X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,138eebc638a5f8df X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-03-02 18:32:19 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-post-02!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: mewnews@softhome.net (JamesDad) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Unattributed Ascii-Art? Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2002 02:32:12 GMT Organization: Not a Heck of a Lot Message-ID: <3c818a25.6577653@news.mpinet.net> References: <3c803afc.26011985@news.mpinet.net> X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.21/16.243 X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com Lines: 41 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:15283 On Sat, 02 Mar 2002 08:00:46 -0000, annie_ascii@oal.com wrote: >On 2002-03-02 mewnews@softhome.net (James Dad) said: > >It's very nice, Annie. And Happy Birthday! >Thank you, 'Dad.' > > >Mine is the 6th. How old will I be? Here's a history/geography > >assignment; >Nah! I don't do school-type assignments on Fridays or Saturdays. >Besides, it's my birthday. > >what month, day and year did the former British colony known as > >the Gold Coast become the independent country of Ghana? I was born > >the same month, day and year. >Don't forget British Togoland. My Mom says it was also part of >that mix in 1957...and my Mom's a smart lady. I only knew that Ghana and I shared "birthdays" (and your Mom got the year right--March 6, 1957 is the day) from a random "hit" years ago in reading the Annuals my folks had bought of the "Encyclopedia Americana". Good for your Mom! > >Second assignment; what do *YOU* think would be good candidates for > >a code to indicate "Author Unknown" on a piece of unattributed > >ascii-art? > >Well, if it's unattributed, I'd just leave it that way. The >lack of an attribution MEANS it's 'unattributed,' yes? My main concern is the differentiation between ascii-art where the sig has been *intentionally* stripped (as I've read about in some recent threads) and where someone has gotten hold of a piece of ascii-art, would like to give credit, but doesn't know who to give it to. Later on, Annie... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "JamesDad" (my name is Mike--I'm James' Dad) is a nym I use in honor and memory of my son James Webb (1992-2000), slain in battle fighting leukemia. His story is told on the webpages http://www.themiraclekids.com/james.htm and at http://www.themiraclekids.com/mem-james.htm. He was a greater man at 8 than many ever become. May the message of his life not be forgotten!