60 new local newsgroups have just been created: 12 at province level in
Canada and 48* at the state level in the U.S.
Rationale for creating the new groups:
- Help people locate one another and hold discussions across sparsely
populated areas.
- Increase the freedom of choice when selecting a location to hold
local discussions or make local announcements.
- Lessen feelings of isolation in smaller/unrepresented towns & cities.
(...) <snip> (...) 12 province ?? At my knowledge there is only 10 province and 3 territorys. Yes 3. April first was the day of the creation of the "Nunavut". NWT had been split in 2 west part keep NWT name and the easter portion took the Nunavut (...) (26 years ago, 16-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
