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From mittal@cs.pitt.edu Mon Jul 24 18:08:55 1995
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From: Vibhu Mittal <mittal@cs.pitt.edu>
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,misc.consumers,misc.consumers.house
Subject: RFD: misc.consumers.spas-and-pools
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REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
unmoderated group misc.consumers.spas-and-pools
Summary Discussion of all aspects of maintaining spas and pools
Proponent Vibhu O. Mittal <mittal@cs.pitt.edu>
Status unmoderated
This is a formal request for discussion on the creation of an
unmoderated newsgroup, misc.consumers.spas-and-pools.
It is also proposed that misc.consumers be renamed misc.consumers.misc,
in accordance with usenet tradition. It is possible to vote down the
rename while creating the new group.
RATIONALE
---------
A number of spa and pool related questions frequently show up on
misc.consumers.house. The group misc.consumers.house has sufficient
traffic (100+ messages/day) that it would be good to move discussion
on spas and pools to its own newsgroup.
CHARTER
-------
The scope of the proposed newsgroup misc.consumers.spas-and-pools
should include but not be limitied to:
- the construction and maintenance of pools and spas
- equipment (filters, heaters, vacuums, covers)
- alternative technologies to chlorine for water disinfection
- bromine
- ionic devices, etc
- repairs
- materials, chemicals and pool/spa accessories
- safety
- landscaping issues related to pools
- business issues
The discussions will be held in English. FAQs should be developed
for specific areas of interest and will be posted to the group on a
periodic basis. Reasonable commercial announcements will be permitted
as long as they are clearly marked as such in the subject of the message.
This newsgroup is not intended to be a marketplace.
ARCHIVE
-------
The content of the postings to misc.consumers.spas-and-pools will
be archived and made researchable via FTP, URL, or other such means.
From bill@netagw.com Mon Aug 21 17:04:01 1995
Path: uunet!bounce-back
From: bill@netagw.com (Bill Aten)
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,misc.consumers.house,rec.sport.swimming
Subject: CFV: misc.consumers.spas-and-pools
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FIRST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2)
unmoderated group misc.consumers.spas-and-pools
Newsgroups line:
misc.consumers.spas-and-pools Spas and swimming pools.
Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 11 Sep 1995.
This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. For voting questions
only, contact the votetaker, Bill Aten <bill@netagw.com>. For questions about
the proposed group, contact the proponent, Vibhu Mittal <mittal@cs.pitt.edu>.
RATIONALE:
A large number of spa and pool related questions frequently show up on
misc.consumers.house. The group misc.consumers.house has sufficient
traffic (100+ messages/day) that it would be good to move discussion
on spas and pools to its own newsgroup. Furthermore, the lack of a
group devoted to pools inhibits many people from posting specific
questions about water treatment, pool chemistry instruments, etc. to
misc.consumers.house. A newsgroup on pools and spas will be able to
generate FAQs and facilitate discussions on all aspects of pools and
spas.
CHARTER: misc.consumers.spas-and-pools
The scope of the proposed newsgroup misc.consumers.spas-and-pools
will include, but not be limited to:
- the construction and maintenance of pools and spas
- equipment (filters, heaters, vacuums, covers)
- alternative technologies to chlorine for water disinfection
- bromine
- ionic devices, etc.
- repairs
- materials, chemicals and pool/spa accessories
- safety
- landscaping issues related to pools
- business issues
The discussions will be held in English. FAQs will be developed
for specific areas of interest and will be posted to the group on a
periodic basis. Reasonable commercial announcements will be permitted
as long as they are clearly marked as such in the subject of the message.
This newsgroup is not intended to be a marketplace.
END CHARTER.
HOW TO VOTE
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From bill@netagw.com Tue Sep 5 15:36:01 1995
Path: uunet!bounce-back
From: bill@netagw.com (Bill Aten)
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,misc.consumers.house,rec.sport.swimming
Subject: 2nd CFV: misc.consumers.spas-and-pools
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2nd & FINAL CALL FOR VOTES (2nd of 2)
unmoderated group misc.consumers.spas-and-pools
Newsgroups line:
misc.consumers.spas-and-pools Spas and swimming pools.
Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 11 Sep 1995.
This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. For voting questions
only, contact the votetaker, Bill Aten <bill@netagw.com>. For questions about
the proposed group, contact the proponent, Vibhu Mittal <mittal@cs.pitt.edu>.
