X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10d97e,c2ae895b74afa8d X-Google-Attributes: gid10d97e,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,c2ae895b74afa8d X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: fd588,c2ae895b74afa8d X-Google-Attributes: gidfd588,public X-Google-Thread: 110f55,c2ae895b74afa8d X-Google-Attributes: gid110f55,public X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,c2ae895b74afa8d X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1995-01-24 13:05:46 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!dearn!blekul11!idefix.CS.kuleuven.ac.be!ub4b!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!sashimi.wwa.com!not-for-mail From: tae@xmission.com (Tae) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii,alt.ascii-art.animation,alt.fan.scarecrow Subject: Talk: Sig stealing Date: 24 Jan 1995 09:21:13 -0600 Organization: XMission Public Access Internet (801 539 0900) Lines: 55 Sender: boba@gagme.wwa.com Approved: boba@wwa.com Message-ID: <3g35t9$2vv@gagme.wwa.com> References: <3fjon8$gqq@bigfoot.wustl.edu> <3fkdn3$krb@gagme.wwa.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: gagme.wwa.com Xref: nntp.gmd.de rec.arts.ascii:3693 alt.ascii-art:19309 In article <3fkdn3$krb@gagme.wwa.com>, boba@wwa.com (Bob Allison) says: > > >Al Capone told me that Scott William Gurley wrote: >> >>Hi, does anyone know or care about or have an opinion about the theft of >>someone's signiture? when reading this group, I see the coolest sigs >>and always think, hey, I could take out that text and put in my own >>name...but never have cause I think it would be stealing. I know some of >>you's spend alot of time doing these things. > > Most ASCII artists don't mind if you use their pics, especially if you >ask first, and credit them. But sigs are another story. Would you mind >if I used your name for a while? Signatures are rather personal, hence >the name "signature". I've had my sigs ripped off more times than I care to >recall. > >>Well, any opinions. Please mail me directly as I rarely read this group >>(too busy with work) > > But not too rarely to preclude you from stealing sigs? > >>Gotta go, here comes the boss. > > Why don't you steal the boss' sig? BTW, here's a sig for you to >steal. Although if your nickname isn't 'Scarecrow', the pointed hat >might take on another connotation. > >-- > . > //\\_ /:\ > || _ /;:.\ > ||.._ /'\\< \,,._-_ /'\\ /'\\,._-_ /'\\ \\ \\ \\ //;:. \ > '""|| || /-|| || || / || || || || || || || ///;:.. \ > || || (( || || ||/ || || || || || || || __--"////;:... \"--__ > ,-:;// \\,/ \/\\ \\, \\,/ \\,/ \\, \\,/ \\//\// --__ '--_______--' __-- > '""--_________--""' I believe this guy was asking a simple question, and did you give him a simple answer? No. Would you rather have had him rip off a sig. _before_ asking around? Duh, dude.. You need to get rid of your 'I am holier than thou' attitude, I mean, give the guy a break, he had the courtesy to at least ask. . . .___ /:______ .______________ .__________ __ ::: / xx.XX.XX.xx \ : \/ : \/ \ / \ / \/ \ \ \ \ / \ :: :: :.tae@xmission.com: : : : / :__/ ____/ ____/__/ : : \ : :: :: [. . ..... .... ..] \ / : \ / \____ \____ \ \ : / : :: :: : . : : : . : : : . : : :: : : : \ : \ : : / : / :: :: . . . . . o . o : /\__::__: /__/_ /_ /__/ __ / \te : :: :: o . o o ::: o : : / : / : / : / : / : / \ : :: :: ::: o ::::::::::::: : ::::::: :/ :::::: :/ ::: :/ :::: :/ ::: :/ ::: \: :: Oo..i am in no way affiliated with x-mission, just a dedicated user..oO