Don't forget - 25 or more people will vote NO just because. They vote no
against every new group to come out. That means we need at least 125 YES
votes to get the group created. That means all 67 members of this list should
vote.
Here's the ballot. Please follow the instructions carefully:
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[ ABSTAIN ] example.abstention
[ CANCEL ] example.cancellation
* DO NOT modify, alter or delete any information in this ballot!
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======== BEGINNING OF BALLOT: Delete everything before this line =======
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| 1ST CALL FOR VOTES: comp.os.geos reorganization
| Official Usenet Voting Ballot <COG-0001> (Do not remove this line!)
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Your Vote Newsgroup
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[ ] CREATE comp.os.geos.misc (renames comp.os.geos)
[ ] CREATE comp.os.geos.programmer
[ ] REMOVE comp.os.msdos.pcgeos
======== END OF BALLOT: Delete everything after this line ==============
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-- Jani Patokallio <jpatokal@alpha.hut.fi> Voting address: <voting@hut.fi>Nathan