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Adverts |
uk.adverts.computer |
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Adverts in the uk for computer related items. |
uk.adverts.other |
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Adverts in the uk for items not covered by other groups. |
uk.adverts.personals |
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for personal contact adverts with relevance to the UK. |
uk.adverts.personals.gay-lesbian-bi |
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personal adverts relevant to GLB readers |
uk.adverts.stolen.announce |
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Announcements concerning stolen items (Moderated) |
uk.adverts.stolen.d |
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Discussions relevant to stolen items |
Announce |
uk.announce |
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General announcements of UK interest (Moderated) |
uk.announce.d |
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Discussion of articles in uk.announce |
uk.announce.events |
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Forthcoming events within the UK (Moderated) |
uk.announce.events.d |
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Discussion of articles in uk.announce.events |
Answers |
uk.answers |
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Repository for periodic UK specific USENET articles. (Moderated) |
Business |
uk.business.telework |
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teleworkers, their employers and interested parties |
Community |
uk.community.social-housing |
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social housing policy & practice in the UK |
Computing |
uk.comp.ikbs |
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Discussion of Intelligent Knowledge Based Systems |
uk.comp.lang.lisp |
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Discussion of LISP; especially the draft standard |
uk.comp.misc |
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Miscellaneous UK-related computing issues |
uk.comp.net-client |
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Discussion of general UK aspects of net clients. |
uk.comp.net-client.turnpike |
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UK aspects of the net client software 'Turnpike'. |
uk.comp.os.linux |
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Discussion of the Linux operating system |
uk.comp.os.win95 |
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UK focused group for discussing UK Win95 related topics. |
uk.comp.sys.sun |
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Discussion of Sun computers |
uk.comp.training |
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Creating and presenting computer training courses |
Consultants |
uk.consultants |
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Discussion from/by all types of consultants |
Current Events |
uk.current-events.general |
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Discussion of UK-related news items |
Do It Yourself |
uk.d-i-y |
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Do-It-Yourself |
Education |
uk.education.16plus |
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Discussion about education for 16+ year olds |
uk.education.expeditions |
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UK National Expedition Forum |
uk.education.maths |
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UK discussion on matters in maths education |
uk.education.misc |
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Discussion relating to education issues |
uk.education.schools-it |
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IT in UK education, Primary to 'A' level |
uk.education.staffroom |
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Humorous discussion about teaching |
uk.education.teachers |
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For discussion by/about teachers |
Environment |
uk.environment |
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United Kingdom environmental issues |
uk.environment.conservation |
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UK conservation, heritage and wildlife matters |
Finance |
uk.finance |
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Discussion about Finance issues in the UK |
Food & Drink |
uk.food+drink.archives |
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UK food archives announcements (Moderated) |
uk.food+drink.misc |
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food & drink in all forms within the UK |
uk.food+drink.restaurants |
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independent guide to UK restaurants |
Games |
uk.games.board |
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Discussion, reviews, and advice relating to a wide range of board games |
uk.games.misc |
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Discussion, reviews, and advice relating to a wide range of games |
uk.games.roleplay |
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A UK specific newsgroup for all aspects of roleplaying. |
uk.games.trading-cards.marketplace |
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Auction/sale: Collectable Trading Cards |
uk.games.trading-cards.misc |
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Strategy/tournaments: Collectable Trading Cards |
uk.games.video.playstation |
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Sony playstation games and hardware |
Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual |
uk.gay-lesbian-bi |
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Forum for bisexuals, lesbians and gays in the UK. |
Government |
uk.gov.local |
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Local government in the United Kingdom |
Jobs |
uk.jobs.contract |
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Contract positions wanted/offered. No discussion |
uk.jobs.d |
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Discussion of jobs related issues |
uk.jobs.offered |
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Situations vacant. No discussion |
uk.jobs.wanted |
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Situations wanted. No discussion |
Legal |
uk.legal |
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Discussion of legal issues in the UK |
Local Affairs |
uk.local.southwest |
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Gloucs, Wilts, Bristol, Som, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall |
