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From: mshute@r4.uucp (Malcolm Shute)
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Subject: Re: CALL FOR DISCUSSION: soc.culture.french
Keywords: french
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Date: 13 Feb 90 15:59:24 GMT
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>>In article <233@verdix.verdix.com> bob@verdix.com (Bob Boulanger) writes:
>>|  The proposed newsgroup, unmoderated soc.culture.french, is intended

In article <6302@ncar.ucar.edu> dave@cgdco2.ucar.edu (Dave Darr) writes:
>   I'm for it as well, but it should be for francophone culture in
>general.. not just France. La Louisiane, le Quebec, l'Afrique francophone..

Despite the original poster's specification, I expect the group would evolve
to Dave Darr's interpretation anyway.  When looking for somewhere to post
an article pertaining to somewhere which is *French* speaking, the average
new user is going to hit upon the first group with *.french* in the title,
regardless of the group's formal charter.  But yes, the charter ought to
sort this out properly, first, if it is considered to be sufficient of a
problem.

You can count on my 'Yes' vote.
I am a little worried that I might miss the formal call for votes though,
since I rarely stray into either of these groups.  Can someone poke me
when the time comes, please.

Malcolm Shute.         (The AM Mollusc:   v_@_ )        Disclaimer: all