-- still if I do a Web search I can see that it keeps being posted on
newsgroups and discussion lists with no mention of this.
-- if I look at the Usenet (which I am not very skilled at, by any means)
it seems that they did NOT get in. Among the "rec" groups, that is. Among
the "alt" groups ANYTHING goes, there is no voting procedure at all. Facts
of the Net...
Eva
********* what you get if you request the Call For Votes ********************
****************** > To: music-cfv who-is-at sub-rosa.com *****************************
>Date: Sat, 18 May 1996 04:26:10 -0400
>To: eva.ekeblad who-is-at ped.gu.se
>Precedence: bulk
>X-Loop: grendel who-is-at netaxs.com
>From: Michael Handler <handler who-is-at sub-rosa.com>
>Subject: [UVV] CFV request rejected; voting period has ended
>
>The voting period for the vote you reference below has ended. No more
>votes are being accepted. Therefore, I will no longer be automatically
>delivering copies of the CFV via email.
>
>I will tabulate the results and submit them to David Lawrence for posting
>to <news.announce.newgroups>. Please read that newsgroup to see the
>results of the vote. If you have any other questions, please contact me at
><handler who-is-at sub-rosa.com>. Thanks.
>
>Michael Handler
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An example of a place that DOES mention the deadline:
**** FROM URL: http://www.herspace.com/herspace/other/newsgroup.html ********
>Voting for or against a newsgroup is a simple process. Each web user gets
>one vote, just like in real life. But you can vote on things that will
>never reach the ballot box. Currently, for example, there's a campaign on
>the net to establish a newsgroup devoted to neoNazi white supremacist
>music. If you want to vote on this issue, follow these instructions:
> HOW TO VOTE:
> Send E-MAIL (posts to a newsgroup are invalid) to:
> music-vote who-is-at sub-rosa.com
> This is an impartial, third-party vote taker. Please do not send your
>reply to Herspace as we can not forward your vote. Check the address
>before you mail your vote. Your mail message should contain only one
>statement. If you've decided to vote no, write in the body of your
>message:
> I vote NO on rec.music.white-power
> If your mail software does not indicate your real name, please also
>include the following statement and add your name (on the same line).
> Voter name:
> Vote counting is automated. Failure to follow these directions may mean
>that your vote does not get counted. If you do not receive an
>acknowledgment of your vote within three days contact the votetaker about
>the problem. It's your responsibility to make sure your vote is registered
>correctly.
> The deadline for this particular newsgroup poll is March 18, 1996, 23:59:59.
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