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Also known as: soc
The Big 8 branch for societies, cultures, and communities, with groups such as soc.culture.japan and soc.history.war. National and diaspora communities gathered here in quantity before the web offered alternatives. Several soc.* groups are moderated, which was one way of keeping long-running disputes contained. The branch is text only and new groups within it follow the standard proposal and vote procedure.
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