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In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> It's pretty easy to set up cross-reference links on the entry pages to the
> groups.
That's all very easy when you are using a web browser but what about those
using NNTP? Many people in the UK will be using NNTP because you can
download and read offline because of pay by the minute access.
> Name components in the .loc hierarchy are abbreviations for localities, for
> example, .loc.us.ma.bos stands for United States, Massachusetts, Boston, and
> .loc.uk.sc stands for United Kingdom, Scotland. A name like .loc.uk.market
> doesn't make sense because market isn't a location in the UK.
Well it's not just a UK problem:
http://news.lugnet.com/loc/au/?n=972
So whatever you decide it's going to set a precedent.
Carbon 60
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