From: rdippold@qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
Subject: CFV:  comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 15:53:04 GMT

OFFICIAL CALL FOR VOTES FOR NEW GROUP

NAME:
	comp.sys.ibm.pc.games

STATUS:
	unmoderated

CHARTER:
	To provide a forum for the discussion of games for the IBM PC or
	compatible machines.  This is not just limited to MS-DOS, but
	extends to OS/2, Windows (Yes, it's not really an OS, but...)
	and anything else which can run on an IBM PC compatible.

For example (not to be taken as comprehensive):
	o Discussion of upcoming games
	o Discussion of software companies
	o Discussion of current and past games
	o Requests for help
	o Hints and spoilers
	o Personal sales and trading of games.  Not for commercial sales
	  or piracy.  Any risk assumed is your own.
	o Discussion of locations of new demos and ftp sites


RATIONALE:

	It has been much discussed in the past, but failed due to the
lack of anyone dumb enough to take on the resulting work.  The RFD has
received overwhelming support in rec.games.misc and other interested
groups.

	The primary motive is to get the huge amount traffic regarding
IBM games off of rec.games.misc, where it can be self-contained.
IBMers can read only about their games, if they choose, and those who
aren't interested in them will have a much more less smothering
rec.games.misc, where board games and other games under its charter
can be discussed more freely.

	We have discussed group names, and the overwhelming favorite,
because of the previous precedent of groups such as comp.sys.mac.games,
comp.sys.amiga.games, and comp.binaries.ibm.pc, is comp.sys.ibm.pc.games. 
It is recognized that "ibm.pc" does not cover the entire range of
machines, such as PS/2s and other software compatibles.  However,
"ibm.pc" seems to be a recognized name for this group of machines in
the rest of the hierarchy.  We are also aware of the comp.os.msdos
hierarchy, but while most of the posts will probably be about MS-DOS
games, the group is not limited to that.


VOTING:

	This vote will run from now till 23:59 GMT, Monday, May 4, 1992.
	The date/time on your message must be before this time, or it will
	not be counted.  Only votes recieved by email as detailed below
	will be counted.

	There will be two other CFVs and mass Acknowledgements during
	this time.  The final acknowledgement and totals postings will
	be done on Wednesday, May 6, 1992.

	Send all votes to

		rdippold@qualcomm.com

	(You can just reply to this post...) Our mail is usually very
	reliable, but if it bounces, try again later.

	The first line of your post should be either

		I vote YES on comp.sys.ibm.pc.games

	or
		I vote NO on comp.sys.ibm.pc.games

	You may add comments below that, but only the first line will
	be used to determine your vote.  If you do not use YES and NO
        in that line, your vote will be discarded.

	If you vote more than once, your last vote will be the one counted.
	If you are revoting, please add a line underneath commenting on
	this, to make sure we notice.


MY ACTIONS:

	I did the RFD for comp.sys.ibm.pc.games and am doing the CFV.
	This group has not been particularly controversial.  To keep it
	that way, I will not be discussing the proposal in any way which
	involves my expressing a positive or negative opinion on it.  I
	will not be doing any public or private campaigning for or against
	it.  I will, on public groups, encourage people to vote, but will
	not take a stand for or against and will encourage both YES and NO
	voters to vote. 
-- 
Oregonians don't tan, they rust.
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