From: bwr607@hotmail.com 
  
 edward ohare  wrote in 
 news:llfuj0pl0ddllh2dsmsr5rb3674j4as1df@4ax.com: 
  
 > On 8 Sep 2004 10:09:25 -0700, aahz@pobox.com (Mean Green Dancing 
 > Machine) wrote: 
 > 
 >>In article <7kbuj0p64k3u6hoaf0kodvlabsn8kk92a2@4ax.com>, 
 >>edward ohare   wrote: 
 >>>On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 15:42:12 +0000, newgroups-request@isc.org (NAN 
 >>>Team) wrote: 
 >>>> 
 >>>>It was brought to our attention that the following NO voters on the 
 >>>>recent comp.os.linux.xbox proposal are from the cast of the movie 
 >>>>Full Metal Jacket: 
 >>> 
 >>>OK, Tony, if this stands, your family provided the margin of victory. 
 >>>So y'all better get out there posting to this new group.  Otherwise, 
 >>>I'd say the Stromboli "yes" votes in the future are in danger of being 
 >>>considered not legitimately cast. 
 >> 
 >>While I'm sympathetic to that POV, YES votes may legitimately be cast if 
 >>one only intends to read the resulting group (and I have so voted in the 
 >>past). 
 > 
 > 
 > Under normal circumstances, I agree that an intent to read a group is 
 > sufficient reason to vote YES.  However, the Strombolis have created a 
 > situation where a statement that they were going to read a group lacks 
 > credibility. 
 > 
 > Its not likely a group of, what is it, 17 people (?) would have a 
 > positive interest in several groups on varying topics in a short 
 > period of time.  Its not likely that the same people might be, as a 
 > near block, opposed to the same particular groups for technical or 
 > "good of Usenet" reasons. 
 > 
 > Several more instances of near block voting will result in a 
 > conclusion based on the preponderance of the evidence that the 
 > Strombolis are block voting without regard to intention to use a 
 > group, in the event of YES votes, or sincere technical objections in 
 > the event of NO votes.  So posting to groups where they voted YES and 
 > trying to improve proposals before voting NO will become important. 
 > It will be of their own making if their votes are rejected. 
 > 
 > 
  
 IIRC. Tony said that his family uses handles to post. We may never know if 
 any of them ever use that newsgroup. 
  
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 Bill 
  
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