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From: maart@cs.vu.nl (Maarten Litmaath)
Newsgroups: news.groups
Subject: Re: is it recreational or technical ?
Message-ID: <3757@pinas.cs.vu.nl>
Date: 19 Oct 89 21:03:16 GMT
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richard@gryphon.COM (Richard Sexton) writes:
\...
\As opposed to sci (it's highly techncal) aquaria (it's about aquatic life).
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
No!  It's SCIENCE!
(Don't you give me that capitals stuff.)

\When I think rec I think TV and football.

When I think aquarium I think fish 'n chips.
Come on!

\I believe that technical
\groups in rec as as misplaced as .philosophy is in sci.

Philosophy can be studied at universities: it is considered a science.
I've never heard of an aquarium science...

\... Also, it has recently been brought to my attention that when (not if)
\the Monteray and Cabrillo aquariums come online it seems more natural
\that they would contribute to a sci group than a rec.pets.whales thing.

rec.pets.* would be another wrong name indeed.
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