X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,138eebc638a5f8df X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-02-28 19:30:13 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.cwix.com!newsfeed1.cidera.com!Cidera!news1.atlantic.net!not-for-mail From: mewnews@softhome.net (JamesDad) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Followup - Re: Unattributed Ascii-Art? Organization: Not a Heck of a Lot Message-ID: <3c7eeaa5.2839347@news.atlantic.net> References: <3c7d1dae.55189793@news.mpinet.net> <3c7d2eea.14287247@news.t-online.de> <3c7d9394.2160508@205.158.27.245> <3c7e222b.526620@news.atlantic.net> X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.21/16.243 Lines: 39 Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2002 03:30:01 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.208.97.19 X-Complaints-To: news@atlantic.net X-Trace: news1.atlantic.net 1014952994 209.208.97.19 (Thu, 28 Feb 2002 22:23:14 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 22:23:14 EST Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:15200 On Fri, 1 Mar 2002 00:58:51 +0900, "Phydeaux" wrote: >Results after searching google groups (group:alt.ascii-art.*): >OANI - none >SITIY - none >IDDI - shading in a pic of an owl >ONYX - several email addy's >YASS - none >ICCO - shading in a pic of Wesley Crusher >ICCA - none >WITHCITO - none >WITHARFT - none >NOSIG - none >-Phydeaux Methinks that 8 letters would be a bit much. I was thinking more like four, since few people (such as former president George Herbert Walker Bush) have FOUR initials. Most have three, fewer two. I'm starting to pick up a little bit of consensus that a symbol before and after would also help distinguish it from initials. Also, once it's agreed on what the code for "Unattributed" or "Unknown" will be for the group and it's had a little while to be in the FAQ, it would gain common use simply because of how frequently it's referenced. IMHO, simple and distinguishable, including a symbol at each end would be the best guidelines for such a mark. [NOSIG], and such work well for such a purpose. I know I put some of these kind in myself as examples, but the personal disclaimer type like IDDI (I Didn't Do It) or the solicitation for creatorship ?DUDT? (Did You Do This?) doesn't seem to have the right tone for me, now that I've thought about it. For myself, I use ascii-art in a variety of ways, like popping them into emails or posts in other parts of Usenet, so a more low-key symbol that just says "I respect the artist; I just don't know who did it" would be more on target. That's my 2c. =========================================== WASUP! Says... You! Out of the gene pool! ...maybe a little chlorine would help, too. ===========================================