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From: samuell@cis.uab.edu (R L Samuell)
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Subject: Re: TALK: Credits and Collections
Date: 20 Jun 1994 11:43:30 -0500
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In article <2u2220$1et@gagme.wwa.com> DR J <me90drj@brunel.ac.uk> writes:
>
>OK, one last discussion before I leave!
>
>Even though I've only been a reader and contributor for a few months,
>I've noticed a lot of pictures appearing without any name credits. Some
>appear regularly without names, others have a habit of popping up with
>credits from different artists.
>
>I remember a little while back a discussion about setting up a complete
>archive for all the Ascii art ever drawn. The main point was setting up an
>indexed archive to make it easier to find particular drawings.

The existing ASCII Art Bazaar goes a long way toward providing this.  
Of course, no index is perfect.

>Now while it's important to be able to find the drawings, I feel it's just
>as important to know who drew them. A lot of the pictures I've seen must
>have taken a lot of time and effort (not to mention skill and talent!) to
>draw and it seems unfair that artists can't always get the recognition of
>their skills.

Yes, I agree that people should be attributed.

>What are the logistics involved in setting up an archive that contained all
>the Ascii art pictures with every picture containing an artist's signature?

The ASCII Art Bazaar which is housed on the Gopher I administer contains
a very nearly complete collection of images posted on A.A-A through March of
1994.  That is about 9 megabytes.  It is organized by subject and has an 
intelligent Gopher search engine (called REGGIE) that facilitates queries.
Since April, I have saved an additional 7 megbytes of images that I will
be adding to the Bazaar.  Later this summer I expect to implement a set of 
hyperindices that will make the Bazaar even easier to use by supporting
searches on artists and other keys.

Many of the artworks in the Bazaar are the originals and already have
credits.  But I would be willing to add attributions to others if
a claimant's request is reasonable, by that I mean, a little explanation
is provided.

Regards,


R L Samuell
Keeper of the ASCII Art Bazaar
(gopher://twinbrook.cis.uab.edu/1asciiarc.70)
Keeper of the SMILEY CATALOG
(telnet twinbrook.cis.uab.edu 3399)
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