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The response to the call for votes around the periodic FAQ post has been
underwhelming, as can be seen below.  I'm not quite sure how to
interpret the results.   (For the sake of amu*t, 3 were incorrectly
addressed and one could not be verified.)

The responses are, in order:
1. Yes/No to the periodic FAQ post
2. Frequency
3. Mark C. Stock should manage the post - I'm backup
4. Content to be as attached to the CFV
5. Voter's identity

If Mark agrees, we'll start posting to all newsgroups on a monthly
basis.

/Hans
BTW: To all who responded - the ballots have been destroyed along with
all other record of your email address.
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com.database.oracle
[YES][MONTHLY][YES][YES][Hans Forbrich]

comp.databases.oracle.misc
[YES][BI-WEEKLY][YES][YES][Hanspeter 'Happl' Oberlin]
[YES][MONTHLY][YES][YES][Guido Konsolke]
[YES][MONTHLY][YES][YES][Hans Forbrich]

comp.databases.oracle.server
[YES][MONTHLY][YES][YES][Paul Drake]
[YES][MONTHLY][YES][YES][Holger Baer]
[YES][MONTHLY][YES][YES][Hans Forbrich]

comp.databases.oracle.tools
[YES][BI-WEEKLY][YES][][Ahmed Baraka]
[YES][BI-WEEKLY][YES][YES][Ed Holloman](unverified)
[YES][MONTHLY][YES][YES][Hans Forbrich]

comp.databases.oracle.marketplace
[YES][MONTHLY][YES][YES][Daniel A. Morgan]
[YES][MONTHLY][YES][YES][Edward J Prochak]
[YES][MONTHLY][YES][YES][Hans Forbrich]

Comments:

[Paul Drake][more posting of FAQs (and links) should lead
to less comments of RTFM.]

[Ahmed Baraka][Altough I know it takes extensive efforts, it is useful
to catergorize
the posts or at least to provide a search facility. Another useful and
easy
alternative solution is to privde the posts in a downloadable file. Then
the
user can save it and search through it in his own PC. Thnx.]

1) Voting is closed;
2) Each NG had a separate (tailored) FAQ, hence separate votes.

(And yes, the FAQ for comp.database.oracle was mainly a reminder that
the NG is officially dead, replaced by comp.database.oracle.misc.)

/Hans

Quote:> (Apologies for the cross post.)

> The response to the call for votes around the periodic FAQ post has been
> underwhelming, as can be seen below.  I'm not quite sure how to
> interpret the results.   (For the sake of amu*t, 3 were incorrectly
> addressed and one could not be verified.)

I think I'd interpret the level of response as reflecting the level of
interest in doing anything about the issues you raised. In other words
probably don't bother...

--
Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
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Please include version and platform
and SQL where applicable
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Let the whining continue?

Quote:> > I think I'd interpret the level of response as reflecting the level of
> > interest in doing anything about the issues you raised. In other words
> > probably don't bother...

> I didn't raise the issue - I just responded with the proposal.

--
Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
*****************************************
Please include version and platform
and SQL where applicable
It makes life easier and increases the
likelihood of a good answer
******************************************

I seem to recall that most votes for things like usenet group changes
require a minimum response of something like a 100, defaulting to "no"
if the minimum is not reached.  Or maybe that's "null."  :-)

jg

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