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From edanien@sas.upenn.edu Fri Feb 4 16:17:17 1994
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From: edanien@sas.upenn.edu (Elin Danien)
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Subject: RFD: sci.archaeology.mesoamerican
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Request for Discussion (RFD) of sci.archaeology.mesoamerican (unmoderated)
sci.archaeology.mesoamerican The field of mesoamerican archaeology.
Proposer(s):- Elin Danien (edanien@sas.upenn.edu) and
Lachlan Cranswick (lachlan@dmp.csiro.au)
Please note that this proposed newsgroup is intended to be an open forum
for discussion of archaeology. Thus relevant topics for this newsgroup
should only be limited to what the participants in this proposed newsgroup
regard as relevant.
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We propose a new unmoderated newsgroup called
sci.archaeology.mesoamerican. The main aim of
sci.archaeology.mesoamerican is to provide an open forum for the
discussion of mesoamerican archaeology and related fields on the internet.
Following a discussion and positive email response on sci.archaeology,
there seems to be the support for this proposed newsgroup.
(Could people reading this post mention it to colleagues who might be
interested and benefit from a mesoamerican archaeology newsgroup but not
normally use the internet newsgroups.)
Proposed Name of Group
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sci.archaeology.mesoamerican (unmoderated)
Purpose of New Newsgroup
_______________________________--
The purpose of sci.archaeology.mesoamerican is to provide an open
discussion forum for the mesoamerican archaeology community on the
internet. The newsgroups allow the rapid and timely discussion of
opinions and information that would take months or years (or not at all)
on conventional paper journals.
Topics for discussion would include :-
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Announcements of new excavations/discoveries/interpretations
Cultures covered include, but are not limited to:
Maya
Aztec
Toltec
Zapotec
Mixtec
Olmec
Teotihuacan
Gulf Coast
Also North American and South American cultures, including Inca,
Moche, Inuit, etc., etc.
Software
Databases
Hardware/Equipment - specs, opinions, etc
Applications
Techniques
Announcements/reviews of papers/conferences
General Discussion/opinions/questions
Positions vacant
Anything else that is relevant.
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What is the Process of Creating a Newsgroup
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>(a) RFD: Discussion, i.e., public hearing to take place in the newsgroup
news.groups for approximately one month
(b) CFV: Call for votes (the voting period will be about 25 days)
(c) Counting of votes and public display of votes
(d) Announcement of new newsgroup
(a)-->(b) assumes no major disagreements about this newsgroup during
discussion. (c)-->(d) assumes that the vote is favorable, i.e., Y> N+100
and Y> (2/3)(Y+N).
Y being the number of YES votes, N being the number of NO votes for the
creation of the proposed newsgroup.
==============================================================
Please comment/criticise/suggest by followons to this post or email to:-
Elin Danien (edanien@sas.upenn.edu)
Lachlan Cranswick (lachlan@dmp.csiro.au)
From asolovay@geoworks.com Thu Mar 31 12:01:05 1994
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From: asolovay@geoworks.com (Andrew Solovay)
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Subject: CFV: sci.archaeology.mesoamerican
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FIRST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2)
unmoderated group sci.archaeology.mesoamerican
Newsgroups line:
sci.archaeology.mesoamerican The field of mesoamerican archaeology.
Votes must be received by 23:59:59 GMT, 21 April 1994.
This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. For voting
questions only contact asolovay@geoworks.com. For questions about the
proposed group contact Lachlan Cranswick <lachlan@dmp.csiro.au>.
CHARTER
The aim of sci.archaeology.mesoamerican is to provide an
open discussion forum for the mesoamerican archaeology community
on the internet. This newsgroup would allow rapid, timely
and focussed discussions of opinions and information that
would take months or years (or not at all) on conventional
paper journals.
Topics for discussion would include :-
---------------------------------------
Announcements of new excavations/discoveries/interpretations
Cultures covered include, but are not limited to:
Maya,
Aztec,
Toltec,
Zapotec,
Mixtec,
Olmec,
Teotihuacan,
Gulf Coast.
Also North American and South American Cultures
Inca, etc.
Software
Databases
Hardware/Equipment - specs, opinions, etc.
Applications
Techniques
Announcements/reviews of papers/conferences.
General Discussion/opinions/questions.
Positions vacant
HOW TO VOTE
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From asolovay@geoworks.com Tue Apr 19 17:48:53 1994
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From: asolovay@geoworks.com (Andrew Solovay)
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Subject: 2nd CFV: sci.archaeology.mesoamerican
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LAST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2)
unmoderated group sci.archaeology.mesoamerican
Newsgroups line:
sci.archaeology.mesoamerican The field of mesoamerican archaeology.
Votes must be received by 23:59:59 GMT, 21 April 1994.
This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. For voting
questions only contact asolovay@geoworks.com. For questions about the
proposed group contact Lachlan Cranswick <lachlan@dmp.csiro.au>.
CHARTER
The aim of sci.archaeology.mesoamerican is to provide an
open discussion forum for the mesoamerican archaeology community
on the internet. This newsgroup would allow rapid, timely
and focussed discussions of opinions and information that
would take months or years (or not at all) on conventional
paper journals.
Topics for discussion would include :-
---------------------------------------
Announcements of new excavations/discoveries/interpretations
Cultures covered include, but are not limited to:
Maya,
Aztec,
Toltec,
Zapotec,
Mixtec,
Olmec,
Teotihuacan,
Gulf Coast.
Also North American and South American Cultures
Inca, etc.
Software
Databases
Hardware/Equipment - specs, opinions, etc.
Applications
Techniques
Announcements/reviews of papers/conferences.
General Discussion/opinions/questions.
Positions vacant
HOW TO VOTE
Send MAIL to: votes@geoworks.com
Just Replying should work if you are not reading this on a mailing
list, and if your newsreader honors the "reply-to" line. Double-check
the address before sending your ballot.
Your mail message should contain one of the following statements:
I vote YES on sci.archaeology.mesoamerican
I vote NO on sci.archaeology.mesoamerican
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program. The votetaker will respond to your received ballots with a
personal acknowledge- ment by mail - if you do not receive one within
several days, try again. It's your responsibility to make sure your
vote is registered correctly.
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matter how many people may share it. If more than one vote is received
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counted.
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if there is a controversy concerning the vote.
BOUNCES
The following people have submitted valid ballots, but my
acknowledgement EMail to them bounced. They need not revote.
sci.archaeology.mesoamerican Bounce List
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coyote@picard.infonet.net Charles Hattendorf
jmaynard@ringer.cs.utsa.edu
mark@filesvr.unigate1.unisys.com Mark E. Esposito
INVALID VOTES
The following people sent invalid ballots, and have not superseded
them with valid ones. They must revote if they want their votes to be
counted.
Votes in error
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goodtime@csn.org Art Goodtimes
! No vote statement in message
hseaver@nyx.cs.du.edu Harmon Seaver
! No vote statement in message
mark@cms-stl.com Mark Cain
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MEGOM@delphi.com MEGOM@DELPHI.COM
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SPOCKNEE@uga.cc.uga.edu Stuart Pocknee
! No vote statement in message
From asolovay@geoworks.com Mon Apr 25 14:16:25 1994
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From: asolovay@geoworks.com (Andrew Solovay)
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Subject: RESULT: sci.archaeology.mesoamerican passes 141:15
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RESULT
unmoderated group sci.archaeology.mesoamerican passes 141:15
There were 141 YES votes and 15 NO votes, for a total of 156 valid votes.
There was 1 abstain and 6 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.
Voting closed at 23:59:59 GMT, 21 April 1994.
This vote was conducted by a neutral third party.
Vote-taker's address: asolovay@geoworks.com (Andrew Solovay)
Group proponent's address: lachlan@dmp.csiro.au (Lachlan Cranswick)
Newsgroups line:
sci.archaeology.mesoamerican The field of mesoamerican archaeology.
CHARTER (culled from the Call for Votes):
The aim of sci.archaeology.mesoamerican is to provide an
open discussion forum for the mesoamerican archaeology community
on the internet. This newsgroup would allow rapid, timely
and focussed discussions of opinions and information that
would take months or years (or not at all) on conventional
paper journals.
Topics for discussion would include :-
---------------------------------------
Announcements of new excavations/discoveries/interpretations
Cultures covered include, but are not limited to:
Maya,
Aztec,
Toltec,
Zapotec,
Mixtec,
Olmec,
Teotihuacan,
Gulf Coast.
Also North American and South American Cultures
Inca, etc.
Software
Databases
Hardware/Equipment - specs, opinions, etc.
Applications
Techniques
Announcements/reviews of papers/conferences.
General Discussion/opinions/questions.
