternity and club.
Additional lines of discussion may include updates on pin and
button trading shows and auctions, local chapter club events,
pin manufacturer information, collection appraisals and anything
related to this topic.
Marketplace activity (trading, buying and selling of pins and buttons)
is acceptable in this newsgroup; however, NO more than 1 post per
day may be submitted, and posting the same message on multiple
days is NOT allowed. Auctions are NOT permitted at any time.
END CHARTER.
rec.collecting.pins Final Vote Ack
Voted Yes
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10224...@CompuServe.COM Bob and Judy Gold
acpe...@earthlink.net Annie C. PETITJEAN
ActivIma...@compuserve.com Jim Cheung
ame...@alienskin.com Amedeo Rosa
AMY4...@aol.com
apar...@som.umass.edu Amy Parsons
Api...@aol.com
arta...@erols.com
bal...@eraserco.demon.co.uk Malcolm Loades
bar...@ionet.net Robert Barthel
beau...@montrealnet.ca
ber...@hem.passagen.se Bertil Waldau
BHa...@compuserve.com Bernice Hammer
b...@mindspring.com Bill Papa
b...@mckeon.cncfamily.com Bob McKeon
bob...@tcsi.com Bob McCormick
bra...@hula.net Lianne Watanabe
bra...@texas.net Tom Rossi
brey...@nmt.edu Betty Reynolds
bruc...@bellsouth.net Bruce MacLachlan
car...@filenet.com Lisa L. Carrero
cbr...@earthlink.net Chuck Brooks
chr...@nortel.ca Chris Ebenezer
chr...@access.digex.net Chris Kocsis
clif...@mindspring.com Clifford W. Martin
col...@pobox.com Colleen Simpson
crol...@pvtnetworks.net William H. Rollins
da...@ptd.net Mike Engle
DBurn...@aol.com Doug Burnett
Deja...@aol.com Daniel Presburger
dive...@conduitsoft.com Jim Sulsona
domen...@usa.net Domenico Di Pinto
dss...@ix.netcom.com
eagl...@juno.com Dan Benson
ebi...@cts.com
ebl...@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu Eliot Blake
EdKu...@aol.com
ego...@airmail.net Eva
eut...@siam.muc.de Ekkehard Uthke
fbr...@pasteur.fr Franck Brunel
Foto...@aol.com Bill Gornto
fsey...@bellsouth.net Frank Seymore
gawr...@math.tu-berlin.de Ewgenij Gawrilow
ges...@ibm.net ges...@ibm.net
gtie...@erols.com George Tievsky
hakan....@lds.se Hakan Wirgart
har...@et.byu.edu Robert Craig Harman
hea...@compuserve.com Heath Harvey
I.TSAM...@fordfound.org ISIDORE TSAMBLAKOS
Ian.D...@riksnett.no Ian Downend
jas...@fl.net.au Jasmine Taylor
j...@via.net Jay Olins
JBSD...@aol.com J Kevin Stedman
Jeanett...@PSS.Boeing.com Chase, Jeanette L
je...@intercable.net.NOSPAM Jesus Eugenio Sanchez Pena
jiz...@dzn.com David Zulawski
jjj...@earthlink.net Jeanie Reed
jo...@ix.netcom.com Joby Evans
john...@online.no John Arild Pettersen
JPCa...@msn.com Jean-Pierre Caravan
jspe...@saonet.ucla.edu Judith Sperling
jspo...@geocities.com John Potter
jsu...@tincan.tincan.org janice sullivan
kbeh...@westnet.com Kevin Behrens
Kea...@AMERISTAR.NET Mike Kearns
k...@arcticnet.no Kai-Egil Evjen
kki...@lucent.com Kit Kimes
kkur...@worldnet.att.net Kent Kurfman
Kmka...@aol.com
leh...@memach.com Larry Ehmer
le...@pacbell.net Leonard Braun
Mari...@aol.com Roger Shaddick
mas...@mail.acilink.net Doc Pierson