Media |
uk.media |
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Discussion of Media in the UK |
uk.media.animation.anime |
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The UK Anime & Manga scene |
uk.media.books.sf |
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Science Fiction literature relevant to the UK |
uk.media.films |
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to discuss films amongst all inhabitants of the UK. |
uk.media.home-cinema |
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A group to discuss all aspects of Home Cinema in the UK |
uk.media.radio.archers |
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Discussion of the BBC radio soap opera "The
Archers" |
uk.media.radio.bbc-r4 |
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General issues and programmes on BBC Radio Four |
uk.media.radio.misc |
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UK Radio issues and programming |
uk.media.tv.brookside |
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The Channel 4 TV programme 'Brookside'. |
uk.media.tv.er |
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Discussion of TV medical drama ER within the UK |
uk.media.tv.friends |
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UK discussion regarding the US TV series Friends. |
uk.media.tv.misc |
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Discussion of all aspects of TV in the UK |
uk.media.tv.sf.babylon5 |
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Discussion of Babylon-5 relevant to the UK |
uk.media.tv.sf.babylon5.social |
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Babylon 5 social events in the UK |
uk.media.tv.sf.drwho |
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Doctor Who discussion from a UK perspective |
uk.media.tv.sf.misc |
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Group for general discussions of Science Fiction on UK television. |
uk.media.tv.sf.startrek |
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For discussion of Star Trek relevant to the
UK |
uk.media.tv.sf.x-files |
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Discussion of the X-Files series shown on UK
TV |
Miscelaneous |
uk.misc |
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General interest to everyone on UKnet |
Music |
uk.music.alternative |
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The UK "alternative" and "indie" music scene |
uk.music.folk |
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UK discussion for those interested in folk/roots/acoustic music |
uk.music.guitar |
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Guitars and Guitar music in the UK |
uk.music.makers.dj |
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The art and pursuit of DJing in the UK |
uk.music.misc |
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General discussion of UK music. |
uk.music.rave |
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Discussion of UK rave music and the UK rave scene. |
uk.music.rhythm-n-blues |
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UK newsgroup for discussing rhythm and blues
music |
Net |
uk.net |
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Used by UKnet maintainers |
uk.net.jips |
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Discussion about JANET IP Service matters |
uk.net.news |
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UK net news |
uk.net.news.announce |
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For RFDs, CFVs, FAQs, etc. within the UK Hierarchy. (Moderated) |
uk.net.news.config |
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Discussions of RFDs posted in uk.net.news.announce. |
Organisations |
uk.org.bcs.announce |
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Announcements relating to the British Computer Society (Moderated) |
uk.org.bcs.misc |
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Discussion relating to the British Computer Society. |
uk.org.community |
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UK CommUnity matters |
uk.org.community.committee |
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UK CommUnity committee matters. (Moderated) |
uk.org.epsrc.hpc.discussion |
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EPSRC High Performance Computing discussion. |
uk.org.epsrc.hpc.news |
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EPSRC High Performance Computing News. (Moderated) |
uk.org.mensa |
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Forum for items of interest to UK members of Mensa |
uk.org.starlink.announce |
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Starlink Project announcements. (Moderated) |
uk.org.starlink.hardware |
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Hardware for data acquisition/reduction. |
uk.org.starlink.misc |
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Open forum (discussion related to Astronomy). |
uk.org.starlink.research |
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Discussion on aspects of astronomical research. |
uk.org.starlink.software |
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Software for data acquisition/reduction. |
uk.org.ukuug |
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UK UNIX Users Group related topics, announcements, etc |
uk.org.women-in-comp |
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Discussion of Women in Computing |
uk.org.youth-clubs.mayc |
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Group for discussion among members and staff
of MAYC |
People |
uk.people.consumers |
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Discussion about products and services |
uk.people.deaf |
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Discussion about issues relating to deaf people |
uk.people.disability |
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discussion of disability related topics in the UK. |
uk.people.gothic |
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Discussion about issues relating to Gothic Culture |
uk.people.health |
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Health-related issues relevant to the UK |
uk.people.teens |
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General disscussion by Teenagers in the UK. |
Politics |
uk.politics.animals |
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UK political discussion concerning animals |
uk.politics.announce |
