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From: rick@pavlov.ssctr.bcm.tmc.edu (Richard H. Miller)
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Subject: Re: CFV:  comp.sys.hp48 moderated and comp.sys.hp48.d
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Date: 15 Mar 91 20:14:21 GMT
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In article <1991Mar15.193522.21919@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> streeter@theory.lcs.mit.edu (Kenneth B. Streeter) writes:
>
>There was a CFD issued in news.groups (or, at least in
>news.announce.newgroups) in excess of two weeks ago.  The original CFD
>was crossposted to comp.sys.handhelds.  Almost all of the ensuing
>discussion has taken place in comp.sys.handhelds, with only a few
>articles being crossposted to news.groups.  The discussion in
>comp.sys.handhelds has been extensive (and heated at times.)  The
>"consensus" (if one can call it that) from the discussion has been to
>create the above two newsgroups:  comp.sys.hp48, and comp.sys.hp48.d

Yes, I remember that discussion and then it disappeared. Now we see a call
for vote on a topic which the net at large [or those who follow such things
in the appropriate news.groups] has had no input on. It has been blindly
presented to us and we are expected to vote on it. Wrong!

What you should have done us what the people in comp.sys.amiga did. They
had the discussion within their own news group and when they had reached
a [sort/of] consensus on what they wanted to do, a long Call for Discussion
was placed in news.announce.newgroups and additional discussion was held
with the rest of the interested parties. The Call for Vote was then issued
about a month later and it passed. 

What you should do it cancel the CFV and put out a new RFD with a summary
of the discussion within comp.sys.handhelds. Then allow people who have
other interests to participate in the discussion. A blind CFV with no frame
of reference is a very bad mistake. 

As I said, I believe that you probably have a case for splitting the group
but the specifics need to be discussed.
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