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A fact fromArea boysappeared on Wikipedia'sMain Pagein theDid you knowcolumn on 8 March 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that theArea Boysare a gang ofNigerian street childrenand teenagers who roam the streets ofLagosextorting money from passers-by?

A record of the entry may be seen atWikipedia:Recent additions/2007/March.

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Area boys in India

In India, especially in state ofTamil Naduarea boys are groups of young adults usually numbering anything between 4-10. They usually belong to an area like a street or neighbourhood and usually can be found hanging at teakadais(shops that serve tea mainly). Most area boys ride on customised two wheelers, most of which are customised Yamaha Rx100, although sometime Rx135 is used. This could be compared to theModswho usually ride on vespas. Though they usually dont pose any threat to the society, they could sometime end up with altercations with neighbourhood gangs. Most area boys go to college or have atleast finished high school, though in low income neighbourhood this is not the usual case. It should also be noted that most of the area boys do not have any criminal records and the whole area boys phenomenon in India can only be refered to as a sub culture likepunkorSlackers.

Swamy g(talk·contribs) is not sure whether he will create an article to house the above information or not, but since he agreed it does belong in another article I've taken it out ofArea Boys.Picaroon (t)02:11, 19 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Very interesting gang subculture, but this seems to be a youth movement or phenomenon, very different from the anti-authority, often violent activities of 'Area boys' in Nigeria, which centre around extortion and occasional robbery.Centrepull(talk)17:38, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Number 10 on the reference list is spam

Number 10 on the reference list needs to he watched and removed, its a spam, using of the name punch to cover the URL for the networth site

Daniel vic(talk)06:36, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]