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Original Usenet message from rec.arts.ascii, 7 Aug 1994.
Line: Clean up my sig?

Line: Clean up my sig?

>The R and L I think need the most work
>--
>          gre...@phantom.com              ___  ___        ______
>    _______ ______   ______ ____  __  ____/.  /|___| ____ |:     \
>   /:     /|:     ) /: ____\___ \|: |/ ___/  /  ___ \___ \|.   //
>  / .  __/_|_ '__/ / ___/\  /     .      \  /__|_  | /  \  .  //
> /     \_   | |  \/ \     \//   \    /   \\     /  |//   \    /
> \__________;     \_______/\____|\  /|____/____/___/\____|\  /
>           |__|____/              \/                       \/
>"When you're a baby you drink milk; when you're a man, you have to
>       drink beer."  --- Arnold Schwarzenegger, _Pumping Iron_

The simplest modification I could make to the R would be as follows 
(makes it look more like an R, but preserves the original shape):

          gre...@phantom.com              ___  ___        ______
    _______ ______   ______ ____  __  ____/.  /|___| ____ |:     \
   /:     /|: __  ) /: ____\___ \|: |/ ___/  /  ___ \___ \|.   //
  / .  __/_|_   _/ / ___/\  /     .      \  /__|_  | /  \  .  //
 /     \_   |    \/ \     \//   \    /   \\     /  |//   \    /
 \__________; |   \_______/\____|\  /|____/____/___/\____|\  /
           |__|____/              \/                       \/

I like the L as it is, but I think I'll tweak the spacing a bit.  This 
gives the advantage of linking the E and M (and perhaps the L?) and 
giving a little more depth.

        gre...@phantom.com          ___ ___       _____
    ____________  _________  __  ___/   /___|____ |:    \
   /:     / __  )/: ______ \|: |/ ___/ / ___\___ \|.   //
  / .  __/_.  _// ___/\/     .      \ /_|__ |/  \  .  //
 /     \_  |   / \    //   \    /   \\    / //   \    /
 \_________;|  \______\____|\  /|____/___/__\____|\  /
         |__|___/            \/                    \/

Hmm.  While that made the EMLIN more even, it destroyed the R, mostly.  
The M is now a focal point, and very weighty.  (Part of the problem with 
the R might be that it decends too far.)



         gre...@phantom.com       ___  ___       _____
    ____________  _________ __ ___/   /|___|____ |     \
   /      /     \/  ______ \  / ___/ /  ___\___ \|     /
  /    __/|_    / ___/\/    \/    \ /__|_  |/  \      /
 /     \_   |  /      /   \    /   \     / /    \    /
 \__________|| \______\____\  /____/____/__\____|\  /
          |__|___/          \/                    \/

I shouldn't have messed with the M.  It doesn't dominate now, but it
doesn't match the N.  Is the G supposed to be heavier on top that the
other letters?  (I removed all of the highliting so I could see the shapes
more clearly.  This cleaner look allows more flexibility of the R, and the
right side of the R needs less work since you can't see it behind the E.)


          gre...@phantom.com       ___  ___       _____
    _______ _____  _________ __ ___/   /|___|____ |     \
   /  ____/|  _  \/  ______ \  / ___/ /  ___\___ \|     /
  /   \_   \     / ___/\/    \/    \ /__|_  |/  \      /
 /          |   /      /   \    /   \     / /    \    /
 \__________| | \______\____\  /____/____/__\____|\  /
           |__|___/          \/                    \/

Now to add back highliting.

          gre...@phantom.com       ___  ___       _____
    _______ _____  _________ __ ___/   /|___|____ |:    \
   /  ____/|  _  \/  ______ \  / ___/ /  ___\___ \|.   //
  //  \_   \     / ___/\/    \/    \ /__|_  |/  \  .  //
 //         |   //     //  \    /  \\     / //   \    /
 \__________| | \______\____\  /____/____/__\____|\  /
           |__|___/          \/                    \/

Unfortunately, most of the verticals are so occluded that the :.. 
highlight only works on the N.  The R is still weak, sorry.  Here's the 
original for comparison:

          gre...@phantom.com              ___  ___        ______
    _______ ______   ______ ____  __  ____/.  /|___| ____ |:     \
   /:     /|:     ) /: ____\___ \|: |/ ___/  /  ___ \___ \|.   //
  / .  __/_|_ '__/ / ___/\  /     .      \  /__|_  | /  \  .  //
 /     \_   | |  \/ \     \//   \    /   \\     /  |//   \    /
 \__________;     \_______/\____|\  /|____/____/___/\____|\  /
           |__|____/              \/                       \/


Hope I have been of some help, however meager.

    _____                 ______
  __|   | _____  _____   |      \---, __ __  _____  _____  ____________
 /  |   |/     \/     \  |   |   \  |/  |  \/     \/     \/   ___/  .  )
/   |   |   |   \  |   \ |   |___/  |   |   \ \ /  \ \ /  \   _/|      \
\_______|_______/  |___/ |___|  |___|_______/  |___/  |___/____>|   |__/
               |___|coy...@u.washington.edu|___|  |___|         |___|

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From: coy...@u.washington.edu (Jon R. Plummer)
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Subject: Line: Clean up my sig?
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