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> The list grew out of a failed vote on rec.unicycling several years ago.
It would be interesting, if anyone could remember the vote, what
reasons people gave for voting no. Perhaps they had some valid points?
A rec.unicycling, I think, would be far more convenient that all this
mail "cluttering" up my inbox. Most news-readers handle this sort of
communication better than most mail-readers.
On the same note, I would appreciate it if people DIDN'T send around
mail messages saying only "me too" to the list, but instead directed
it straight to Beirne. Discussion is, of course, welcome.
> BTW, we currently have 109 people on the mailing list.
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> If everyone on the list voted yes, we could stand 9 no votes from elsewhere.
It is unrealistic to expect everyone on the list to (a) be keeping up
with the list and following the discussion, (b) being capable of
sending a news message to the appropriate group and (c) caring enough
to do so.
Perhaps I am being overly cynical, but I doubt if over 40 people from
the list would vote either way. I don't mean this as a poor reflection
on the list, but I think it would be unfortunate if an enthusiastic
few started the vote without getting the expected support. (Not to
mention making it even harder to get the vote next time.)
On the other hand, I would expect that each voter on the list would be
capable of persuading a few others to vote. Rec.juggling would also be
the source of a few more votes. Having a good FAQ also would count in
our favour.
I would vote yes for rec.unicycling, and what's more, I am sure I
could persuade at least five others not on the list that what they
really need in their life is a rec.unicycling newsgroup. Even if I
could only persuade them long enough to vote...
Regards,
Julian
-- Julian Orbach (julian@cs.uq.oz.au)
-- University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia