PL: Change the PL Slogan or Not - Vote Here

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POKO said:
I wish the other people who sit back and do not vote would do so, so we
won't get 'The majority voted this' quote when that is not true.

Daryl,
I've decided not to partake in any or all voting or discussion of this
now "dual newsgroup". I feel strongly that breaking acf in two like has
been done was the beginning of the end for me. I still visit as often as
is possible (because the amount of information one gets here is amazing)
but I wont participate as I did. I'll only post sparingly on things that
really interest me. That's how I feel and I wish all well,
POKO
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Thank you Mr Keenan and it's too bad to have to miss one of our frequent and
- I know personally - well-informed posters because of the current
infighting.
 
Henk said:
I'm with Henk and Jim (and others) in preferring this one.

Loren
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I am with Henk and all the others too. Drop whatever OS and take the
slogan mentioned above.

Regards to the group.

Dick
 
Henk said:
My vote is for this one too.
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I agree.

I vote for a change to "The best of the best in Freeware as determined
by the readers of alt.comp.freeware."

Susan
 
H.M.A. (Dick) Hazeleger said:
Henk wrote:




I am with Henk and all the others too. Drop whatever OS and take the
slogan mentioned above.

Regards to the group.

Dick
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Ditto
My vote is for
"The best of the best in Freeware as determined by the readers of
alt.comp.freeware"

Cheers
miskairal
 
@news.comcast.giganews.com:
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This is a "cart before the horse" vote. The first thing that should
have been decided was whether the site would have ONLY windows
programs, or not. THEN discussion of the slogan could begin.


IF only windows freeware is mentioned. Otherwise...

"The best of the best in Freeware
as determined by the readers of alt.comp.freeware." My vote is for this
suggestion.
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So, either remove all non windows titles OR use the second option.

Regards, John.

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I like 'The best of the best of Freeware as determined by the
readers of alt.comp.freeware'.
So I vote for it.
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My vote for this too.

Søren H. Sørensen, Viborg
(slet FJERN fra min e-mail adresse)
 
In the doubt that it was not clear from my previous post, I vote for 'The
best of the best of Freeware as determined by the readers of
alt.comp.freeware'.
 
IF only windows freeware is mentioned. Otherwise...



So, either remove all non windows titles OR use the second option.

Regards, John.
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Given the wording is so very important it needs a vote.
It could be considered that within this milieu one
may wonder by what mechanism those who abgnegate
by absence from public discourse are being counted?

'readers'?
 
It has been suggested in a topic that was not titled properly, that the
slogan of Pricelessware be changed from:


"The best of the best in Windows© Freeware as
determined by the readers of alt.comp.freeware."


to:


"The best of the best in Freeware for Windows©
(and other OS) as determined by the readers of alt.comp.freeware."


Let's not bury this important thing like the site move, let us allow
all the users here have the opportunity to voice their opinion on this.
After all, it should be determined by the readers of alt.comp.freeware,
and not just a small handful of people who have a problem with being
open with voting on things like this

Place your votes here people, keep the slogan the way it is, or change
it to the suggested one?

-Garrett
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I prefer
"The best of the best in Windows© Freeware as
determined by the readers of alt.comp.freeware."

PeggyG
 
I vote "Yes" to a change,
and prefer this =
"The best of the Freeware as determined by the readers of
alt.comp.freeware".

OhnO the Clown
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As a matter of interest, is anyone keeping score?

Regards,
Colin
 
IMHO the slogan shopuld be:
"The best of the best of freeware (without regard to OS & everyone
elses opinion) as determined by the Red Queen aka Empress of Freeware
and her minions and if you don't like it we will move the newsgroup so
there!"
 
Garrett said:
It has been suggested in a topic that was not titled properly, that the
slogan of Pricelessware be changed from:


"The best of the best in Windows© Freeware as
determined by the readers of alt.comp.freeware."


to:


"The best of the best in Freeware for Windows©
(and other OS) as determined by the readers of alt.comp.freeware."


Let's not bury this important thing like the site move, let us allow
all the users here have the opportunity to voice their opinion on this.
After all, it should be determined by the readers of alt.comp.freeware,
and not just a small handful of people who have a problem with being
open with voting on things like this

Place your votes here people, keep the slogan the way it is, or change
it to the suggested one?

-Garrett
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Change it to "The best of the best in Freeware as determined by the
readers of alt.comp.freeware." and then categorize acording to OS (or
not) in your respective sites.
 
