On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 01:50:22 +0000 (UTC), jtbellj3p@presby.edu (Jon 
 Bell) wrote: 
  
 >In article , Nancy  
 wrote: 
 >> 
 >>The situation on the newsgroup is NOT as represented by Deborah. The 
 >>newsgroup has not been hijacked. Is there a way to STOP someone who is 
 >>attempting to close down a newsgroup out of personal pique? 
 > 
 >If it actually comes to a vote, you vote against removal.  In order for a 
 >removal to succeed, there have to be 100 more votes for removal than 
 >against, and at least 2/3 of the votes have to be for removal.  Note that 
 >the first half of the rule means that even if no one votes against 
 >removal, there need to be at least 100 votes in favor of removal. 
  
 Assuming the vote for removal will fail, as no hijacking has taken 
 place and all that is going on is a personal vendetta on the part of 
 Deborah, is there any way to prevent this sort of thing from happening 
 again? 
  
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