Bob Cunningham wrote:
> I would like to learn something about the history and
> purpose of this group. For example, when it was first
> formed, was a posting submitted that described the reasons
> for its formation and the intended content?
>
> Is there a FAQ for the group?
>
> The earliest postings in the group that I find at Google
> Groups are dated June 2000, and none of them say anything
> about the formation of the group. In fact, it appears that
> most if not all of them had to do with people looking for
> pen pals in other countries.
>
> It's entirely possible that the group was formed before June
> 2000 but Google Groups didn't start picking it up right
> away. Can anyone here say when the actual date of formation
> was?
>
> Any help anyone cares to give me will be greatly
> appreciated.
Mark Israel's Sep 1997 FAQ for AUE says:
http://www.exw6sxq.com/sparky/aue_related/excerpts/fxrelate.html
[There is now a newsgroup called alt.languages.english. It
frequently has postings that are crossposted to alt.usage.english
or alt.english.usage or both, but it also has postings that are
exclusive to it.]
--
John Dean
Oxford
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