X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,fa4f0e1502e45982 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-30 13:21:09 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!feedme.news.mediaways.net!newsfeed.iinet.net.au!news.iinet.net.au!not-for-mail From: Bateau Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Ascii-Art Secrets #3 Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2001 05:17:05 +0800 Message-ID: References: <5EcKYPA4Fq$7Ewro@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk> <3BFEC7C0.C7A07FC8@xs4all.nl> <3BFED862.9EA4B52@hotmail.com> <3C0264B4.7BCFCED@xs4all.nl> <1uQCPHUmlHz+fAl1PFlOJbeiia0f@4ax.com> <3C0462A0.F1BFD3D7@xs4all.nl> <1103_1007023625@news.xs4all.nl> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.6/32.525 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 34 NNTP-Posting-Host: i196-090.nv.iinet.net.au X-Trace: news.iinet.net.au 1007155129 32182 203.59.196.90 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:11975 ____ On Thu, 29 Nov 2001 08:47:05 GMT \__/___ joris bellenger ran through the LI-\o-' streets of alt.ascii-art | waving an axe and screaming: / \ >On Thu, 29 Nov 2001 00:00:29 +0800, Bateau Address.com> wrote: >> >> How do you like my new intro line? >> > >> >To tell you the truth, I think it's a waist of bandwidth. >> People have this insane notion that more lines = more >bandwidth when >> it comes to intro lines and sigs even when the lines are much >shorter. > >Much shorter than what? > >your intro line is: 181 bytes >the default intro text is (in this case): 175 bytes >your sig is: 175 bytes > >Anyway, you asked (!) what we were thinking of your intro line. >Don't complain if you don't like the answer. Mine was obviously >too suttle for you. I actually meant: Your intro line sucks! I didn't complain. Don't complain if I don't agree with what you think though. -- | _ .\ ~~ _ ^~ | <')_,/ , ; .\ >(')__, . ` ' , | (_~=/ \._`.'. .\ (_~_/ _, _..-''-._,____,----,____ | ='- \=~_) ; .\ ~^~~^~ ` (_~_/ `'--'` `~~~~)_)=\_\-.( | -'= .\ ~^~ ~^~~^~ ICQ:11367619 EMAIL:bateau:-)jupiter-io.net WEB:http://tyrian2000.cjb.net