From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,70355f14c021a4fd X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news2.google.com!newsfeed2.dallas1.level3.net!newsfeed1.dallas1.level3.net!news.level3.com!news.binc.net!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Social networks for Ada people Date: 21 Jan 2008 12:24:55 -0600 Organization: LJK Software Message-ID: References: <091623aa-2e03-488b-acc9-a115ac0cdd7d@q77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com> <9l5lj.45783$Ux2.30781@attbi_s22> NNTP-Posting-Host: eisner.encompasserve.org X-Trace: grandcanyon.binc.net 1200939874 13542 192.135.80.34 (21 Jan 2008 18:24:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@binc.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:24:34 +0000 (UTC) Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:19509 Date: 2008-01-21T12:24:55-06:00 List-Id: In article <9l5lj.45783$Ux2.30781@attbi_s22>, "Jeffrey R. Carter" writes: > Lucretia wrote: >> >> If a social network dedicated to Ada programmers existed, how many of >> the people here would use it? > > Isn't that what c.l.a is? In which case, by definition, everyone here uses it. My view is that c.l.a is supposed to be restricted to discussions of Ada. A social networking newsgroup would be a place where Ada fans could discuss prescription medicine prices, nation-building or social welfare issues with other Ada fans.