Path: oaktree.co.uk!psiuk-f4!psiuk-p4!uknet!newspeer.highwayone.net!colt.net!dispose.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!mail2news.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: Jim Hill Newsgroups: uk.net.news.announce,uk.net.news.config,uk.community.firefighting,uk.community.policing,uk.people.health Subject: RESULTS: New Newsgroup uk.community.ambulance PASSES 17:1 Followup-To: uk.net.news.config Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 19:14:50 +0100 Sender: Control Approved: Iain Bowen as Control Message-ID: X-Trace: mail2news.demon.co.uk 988398518 mail2news:22158 mail2news mail2news.demon.co.uk X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net X-Mail2News-Path: news.demon.net!harlech.demon.co.uk!control Lines: 170 Xref: oaktree.co.uk uk.net.news.announce:2180 uk.net.news.config:107439 uk.people.health:9882 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- RESULT OF CALL FOR VOTES New Newsgroup uk.community.ambulance PASSES 17:1 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Voting opened Wednesday 28 March 2001 Voting closed Sunday 18 April 2001 Proponent: Russ Fox Votetaker: Jim Hill - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTION These results have been posted to: uk.net.news.announce,uk.net.news.config,uk.community.firefighting, uk.community.policing,uk.people.health - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS COUNTING Valid votes received : 22 Total votes in favour : 17 Total votes against : 1 Total abstentions : 4 The group creation proposal for uk.community.ambulance succeeds. Votes received in favour (17) exceeded received votes against (1) by more than the required minimum of twelve votes (17 - 1 = 16). - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE RESULTS IN FULL Y Frankie Roberto Lineone Net Frankie Roberto Y James Hudgell Hudgells Demoncouk James A Jeffrey Goldberg Goldmark Org Jeffrey Y Lansbury Spamcop Net Lansbury Y Philip Powell Blencathra Orguk Philip Y Michael Barnard Thunderin Couk Mike A Richard Kettlewell Sfere Greenendorguk Richard+Uca Y Phil Wade Pooters Org Phil Y Andy Barber Softhome Net Digdilem N Jon Thomson Hotmail Com Edgeleypark A Thomas Lee Psp Couk Tfl Y Jak Riley Dowjones Com Jak Riley Y Jerry Pocknell Lds Couk Paramed Y Wayne Ogden Ogden27 Freeservecouk Wayne Y Jeff Seaton Ntlworld Com Jeff Seaton Y The Anteater Theantcolony Com The Anteater Y David Mahon Amigo Couk Voteuca_Dmahon Y Keith Jekalgo Freeservecouk Keith Y Alex Holden Alexholden Couk Votes Y Denis McMahon Pickaxe Demoncouk Denis A Andy Mabbett Pigsonthewing Orguk Andy Y Lachlan Excommunicant Couk Lachlan - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTETAKER'S COMMENTS: A straightforward vote with the exception of the spamcop.net ballot. The vote acknowledgement resulted in the receipt of a reply-token because the voter failed to whitelist the address of the votetaker. The votetaker responded to the reply-token on this occasion and UKVoting have adjusted their systems slightly to circumvent that particular problem in future, however it may not prove practical to accommodate all antispam schemes. Voters are reminded that it is their responsibility to vote using an address which UKVoting can validate. It may not be practical in a busy vote for the votetaker to jump though a variety of manual hoops imposed by customised antispam schemes. Vote acknowledgements which generate reply-tokens or similar encumbrances could result in those votes being discarded. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RATIONALE: uk.community.ambulance There are wide regional variations bewteen ambulance services in the UK. There is a desire for greater communication between staff at all levels across UK ambulance services to compare, discuss and request information on such matters. Those with interests in the private and voluntary sectors as well as the NHS trusts will have a valuable forum for discussion. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION: uk.community.ambulance In the first paragraph of the charter, the words "...including other medical personnel and ambulance enthusiasts" has been removed, as suggested. It was felt that the preceeding line welcoming contributions, the term "other parties or induviduals" included all interested parties and therefore made this last section of wording unnecessary. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWSGROUPS LINE: uk.community.ambulance Issues affecting UK ambulance services - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER: uk.community.ambulance This newsgroup is for issues concerning and relating to Ambulance Services across the UK - including not only those run as NHS trusts but also voluntary and private sectors, all of whom have little in the way of inter-communication. Contributions are welcome from staff employed by these services, their managers and other parties or individuals with an interest in the Ambulance services. This is a forum for requesting and exchanging information and views regarding the widely varying policies, procedures, drugs and equipment currently used in the UK Ambulance sectors. These regional variations make up issues of concern nationally, affecting both staff and the general public. Advertising Advertising is forbidden. Binaries & Formatting Encoded binaries (e.g. pictures, compressed files, etc.) are forbidden. Such material belongs on a web or FTP site to which a pointer may be posted. Cryptographic signatures (e.g. PGP) may be used where authentication is important and should be as short as possible. Posts must be readable as plaintext. HTML, RTF and similarly formatted messages are prohibited. To see how to make your newsreader comply with this, read . Warning Anyone posting contrary to this charter may be reported to their "postmaster" and/or Service Provider. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This vote was conducted by a neutral third party member of UKVoting. UKVoting is a group of independent votetakers who count votes on behalf of the uk.* hierarchy and other 3rd parties. The rules under which votes for the uk.* hierarchy are taken are posted regularly to uk.net.news.announce or can be found at the following URL: ftp://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/news-info/news.answers/uk/voting The UKVoting web pages can be found at http://www.ukvoting.org.uk/ There is a five day discussion period after these results are posted to uk.net.news.announce. 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