-------- Forwarded message -------- Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 22:02:22 -0600 From: Skye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Fwd: Help to start bamboo newsgroup] Hi friends, I am doing as much as I can to help get the necessary votes to establish a bamboo news group. The call for votes (CFV) starts today and we have 21 days to spread the news and place votes. Please if you have five mins logon to one of the newsgroup below and follow the simple instructions to vote. Alternatively if you can't access a newsgroup you can request a CFV from the votetaker who's e-mail address is below. Thanks Hans More information......... Proposed Usenet newsgroup: rec.gardens.bamboo 20th Aug. '99 - The vote to decide whether to create a new newsgroup "rec.gardens.bamboo" is now in progress. We have 21 days to cast our votes. A Usenet newsgroup is a free service provided by your ISP and the internet. It is intended for the world wide exchange of ideas and information by people with a common interest. There are over 70,000 newsgroups to select from. Most e-mail programs have a built in news reader, all you do is add a news account and subscribe to the groups you are interested in (subscribe means to participate in the newsgroup - there is no cost). The proposed new newsgroup rec.gardens.bamboo will be about bamboo. It is intended for anyone with an interest in bamboo from the beginner to the most experienced. A Call for Votes (CFV) on rec.gardens.bamboo will be posted soon by the Usenet Volunteer Vote taker (UVV). We have 21 days to cast our ballots once the CFV is posted to news:news.announce.newgroups (a newsgroup for such announcements). The guidelines require a minimum of 100 Yes Votes and 100 more Yes Votes than No Votes (2/3 majority). The CFV, which contains the ballot for voting, is available on any of the following newsgroups: news:news.announce.newgroups, news:news.groups, news:aus.gardens, news:bionet.plants, news:rec.gardens, news:rec.gardens.edible, news:triangle.gardens, news:uk.rec.gardening. The Usenet guidelines on voting require that you subscribe to one of the above newsgroups and find the CFV: rec.gardens.bamboo to get your ballot and cast your vote. Only one vote per email account is allowed. Be sure to follow the instructions in the CFV as the ballots are automatically counted by computer; and if your ballot is not formatted properly, your vote will not be counted. There are some news servers that will not accept the CFV post from the UVV. This is a technical glitch in the way news server software filters the posts. If the CFV for rec.gardens.bamboo is not available on any of the above newsgroups on your server, there will be a pointer message on the groups that will explain how to get the CFV and ballot. If you cannot find the CFV on the above groups, you can get a copy by emailing the Usenet Volunteer Votetaker (UVV) : David Bostwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] and requesting a copy at. Just click on the above address and in the body of your message, request a copy of the CFV for rec.gardens.bamboo. Remember, there is only one vote per person and one vote per email address. Be sure to tell all your bamboo friends about the proposal and how they can get a ballot and vote on rec.gardens.bamboo.
