The First Annual Baltimore BBS Poll


         * What BBS's are the most popular in the Baltimore area?
           Well let's find out, but how?  The best way is to ask the
           people that call BBS's, hence, this poll.

         * What boards are eligible?  Any BBS that has appeared in at
           least 1 copy of Blase's Baltimore BBS List since July 1st,
           1992, but because I will be counting the ballots, it is
           only fair that my own system not be included.  So no votes
           for Modem Ready the RBBS will be counted.  You can vote for
           MR, but they won't be posted.

         * Who can vote?  Anyone that wants to, but only once.

         * How do you vote?  On the form below; There are 2 ways you
           can submit your ballot;

             1. You can upload the completed ballot with your name on
                it to:

                      Modem Ready the RBBS   410-360-8007

             2. You can print the ballot, fill it out, and mail it to:

                          BALTIMORE BBS POLL
                          8047 High Point Road
                          Baltimore, MD  21226-2020

         * When does the poll close?  No ballot POSTMARKED after, or
           uploaded after JUNE 30, 1993 will be counted.

         * Where will the results be posted?  The Results of the poll
           will be included with the August issue of Blase's Baltimore
           BBS List.  It will consist of a list of every BBS that
           received a vote, ranked by the number of points they
           received.

         * How are points awarded?  If you rank a board #1, it gets 10
           points, If John Doe ranks it #6, it gets 5 points, now it
           has 15 points.  When all the ballots are totalled, the
           board with the most points is #1.  Yes, there can be ties.

         * What's the prize?  There is no prize awarded in this poll,
           and no money is involved, unless you mail your ballot, then
           YOU have to buy your stamp.

         * Can a SysOp vote for his/her own board?  Yes, but I will
           not be voting for any board for the same reasons my board
           will not be in the poll.

         * What do you hope to accomplish by this?  As far as I know,
           it's never been done and I'd be interested in seeing the
           results, as I'm sure many others would.  It should
           definitely help bring Blase's list up-to-date.  other than
           that, I don't know, just seemed like fun to try.

         * What if I disagree with the results?  You can disagree, but
           that won't change them.  Only ballots uploaded or mailed to
           ME will count, and only I will count them.  Ballots with no
           names on them will not be counted, and I will keep track of
           the names to prevent duplicates.  Other than that, I can
           only promise to try to keep the poll as honest as I can.

           What if I what to vote for a new system, not yet on the
           list?  Then the sysop of that system has the May and the
           June listings to get in to be eligible.  Information about
           the system should be sent to Brad Blase at;
    
                     Silver Streak BBS    410-683-1583

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                       The First Annual Baltimore BBS Poll


         Your Name: __________________________________________________

         List your choices for the Top Ten BBS's in degrading order.
         ie: 1 = Best...10 = Least Best.  Name only 1 BBS on each
         line.  Each BBS MUST have appeared in at least ONE copy of
         Blase's Baltimore BBS List since July 1st, 1992.

         YOU MAY ONLY VOTE ONCE!  No ballot received at Modem Ready
         or postmarked after June 30th, 1993 will be counted.

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                        Upload this COMPLETED ballot to;
                        Modem Ready the RBBS  360-8007

                                 or mail it to;

                              BALTIMORE BBS POLL
                              8047 High Point Road
                              Baltimore, MD  21226-2020