Re: rec.unicycling?

pbennett@lssec.bt.co.uk
Wed, 12 Oct 94 16:04:02 BST

To quote from Julian Orbach...
>
> Beirne Konarski wrote:
>
> [snip]
> > 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?

Apart from the usual "there's too many groups" and "I don't like you"
arguments, the main one was that old chestnut, "isn't a uni a bike?".
I guess if there was another vote this'd be raised again. I don't
remember any "valid points" made against the group, but then I was
fairly blinkered...

[blah]
>
> 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.)

You may be right, but from what I remember it wasn't a lack of yes
votes that was a problem, rather a *huge* amount of nos.

BTW, I'd vote "yes" again, and could perhaps persuade one or two others.

pab.