Positions vacant
sci.archaeology.mesoamerican Final Vote Ack
Voted Yes
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ae881@freenet.buffalo.edu Michael J. Dollard
al198723@academ01.mty.itesm.mx JESUS EUGENIO SANCHEZ PENA
Alan_Overstreet@byu.edu M. Alan Overstreet
alhaftig@vax.sonoma.edu Al Wahrhaftig
antkasx@gsusgi2.gsu.edu K A Sturrock
argos@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu Jason Lucas
ault@cs.albany.edu Jim Ault
b513712@acs.csc.cuhk.hk MA WAI KWAN
BAUMEISTER@frodo.mgh.harvard.edu Ralf Baumeister
bda@tredysvr.tredydev.unisys.com Brian Ampolsk
bds@ipp-garching.mpg.de Bruce d. Scott
bear@ellington.pharm.arizona.edu Soaring Bear
bereza@beech.csis.gvsu.edu Bill Bereza
Bernard_Casgrain@uqac.uquebec.ca Bernard Casgrain
bhppa@sugar.neosoft.com Broken Hill Proprietary
billt@lds.loral.com Bill Touchstone
BIRCHN@meena.cc.uregina.ca NRB
bn293@cleveland.freenet.edu Douglas P. Shannon
boe666@u.washington.edu Beast of Eden
brent@clt.fx.net Brent Smith
btl@goofy.att.com 19922-B.T.LING(HOJ507)NONE
buglady@bronze.lcs.mit.edu Aliza R. Panitz
BURGLIN@frodo.mgh.harvard.edu Thomas Burglin
butek@vnet.ibm.com Russell Butek
carlson@tamvm1.tamu.edu David L. Carlson
cassin@santafe.edu Dr. Richard Cassin
CAWE@trentu.ca CYNTHIA BENNETT AWE
cgh8@columbia.edu Clarissa G Hoover
claia@astro.spa.umn.edu Claia Bryja
colla@dsi.unimi.it Chicca
cooperd@lamar.colostate.edu Cindy Cooperider
coyote@picard.infonet.net Charles Hattendorf
Dale.Hurliman@lambada.oit.unc.edu
David.Bibb@lambada.oit.unc.edu David Darryl Bibb
deane@netcom.com Dean Edwards
dennis@tredysvr.tredydev.unisys.com Dennis Wadsworth
dmitchel@acs.ucalgary.ca Douglas John Mitchell
donovan@bnr.ca marc (m.) donovan
doog@amber.ssd.csd.harris.com Doug Scofield
dr92@columbia.edu Daniel Rahman
drayer@minerva.cis.yale.edu Rebecca Drayer
DRODGERS@delphi.com David Rodgers
dweller@ramtops.demon.co.uk Doug Weller
EA_Golemis@fccc.edu Dr. Erica Golemis
edanien@sas.upenn.edu Elin Danien
Eric.Brunner@eng.sun.com Eric Brunner
es070@eng.warwick.ac.uk
espen@oslonett.no Espen Kristensen
faust@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu Faust
fbertsch@msc.cornell.edu
gblishen@wimsey.com Gene Blishen
gifford@oasys.dt.navy.mil Barbara Gifford
gilpage@aol.com
HAWAR@delphi.com
hernan@cc.gatech.edu Hernan Astudillo R.
hseaver@nyx.cs.du.edu Harmon Seaver
jalexand@titan.ucs.umass.edu Jennifer D Alexander
jamison@dual.iems.nwu.edu Jamison Graff
jchokey@leland.stanford.edu James Alexander Chokey
jdamato@cln.etc.bc.ca John D\UAmato
JDAWE@trentu.ca
JESST2@vms.cis.pitt.edu
jet@nas.nasa.gov J. Eric Townsend
jfortt@dorsai.dorsai.org Joseph Fortt
jmaynard@ringer.cs.utsa.edu
jmccown@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu James R McCown
jmiller@sas.upenn.edu Julia Carolyn Miller
JPINCHUK@trentu.ca
jrathbun@ednet1.osl.or.gov Joni J Rathbun
jupiter2@netcom.com Hal Broome
jur@sas.upenn.edu Jason Ur
jvb7u@fermi.clas.virginia.edu Jon Brinkmann
jvonfurs@adobe.mv.us.adobe.com
lac@cs.rit.edu Lawrence A Coon
lachlan@dmp.csiro.au Lachlan Cranswick
lmccarth@freya.cs.umass.edu
lofstrom@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu Karen Lofstrom
lou@hobbes.xilinx.com Lou Sanchez-Chopitea
lsvedin%core1@kssib.ksc.nasa.gov Svedin
lukeh@math.rutgers.edu Luke Higgins
lwilson@spot.colorado.edu Wilson Luther
mar@carambola.dcc.ufmg.br Marcio Migueletto de Andrade
mark@cms-stl.com Mark Cain
mark@filesvr.unigate1.unisys.com Mark E. Esposito
matrobb@phoenix.princeton.edu Matthew Howard Robb
maynard@ringer.cs.utsa.edu Hugh B. Maynard
