Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 07:28:57 GMT
From: Dave Cornejo <dave@dogwood.com>
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,alt.comp.freeware,alt.comp.shareware,alt.comp.shareware.authors,alt.comp.shareware.for-kids,alt.comp.shareware.programmer,comp.programming
Subject: CFV: comp.software.shareware.*

                     FIRST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2)
           moderated group comp.software.shareware.announce
           moderated group comp.software.shareware.authors
            moderated group comp.software.shareware.users

Newsgroups lines:
comp.software.shareware.announce        Shareware announcements. (Moderated)
comp.software.shareware.authors Creation of shareware. (Moderated)
comp.software.shareware.users   Use of shareware. (Moderated)

Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 16 Sep 1998.

This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party.  Questions
about the proposed group should be directed to the proponent.

Proponent: Tim Skipper <csp@euro-share.com>
Votetaker: Dave Cornejo <dave@dogwood.com>

RATIONALE: comp.software.shareware.announce

There is currently no definitive place for authors of shareware
programs to announce their products in a moderated, and therefore
spam-free newsgroup.  This newsgroups is important as it will provide
a valuable service to authors; Potential users of shareware will also
know where they can find the information they need on new products.
The existing alt.comp.shareware.* groups are entirely unusable for any
kind of sensible and professional purpose due to excessive spamming,
flame wars and thread hijacking.

RATIONALE: comp.software.shareware.authors

This newsgroup will provide an invaluable source of information and
discussion for authors of shareware products.  The moderated
environment will ensure the kind of behaviour currently experienced by
the few authors that still attempt to discuss shareware in the
existing alt.comp.shareware.* groups does not exist here.  In short,
without this newsgroup there is nowhere the shareware professional can
publically discuss their profession without fear of flaming or thread
hijacking.

RATIONALE: comp.software.shareware.users

This newsgroup will provide an invaluable source of information and
discussion for users of shareware products.  The moderated environment
will ensure the kind of behaviour currently experienced in the
alt.comp.shareware.* groups does not exist here.  In short, this
newsgroup will provide a safe place for users of shareware to discuss
the products that interest them without having to wade through
flame-wars, off-topic posts and sex/getrichquick scams.

CHARTER: comp.software.shareware.announce

This is a moderated newsgroup, intended for informational
announcements related to shareware products and resources. Without
limitation, appropriate topics may include:

  Announcements of new shareware releases.
  Announcements of shareware FTP and WWW archives.
  Announcements regarding shareware related services, such as
    credit card registration services.

This group is not intended for discussion about shareware, and
follow-ups to articles in this group should be posted elsewhere.
Commercial advertisements are not acceptable except insofar as they
are bona fide one-off announcements of new shareware products or
services.  Cross-posting between this newsgroup and other
comp.software.shareware.* groups is not acceptable.

END CHARTER.

CHARTER: comp.software.shareware.authors

This is a moderated newsgroup, intended for discussion related to
the creation and sale of shareware software.  Without limitation,
acceptable postings may relate to:

  Development issues.
  Programming issues.
  Marketing techniques.
  Distribution techniques.

Binary postings are not acceptable, although pointers to binary
postings in appropriate binaries groups are.  Commercial
advertisements are not acceptable except insofar as they are bona
fide one-off announcements of new shareware products.
Cross-posting between this newsgroup and other
comp.software.shareware.* newsgroups is not acceptable.

END CHARTER.

CHARTER: comp.software.shareware.users

This is a moderated newsgroup, intended for discussion related to the
use of shareware software.  Without limitation, acceptable postings
may relate to:

  Support questions.
  Bugs, fixes and workarounds.
  Usage tips.
  Shareware reviews and comparisons.

Binary postings are not acceptable, although pointers to binary
postings in appropriate binaries groups are.  Commercial
advertisements are not acceptable.  Cross-posting between this
newsgroup and other comp.software.shareware.* newsgroups is not
acceptable.

END CHARTER.

MODERATOR INFO: comp.software.shareware.announce

Moderator: Scott Kane <moderator@micronexus.com.au>
Moderator: Tim Skipper <cssanmoderator@euro-share.com>
Administrative contact address: cssanadmin@micronexus.com.au
Article submission address: cssansubmit@micronexus.com.au

END MODERATOR INFO.

MODERATOR INFO: comp.software.shareware.authors

Moderator: Scott Kane <micronexus@ircnet.com.au>
Moderator: Tim Skipper <cssamoderator@euro-share.com>
Administrative contact address: cssaadmin@micronexus.com.au
Article submission address: cssasubmit@micronexus.com.au

END MODERATOR INFO.

MODERATOR INFO: comp.software.shareware.users

Moderator: Scott Kane <moderator@micronexus.com.au>
Moderator: Tim Skipper <cssumoderator@euro-share.com>
Administrative contact address: cssuadmin@micronexus.com.au
Article submission address: cssusubmit@micronexus.com.au

END MODERATOR INFO.

HOW TO VOTE:

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You should send E-MAIL (posts to a newsgroup are invalid) to:

    vote@dogwood.com

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statements.  Fill in YES, NO, CANCEL, or ABSTAIN between the "[]".

[         ]  comp.software.shareware.announce
[         ]  comp.software.shareware.authors
[         ]  comp.software.shareware.users

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You may also vote ABSTAIN (which records an empty vote) or CANCEL
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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.

DISTRIBUTION:

In addition to the groups named in the Newsgroups: header, the CFV
and the eventual RESULT posts will be mailed to these mailing lists:

Mailing list name: Euro-Share
Submission address: euro-share@euro-share.com
Request address (optional): subscribe@euro-share.com

Pointers directing readers to this CFV will be posted in these groups:

asp.members
asp.public_discussion

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Voting question & problems: Dave Cornejo <dave@dogwood.com>
Voting address: vote@dogwood.com
