rec.games.* Newsgroup split. VOTE IN PROGRESS

From: nick@watfrost.uwaterloo.ca (Nick Fitzpatrick)

Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 16:34:53 +0000

My apologies to those have seen this before.

Attention people with diplomacy in their kill files.  I thought
you might like this reposted for you to see.
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		  CALL FOR VOTES: rec.games.diplomacy

PROPOSED CHARTER:
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The newsgroup would be for the discussion and orginization of the game
Diplomacy.  Both regular (ie face to face) and play by mail would
be discussed.

HOW TO VOTE:
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To register a vote, send an email message to:

nick@watfrost.uwaterloo.ca
(or just reply to this News article).

To vote against the group, send a message similar to:

I vote NO for rec.games.diplomacy as proposed

To vote for the group, send a message similar to:

I vote YES for rec.games.diplomacy as proposed

The voting will close at midnight (EDT), 31st Oct. 1992  (1992 11 01 04:00 GMT)

Shortly after the CFV period ends, the vote will be summarized to all relevant
newsgroups.  If the group receives 100 more YES votes than NO votes, and there
is a majority of at least 2/3 in favour of the group, the group will be
created, in accordance with net guidelines.

RATIONAL:
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Diplomacy is a very popular board game, that has also been adapted to
play by mail (snail and E).  There are presently over 120 games ongoing
over the Internet, being played by people across the world.  There are
five automated Diplomacy programs (in four continents) connected to
the Internet processing games.  There is much discussion of the game in
the groups rec.games.pbm, rec.games.board and bit.listserv.dipl-l
(DIPL-L@mitvma.mit.edu).  The problem is that diplomacy is split
between too many places, and its bitnet list does not get a wide enough
distribution.

rec.games.diplomacy would provide a focus for discussion which
currently appears in a number of groups, often to the annoyance
of readers.

There are no plans at the present time to link rec.games.diplomacy to
the DIPL-L discussion list, however this may be reconsidered at a later date.

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