Sorry, forgot part II. :)
As for the OS/2 users voting as a block, that should be mitigated by the increased number of users responding (assuming OS/2 is as small as certain IW staff members claim). One of the nice things about this proposal is that users are more likely to participate, since it involves an absolute minimum of effort on their part, and more of them are aware that the voting is going on. If, in fact, OS/2 isn't that big of a group (as sandy seems to think), then their votes would be diminished by the sheer volume.
But then, if the MS users remain totally apathetic to where they won't even respond to an email, then OS/2 deserves to win, don't you think? :)
-steve
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