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From: Gerfried Fuchs <usenet@pinguin.pte.at>
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
Subject: Re: Any regular Regulars?
Date: 27 Nov 2001 15:39:11 GMT
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Comments: This is my personal opinion...
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* Shanaka Dias <sdias@netlane.com> [2001-11-26 12:25]:
> Looking back, I think a.a-a has actually changed quite a bit.
> Posts earlier than 1996 around the Bob Allison Mike Jittlov
> era seemed to be structured by subject ie The subject tag
> denotes what the post is about. A bit like some of us use
> [pic], they used
> 
> Line: for line drawings
> Talk: for talking
> Info: obviously information
> 
> There also seemed to be more artists out there that were
> into solid ascii art (not conversions) like Susie Oviatt and
> Gilo.

 It's always sad to see them fade away....

> It makes me wonder how much ascii-art never was archived and
> won't ever be seen again!

 I don't want to start thinking of it - otherwise it could make me start
to cry....

> (I feel like an ascii-archeologist!) ;)

 *gg*   On the other hand, good to see you still around.  I always liked
your pictures, especially I remember your horses...

 I searched in groups.google.com for myself and it seems that my first
post was a silly question at 1998/08/04 about 'illegal' characters[1].
Time changes....

 So long!
Alfie
[1] <http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=35C6F001.F86677D7%40siemens.at>
-- 
"Gibts in dem bl�den Excel keine regular expressions?"
                                  -- Andreas Mery