X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,860d1c9e950ee487 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-08-13 04:12:39 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.stealth.net!news-feed.nld.sonera.net!news.quicknet.nl!not-for-mail From: Lennert Stock Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Just a perspective Message-ID: References: <3b5f511e.12760042@news.concentric.net> <3B654703.198500B3@xs4all.nl> <4p8ent8jb761o1c7aeep4j5gk1g0utuhr0@4ax.com> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 14 Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 13:14:49 +0200 NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.73.134.67 X-Complaints-To: abuse@quicknet.nl X-Trace: news.quicknet.nl 997701158 213.73.134.67 (Mon, 13 Aug 2001 13:12:38 MET DST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 13:12:38 MET DST Organization: QuickNet Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:6936 On Mon, 13 Aug 2001 05:11:08 -0400, Pete Casso wrote: >Let me make another prediction: in another two years, this newsgroup will >either remain ascii with a small number of postings of perhaps 5 postings a >day on the average or will change display format (to html or binary/gif). Predictions are easy. ASCII art was at its top in the terminal days, and the curve will continue to decline to a minimal amount of postings. Advanced posting formats would have a hard time turning the tide, because as per definition, it defeats the purpose. I.e., it's 2001 ;) -- Ceterum censeo Microsoft esse delendam