Re: Copyright Notice, blah blah blah

Colin Douthwaite wrote:
> 
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> > ASCII art was fun when I first started lurking close to 2 years
> > ago...  People enjoyed making the pictures and enjoyed sharing
> > them.  Those who chose not to, didn't.   People on the newsgroup
> > supported one another and built upon other's ideas.... it wasn't
> > considered "stealing"...
> 
> > It was fun-amusement--
> 
> Exactly. And that's how I still view alt.ascii-art after some 4
> years of its existence. Of my 65 newsgroups aa-a is the one that
> gives me greatest enjoyment...I skip the nasties where possible.
> 
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And people call ME extreme! When do you eat/sleep/etc ? :D:D:D

I have heard people call alt.ascii-art an oasis in the newsgroup
desert....

> I think this posting of yours indicates that you are showing signs
> of burn-out following a prolific output as an ascii-artist who has
> earned many accolades and undoubtedly would be ranked as the most
> prolific of all ascii-artists until now.

Time for a little break maybe? Some time away from the computer... (I
know I need that, computers may be fun and used for fun but you can get
tired of them just as you can get tired of working too much....)

> 
> Other people have burnt out, e.g. Rowan Crawford ( Row ); Suzy Oviatt;
> Normand Veilleux; Bob Allison to name a few. All were acclaimed as
> outstanding contributors. Bob Allison even got his own newsgroup
> created "alt.fan.scarecrow" such was the adulation of Scarecrow at
> the time of creation of the moderated newsgroup "rec.arts.ascii".
> Bob Allison could do no wrong and walked on water.

Is there any ascii-god who hasn't met that fate? (you make it sound like
it is totally unavoidable...)

> 
> > (Who remember the tornado postings?)   :)
> > No one was that concerned about copyrights-- although we did keep
> > initials with all the ASCII artwork.
> 
> I remember the tornado. I did a little diddle to the picture at one stage.

So did I :)

> 
> But...I also remember the Pete Casso bashing which I did not enjoy :-(

It was funnier than his cartoons! (which doesn't say much)

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Veronica Karlsson
( e93...@sm.luth.se  http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/ )

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