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From: jeffd@ficc.uu.net (jeff daiell)
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Subject: Re: Votes with many NO votes (Re: Proposed OFFICIAL Newsgroup Creation/Deletion Guidelines)
Summary: Opposition and Merit
Message-ID: <3550@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 24 Mar 89 13:56:09 GMT
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In article <3549@ficc.uu.net>, Peter da Silva writes:
> How about using the rule of 100: any vote with over 100 NO votes, regardless
> of the number of YES votes, obviously has a lot of opposition and should not
> be created.


Since when does high opposition = lack of merit, or lack of validity?

At the risk of being repetitious, those that dislike a newsgroup
can decline to carry it, so why let them spoil things for those
that want it -- especially if they're significantly outvoted
(e.g., if a vote went 235-104)?

Para un Tejas Libre,


Jeff Daiell


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                   Fiat Justitia, Ruat Caelum