From: cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Coyt D Watters)
Subject: META: Straw Poll results: Shadowrun newgroup proposal
Followup-To: rec.games.frp.advocacy
Summary: Yesses win big
Keywords: Straw poll, VOTE, shadowrun, newgroup
Reply-To: rec.games.frp.advocacy
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 21:45:11 GMT

By a good majority, the Straw poll was in favor of discussing whether or not
a newsgroup rec.games.frp.shadowrun should be created.

Please note that these votes are not FOR or AGAINST a group, only that the 
respondent thought we should/should not begin discussion about creating the
proposed newsgroup.

No Votes:   8
Yes Votes: 39

The Voters:

-NO-
From: ads3@PO.CWRU.edu (Andrew Shults) Thu, 12 Nov 1992 21:30:37 GMT
From: lunatix!lmollett@ms.uky.edu Sat, 14 Nov 92 10:21:18 EST
From: urbin@interlan.interlan.com (Mark Urbin) Fri, 13 Nov 1992 21:42:33 GMT
From: Ridley McIntyre <gdg019@cch.coventry.ac.uk> Sat, 14 Nov 92 10:33:26 GMT
From: MGROSSMAN@hamp.hampshire.edu Sat, 14 Nov 92 13:05 EDT
From: Luke Kendall <luke@research.canon.oz.au> Mon, 16 Nov 92 11:41:27 +1100
From: jamtgaar@CS.ColoState.EDU (arne jamtgaard) Fri, 13 Nov 92 21:36:25 MST
From: Punk Rocketeer <SLB3Y@CC.USU.EDU> 16 Nov 1992 10:01:35 -0600 (MDT)

-YES-
From sos@oz.plymouth.edu  Thu Nov 12 17:20:33 1992
From adray@mcs.kent.edu  Thu Nov 12 17:54:25 1992
From franklir@GAS.uug.Arizona.EDU  Thu Nov 12 22:50:44 1992
From capitol!thomas@uunet.UU.NET  Fri Nov 13 08:53:29 1992
From adam@das.harvard.edu  Fri Nov 13 13:32:50 1992
From hades@coos.dartmouth.edu  Fri Nov 13 13:52:48 1992
From durrant@mentor.cc.purdue.edu  Sat Nov 14 15:37:44 1992
From hillgrov@feserve.cc.purdue.edu  Fri Nov 13 15:52:08 1992
From pound@ruf.rice.edu  Fri Nov 13 22:17:36 1992
From hachiman@u.washington.edu  Sun Nov 15 15:19:28 1992
From IK20001@MAINE.BITNET  Sat Nov 14 13:28:39 1992
From mdlcpgs@lhn.gns.cri.nz  Sun Nov 15 15:20:44 1992
From splash@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu  Sun Nov 15 23:11:07 1992
From pkaminsk@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca  Sat Nov 14 19:25:20 1992
From loren@wmkt.wharton.upenn.edu  Fri Nov 13 15:51:00 1992
From claymoar@wam.umd.edu  Tue Nov 17 07:56:01 1992
From tdunn@ecst.csuchico.edu  Mon Nov 16 17:59:48 1992
From amigaman+@pitt.edu  Mon Nov 16 17:56:47 1992
From mstorer@ponder.csci.unt.edu  Mon Nov 16 20:23:49 1992
From woodc@rpi.edu  Mon Nov 16 13:08:41 1992
From dzik@access.digex.com  Tue Nov 17 08:16:32 1992
From dseal@armltd.co.uk  Wed Nov 18 05:40:52 1992
From veritas!joshua@apple.com  Tue Nov 17 17:25:13 1992
From npearl@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu  Tue Nov 17 10:52:21 1992
From harmonix@u.washington.edu  Tue Nov 17 17:50:20 1992
From lavonius@cc.helsinki.fi  Tue Nov 17 10:42:14 1992
From mchance@nyx.cs.du.edu  Tue Nov 17 12:56:31 1992
From roking@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu  Tue Nov 17 11:37:24 1992
From bchapman@spartan.ac.BrockU.CA  Wed Nov 18 09:43:36 1992
From ecasey@mailer.cc.fsu.edu  Wed Nov 18 12:46:44 1992
From m91kgh@bellatrix.tdb.uu.se  Wed Nov 18 09:55:46 1992
From johnson1@cs.uwp.edu  Wed Nov 18 17:06:52 1992
From mlj44080@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu  Wed Nov 18 18:15:00 1992
From magnush@rainier.isy.liu.se  Thu Nov 19 09:47:54 1992
From acgetche@relleno.engr.ucdavis.edu  Fri Nov 20 00:39:36 1992
From jcarl@jabba.ess.harris.com  Fri Nov 20 13:09:19 1992
From jmkaraka@eos.ncsu.edu  Fri Nov 20 15:35:12 1992
From wcmartin@eos.ncsu.edu  Fri Nov 20 14:40:01 1992
From cavalier@elf.etsu.edu  Fri Nov 20 14:10:12 1992

Now, to kick things off, here is a proposed charter for 
rec.games.frp.shadowrun.

NAME:      rec.games.frp.shadowrun
CHARTER:   This unmoderated discussion newsgroup is for discussion of
           the official rules and settings for the _Shadowrun_ gaming
	   system by FASA.  Primary to this is the discussion of rules
	   and mechanics so specific to Shadowrun that the posting is
	   of little interest to the general gaming community.  
	   Crossposting between this group and other groups in the 
	   rec.games.frp hierarchy is discouraged, however issues of 
	   general interest that happen to involve a rule or setting
	   from _Shadowrun_ are more than welcome to the other discussion
 	   groups.  Stories, finished works, announcements and want ads 
	   should be posted to the newsgroups designed for their information.


****** PLEASE READ ******

Please do not crosspost this discussion to news.groups.  Personally, I'd like 
to see the membership of rec.games.frp.* hammer out the little details locally,
before submitting a formal RFD to news.groups.

Thanks to all the respondents, apologies to those who my mailer lost, bounced
spindled and/or mutilated.

Note replies and followups are redirected to .advocacy.  This is IMO, the best
group to discuss this.

As always, email welcome, though I still retain the option of posting any 
amusing flames for the net's enjoyment.

I am targeting December 14th as the do-or-die day.  If general consensus is
not to do it - it dies in committee, otherwise the first formal RFD should
be posted.  Our discussion in .advocacy should be complete by then.

-Coyt (who wore out his fingers and toes counting this one folks!)
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