X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,7461928d61490919,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-05-22 01:20:59 PST Path: gmd.de!nntp.gmd.de!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!darkstar.UCSC.EDU!news.hal.COM!olivea!news.bu.edu!phlyde From: phlyde@bu.edu (Curtis Wanner) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: the moderation thing Date: 22 May 1994 08:07:11 GMT Organization: Boston University Lines: 51 Message-ID: <2rn3rf$kra@news.bu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: acs4.bu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL0] First of all, I must say I would love to see this group go to rec.* I even originally felt that keeping flame/make money fast/greencard posts out of here is a good idea. However, I got to think a little bit further. I've actually created things that were spinoffs from some of these flamewars. For example, during one of the flamewars I picked up a piece of ascii which I turned into a sign for the local university bulletin board system, this is what I created: ................................................................. ..............................................,,:;+=====;,....... ...........................................;+=============:...... ..........................................,=======;;=======...... .............................,,:;+=====;,.,=======.;======;...... ..........................;+=============:,============+......... .........................,=======;;=======,=============......... .................========,=======.;======;,=======;;======....... .......;======..=========,============+:..,=======.;=======...... .....;=======;+...=======,=============...,==============........ .......;=======...=======,=======;;======.,==========+........... .......;=======...=======,=======.;=======....................... .......;=======...=======,=============.......................... .......;=======...+======:=========+............................. .......;=======.,;=======........................................ .......;================:........................................ ......;==============+,.......................................... .......,;++++++;;;;:,............................................ ................................................................. 1993 Curtis Wanner I also picked up some lettering that I'm currently creating a figlet font for, this is what I believe was part of the original post: DDDDDDDDDDDDD HHHHHHH !!! D::::::::::::DDD H:::::H !!:!! D:::::::::::::::DD H:::::H !:::! DDD:::::DDDDD:::::D H:::::H !:::! D:::::D D:::::D UUUUUU UUUUUU H::::H HHHHH !:::! D:::::D D:::::D U::::U U::::U H::::HH:::::HHH !:::! D:::::D D:::::D U::::U U::::U H::::::::::::::HH !:::! D:::::D D:::::D UU:::U U::::U H:::::::HHH::::::H !:::! D:::::D D:::::D U:::U U::::U H::::::H H::::::H !:::! D:::::D D:::::D U:::U U::::U H:::::H H:::::H !:::! D:::::D D:::::D U:::U U::::U H:::::H H:::::H !!:!! D:::::D D:::::D U:::U U::::U H:::::H H:::::H !!! DDD:::::DDDDD:::::D U::::UU:::::UU H:::::H H:::::H D:::::::::::::::DD U::::::::::::U H:::::H H:::::H !!! D::::::::::::DDD UU:::::UU:::U H:::::H H:::::H !!:!! DDDDDDDDDDDDD UUUUU UUUU HHHHHHH HHHHHHH !!! So in a place where ideas can come from the strangest of places, I don't feel that moderation is proper.