(...) Sure, but that 'l' is there in .off-topic.x and .loc.x too. So this means that the rest of the newsfroup's name can override the 'l'. Why then, doesn't the 'build' in lugnet.build or the 'announce' in lugnet.announce also override the 'l'? (I (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
(...) I guess the off-topic.* hierarchy is a discrepancy -- or, more specifically, a special case/exception. (...) Sure, as long as the thread stayed within the spirit of building and building techniques. But if the thread wandered toward brand-x as (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
