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From: tjw@unix.cis.pitt.edu (TJ Wood WA3VQJ)
Newsgroups: news.groups
Subject: Re: late votes for *.AQUARIA
Message-ID: <21259@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: 21 Dec 89 21:44:31 GMT
References: <7332@ficc.uu.net> <12488@cbnews.ATT.COM> <10693@attctc.Dallas.TX.US>
Reply-To: tjw@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Terry J. Wood)
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In article <10693@attctc.Dallas.TX.US> rissa@attctc.Dallas.TX.US (Patricia O Tuama) writes:

>I do have one question, however:  now that Peter's new vote-taking 
>scheme has been declared legitimate, does this mean anyone can call
>for a similar vote to duplicate any other duly-elected newsgroup?

Sure!  Go ahead!  Try news.aquaria if you like!  Only *.aquaria groups
count, though.

>In particular I was wondering about talk.skeptic, but certainly this
>could be applied to virtually any other newsgroup.  And am I correct
>in thinking that this kind of vote is also not subject to the 14 day
>discussion period just as Peter's vote was not?

Hey, why bother.  Just newgroup it.

Remember:  A group will exist if there are 100 more NEWGROUPS than RMGROUPS!
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