Re: What does "soc.men" stand for?

On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 19:22:16 -0400, Jayne Kulikauskas
<jayne.kulikauskas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in soc.men:

On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 18:01:20 -0500, Alric Knebel
<alric@[cableone.net]> wrote:

Jayne Kulikauskas wrote:

On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 15:55:18 -0500, Alric Knebel
<alric@[cableone.net]> wrote:


What does the "soc" in this group of newsgroups stand for?


It is a top level Usenet hierarchy for sociological topics. Here is a
site that explains how Usenet is organized:

http://www.livinginternet.com/u/uw_hier.htm

Jayne

Thank you very much. I had an idea from the subjects discussed that
"soc" meant sociological, but it was just a guess.

However, it stands for "sociopaths" in this case.

That information you
provided added a whole different level of understanding. Thanks.

You might also find this old FAQ helpful. While not all of it is
current, it may give you some insight into soc.men.

The more recent version is better, and noticeably less misogynistic:

http://www.alcatroll.com/soc.men/faq.html

Welcome to soc.men, Alric!


PJR :-)
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