X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fb118,c675cd1e60f39a88 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb118,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,c675cd1e60f39a88 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: 110f55,c675cd1e60f39a88 X-Google-Attributes: gid110f55,public X-Google-Thread: f9437,c675cd1e60f39a88 X-Google-Attributes: gidf9437,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-05-23 07:52:00 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!hookup!yeshua.marcam.com!MathWorks.Com!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!library.ucla.edu!agate!msuinfo!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!giaeb!dljar1 From: dljar1@giaeb.cc.monash.edu.au (Dwayne Jarvis) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii,alt.binaries.pictures.d,news.groups Subject: Re: VOTING: rec.arts.ascii (MODERATED) Date: 23 May 94 14:18:24 GMT Organization: Monash University Lines: 49 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: giaeb.cc.monash.edu.au X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #4 (NOV) Xref: bga.com alt.ascii-art:8244 alt.binaries.pictures.ascii:561 alt.binaries.pictures.d:2675 news.groups:14879 >1) Requests are part of the life blood of alt.ascii-art! How often >has someone posted a request which has caused a new pic to be created, >an old pic to be altered or unseen pics to be released? Sure Bob could >reply to requests posted on the net but that wouldn't get the same >variety of results. Personally I like to see requests and more >particularily their followups being posted to the group. This whole request issue seems to have become quite an important point to a lot of people. Remember that a.a-a will still be here, will still be unmoderated, and will still be read by a lot of people. Secondly, although I cant quote the CFV text since I haven't got it handy, I'm pretty sure that requests were going to be posted?! It was just the frequently requested pics which the moderator might choose to send straight to the postee. For example, the globe.vt posting - when it appeared, that was quite literally requested HEAPS of times inside a couple of weeks (and it was a big file). There would be no harm in the moderator sending either the file or an FTP site once the number of requests reaches a certain point. >2) Sure some pictures get posted often enough to make people well >and truly sick of them. That's because they are spectacular art. We >don't _HAVE_ to look at them each time they show up! It's not necessarily a case of "spectacular art" unfortunately (with a few noted exceptions such as Meriday (in the morning)). It's more likely to be a case of a) a popular character, or b) people hear/see mention of something which they missed, or didn't bother saving. >3) What good does sending out a FAQ do? If it's to point you >towards ftp sites, not everyone has ftp priviledges. The FAQ would be very informative to any new subscribers. The FTP sites with ascii art are a BRILLIANT supply of all types of pics, so anyone with a request would probably die to find such stores. If the person doesn't have FTP access, then they could just point it out to the moderator and the post would possibly go through. But there was talk of automating the moderation process a bit, so people could actually get files via email. Any news on that Bob? >++++++ In fact I voted YES but now I'm not so sure. Does anyone know >the procedure for changing your vote? Simply vote again except with the NO in place of the YES. You can change your mind as often as you like up until the dealine (whenever that is). I'm not fussed whether people vote YES or NO, just as long as they do what they think is best. Row.