>To: btk-mca at net.bio.net>From: "C. J. Fields" <cfields at gab.unt.edu>
>Subject: Re: Gene Discovery
>Date: Wed, 05 Feb 1997 00:12:20 -0600
[snip]
>So, is moderation what we really want? It's a democracy (here, at
>least); vote on it. Of course, somebody needs to count... (and it's not
>going to be me, I'm doing heavy research, long posts be damned...)
[snip]
I agree that the process should be democratic. Also, it's not something
I'm just dying to do. So I think that considerably more than 50% "for"
is in order. 75% ????
I will keep track of both the #s and the list of names (I presume that this
is preferable to assure accuarcy) for & against. After a few weeks or so
(I'm on vacation the week after next), I'll publish the #s with names, so
you can all look to see if I have you listed in the right category (or at
all).
So far I have (if I recall correctly):
3 for
(Pedro Mendes, Athel Cornish-Bowden, and John Woods)
2 opposed
(Herber Sauro, and CJ fields.)
I'll let someone worry about what is sufficient critical mass.
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On a separate note, having been a victim of/party to a recent internet
hoax (e.g., the GoodTimes virus), I've been made aware of a web page that
discusses them, says how to identify them, distinguish them from real
warnings, & what to do: http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html
(This by the US Dept. of Energy, at Lawrence-Livermore National Lab.
The parent site has other useful info.)
-Paul
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