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- From: dtasman@NMSU.edu (Dan Tasman)
- Subject: Re: New newsgroup proposal: alt.culture.ny-upstate
- Message-ID: <1992Dec24.005233.18060@nmsu.edu>
- Sender: usenet@nmsu.edu
- Organization: New Mexico State University
- References: <1992Dec21.060400.3888@ulrik.uio.no>
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 00:52:33 GMT
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- kieran@world.std.com (Aaron L Dickey) writes:
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- > I'm for it. NY's the second-biggest state in the country, and ny.* and
- > alt.great.lakes just don't cut it.
-
- : oea@usit.uio.no (Odd Einar Aurbakken) writes:
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- : [I edited the newsgroups line, don't believe in posting to nonexitent groups]
-
- : That might be right, but don't forget you are promoting a _world_ wide
- : group, I belive that to be an overkill.
-
- Please tell me this ...
-
- Why is alt.culture.oregon okay, alt.culture.alaska okay, alt.culture.(insert
- region in India) okay, alt.california okay, alt.great-lakes okay,
- alt.appalachian okay, but alt.culture.ny-upstate isn't? If anyone can come up
- with an intelligent answer to that question I'd be willing to listen.
- Otherwise, I feel there is no rationale for saying this group shouldn't be
- allowed.
-
- Genesee wishes and chicken wing dreams ...
-
- --
- Dan Tasman dtasman@dante.nmsu.edu
- molson@rever.nmsu.edu
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