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Article #6595Re: was: New Charter for dc.general
From: klaatu
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 00:00
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 00:00
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Austin Kelly wrote: > > In article <3221A559.65FC@access.digex.net>, Rex <rex@access.digex.net> wrote: > >I sincerely hope that whoever writes the dc.general charter *at least* > >lives in DC. > > Is Forest Hills good enough for you, or does it have to be Adams-Morgan > to be *really* DC? > > > > >The *.dc Newsgroups (and city as a whole), have been suburban-centric > >for far too long. City residents deserve their own forum for discussion > >with other city residents. > > > Every other regional group that I know is regional, covering the > entire metro area. What about proposing a dc.city newsgroup if > you want something limited to the city. But you still can't > keep suburban residents out. Make it dc.downtown and that'd work; I know longtime residents of the flatland parts of the District who consider anything up the hill to be the 'burbs. > > >Perhaps dc.md-va.general or something similar for those who feel that > >they MUST identify with DC, when they don't live here (I still like > >dc.wannabe). > > > >Anyway, here's hoping that the rules for DC aren't once again made by > >those who don't live here. > > > >Yeah, who am I kidding? > > I don't know. Who are you kidding? > > Shouldn't this all be kept in the initial thread, anyway? Let's all move it to where it belongs, the Request for Comment thread. -- Be kind to your | When the going gets weird the weird turn pro. neighbors even though | http://www.clark.net/pub/klaatu/ they be transgenic | Now. chock full of uninteresting links. chimerae. |-- "How's the weather?" "Kinda, um... spooky." ---- In the Fall: http://www.clark.net/pub/klaatu/infall.html --------- "Sarah Connor?" All UseNet and BitNet postings are copyrighted.
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