RATIONALE:
A large number of spa and pool related questions frequently show up on
misc.consumers.house. The group misc.consumers.house has sufficient
traffic (100+ messages/day) that it would be good to move discussion
on spas and pools to its own newsgroup. Furthermore, the lack of a
group devoted to pools inhibits many people from posting specific
questions about water treatment, pool chemistry instruments, etc. to
misc.consumers.house. A newsgroup on pools and spas will be able to
generate FAQs and facilitate discussions on all aspects of pools and
spas.
CHARTER: misc.consumers.spas-and-pools
The scope of the proposed newsgroup misc.consumers.spas-and-pools
will include, but not be limited to:
- the construction and maintenance of pools and spas
- equipment (filters, heaters, vacuums, covers)
- alternative technologies to chlorine for water disinfection
- bromine
- ionic devices, etc.
- repairs
- materials, chemicals and pool/spa accessories
- safety
- landscaping issues related to pools
- business issues
The discussions will be held in English. FAQs will be developed
for specific areas of interest and will be posted to the group on a
periodic basis. Reasonable commercial announcements will be permitted
as long as they are clearly marked as such in the subject of the message.
This newsgroup is not intended to be a marketplace.
END CHARTER.
HOW TO VOTE
Erase everything above the "BEGINNING OF BALLOT" line and erase everything
below the "END OF BALLOT" line. Do not erase anything between these lines,
and do not change the group name. In other words, remove everything except
the ballot. It will be greatly appreciated by the votetaker if you do NOT
forward the entire CFV back to me--this mail is archived.
Give your name on the line that asks for it. To vote, place a YES in the
brackets to vote for it, or place a NO in the brackets to vote against it.
If you don't want to vote on the group, place an ABSTAIN in the brackets.
If you leave the bracket blank, your vote will be rejected for failure to
cast a vote. Don't worry about the spacing of the columns or any quote
characters (">") that your reply inserts.
Then MAIL the ballot to: <spas-and-pools-vote@netagw.com>
Just Replying to this message should work, but check the "To:" line.
Quick voting checklist:
1) Fill in the ballot form below. Don't forget to include your Real Name.
2) Delete everything but the ballot in your reply to this CFV.
3) Make sure your reply goes to <spas-and-pools-vote@netagw.com>.
===== BEGINNING OF BALLOT: Delete everything BEFORE this line =============
*** PLEASE ***
DO NOT alter, modify, or delete any of the information in this ballot!
misc.consumers.spas-and-pools Ballot
<MCSAP-0002> (Do not remove this marker!)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Examples showing how to indicate your vote (DO NOT vote in this section):
[ YES ] example.yes.vote
[ NO ] example.no.vote
[ ABSTAIN ] example.abstention
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
In order to properly record your vote, please provide your REAL NAME and
indicate your desired vote in the following sections:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Give your Real Name here (on this line) -->
(If you do not give your real name, your vote may be rejected.)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Insert your vote inside the brackets for each newsgroup listed below:
Your Vote Group
--------- -----
[ ] misc.consumers.spas-and-pools
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===== END OF BALLOT: Delete everything AFTER this line ====================
IMPORTANT VOTING PROCEDURE NOTES
Anything other than the official ballot may be rejected by the automatic vote
counting program. The votetaker will respond to your received ballots with
an automated acknowledgement by e-mail. If you do not receive one within
several days, try again. It's your responsibility to make sure your vote is
registered correctly.
Only one vote per person, no more than one vote per account. Addresses and
votes of all voters will be published in the final voting results list.
If you later change your mind, you may vote again. To erase your vote and
eliminate your address and vote from the final results listing, vote again
using the CANCEL example shown above. Just be aware that duplicate votes
will be resolved in favor of the most recent valid vote.
Anonymous votes will not be accepted. Votes mailed by WWW/HTML/CGI forms are
considered anonymous votes (the vote must be mailed directly from the
voter to the votetaker).
Neither ABSTAIN nor CANCEL messages are counted as votes; they serve
only to cancel any previous vote. Abstentions are noted in the final
vote list, whereas CANCEL removes your vote from that list entirely
(this is the only difference between the two).
In cases where voting fraud is determined to have occurred, it is standard
operating procedure to delete ALL votes submitted by the violator.
There will be a five-day period following the voting period during which
the published vote list may be corrected and any irregularities addressed.
The requirements for group creation are 100 more YES votes than NO votes,
and 2/3 of all counted votes must be YES.
When in doubt, ask the votetaker.
