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From: hegenberger@ecs.umass.edu
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Subject: Re: CALL FOR DISCUSSION: soc.culture.german
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Date: 2 Mar 90 17:50:22 GMT
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In article <241@verdix.verdix.com>, bob@verdix.com (Bob Boulanger) writes:
>  This is the 1st call for discussion for the creation of a German
>  soc.culture newsgroup

I have been waiting to see this posting for some time.  Sounds like a great
idea.  But I see no need to restrict the postings to English - it seems only
intuitive to "permit" German postings in a German culture newsgroup.  Those
interested in the countries and culture will probably have at least a passing
interest in the language, and they may be pleased to find that they can
understand more than half of what is posted in German, anyway - it's not like
you're asking them to learn some obscure dialect with no relation to English! 
I happy me upon the first postings.

Erich Hegenberger
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
UMass/Amherst