IMHO the slogan shopuld be:
"The best of the best of freeware (without regard to OS & everyone
elses opinion) as determined by the Red Queen aka Empress of Freeware
and her minions and if you don't like it we will move the newsgroup so
there!"
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Or how about:
"A camel is a horse designed by a committee" :o)
 
ubaB said:
IMHO the slogan shopuld be:
"The best of the best of freeware (without regard to OS & everyone
elses opinion) as determined by the Red Queen aka Empress of Freeware
and her minions and if you don't like it we will move the newsgroup so
there!"
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LOL

alas. . .

Minions seem to be in *very* short supply - ISTM almost everyone here
has opinions that are are all their own - sometimes two or three on the
same topic. . . IOW more opinions than NG participants. . . :)

Are minions an endangered species or are they just avoiding ACF?

Susan
 
I agree.

I vote for a change to "The best of the best in Freeware as determined
by the readers of alt.comp.freeware."

Susan
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I agree, as I thought that was what it is.

L.
 
Colin said:
As a matter of interest, is anyone keeping score?

Regards,
Colin
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Well, I'm watching the thread, but won't tally up until such time as
this vote has run it's course. Want to make sure everyone gets a
chance to have some say on this.

-Garrett
 
It has been suggested in a topic that was not titled properly,
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IMO if you think discussion about something important is not being
seen because it is in a thread which is "not titled properly", it
would be better to start a new discussion thread rather than move
straight to a vote. As it is now, we are voting /and/ discussing in
this thread. As John F noted, there should have been a discussion
about the nature of the PL going forward, then once that was settled
(probably with a vote), the slogan should have been reconsidered.
Let's not bury this important thing like the site move, let us
allow all the users here have the opportunity to voice their
opinion on this. After all, it should be determined by the readers
of alt.comp.freeware, and not just a small handful of people who
have a problem with being open with voting on things like this
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This kind of editorializing has no place in a post meant to initiate
a voting thread; voting threads should be for voting only, with all
the opinion-giving and discussion having already taken place in a
discussion thread.

But since you did include that, I'll respond here. It's not always
possible to predict what will become of a suggestion about the PL,
and in this case I don't think there's any reason to think anyone
was trying to "bury" anything. Again, if discussion of something
important winds up mixed in with a thread about other stuff, which
happens pretty frequently, a new discussion thread with appropriate
Subject should be started. And if you expect that discussion to
lead to a vote, it should be mentioned at the start of the new
discussion thread.
that the slogan of Pricelessware be changed from:


"The best of the best in Windows© Freeware as
determined by the readers of alt.comp.freeware."


to:


"The best of the best in Freeware for Windows©
(and other OS) as determined by the readers of alt.comp.freeware."
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Place your votes here people, keep the slogan the way it is, or
change it to the suggested one?
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Given these choices, along with the one that leaves "Windows®" out
completely, I cast my vote to keep the slogan as it is now.

But Microsoft can't copyright the word "Windows". It's a registered
trademark of theirs, and should be Windows® rather than Windows©.
 
Garrett said:
It has been suggested in a topic that was not titled properly, that the
slogan of Pricelessware be changed from:


"The best of the best in Windows© Freeware as
determined by the readers of alt.comp.freeware."
to:
"The best of the best in Freeware for Windows©
(and other OS) as determined by the readers of alt.comp.freeware."

Place your votes here people, keep the slogan the way it is, or change
it to the suggested one?
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I vote to change, preferably to "The best of the best in Freeware as
determined by the readers of alt.comp.freeware."
 
I, for one, do NOT agree - is is simply another method (intentional or not
- I will not speculate) of driving a wedge between the two "factions" when
we should all be here for a common purpose, working for unification
and not division.
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Second try, sorry if this is a dupe...

That was entirely intentional Nicolaas, however the intent was to remove all
wedges. It was certainly not offered to drive them in, I assure you.

The two sites share the reporting of the best Win freeware as it stands now.

Other than that, there is no reason both sites mirror the exact same content.
I don't really think Garrett likes the idea and prefers to stay with Windows
freeware. I gave him my vote for that site, if a dual solution is acceptable.

That is, give Garrett a vote of confidence to do what he wants to do. Why not?

On the other hand I really think linux should be included in the other site, so
my vote is to include it there, along with other projects that might be of
general interest to the public and to the group.

If the dual solution is not viable then my vote is simply to include linux and
other operating systems and programs.
 
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