MCF...@aol.com Fred Huebner
Mhe...@aol.com Martin Toly
Michael_...@prodigy.com MR MICHAEL L MILLER
mig...@servtech.com Dr. Michael J. Miller
mitc...@earthling.net
mi...@cup.hp.com Roy Mittendorff
Mj...@aol.com Mary Gettmann
MONT...@JUPITER.CISI.FR =?iso-8859-1?Q?=22MONTAGNE_S=2E_R=2FA_R=E9seaux=2D
mso...@mistik.express.net Mustafa Soysal MS57
msu...@tincan.tincan.org Mike Sullivan
nai...@worldnet.att.net Isaac Hunter
NatF...@aol.com
nep...@mail1.nai.net nep...@ct1.nai.net
newb...@grayhound.cnchost.com John M. Hoffman
Noh...@aol.com Patricia Murdock <noh...@aol.com>
OLY...@aol.com Alan Polsky
pa...@tapscan.com Pat McCrummen
pHub...@worldnet.att.net Pete_hubicki
pin...@pinheads.net Larry Rosenberg
PINXC...@aol.com
pme...@julian.uwo.ca Peter Meyer
qua...@sisna.com Ken Karl
RAm...@limited.com Rick Amari
Rdli...@aol.com Kay Cooke Kalfas
rdsb...@interserv.com Randy Carlton
Redba...@aol.com Sharon Glazier
ric...@home.com Richard Daugherty
ri...@bcm.tmc.edu Richard H. Miller
RL...@compuserve.com ROBERT N. LAX
ros...@singnet.com.sg Rossli Bin Fahmy
rp...@interlog.com Rob Pech
rwe...@lucent.com Robert Weisz
R_...@compuserve.com Robert H Sells
sbr...@concentric.net Stephen B. Robie
scott...@das.honeywell.com Marlin Scott Hurt
she...@qadas.com Charis Wilson
sho...@writersbloc.com Susan C Rosenberg
side...@interserv.com Sheldon Imperatori
sjg...@postoffice.worldnet.att.net Stacy Jo Grant
sji...@accesstoledo.com sji...@accesstoledo.com
Sk8...@aol.com
smbo...@uab.edu Sean M. Boston
spir...@mysurf.com Jonathon Johnson
sta...@stamper.com Chris Stamper
sun...@direct.ca Jean Buckle
ta...@cris.com Aaron Hinkhouse
Taz...@worldnet.att.net Deborah Rice
Tende...@aol.com Cindy Stuewe
thep...@ix.netcom.com thep...@ix.netcom.com
tjs...@ix.netcom.com TJ Shedd
tom.ari...@gjengangeren.no Tom Arild Dahl, Barkakerveien 51A, N-3157 Ba
Tom_F...@NetEdge.COM Tom Fulton
tski...@uiuc.edu Tim Skirvin
Tweat...@aol.com Karen Boydston
uni...@rt66.com Sheri Hurt
vic...@sunspot.tiac.net Victor Bellino
Wjj...@aol.com Warner Jones
za...@tiger.avana.net David Zane
z...@cjnetworks.com Ned Fleming
Voted No
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bo...@datasync.com Martin H. Booda
cip...@mindspring.com David A. Howard
d.k...@ieee.org Don Kiely
d...@panix.com David W. Crawford
gpr9...@uconnvm.uconn.edu G.P. Ryan
l...@zk3.dec.com Larry Smith
mar...@pacbell.net Aaron Marquez
ni...@cimio.co.uk Nick Waterman
pa...@lcs.mit.edu Patrick J. LoPresti
rob...@iea.com Bob Blanchard
stai...@bga.com Dwight Brown
stei...@primenet.com Jason Steiner
tla...@amug.org Todd C. Lawson
to...@null.net Tony Basoglu
vpd...@hiwaay.net Vic Dura
wide...@ling.helsinki.fi Risto Widenius
Abstained
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guym...@deltanet.com Guy Macon
Votes in error
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ad...@conduitsoft.com Jim Sulsona</FONT>
! Invalid address
Don_H...@em.fcnbd.com Donald R. Hollis <don_h...@em.fcnbd.com>
! No vote statement in message
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