X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,343109208f5abf22 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-26 03:26:42 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!paloalto-snf1.gtei.net!crtntx1-snh1.gtei.net!lsanca1-snf1!news.gtei.net!enterprise!news.xtra.co.nz!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.syd.connect.com.au!nsw.nnrp.telstra.net!dnews.tpgi.com.au!tpg.com.au From: sdias@netlane.com (Shanaka Dias) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Any regular Regulars? Reply-To: sdias@netlane.com Message-ID: <3c021db7.2842602@mel-news.tpg.com.au> References: <3bfa805e$0$367$9b622d9e@news.freenet.de> <3BFAAD48.65791066@hotmail.com> <3BFB7A8B.1C1010E3@hotmail.com> X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.21/32.243 X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 202.7.177.21 X-Original-Trace: 26 Nov 2001 21:23:02 +1000, 202.7.177.21 Lines: 48 Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 11:25:33 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 203.12.160.33 X-Complaints-To: abuse@telstra.net X-Trace: nsw.nnrp.telstra.net 1006774001 203.12.160.33 (Mon, 26 Nov 2001 22:26:41 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 22:26:41 EST Organization: Customer of Telstra Big Pond Direct Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:11680 On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 16:25:52 +0100, Andreas Freise wrote: >Decide for yourself. How does it feel? You are here >"as long as Joan"? Hm, I definately remember Joan's >first posts so I guess I had been lurking before >that time. Anyway, even though I rather miss the >times of sparkling creativity from 98, a.a-a has in >general not changed all that much. > Joan first started posting in 1996, I remember cos I started a few months later. 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. I wonder if any of the reeealy old timers still lurk. I remember Mike Jittlov answering one of Joans postings a few years ago. It makes me wonder how much ascii-art never was archived and won't ever be seen again! (I feel like an ascii-archeologist!) ;) ____ _____ _. / \ _.-'_.-' ;=',_ _____________________________ \ _\/ _/ S" .--` | Shanaka Dias | ___)/ __< sS \__ | Victoria, Australia | <'-;:\_ _\ __.' ( \--> | sdias@netlane.com | '; \_\ _=/ _./-\/ |_____________________________| >/-,\ ((\( /-' -'l ""` |_\ ) |/ \\ snd \\ \ `~ `~