OFFICIAL SOURCES OF THE CFV
IMPORTANT: If anyone gave you a pre-completed ballot which did not leave the
voting choice up to you, you should modify the vote to reflect your choice of
YES, NO or ABSTAIN next to the item in the ballot. If you give anyone copies
of the CFV, the copies must be whole and unmodified. Distributing pre-filled
in ballots or modified copies of this CFV is considered voting fraud.
The only official sources for copies of this CFV are the UseNet newsgroups to
which it is posted including news.announce.newgroups, and the e-mail server at
<spas-and-pools-cfv-request@netagw.com>
The CFV server will return a copy of the CFV to the sender. Your message may
be left empty because any contents will be ignored.
DISTRIBUTION
This CFV has been cross-posted to:
news.announce.newgroups, news.groups, misc.consumers.house,
rec.sport.swimming
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From bill@netagw.com Tue Sep 12 16:17:10 1995
Path: uunet!bounce-back
From: bill@netagw.com (Bill Aten)
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,misc.consumers.house,rec.sport.swimming
Subject: RESULT: misc.consumers.spas-and-pools fails 77:22
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RESULT
unmoderated group misc.consumers.spas-and-pools fails 77:22
Voting for the misc.consumers.spas-and-pools newsgroup ended 23:59:59 UTC,
11 Sep 1995. This vote was conducted by a neutral third party. For
voting questions only, contact the votetaker, Bill Aten <bill@netagw.com>.
For questions about the proposed group, contact the proponent, Vibhu Mittal
<mittal@cs.pitt.edu>.
There were 99 valid votes submitted during the voting period. The proposed
newsgroup, in order to pass, must have at least 2/3 YES votes and at least
100 more YES than NO votes. The result is as follows:
misc.consumers.spas-and-pools results - 99 valid votes
Yes No : 2/3? >100? : Pass? : Group
---- ---- : ---- ----- : ----- : -------------------------------------------
77 22 : Yes No : No : misc.consumers.spas-and-pools
1 abstaining vote and 1 invalid vote
The proposal failed.
There is a five day discussion period after these results are posted.
Unless serious and significant allegations of voting irregularities are
raised, the proposal may not be voted on again for six months.
The remainder of the results contains
Newsgroups Line
Charter
Final Voting Acknowledgements
NEWSGROUPS LINE
misc.consumers.spas-and-pools Spas and swimming pools.
CHARTER: misc.consumers.spas-and-pools
The scope of the proposed newsgroup misc.consumers.spas-and-pools
will include, but not be limited to:
- the construction and maintenance of pools and spas
- equipment (filters, heaters, vacuums, covers)
- alternative technologies to chlorine for water disinfection
- bromine
- ionic devices, etc.
- repairs
- materials, chemicals and pool/spa accessories
- safety
- landscaping issues related to pools
- business issues
The discussions will be held in English. FAQs will be developed
for specific areas of interest and will be posted to the group on a
periodic basis. Reasonable commercial announcements will be permitted
as long as they are clearly marked as such in the subject of the message.
This newsgroup is not intended to be a marketplace.
END CHARTER.
FINAL VOTING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
misc.consumers.spas-and-pools Final Vote Ack
misc.consumers.spas-and-pools ---+
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aahz@netcom.com Aahz Y
adair@scr.siemens.com Jonathan Adair Y
adennie@hyperdesk.com Andrew Dennie Y
aem@Symbiosis.AHP.COM Andrew Mossberg Y
ahm@sashimi.wwa.com Andrew H. Marrinson N
