X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,860d1c9e950ee487 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-08-13 04:44:29 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!newsfeed.sovam.com!nf1.bellglobal.com!nf2.bellglobal.com!news20.bellglobal.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Pete Casso" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art References: <3b5f511e.12760042@news.concentric.net> <3B654703.198500B3@xs4all.nl> <4p8ent8jb761o1c7aeep4j5gk1g0utuhr0@4ax.com> Subject: Re: Just a perspective Lines: 28 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 07:41:47 -0400 NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.229.133.126 X-Complaints-To: abuse@sympatico.ca X-Trace: news20.bellglobal.com 997702813 64.229.133.126 (Mon, 13 Aug 2001 07:40:13 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 07:40:13 EDT Organization: Bell Sympatico Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:6937 > >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 ;) The purpose of transmitting ascii pics by email is already defeated today, i.e. in 2001, since most of the time, the recipient can't see the pic (because of the default proportional font in his email software). Predictions are perhaps not that easy. Some people can't see that with proven formats gleaned from the web, the level of postings on this newsgroup could be restored to the previous levels of 20 postings a day (or even more) at around 2003. Oh well, I'll come around again in 2003 (or perhaps a little earlier :-)) Pete Visit the 'steins at http://www3.sympatico.ca/petecasso