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> Ok, it's time for me to ask this question cause I can't stand not
> knowing what the hell "Obascii" means?

:)

OBascii means OBligatory Ascii.
The idea is that this is a group about ascii-art and we should post
ascii-art images instead of discuss things to death.
An OBascii is therefore a small (or large) ascii image made to keep the post
ontopic even if something else than ascii-art is discussed.

Many ascii-art images started as an OBascii and evolved.

Senario :
1) Someone makes a remark and add a small quickly done ascii image (often
related to the subject of discussion).
2) Someone is inspired by that and adds to or diddles that OBascii
3) It's rediddles and added to again by a third..
4) and so on and so forth...

Possible End) An impressive joint-venture work displaying a really fine
piece of ascii-art.

OBascii :

Bug warning sign

       .-.          .-.
      /   \        |   |
     / . , \       |   |
    /-.(").-\      |   |
   / -.( ).- \     |   |
  /  -.(_).-  \     \_/
 /   B u g s   \     _
(_______________)   (_)