X-Google-Thread: f996b,d5e7104959d62acc X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news4.google.com!out02a.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!in04.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!nx01.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!69.28.186.77.MISMATCH!hwmpeer03.lga!hwmnpeer01.lga!news.highwinds-media.com!hw-filter.lga!newsfe22.lga.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art From: Faux_Pseudo Subject: Re: Another contest References: <48488FFF.9090208@enst-bretagne.fr> Reply-To: f0sud0@gmail.com User-Agent: slrn/0.9.8.1 (Linux) Lines: 26 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 72.218.144.106 X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@cox.net X-Trace: newsfe22.lga 1212719150 72.218.144.106 (Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:25:50 MST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:25:50 MST Organization: Cox Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:25:50 GMT Xref: g2news1.google.com alt.ascii-art:63 _.-In alt.ascii-art, Bertrand Mollinier Toublet wrote the following -._ > Faux_Pseudo wrote: >> Someone emailed me to let me know there is another ASCII contest out >> there. > Right... I didn't mean to email either. Sorry. I only meant to reply in > group and messed up clicking on the buttons... I wasn't going to name names but thanks for clarifying that. >> http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/06/wiredcoms-ascii.html > Right, and yes, it is obvious that this is not very organized at all. To > start with, they are not even really requesting ASCII art: "as long > you're just using the letters and symbols on your keyboard" is their > rules for what characters you can use, and it's definitely not > equivalent to "only the printable ASCII set". I have this vision of a call center staffed by trained ASCII support staff who can help guide people through setting up a competition. Like wedding planners only less stressed. -- =()==()==()==()==()- http://fauxascii.com \ \ \ \ \ \ ASCII artist :F_P:-O- -O- -O- -O- -O- -O- -O- Get your ASCII Art T-Shirt: http://www.keystroketshirts.com/ascii/dream-in-ascii-fullView.php