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- From: sfk@otter.hpl.hp.com (Steve Knight)
- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 11:22:56 GMT
- Subject: Re: Ok, so pop *pop* may be a valid lang, but where's basic?
- Message-ID: <116670002@otter.hpl.hp.com>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Bristol, UK.
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- Newsgroups: comp.lang.pop
- References: <1992Nov12.163410.12678@julian.uwo.ca>
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- > Flame me all you want, but if some obscure UK language developed 20
- > years ago can make it into a comp.lang group, why is basic still shit-upon
- > and relegated to the status of an alt group? (alt.lang.basic)?
-
- Thanks for the invitation.
-
- I haven't followed the history of the attempt to to establish
- comp.lang.basic as a newsgroup. However, Pop advocates followed the
- netiquette guidelines and got adequate support, largely drawn from the UK.
- I am astonished that the advocates of Basic didn't find the same level of
- support. I certainly would have voted for it. I guess Basic is just
- more obscure than Pop these days.
-
- Better luck next time.
-
- Steve
-