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[John P]

Hello all,

here is an update for everyone here. The nominations process for the
Progressive Webgroup Alliance has been changed slightly. Please do support 
this group and
your
other favourites! (if you use the form at our website/message board please 
remember not to leave any fields blank - at least enter "0" or "n/a") Some 
more information below from the Progressive
Webgroup Alliance:

The your favourite group vote last year was very successful, and this
year we are giving all allied groups members and visitors the
opportunity to vote in 8 categories, they will be:

Your favourite allied webgroup
Your favourite non-allied webgroup
Your favourite allied website
""""""""""""""" non allied website
""""""""""""""" allied message board
""""""""""""""" non allied message board
""""""""""""""" mailing list
""""""""""""""" non allied mailing list

Nominations are invited until later in the year, and there are now 2
nomination systems running in tandem. (Please chose the method of
nominating and suppoting your favourites which you feel most at ease
with)

1st method of nominating your favourites:

Please fill out the easy to fill in form (you do not need to give a
name or email address) at the main page of our message boards-
http://progressive.proboards24.com , or at our website -
http://progressivewebgroupalliance.bravehost.com - all fields are
required to be completed (although if you do not wish to make an
entry in any of the boxes then please just type 0 or N/A)

Although there are 8 categories in this years vote, this form has
been designed to make it simpler for those who are not sure whether a
particular website, group, message board, or mailing list is allied
to the PWA or not.

The form purely asks for your favourite websites, message boards,
mailing lists and websites and asks you to rate those choices on a
scale of 1 to 10 in the box below the space where you enter your
favourites.

(These points will be added to the actual votes cast later in the
year, and will help decide which websites, groups, message boards and
mailing lists make it to the final shortlist!)

2nd method of nominating your favourites:

Please post a nomination under the relevant thread, however, first
read the following:

A person can nominate as many groups/websites/message boards/mailing
lists as they wish. However, for the nominated to go forward to the
actual vote, it will require at least 2 people who second the
nomination, anyone can second a nomination.

Managers or owners of websites, mailing lists, message boards and
groups can nominate those they manage.

Also, if you own or manage a combination of the above, you can post
your nomination to the categories which apply, however you will still
need 2 seconders to ensure each nomination goes to the vote if they
have not been nominated by the 1st nomination system.

In the 2nd system of nominations each nomination and supporter gives
that particular choice 2 points. (ie if a particular website had been
nominated by someone and only seconded by 1 person it would receive 4
points, if it had been nominated, and seconded by 2 supporters it
would receive 6 points through this nomination system)

You can see the status of nominations, which will be updated as often
as possible at http://progressive.proboards24.com/index.cgi?
board=favourites&action=display&num=1076678837

The status of nominations at the moment look like this:

Your Favourite Allied Webgroup

Citizens of The Earth - 22 points - nominated - 4 seconders (2 nominations 
via form) - congratulations to Citizens of the Earth, now through to the 
vote later in the year! You can however continue supporting this choice and 
awarding it points to assist it in making the final shortlist!

Night Watch Prime - 13.9 points - nominated 2 seconders (1 via form) - well 
done to Night Watch Prime - throught to the vote later in the year! You can 
however continue supporting this choice and awarding it points to assist it 
in making the final shortlist!

True Patriots Unite - 7 points - 1 nomination (via form)

Somewhere Real - 6 points - nominated 2 seconders - makes the vote - 
congratulations!

Justice, Peace, Democracy group - 6 points - nominated - 1 seconder (via 
form).

Storm Warning - 2 points - Nominated - 0 Supporters so far. (Please support 
this group if you want it to have a chance of winning in this category later 
in the year!)

Political Social Think Tank Rat Hole - 2 points - nominated - 0 seconders so 
far. Please do support this nomination if you visit or are a member of this 
group!

Non Allied Webgroup

What Really Happened MSN group - 10 points - Nominated - 2 seconders (1 via 
form) - congratulations to the group - you're through to the vote later in 
the year, although you can continue to support the nomination by awarding it 
points via the form.

Anti War, Pro Peace - 8 points - Nominated - 1 seconder (via form) - if you 
are a member of or visitor to this group please support it to make sure it 
gets through to the vote later in the year.

Top of The Town - 6 points - Nominated - 2 seconders - through to the vote 
later in the year - congratulations.

Human Rights USA MSN group - 2 points - Nominated - 0 seconders so far - 
please second the nomination of this group if you are a member or visitor!

Voices Unleashed MSN group - 2 points - nominated - 0 seconders so far.

Allied website

Hippie friends - 16 Points - 1 nomination, 1 seconder (via form)

Justice, Peace, Democracy website - 4 points - Nominated - 1 seconder ( 1 
more needed to ensure makes the vote)

We Hold These Truths website - 4 points - Nominated - 1 seconder - please do 
support this website, and help it make the vote later in the year!

Non Allied Website

AntiWar.com - 13.9 points - Nominated 2 seconders (1 seconder via form) - 
congratulations - through to the vote later in the year, although you can 
help support it by giving this choice points.

What Really Happened - 11 points - Nominated - 2 seconders (1 via form) - 
congratulations - through to the vote later in the year, though don't forget 
you can continue to support this nomination by adding points to its total!

Truthout.org - 11 points - Nominated - 2 seconders (1 via form) - 
congratulations, Truthout's made it to the vote although you can continue to 
support the nomination by awarding it points via the form.

Buzzflash - 8 points - 1 nomination (via form)

CNN - 8 points - 1 nomination (via form)

The Agonist - 2 points - Nominated - 0 seconders


Allied Message Boards

Night Watch Prime - 9.9 points - nominated (via form)

Hippie friends message board - 8 points - 1 nomination via form)

Che-Lives Forum - 6 points - Nominated - 2 seconders - congratulations to 
the Che Lives forum! You're through to the vote later in the year.

Non Allied Message Boards

Democratic Underground - 13 points - 1 nomination (via form), 1 seconder 
(via form)

Liberty Forum - 7 points - 1 nomination (via form)

War Without End Message Boards - 2 points - Nominated - 0 seconders

Allied Mailing List

No US Bases - 10 points - Nominated - 2 seconders (1 via form) - 
congratulations to the No US bases mailing list - through to the vote later 
in the year! Although you can continue to support this nomination by 
awarding it points via the form.

Progressive Webgroup Alliance mailing list - 9.9 points - 1 nomination (via 
form)

Non Allied Mailing List

Information Clearing House mailing list - 7 points - Nominated - 1 seconder 
so far (1 nomination via form)


Void nominations - The following nominations have been submitted but are not 
being put to the vote, as they do not fall under any of the categories:

Google - nominated via form
Yahoo - nominated via form
MSN - nominated via form

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