ananda@cs.utexas.edu Ananda M. Kar N
arielle@taronga.com Stephanie da Silva N
balaji@nexus.yorku.ca Balaji N
bellas@tti.com Pete Bellas Y
blake@lexis-nexis.com Blake Brewer Y
brian@hercules.cb.att.com Brian Bebeau Y
brus@netcom.com Brus Wasson Y
btl@hogpa.ho.att.com Barbara Ling Y
cathy.kearns@octel.com Cathy Kearns Y
cathy@syl.nj.nec.com Cathy Vitale Y
celoni@columbia.edu J R Celoni Y
claire@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM Claire S. Y
clstampe@mailbox.syr.edu Chris Stamper Y
crouchkp@flidh103.delcoelect.com K. Crouch -
csaamw@urc.tue.nl Michiel Wijers N
csr-kts@gol.com Kevin Sullivan Y
d.harris@ix.netcom.com Don Harris Y
danny@Synopsys.COM Danny Chan Y
DETTMJR1@teomail.jhuapl.edu Jay Dettmer Y
diane_peterson@quickmail.apple.com Diane Peterson Y
draziw@netcom.com Ryan Y
eliot@dg-rtp.dg.com Topher Eliot Y
ellis@netcom.com Rick Ellis Y
ess2227@desc.dla.mil Mark Stevens Y
fms@chemelex.com Fred Schenkelberg Y
gdiener@advtech.uswest.com glen diener Y
gmk@ElSegundoCA.ATTGIS.COM George Kimble Y
heppm@cadcam.atg.gmeds.com Matthew Hepp Y
hillman@sfu.ca Steve Hillman Y
howitt@argyle.whoi.edu Cynthia Sellers Y
igould@kodak.com Ian R. Gould Y
jan.coekelberghs@ping.be Jan Coekelberghs N
jde1@ix.netcom.com Jerry Ennis N
jip@twr.xs4all.nl Jip de Y
john_letsche@MENTORG.COM John L. Letsche Y
jonboy@io.org Trevor Tymchuk Y
jpc@hammer.msfc.nasa.gov J. Porter Clark Y
jpenovic@encore.com Jan Penovich Y
jreeves@hpbs506.boi.hp.com Jerry Reeves Y
jrm@globalvillag.com John R. MacWilliamson N
kend@csufresno.edu Ken Diliberto Y
khalsa@netcom.com G. K. Khalsa Y
larrys@zk3.dec.com Larry Smith Y
list-votes@dream.hb.north.de Martin Schr"oder Y
lncahub.qzkfk8@eds.com Roy Hellinga Y
lschlos@cc-mail.pica.army.mil Y
maa@raster.Kodak.COM Mark Armstrong Y
marc@algorithmics.com Marc Moorcroft N
mattn@thor.fc.hp.com Matt Nieberger Y
matwood@bei.net Mark Atwood Y
mayer@md.fsl.noaa.gov Robert George Mayer Y
mbn@SSD.intel.com Mike Northam Y
mfirenze@apple.com Mary Firenze Y
mittal@cs.pitt.edu Vibhu O. Mittal Y
mmt@RedBrick.COM M Mike Taksar KC6ZPS N
nedbal@dorsai.dorsai.org bob nedbal N
newuser@hopf.dnai.com Domingo Garcia Y
nix@lmsc.lockheed.com Rob Nix Y
Ole.Vik@connect.no Ole Vik Y
overlord@access.digex.net David Coe Y
page@goe.incog.com Bob Page Y
patl@skyclad.lcs.mit.edu Patrick J. LoPresti N
pdecker@lds.loral.com Philip Decker Y
peterb@ivory.lm.com Peter Berger N
polvino@sector.kodak.com Joseph S. Polvino Y
rch@hpcll118.cup.hp.com Bob Hansen Y
rick@bcm.tmc.edu Richard Miller Y
rickcell@bga.com Rick Cell Y
rmarvin@osf1.gmu.edu Robert Marvin N
roberto@keltia.freenix.fr Ollivier Robert N
romac@YKnet.YK.CA Robert B Macdonald Y
rossix!davidmo@openlink.openlink.com Dave Moore N
rufinus@mbe.ece.wisc.edu J. Rufinus Y
rv01@gte.com Bob Virzi Y
saken@ixc.net Scott Kenney N
sbushnel@ren.cs.mci.com Sandra Bushnell Y
selzler@mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu Korella Selzler Y
shap.wolf@asu.edu Shapard Wolf Y
shawn@panix.com Shawn M. Herzinger Y
singley@clinpharm.niaaa.nih.gov Erick Singley Y
sjf%enterpri@somerset.att.com Steve Fenster Y
stainles@bga.com Dwight Brown N
stanj@hpsrsej.sr.hp.com Stan Jaffe Y
STAUFFER_ERIC_B@Lilly.com Eric B. Stauffer Y
sujata@lis.pitt.edu Sujata Banerjee Y
sushifan@aol.com Nancy Tucker Y
tang_peter@jpmorgan.com Peter Tang Y
tbas@sybase.com Tony Basoglu N
thor@alta-oh.com David L. Collard Y
tlawson@email.develop.american.edu Todd C. Lawson N
vandercook_h@lsa.flint.umich.edu Harold F. Vandercook Y
widenius@cc.helsinki.fi Risto Widenius N
zdlh19@sc.msc.edu David L. Hanson Y
zippy@cs.brandeis.edu P. Tufts N
ZoT@crl.com Zot O'Connor Y
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