Dear Tweeters,

I realize that this has nothing to do with birds, but I know that a lot
of us have a tendency to glance at a few insects during hot summer days
when the birding is slow.

Al Jaramillo
jaramill at sfu.ca
Vancouver, B.C.

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> From NEXTUG at ac.dal.ca Sat Sep 24 08:01:18 1994
> From: <NEXTUG at ac.dal.ca>
> Date: Sat, 24 Sep 1994 12:00:53 -0300
> Subject: CFV for sci.bio.entomology.lepidoptera finally out!
> To: silvert at biome.bio.dfo.ca
> Cc: bhutten at fox.nstn.ns.ca, pxf3 at psuvm.psu.edu, jaramill at sfu.ca,
> kjm2 at postoffice.mail.cornell.edu
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> Hi folks!
>
> After long last (delayed some three weeks) the CFV (Call For Votes) for
> the creation of sci.bio.entomology.lepidoptera is finally out. Now is the
> time to harness our collective interest in this project and ensure that
> it gets off the ground!
>
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>
> HOW TO VOTE
>
> Send MAIL to: voting at qualcomm.com
>
> Your mail message should contain one of the following statements:
> I vote YES on sci.bio.entomology.lepidoptera
> I vote NO on sci.bio.entomology.lepidoptera
>
> You may also ABSTAIN in place of YES/NO - this will not affect the outcome.
> Anything else may be rejected by the automatic vote counting program. The
> votetaker will respond to your received ballots with a personal acknowledge-
> ment by mail - if you do not receive one within several days, try again.
> It's your responsibility to make sure your vote is registered correctly.
>
> One vote counted per person, no more than one per account. Addresses and
> votes of all voters will be published in the final voting results list.
>
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>
> A copy of the full CFV follows. Please make sure all your fellow
> lepidoptera enthusiasts turn out and vote for the proposal. We need a
> strong turnout in order to ensure that it passes this Usenet procedure
> (min of 100+ votes & 2/3 must be YES). If the vote fails we would have
> to start all over again and it would likely be a year before we get a
> second opportunity.
>
> See you at the ballot box!
>
> Cheers!
>
> Christopher Majka
> co-proponent of sci.bio.entomology.lepidoptera
>