Date   : Fri, 02 Aug 1996 11:49:49 +0100
From   : Ian Stephenson <ians@...>
Subject: Re: Suggestion: comp.sys.acorn group for 8-bit micros

An excellent iea with only one flaw...

To get passed, a newsgroup needs 100 more for votes than against votes. It's  
been pointed out that there are a core of people who vote no to everything ON  
PRINCIPLE (they believe there are too many frivolous news groups), so you at  
least 130 people are needed.

I ran this list for about three years, and it generally consisted of around  
forty people. Unless it's picked up a LOT of traffic, then we may be well short  
of the required votes...

$an