Xref: utzoo news.groups:15228 alt.config:1337 rec.humor:30236 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!udel!udccvax1!bryden From: bryden@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Christopher F. Bryden) Newsgroups: news.groups,alt.config,rec.humor Subject: CALL FOR VOTES: alt.holiday.suicide Message-ID: <5197@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU> Date: 30 Nov 89 23:22:27 GMT Reply-To: bryden@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Christopher F. Bryden) Followup-To: news.groups Organization: University of Delaware Lines: 66 This is a call for votes on a seasonal news group devoted to the discussion of how to self-destructivly deal with the stresses that are produced by the holiday season that is now upon us. The following is a list of possible names and the reasons why they have been consider : alt.suicide Idealy the news group would be : alt.suicide.holiday or alt.sucicide.holiday-season. This, is the correct way to name they group, but because of the time of year, I thought it might be nice produce a quaint little quirk in the naming scheme from the beginning. alt.christmas-time.suicide We feel that this name is too limiting. Let's face it, some people only feel like killing themselves after they see how long the lines to the return departments really are. Similarly, some people just don't like turkey all that much. alt.holiday.self-inflicted-gun-wound alt.holiday.hung-by-the-neck-until-dead alt.holiday.hari-kari alt.holiday. All of these name are perfectly fine. Initially, there will not be enough volume in the news group to justify the creation of all these seperate, but equaly valid news groups. The questions concerning the effectiveness of one method of self-destruction over another would be addressed with a new user article at the beginning of each news group. This would prevent excessive cross posting. Discussion: The discussion period will last two weeks and will end on December 15, 1989. Discussion about the news group will probably vary. The some of the more important questions that need to be addressed by the net include : "Where do you get off even suggesting this news group", "Suicide is illegal, why should we create a news group about illegal acts?", "I bet their going to yank your account for this one, eh Bryden?", "How will we deal with suicide chain letters and their effect at .edu sites?". Some issues like cross posting to misc.kids and alt.recovery have clear answers. Desperate programers who post things like "Tell me the answer to this, or I'll kill myself" will probably be laughed at and promptly told to RTFM. People wishing to know how to handle their estate should post to misc.legal. Deep philosophical discussions will be asked to move to some other more appropriate news group. Also, people wishing to know if a teflon-coated, hollow-point, 9mm bullet will do the trick should cross post to rec.guns. this is a news group about tips and suggestions gained through experience. Voting: The vote will be held by the Single Transferrable Vote system. The vote will be held through the 15th of January 1990 and it will start on the 15th of December 1989. A reminder will be posted sometime near the 15th of December 1989. Votes recieved before the 15th of December 1989 and after 15th of January 1990 will not be counted. Cheers, Chris PS: Don't let the credit card bill get you down. -- bryden@vax1.acs.udel.edu ...{unidot,uunet}!cfg!udel!udccvax1!bryden Copyright 1989 Chris Bryden permission granted for non-profit reproduction only ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- expectation is the mother of disappointment Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com