From: lovefaith@shaw.ca 
  
 Good question. I'd like to know this, too. 
  
 Nancy 
  
  wrote in message 
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 > 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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