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From: Linda Derick <linda@derick.com>
Subject: Thanks to Joan and Erick
Date: 1996/12/30
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spunk1111@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In article <32C6FE6F.7B9E@online.no>, Erik Kambestad Veland
> <ekveland@online.no> writes:
> 
> >
> >NOW I'M TIRED OF SEEING THIS SPREAD AROUND THE WORLD WITHOUT
> >AKNOWLEDGING THE FACT THAT THIS EXCELLENT, GENIOUS, ETC.
> >PIECE OF ART IS CREATED BY JOAN STARK!
> >
> >DO NOT SPREAD WITHOUT THIS LINE:
> >Artwork by Joan Stark
> >
> >IF I SEE ONE MORE OF THESE, I'M GONNA CRACK!
> 
> Hey Erik-  welcome back!
> This "12 Days" has travelled more than you or I ever will in our entire
> lifetimes!
> I have seen several copies with the credits cut (along with the borders
> and title)-
> but I have seen many copies forwarded with all the credits still intact-
> some still have my email address and website on them!
> Crediting the creator of ascii art is common courtesy among those who
> know.  I remember first discovering ascii art and I don't think I saved
> the initials of the creators of lots of the first things I collected.  It
> was a bother.  (btw, that's the reason I put my initials on the left side
> of the pic-  it's more of a hassle to remove them that way)
> Anyhow, with or without the credit... I am tickled and thrilled to see
> this piece spread all over the world.  Even a neighbor sent it to me
> knowing that I liked ascii art-  boy, was she floored when I told her that
> not only had I seen it- but I made it!  :)
> So don't crack Erik-  I'm not.
> -joan
> --
>          .                                *
>       .  :  .             *                       *
>        '.@.'      *                  *                 *
>         /^\                   *                *                *
>     *  /   \    __,  ,__)            __,  ,__)       __, ,__)
>       /1997 \  (--|__| _ ,_ ,_      (--|\ | _       (--\ | _  _ ,_
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>  *   `._____.'\   `--.__          ~ascii art gallery~          *
>             \\/         `/``"""'-.
>              /    )     /         :      spunk1111@juno.com
>      *       |   /\    |  .--.     :                         *
>              /  /\1`\   \/    `.__.:.____.-.     joan stark
>             /  / /`\9`\`/    .-"..____.-.   \
>    jgs  _.-'  /_/   `\9`\                \-. \  *                *
>  *     `=----'        `\7`\--------'""`-. \ `"       *
>                  *      `-./             `"
> 
Joan and Erick,
   Joan, thanks for art and your live and let live attitude.  I just
found this place (and just recently found news groups).  I had just sent
the 12 days of Christmas to several of my friends because I thought it
was really neat.  With the next post, was Erick's message about not
distributing ascii art without the artist's initials.  I didn't even
know if what I sent had the initials or not.  
    So I guess what I'm saying is thanks Joan for the art and thanks
Erick for the education.    I certainly won't do that again.
   Linda Derick