X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,e86d5a6e7abad059 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-01-01 03:14:10 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!xfer13.netnews.com!netnews.com!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!skynet.be!newsfeed.iinet.net.au!news.iinet.net.au!not-for-mail From: Bateau Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: looking for a ascii art group Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 19:09:10 +0800 Message-ID: References: <3a440992.34402238@news.concentric.net> <20001223123102.08456.00000657@ng-mp1.aol.com> <3A4CA5EE.3867@hotmail.com> <3slt4t0ma8b7kokqe3jk784gs1vsmat4d1@4ax.com> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.6/32.525 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 37 NNTP-Posting-Host: per-qv1-nas8-71.dlp.iinet.net.au X-Trace: news.iinet.net.au 978347498 28120 smeg@203.59.183.71 Xref: supernews.google.com alt.ascii-art:3862 On Sun, 31 Dec 2000 08:56:40 +0200 Ville Jouppi wrote: >On Sat, 30 Dec 2000 23:53:12 +0800, Bateau >wrote: > >>>> >What do the groups do? Why have them? [ 8< ] >>>> >>>> Back in the BBS days it was easier if you were in a group. >>> >>>Oh, I see. Is it still easier that way? Is alt.ascii-art a "group" >>>in this sense? Or are we talking about something else? > >In this case a group is a group of people. An ANSI-group does ansi stuff, >demogroups make demos, cracking groups crack software.. > >Everyone uses an alias, crackers keep their real names to themselves, but ANSI >and demopeople usually mention their real names quite openly. Yes the punishment for making ANSI is much less severe than the punishment for cracking ;P >It's a bit difficult to explain if you don't have any idea of the Scene.. It's >a pity I don't know of any existing "scene-tutorials".. :-) Either you're >knowledgeable, or you ask someone who is and maybe get into it yourself.. :-) > >>This is no more a group than Fido was (is) :P > >FidoNet had echos that were a bit similar to newsgroups, but more similar to >BBS conferences / messageareas. Yeah, but no one called Fido an "ansi group" :P -- | _ \ _ ^~ email:bateau at jupiterio.net | <')_,/ , ; \ >(')__, . ` ' , ,______________._ | (_~=/ \._`.'. \ (_~_/ _, '------:_______ ;==( *BANG* | ='- \=~_) ; \ ~^~~^~ ` (_~_/ | | `-\ \ *BANG* | ICQ:11367619 -'= \ ~^~~^~ `~' \_;