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steve
response 125 of 152: Mark Unseen   Apr 22 15:58 UTC 1995

   I like alt.grex.stories.
lilmo
response 126 of 152: Mark Unseen   Apr 23 04:15 UTC 1995

oOr, maybe, alt.grex.news
rcurl
response 127 of 152: Mark Unseen   Apr 23 06:00 UTC 1995

They've been added to the list. The plan is still to vote to choose
the top five (5), and then have the runoff with those. Remmers, where
are you??
janc
response 128 of 152: Mark Unseen   Apr 23 15:17 UTC 1995

"Define Pager Pulp"
tsty
response 129 of 152: Mark Unseen   Apr 24 07:23 UTC 1995

one more to add ...
tsty
response 130 of 152: Mark Unseen   Apr 24 07:23 UTC 1995

i like that, janc.
rcurl
response 131 of 152: Mark Unseen   Apr 24 16:09 UTC 1995

I'm adding them as they are suggested - read  /u/rcurl/news.name
wh
response 132 of 152: Mark Unseen   May 11 21:42 UTC 1995

There having been no additions for over two weeks, and this
discussion having gone on for a matter of months, I would like
to request a vote on the issue.
popcorn
response 133 of 152: Mark Unseen   May 11 22:16 UTC 1995

Ja, I think we're waiting for remmers to set up the vote software....
remmers
response 134 of 152: Mark Unseen   May 12 00:47 UTC 1995

<remmers apologizes to all for the delay and, barring Grex being down,
 will set it up tomorrow morning>
remmers
response 135 of 152: Mark Unseen   May 12 00:55 UTC 1995

Oh, one question:  Since this isn't an official election or policy vote,
would anybody object if I read-permit the vote directory so that people
can see how the vote is going and who's voting for what?
wh
response 136 of 152: Mark Unseen   May 12 03:42 UTC 1995

Makes no difference to me. I would think most people don't mind
seeing the progress of the vote, some might mind their votes
being seen. 
selena
response 137 of 152: Mark Unseen   May 12 04:54 UTC 1995

<shrug>
rcurl
response 138 of 152: Mark Unseen   May 12 07:02 UTC 1995

If this were done in a large assembly, it would probably be done by
a show of hands. Closed ballots are needed primarily in elections, or
for contentious issues.
remmers
response 139 of 152: Mark Unseen   May 12 13:15 UTC 1995

Okay, the vote program is now set up for this.  To run it, type "!vote"
at a Picospan prompt or "vote" at a Unix shell prompt.  Anybody can vote,
member or not.  Keep in mind that this is a straw vote, not an official
policy vote.

This is simply the board election program coerced into this task by
changing some configuration files.  As a result, and because there are
24 candidates for a name, you may find the interface somewhat tedious,
since you have to vote explicitly 'y' or 'n' for each and every
candidate.  I didn't want to take the time to write a new program.

From reading the previous discussion, it appeared that I should set it
up to allow people to vote for up to 5 candidates.  Please let me know
if that's wrong -- it's easy to change.

I've opened up the voting directories and configuration files so that
anybody can look at them.  The config files are in the directory
/var/spool/votedir/board and the votes themselves in the directory
/var/spool/votedir/board/votes.  Each person's vote is recorded in a
file whose name is the same as their login id.

Also -- when is the voting period supposed to end?
tsty
response 140 of 152: Mark Unseen   May 12 20:27 UTC 1995

<<heh - it's over when your choice has enough votes .... (g)...>>
rcurl
response 141 of 152: Mark Unseen   May 12 23:00 UTC 1995

It was proposed to reduce the candidate names to 5, and then to choose from
among them. Voting for up to 5 will accomplish ther first step - if enough
users vote. An item should be started in agora to explainand encourage
voting. If we get out the publicity - the usual voting period should be
sufficient.
remmers
response 142 of 152: Mark Unseen   May 13 16:25 UTC 1995

I'd suggest you enter the item, Rane, since you're spearheading the
newsletter effort at this point.
bruin
response 143 of 152: Mark Unseen   May 13 19:52 UTC 1995

How about "Let's Talk About Grex"? (A parody of a Salt & Pepa song of a few
years ago about you-know-what).
selena
response 144 of 152: Mark Unseen   May 13 22:26 UTC 1995

Straw vote? Can *I* vote, then, or what?
popcorn
response 145 of 152: Mark Unseen   May 13 22:46 UTC 1995

Yup, sure can!
rcurl
response 146 of 152: Mark Unseen   May 14 16:59 UTC 1995

Well, I don't know - shouldn't we verify first that selena exists? :)
guest
response 147 of 152: Mark Unseen   May 14 17:20 UTC 1995

What about me!  Can I vote too?  :-]
remmers
response 148 of 152: Mark Unseen   May 14 20:22 UTC 1995

Sure.  Just be aware that your vote will be overwritten by the
next person who votes from the guest account.
selena
response 149 of 152: Mark Unseen   May 14 21:11 UTC 1995

<Selena chuckles>
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