From: idoy@crux1.cit.cornell.edu (Mike Wilson)
Subject: STRAW POLL RESULTS FOR A NATIVE NEWSGROUP
Summary: December 22 results of the Straw Poll for a Native newsgroup.
Keywords: poll, native newsgroup
Organization: Cornell Information Technologies
Date: 22 Dec 92 06:01:25 GMT

RESULTS OF THE STRAW POLL FOR A THE NAME OF A NATIVE NEWSGROUP

Thank you all for participating in this straw poll. Your votes
and your encouraging notes are greatly appreciated.

Number of persons voting: 37 (see bottom note on irregularities)

First choice votes (38 votes):
     soc.culture.native                 18   47.3%
     soc.culture.native.american         8   21.0%
     soc.culture.american.indian         3   7.9%
     soc.culture.indigenous              2   5.3%
     soc.culture.aborginal               2   5.3%
     soc.culture.indigenous.american     1   2.6%
     soc.culture.native-america          1   2.6%
     soc.culture.aboriginal.misc         1   2.6%
     soc.culture.the.people              1   2.6%
     soc.culture.amerind                 1   2.6%


Second choice votes (14 votes):
     soc.culture.indigenous              6   42.8%
     soc.culture.native.american         3   22.4%
     soc.culture.native                  2   14.3%
     soc.culture.aboriginal              2   14.3%
     soc.culture.aboriginal.american     1   7.1%

Third choice votes (8 votes):
     soc.culture.indigenous              4   50.0%
     soc.culture.aboriginal              3   37.5%
     soc.culture.indigenous.american     1   12.5%




HOW PEOPLE VOTED -- FIRST CHOICE

SOC.CULTURE.NATIVE ------------------
Karleen S. Davis ksdavis@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
JKF jfurr@nyx.cs.du.edu
StarOwl mda46419@sumter.cso.uiuc.edu
George Crafts gtc@poe.acc.virginia.edu
John Becker johnb@crux1.cit.cornell.edu
Arlen Speights speights@iear.arts.rpi.edu
Dave Burgess burgess.hrd769.brooks.af.mil
Jan Isley jan@bagend.uucp
Acee Agoyo agoyo@athena.mit.edu
Tammy Stark Blandino lib1p@jetson.uh.edu
Murthy Yenamandra yenamand@cs.unm.edu
Mike Wilson idoy@crux1.cit.cornell.edu
Maurice Forrester mjforrest@suvm.syr.edu
Larry McWilliams lmm@okpoky.att.com
Harry Meyer hrmeyer@pnet01.cts.unm
Bob Pietkivitch rjp1@ihspa.att.com
Ilana Stern ilana@ncar.ucar.edu
Floyd Davidson floyd@ims.alaska.edu

SOC.CULTURE.NATIVE.AMERICAN------------
Sarah Skovronsky starfish@washington.edu
Jim Black Eagle cherokee@cscns.com
wurfa8v@nerix.nerdc.ufl.edu
iovine@columbine.cs.colorado.edu
David Edelsohn c$dje@watson.ibm.com
David Reeve Sward sward+@cmu.edu
Steve Schlaifer steve@kura.jpl.nasa.gov
The Navigator wilde@u.washington.edu

SOC.CULTURE.AMERICAN.INDIAN--------------
John P. Duncan jduncan@jupiter.nmt.edu
Randall Morgan ascholar@spot.colorado.edu
Leslie Gene Hunter kflgh00@taimvs1.bitnet

SOC.CULTURE.INDIGENOUS----------------
Mary Lu Wason mlw@moscow.cc.bellcone.com
Michael of Nebadon michael@afterlife.ncsc.mil

SOC.CULTURE.ABORIGINAL-----------------
Ed emcguire@mother.intellection.com
Steve Adams adams@spss.com

SOC.CULTURE.ABORIGINAL.MISC-------------
J.J. Farrell jjf@dsbc.icl.co.uk

SOC.CULTURE.THE.PEOPLE-----------------
Narlen narlen.blue.arm@forsythe.stanford.edu

SOC.CULTURE.AMERIND------------------
Randy Vice damocles@nostromo.eisley.wa.com

SOC.CULTURE.INDIGENOUS.AMERICAN------
Daniel W.Brown brown@pollux.cs.uga.edu

SOC.CULTURE.NATIVE-AMERICA----------
Ilana Stern ilana@ncar.ucar.edu


HOW PEOPLE VOTED -- SECOND CHOICE

SOC.CULTURE.INDIGENOUS-------------
Karleen S. Davis ksdavis@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
Murthy Yenamandra yenemand@cs.unm.edu
Arlen Speights speights@iear.arts.rpi.edu
Dave Burgess burgess@hrd769.brooks.af.mil
StarOwl mda46419@sumter.cso.uiuc.edu
Floyd Davidson floyd@ims.alaska.edu

SOC.CULTURE.NATIVE.AMERICAN-------------
John Duncan jduncan@jupiter.nmt.edu
Tammy Stark Blandino lib1p@jetson.uh.edu
Bob Pietkivitch rjp1@ihspa.att.com

SOC.CULTURE.NATIVE----------------
Leslie Gene Hunter kflgh00@taimvs1.bitnet
Mary Lu Wason mlw@moscow.cc.bellcone.com

SOC.CULTURE.ABORIGINAL---------------
Jan Isley jan@bagend.uucp
Michael of Nebadon michael@afterlife.nscs.mil

SOC.CULTURE.ABORIGINAL.AMERICAN---------
Daniel W. Brown brown@pollux.cs.uga.edu


HOW PEOPLE VOTED -- THIRD CHOICE

SOC.CULTURE.INDIGENOUS---------------
Leslie Gene Hunter kflgh00@taimv1.bitnet
Jan Isley jan@bagund.uucp
StarOwl mda46419@sumter.cso.uiuc.edu
Bob Pietkivitch rjp1@ihspa.att.com

SOC.CULTURE.ABORIGINAL---------------
Karleen S. Davis ksdavis@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
Dave Burgess burgess@hrd769.brooks.af.mil
Floyd Davidson floyd@ims.alaska.edu

SOC.CULTURE.INDIGENOUS.AMERICAN------------
Mary Lu Wason mlw@moscow.cc.bellcore.com


NOTES ON IRREGULARITIES:
>>> Since there was some question about my asking friends to
vote, of the five votes I solicited, I kicked out three.  I left
in the other two because both were informed votes, one voter
having gone back and read the posts on the subject to make a
decision for himself, and the other having had daily contact with
me about the formation of this newsgroup.

>>> Ilana Stern asked that I place both her choices as first
choices.
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