X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,a0b413acda56e8dd X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-04-07 18:43:22 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeed.berkeley.edu!news-hog.berkeley.edu!ucberkeley!nntp-relay.ihug.net!ihug.co.nz!cox.net!news2.west.cox.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art From: Faux_Pseudo Subject: Re: [info] alt.ascii-art FAQ v3.0.3.05 (draft) References: <5pmq8a.3v2.ln@adfpc.amp.uni-hannover.de> Reply-To: Faux_Pseudo@yahoo.comERCIAL Message-ID: User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux) Lines: 55 Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 01:43:20 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.8.9.87 X-Complaints-To: abuse@cox.net X-Trace: news2.west.cox.net 1018230200 68.8.9.87 (Sun, 07 Apr 2002 21:43:20 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2002 21:43:20 EDT Organization: Cox Communications Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:16731 --(Once apon a time, in alt.ascii-art,)-- --(Andreas Freise said it like only they can.)-- > > Hi Colin, > > On 07 Apr 2002 CJRandall wrote: >> this is the Ascii-Art FAQ version 3 (draft) >> based on an unfinished work by Matthew Thomas >> (with some texts migrated from some older FAQs >> written by Jorn Barger and Bob Allison) >> it is the most recent (v3.0.3.05) publication >> +------------------------------------------------ >> it is provided such that it may be helpful >> +------------------------------------------------ >> changes from v3.0.3.04 are: mostly cosmetic to radical >> with the questions/answers re-sequenced and renumbered >> >> this is an unofficial faq: > [...] > > Well, it looks very much finished to me. How about making it more > official? It doesn't look like Matthew is taking that responsibility > for us. And in my opinion a FAQ is not an ordinary document but belongs > to the subject it refers to, in this case a.a-a. If "we" decide to > use your new version, with your name as (co-) author or maintainer > then it would be official enough. I would like to see that happen > as well as the replacement of the older version on web-pages. > > I only whish that more people would take part in this. _I_ do like > your new version. It reads almost like a scientific document but > that's OK. For more direct stuff we can always fall back and use > the mini-FAQ. In a way I would like to see more examples for the > different types of ASCII creations (e.g. diddles, line art, shading, > etc.) but on the other hand the text is rather long already. In > short: I give my OK and vote for ending the humble "not-official" > ceremony right here. > >:) > Andreas > > -- > ________________________________________________ http://www.ascii-art.de I can just picture the bottem of the FAQ now with each of its backers signitures on it. bug VK :F_P: -- +-(faux@fugozi)-(0.18|0.10|0.12)-(18:41|Sun Apr 07)-+ cat ~/.{sig,uin} It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word. - Andrew Jackson UIN=66618055