X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,10730325ff30b3c6 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-01 06:24:57 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!sn-xit-01!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: LGB Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: oooooh controversy! Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2002 13:22:58 GMT Organization: very little Message-ID: <3cf8c956.1944233@news.charter.net> References: <3cf82261.1443255@news.charter.net> <7an9da.3hr.ln@server.techdrive.foo> X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.21/32.243 X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com Lines: 34 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:17512 On Sat, 01 Jun 2002 05:50:01 GMT, Richard James wrote: >LGB wrote: > >> On Fri, 31 May 2002 20:32:30 -0000, slimmy@webjaz.net (slim) wrote: >> >>>I do understand, like I said before I'm still learning ANSI and ASCII.... >>>:) either way you missed my point appearantly. It doesn't matter to me if >>>its ANSI or ASCII I guess I'm just saying art is art and just when you >>>think you >>>can't break the mold someone will. I'm also saying be imaginative. There >>>are ways. >> >> Art is art to the beholder and to the creator, but may not be art to >> someone else. But to define a medium to display a form of art for >> all to enjoy or view has happen in this group. A universal limited >> character set displayed in a fix width font in a plain text document >> from whatever background and font color one chooses to display the >> ascii-art on his/hers screen. > >If I paint a white cat with watercolours is that watercolour art? >I didn't use canvas but I did use watercolours. Maybe If I write ascii >characters on a page by hand that is ascii art. But I don't think using non >ascii on say a screen is ascii art. I agree with you Obascii -- a spinning top __/\__ '-. .-' \/ lgbeard