MBECK@campplan.utah.edu Mark Beck
mcmillin@netcom.com Brian McMillin
mdavies@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu Mark Davies
mhodges@tenet.edu Mark Hodges
mikej@alamut.demon.co.uk Mike Jay
millerb@ed8200.ped.pto.ford.com Bryan Miller
mkovacs@mcs.kent.edu Michael J Kovacs
mksmith@metronet.com Michael Kalen Smith
mosmith@m11tmp1.sps.mot.com Matt Smith
mpax@crsa.bu.edu Mary Pax
mrwarden@phoenix.princeton.edu Melissa Rhoads Warden
murrayd@clp2.clpgh.org David Murray
nancicon@aol.com
ndallen@io.org Nigel Allen
patric@adrs1.dseg.ti.com Patric M. McGuire 575-6899 msgid PMM
pound@is.rice.edu Christopher Pound
ppowell@lonestar.utsa.edu P. K. Powell
price@isdmnl.wr.usgs.gov Pat Helton
prs9k@brain.neuro.virginia.edu Phil Scarr
pselver@BOURBAKI.MIT.EDU Peter Selverstone
quinn@phoenix.princeton.edu Michael J. Quinn
rakita@Mercury.mcs.com Gordon F. M. Rakita
rgaspers@olympus.net Rachel Gaspers
rjo@tredysvr.tredydev.unisys.com Robert J. Older
rlo@inel.gov Rick Owen
rmark@isdmnl.wr.usgs.gov Robert Mark
ROBERTLYDA@delphi.com
rod@plaza.ds.adp.com
ronnie@cisco.com Ronnie B. Kon
rufinus@cae.wisc.edu
saul@hnrc.tufts.edu Saul Tannenbaum
SEAVERH@vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu
sepstein@smtp.sas.upenn.edu
sjsmith@cs.umd.edu Stephen Joseph Smith
sks@itc.cc.bellcore.com sks
sorensen@ednet1.osl.or.gov Marc D. Sorensen
speinado@electriciti.com Susan B. Peinado
SPOCKNEE@uga.cc.uga.edu Stuart Pocknee
st156@jetson.uh.edu Fazia Rizvi
ST931690@pip.cc.brandeis.edu JESUS THE SEA MONSTER
stcthelib@shrsys.hslc.org Noel S. McFerran
steve@tredysvr.tredydev.unisys.com Steve Chrostowski
stiffler@brahms.udel.edu Lucille A Stiffler
swildner@channelz.gun.de Sascha Wildner
taft@cs.unc.edu Todd D. Taft
tfitz@sierra.wr.usgs.gov Todd Fitzgibbon
trimper@edsi.appleton.wi.us Greg Trimper
ttaggart@u.washington.edu Thomas Taggart
vpablo@nc.titech.ac.jp Vitoria Pablo n-2260
vps@cactolith.win.net Victor Paul Sparks
wombat@nfinit.enet.dec.com Christopher M. Conway
wps%XRAY.Caltech.Edu@juliet.caltech.edu W. P. Schaefer
x3250czk@ufcc.ufl.edu
Yadallee@gallif.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca Dave Shariff Yadallee
yeatsj@gdls.com Jim Yeats
Voted No
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Benjamin.Britton@uc.edu
crouchkp@flidh102.delcoelect.com
dacosta@prl.philips.nl Paulo da Costa
fsspr@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu Sean P. Ryan
HD0022%ALBNYVMS.bitnet@uacsc2.albany.edu Chip Dunham
jacobsg@gas.uug.arizona.edu george m jacobs
jrm@globalvillag.com John R. MacWilliamson
Koenemann@rwth-aachen.de Falk Koenemann
mad5c@server.cs.virginia.edu
mfarah@lascar.puc.cl Miguel Farah F.
mughal@alumni.caltech.edu A. M. Mughal
rick@bcm.tmc.edu Richard H. Miller
smarry@turing.toronto.edu Marc Moorcroft
stainles@bga.com Dwight Brown
WARD@ernie.van.forintek.ca Ward F. Bush
Abstained
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mmt@redbrick.com Maxime Taksar KC6ZPS
Votes in error
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00abdiodore@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu
! No vote statement in message
ChambersR@courier6.aero.org Chambers, Richard W.
! No vote statement in message
goodtime@csn.org Art Goodtimes
! No vote statement in message
jsneed@slate.mines.colorado.edu Joe Sneed
! Conflicting votes
MEGOM@delphi.com MEGOM@DELPHI.COM
! No vote statement in message
p01289@psilink.com JELIKO
! No vote statement in message
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