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From: gam@amdahl.UUCP (gam)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: net.india or net.nlang.india
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Date: Thu, 24-Jan-85 01:53:26 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 24 01:53:26 1985
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Because top level newsgroups are generally frowned upon, I suggest
that net.india should be net.nlang.india.

"But it isn't just about Indian languages!"

Yes, I know.  But it is a quaint and barely historical tradition
to put the "foreign cultures" stuff under net.nlang.

Net.nlang.greek isn't just discussions about Greek language (but I
can't read it anyway ....), and net.nlang.celts -- well, it covers
a broad range of Celtic and quazi-Celtic stuff....

"Then net.nlang is misnamed.  It should be called something else!"

Too late.  Changing a newsgroup name (let alone two) is a horrible
painful process that disturbs the auras of many net users.  It is easier
to live with the mistake.  Besides, confusing anomalies like this
give Usenet it's unique character.  Makes a nice ice-breaker
("So why is this called 'net.NLANG.india', anyway?").
-- 
Gordon A. Moffett		...!{ihnp4,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!gam