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UK political announcements (Moderated) |
uk.politics.constitution |
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Constitutional issues relating to the UK |
uk.politics.crime |
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Criminal policy relating to the UK |
uk.politics.drugs |
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Politics of legal and illegal drug use in the UK |
uk.politics.economics |
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Economic policy relating to the UK |
uk.politics.electoral |
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Discussion of elections & electoral systems in the UK. |
uk.politics.environment |
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Politics and the environment in the UK |
uk.politics.misc |
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Miscellaneous UK political discussion |
uk.politics.philosophy |
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Philosophical basis for politics in the UK |
Radio |
uk.radio.amateur |
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Amateur radio and related matters |
Railway |
uk.railway |
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Trains |
Recreation |
uk.rec.birdwatching |
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Discussion of all aspects of United Kingdom Birdwatching |
uk.rec.boats.paddle |
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For matters relating to boats that are paddled |
uk.rec.caravanning |
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recreational and technical aspects of caravanning. |
uk.rec.cars.classic |
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Classic Cars in the UK |
uk.rec.cars.tvr |
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TVR Manufactured sports cars and relevant events |
uk.rec.cars.vw.aircooled |
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All Aircooled VW Vehicles |
uk.rec.caving |
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Caving, pot-holing etc. for sport/exploration/research |
uk.rec.climbing |
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Rock climbing, ice climbing and mountaineering. |
uk.rec.competitions |
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Announcement/discussion of UK based competitions. |
uk.rec.crafts |
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Newsgroup for craft related topics in the UK. |
uk.rec.cycling |
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Discussion of UK cycling issues |
uk.rec.fishing.coarse |
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for the discussion of coarse angling |
uk.rec.fishing.game |
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for the discussion of game angling |
uk.rec.fishing.sea |
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for the discussion of sea angling |
uk.rec.gardening |
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To discuss gardening topics of interest in the UK. |
uk.rec.motorcycles |
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for discussion of motorcycle issues relevant to the UK |
uk.rec.motorsport.misc |
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UK Motorsports, primarily from those involved |
uk.rec.naturist |
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Discussion,chat, on naturism in uk, europe |
uk.rec.sailing |
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To discuss all aspects of sailing activity in the UK |
uk.rec.scouting |
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Discussion of Scouting and Guiding in the UK |
uk.rec.sheds |
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Sheds: culture, contents, usage |
uk.rec.subterranea |
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Tunnels and other man-made/used spaces underneath the UK |
uk.rec.walking |
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To exchange information on walking, hiking or rambling in the uk |
uk.rec.waterways |
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for discussing British waterways. |
uk.rec.youth-hostel |
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Discussion of youth hostels and hostelling |
Religion |
uk.religion.buddhist |
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Discussion of the buddhist faith |
uk.religion.christian |
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Christianity in the UK (Moderated) |
uk.religion.hindu |
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Discussion of the hindu faith |
uk.religion.interfaith |
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Discussion of the interfaith issues |
uk.religion.islam |
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Discussion of the islamic faith |
uk.religion.jewish |
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Discussion of the jewish faith (Moderated) |
uk.religion.misc |
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Discussion about religion in general |
uk.religion.other-faiths |
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Discussion of the other faiths |
Science |
uk.sci.weather |
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for the discussion of weather events |
Singles |
uk.singles |
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Discussion for people about, or who are, single |
Sources |
uk.sources |
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UK wide group for sources/reposts/requests |
Sport |
uk.sport.athletics |
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Track & Field Athletics results, rankings & fixtures. |
uk.sport.horseracing |
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UK focussed group for the discussion of horseracing topics. |
uk.sport.ice-hockey |
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For discussion of ice hockey as played in and by GB. |
Technology |
uk.tech.broadcast |
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Technology used in UK radio and TV broadcasting |
Telecom |
uk.telecom |
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Discussion of UK telecommunications |
Test |
uk.test |
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UK wide tests |
Transport |
uk.transport |
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Transportation issues in the United Kingdom |
uk.transport.ride-sharing |
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Sharing rides in cars around the UK |
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