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Also known as: rec
The Big 8 branch for recreation, hobbies, and the arts, running from rec.food.cooking to rec.sport.cricket to rec.music.classical. It was among the largest branches by group count and by volume before web forums pulled the audience away. Charters restrict it to discussion, so images and audio belong elsewhere, which is why rec.* stayed almost entirely text through its whole history.
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