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(Robert Bonomi) wrote in
ervers.com:

The *only*
current use for an 'abstain' vote is to 'cancel out' your prior 'yes'
or 'no', when you do _not_ want to cast the vote for the 'other side'
of the proposition.

To cancel out a prior vote, you submit another vote and choose CANCEL. The
four possible choices are YES, NO, ABSTAIN, and CANCEL. If you cancel a
vote, your name and e-mail address will be deleted from the record..as if
you never voted in the first place. If you change your vote to ABSTAIN,
your name and e-mail address will appear in the results.

There is currently utterly _no_ point in casting an -initial-
'abstain' vote.

The abstain vote is generally reserved for those who participated in the
RFD, but do not plan to use the group if created, or do not have a
technical objection to the creation of the group.

--
Bill