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Harlan Messinger (gusty@clark.net) wrote:
>Bruce Geerdes (bgeerdes@igs.com) wrote:
>I also think it's _preferable_ to have newsgroups for non-cultural topics 
>like C++ that are central repositories for discussions on the subject in 
>any language. 

We all have our preferences.  The disagreement we have here is similar to
what goes on all over the net.  Should we have one central group where
everything can be posted or should we divide a subject into different
groups.  Heck, we have plenty of that kind of arguing go on in the
comp.lang.c++ group, where some people think all platforms should be 
discussed and others think that platform-specific posts should go to their
respective programming newsgroups.

>: Sorry you don't like it.  As I said before, I did not make it up.  Maybe 
>: the "English by default" rule no longer applies.  A lot has changed since
>: I first started using the internet.

>You do assume it's a rule. When did it become a rule, and under whose 
>authority? Is it widely accepted among non-English speakers using the 
>Internet, or was it regally imposed by people who speak English?

If it is a rule, it would be under the newsgroup's charter.  I hope you
would accept its authority.  You're right that I'm assuming it's there.
It may not be.  I have seen it in other group's charters.
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bgeerdes@igs.com (Bruce Geerdes)