[ruby-talk:01743] Re: comp.lang.ruby RFD: withdraw or proceed?

Q1: How many votes are there currently?
Q2: If withdraw now, what to do to make sure in 3 months there will be more 
than enough votes?
Q3: If the japanese Ruby community participates in the voting, are there 
enough votes?

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>From: "Conrad Schneiker" <[e-mail]>
>Reply-To: [e-mail]
>To: [e-mail] (ruby-talk ML)
>Subject: [ruby-talk:01738] comp.lang.ruby RFD: withdraw or proceed?
>Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2000 20:58:27 -0600
>
>((comp.lang.misc + cc: ruby-lang ML))
>
>At the end of this week we will need to decide whether I should withdraw 
>the
>RFD or whether I should send off the paperwork would then lead from the RFD
>to the CFV (call for votes), sometime later this month.
>
>We need around 120 yes votes from prospective users of comp.lang.ruby to
>succeed, and just to be on the safe side, we should probably aim for 200.
>
>If we don't get enough yes votes, we have to wait another 6 months to
>resubmit the RFD. However if we withdraw the RFD instead, we could resubmit
>it some 3 months from now if we wanted to. In either of these cases,
>subsequent usage of comp.lang.misc would be a major factor in subsequent
>news.groups discussions.
>
>Recommendations?
>
>Conrad
>
>
>

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