X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,7aa5544d576fceea X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-26 04:15:41 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!newsgate.cistron.nl!amsnews01.chello.com!amsnews03.chello.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Lennert Stock Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: My signature Message-ID: References: <3bd74358$0$218$edfadb0f@dspool01.news.tele.dk> <9r95bk$7ij$01$1@news.t-online.com> <3BD904FF.4C94AE61@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.553 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Inktomi-Trace: amsink 1004094931 27195 62.194.82.11 (26 Oct 2001 11:15:31 GMT) Lines: 17 Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 11:15:31 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 212.83.64.204 X-Complaints-To: abuse@chello.com X-Trace: amsnews03.chello.com 1004094931 212.83.64.204 (Fri, 26 Oct 2001 13:15:31 MET DST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 13:15:31 MET DST Organization: chello broadband Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:8972 On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 08:38:55 +0200, Markus Gebhard wrote: >Hey, drsquare, let's face the truth: Those programs are just _tools_ - >like a brush for the painter or a hammer and a saw for the carpenter. >Ascii-Art is still done by humans. And I am pretty sure you don't draw >your Ascii-Art images with a pencil on a sheet paper, do you? > - Oh, I have just had a look at all your postings to this newsgroup - >LOL - What a shame! It seems to me you are not even into Ascii art at >all :-( >Well, that's ok then: If you don't draw any Ascii Art you will of course >not need any tools. So everything should be fine for you ;-) I'm not taking a stance, but there's a funny and always interesting idiosyncrasy in this group which evolves around the subtle differences and overlaps between art, and art of skill (I enjoy both in this area).