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January 4th, 2000, 03:34 AM
FIRST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2)
unmoderated group rec.sport.basejumping
Newsgroups line:
rec.sport.basejumping The discussion forum for B.A.S.E. jumpers.
Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 24 Jan 2000.
This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. Questions about the proposed group should be directed to the proponent.
Proponent: Morten Klinge Laursen
Votetaker: Dave Cornejo
RATIONALE: rec.sport.basejumping
Like paragliding, B.A.S.E. jumping does not have anything in common with skydiving other than the use of a parachute. B.A.S.E. jumpers jump from fixed objects instead of aeroplanes. B.A.S.E. is an acronym describing the fixed objects that one parachutes from that are "B"uilding, "A"ntenna, "S"pan and "E"arth. At the moment B.A.S.E. postings are mostly made to rec.skydiving and "The B.A.S.E Board". Rec.skydiving is for skydiving only and is therefore not appropiate for B.A.S.E. related topics. The B.A.S.E Board is a WWW based medium for reading B.A.S.E. related postings, and due to the increasingly interest for the sport of B.A.S.E. jumping it is very time consuming to read the approx. 19 postings each day on the WWW based "The B.A.S.E Board" and to scan rec.skydiving (with 200 postings a day) for B.A.S.E. related topics. It is here the newsgroup rec.sport.basejumping is required to unload unrelated topics from rec.skydiving and to take some of the messages from the heavily loaded B.A.S.E. Board to a better suited application (USENET).
CHARTER: rec.sport.basejumping
This newsgroup is unmoderated and distributed worldwide. This newsgroup is intended for all discussions concerning B.A.S.E. jumping, meaning skydiving posts are not welcome.
Appropiate topics for discussion include the following:
- Bridge day and other B.A.S.E. events worldwide.
- Gear discussions
- B.A.S.E. canopies
- Wingloading
- Containers (pin vs. velcro)
- Pilot chutes
- Wing Suits
- Packing techniques
- B.A.S.E. Classifieds (no skydiving gear)
- The laws against B.A.S.E. jumping
- Official B.A.S.E. numbering
- Get in touch with other B.A.S.E. jumpers
Inappropiate posts include:
- Skydiving topics (use rec.skydiving)
- Binary posts
END CHARTER.
HOW TO VOTE:
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You may also vote ABSTAIN (which records an empty vote) or CANCEL (which removes any earlier votes). ABSTAIN does not affect the final vote count in any way but is listed, whereas CANCEL is not.
IMPORTANT VOTING PROCEDURE NOTES:
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Votes mailed by WWW/HTML/CGI forms are considered to be anonymous votes. Votes from non-existent email addresses are not valid.
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. Duplicate votes are resolved in favor of the most recent valid vote. Addresses, names and votes of all voters will be published in the final voting results post.
The purpose of a Usenet vote is to determine the genuine interest of persons who would read a proposed newsgroup. Soliciting votes from disinterested parties defeats this purpose. Please do not distribute this CFV. If you must, direct people to the official CFV as posted to news.announce.newgroups. Distributing pre-marked or otherwise edited copies of this CFV is generally considered to be vote fraud. When in
doubt, ask the votetaker.
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Voting question & problems: Dave Cornejo
Voting address: vote@dogwood.com
unmoderated group rec.sport.basejumping
Newsgroups line:
rec.sport.basejumping The discussion forum for B.A.S.E. jumpers.
Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 24 Jan 2000.
This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. Questions about the proposed group should be directed to the proponent.
Proponent: Morten Klinge Laursen
Votetaker: Dave Cornejo
RATIONALE: rec.sport.basejumping
Like paragliding, B.A.S.E. jumping does not have anything in common with skydiving other than the use of a parachute. B.A.S.E. jumpers jump from fixed objects instead of aeroplanes. B.A.S.E. is an acronym describing the fixed objects that one parachutes from that are "B"uilding, "A"ntenna, "S"pan and "E"arth. At the moment B.A.S.E. postings are mostly made to rec.skydiving and "The B.A.S.E Board". Rec.skydiving is for skydiving only and is therefore not appropiate for B.A.S.E. related topics. The B.A.S.E Board is a WWW based medium for reading B.A.S.E. related postings, and due to the increasingly interest for the sport of B.A.S.E. jumping it is very time consuming to read the approx. 19 postings each day on the WWW based "The B.A.S.E Board" and to scan rec.skydiving (with 200 postings a day) for B.A.S.E. related topics. It is here the newsgroup rec.sport.basejumping is required to unload unrelated topics from rec.skydiving and to take some of the messages from the heavily loaded B.A.S.E. Board to a better suited application (USENET).
CHARTER: rec.sport.basejumping
This newsgroup is unmoderated and distributed worldwide. This newsgroup is intended for all discussions concerning B.A.S.E. jumping, meaning skydiving posts are not welcome.
Appropiate topics for discussion include the following:
- Bridge day and other B.A.S.E. events worldwide.
- Gear discussions
- B.A.S.E. canopies
- Wingloading
- Containers (pin vs. velcro)
- Pilot chutes
- Wing Suits
- Packing techniques
- B.A.S.E. Classifieds (no skydiving gear)
- The laws against B.A.S.E. jumping
- Official B.A.S.E. numbering
- Get in touch with other B.A.S.E. jumpers
Inappropiate posts include:
- Skydiving topics (use rec.skydiving)
- Binary posts
END CHARTER.
HOW TO VOTE:
Follow these instructions *exactly*! Votes are counted by computer.
You should send E-MAIL (posts to a newsgroup are invalid) to:
vote@dogwood.com
Please do not assume that just replying to this message will work.
Check the address before you mail your vote. Your mail message should contain one and only one of the following vote statements:
I vote YES on rec.sport.basejumping
I vote NO on rec.sport.basejumping
Voter name:
If your mail software does not indicate your real name (for example, AOL does not), include _exactly_ the statement above on a _separate_
line and add your name after the colon. Having your name in your signature line is NOT enough! Do NOT join the lines together or remove the words "Voter name"!
You may also vote ABSTAIN (which records an empty vote) or CANCEL (which removes any earlier votes). ABSTAIN does not affect the final vote count in any way but is listed, whereas CANCEL is not.
IMPORTANT VOTING PROCEDURE NOTES:
Standard Guidelines for voting apply. One vote per person, one account per voter. Votes must be mailed directly from the voter to the votetaker. Anonymous, forwarded or proxy votes are not valid.
Votes mailed by WWW/HTML/CGI forms are considered to be anonymous votes. Votes from non-existent email addresses are not valid.
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. Duplicate votes are resolved in favor of the most recent valid vote. Addresses, names and votes of all voters will be published in the final voting results post.
The purpose of a Usenet vote is to determine the genuine interest of persons who would read a proposed newsgroup. Soliciting votes from disinterested parties defeats this purpose. Please do not distribute this CFV. If you must, direct people to the official CFV as posted to news.announce.newgroups. Distributing pre-marked or otherwise edited copies of this CFV is generally considered to be vote fraud. When in
doubt, ask the votetaker.
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Voting question & problems: Dave Cornejo
Voting address: vote@dogwood.com