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Subject: Re: starting a new net net.india (net.asia?)
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Date: Wed, 16-Jan-85 01:46:41 EST
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> = Dina Street ..ucbvax!unisoft!dina

> Why just India?  There are also many other fascinating nations
> and cultures to explore (Chinese, Middle Eastern, African, 
> Eastern European, South American, not to mention individual
> countries).  Wouldn't something like net.international be
> more appropriate for what you wish to discuss?

How about net.asia?  Or net.nlang.asia?  I realize some may consider
this TOO general from the original proposal, but let's gather a
bunch of little things together first.  The net.india seems to
have a following but what about all the other Asian cultures?

This makes sense because they are usually thought of as similiar,
(and here's a place to learn about differences, too) and could take
in other discussions.  net.politics and net.religion are overwhelmed by
Western predisposition.  Net.nlang.asia would something of a
"net.Eastern".

What do you think?
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Gordon A. Moffett		...!{ihnp4,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!gam