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From: gsmith@garnet.berkeley.edu (Gene W. Smith)
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Subject: Re: soc vs talk (was Re: soc.drugs)
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Date: 8 Feb 90 06:34:02 GMT
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In-reply-to: williamt@athena1.Sun.COM (William A. Turnbow)

In article <131368@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>, williamt@athena1 (William A.
Turnbow) writes:

>    What is the distinction between the soc and talk heirarchies?  From
>their names, I would think that 'talk' is more for 'chatting' and
>conversations about topics, while 'soc' it would seem, would be more
>for societal/social issues -- things that impact or are heavily
>impacting our society.

  I dunno about this. "Talk" has the political groups, whereas
"soc" has social chat clubs like soc.singles, the various ethnic
and gender and lifestyle clubs, as well as a few religion groups.
Of course, talk has talk.bizarre, which probably ought to be
soc.bizzaroids.
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ucbvax!garnet!gsmith     Gene Ward Smith/Brahms Gang/Berkeley CA 94720
"To name the unnamable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments,
shape the world and stop it from going asleep". -- 'The Satanic Verses'