Re: J&G H/P network community newsletter ISSUE 4

On Thu, 5 Dec 1996, Erik Kambestad Veland wrote:

> J. Melusky wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 4 Dec 1996, Erik Kambestad Veland wrote:
> > Hi Erik, Sorry for venting a rant at you but I suspected that you could
> > take it, I'm glad you are friendly. I am glad you are cool.
> 
> Thanks, I got a bit angry, but I decided to be friendly because
> that's the mood that suits me best.
> 
> > > > Do
> > > > you have a job also?
> > >
> > > No, I go to school everyday.
> > I was just worried that you were spending too much time in Webland and not
> > enough in real life smelling the roses. Hence the burnout might happen.
> > I get worried about people burning out.
> 
> I spend much time with my friends and family. When I want to relax
> I read a good book.
> 
> > > > Where do you find the time to have this big of an
> > > > ego?
> > >
> > > WHAT?
> > Hee hee What a weird comment from eh? I basically equated the many number
> > of your posts with ego size. I am silly but I am also having a flu right
> > now, tho.
> 
> That's OK. I post a lot, but not so much anymore. The reason why I reply
> to this, is that my newsserver is down.
> If you have the time, can you forward it to the newsgroup?
> 
> > > I am not saying that this page should replace the usenet group.
> > > It's a supplement to it. I have no intention to replace it in any
> > > kind.
> > > I'm just providing a service for all the people on it.
> >
> > I know but I was worried that a new person coming to this group making a
> > rose request was being intercepted first by you saying to go to your
> > website. So then they would never visit here again. Then they would see
> > your site and think "Well, I don't have to learn ascii-art because every
> > picture has been done before. This makes me sad. I feel that this happens
> > also with books. People don't write books themselves because they have
> > been to a library and seen that everything has been written already. I'm
> > just sad about that stuff happening in the world.
> 
> I also did put a rose with that posting.
> I have replied to many different Rose-request, and each time
> I have attached a different one.
> 
> > > I think there should be requests, but how many times haven't you
> > > seen requests for roses, hearts, holiday art, cartoons, etc. etc.
> > > I would like to see much NEW art.
> > > Like Joris and Joan does.
> > > There are too many requests for things that already exists,
> > > and thats were I come in.
> > > I'm in no way forcing you to go to my site at all!
> >
> > I think Joris and Joan would do just as much new art anyway. Roses seem
> > like a good topic to get them chatting to us in the usenet group.
> 
> I know. They are great! Hope Joan teaches her kids how to make ascii art
> I would like to see the traditions continue :)
> 
> > I like your line of thinking tho also.
> 
> Glad to hear that.
> 
> > > >    I and many others here in this usenet group will be here passing out
> > > > request art when you have burned out on ascii art.
> > >
> > > I think you have missed something here.
> > > I'm also passing out requested art, with a message saying:
> > > More on my site. I don't pass out art, when it's huge collections.
> > Oh, I saw a couple of your posts way back and I didn't see any art with
> > them. I know I saw one post that had art with it, that was good. I just
> > stopped reading your posts because you didn't seem to be saying anything
> > different. But if you now put art with them everytime then that is cool.
> 
> Yes. I did only post my URL before, but now I always include art with
> them, except when the requests are for my really large collections.
> Then and only then I post messages in forming them that I have it on
> my site.
> 
> > > > It happened to
> > > > Scarecrow. The quick rise to a huge website! The creative huge push! Then
> > > > like Scarecrow you will be gone.
> > >
> > > I know about Scarecrow.
> >
> > Good, I don't want that to happen to anyone else.
> 
> I hope it doesn't happen with me.
> But if it does, at least the site will still be there with it's huge
> collection. I will not remove it like Bob (Scarecrow)
> This site is meant to fill the space created when Scarecrow's
> went to HTML-heaven.
> Chris' ascii collection does that to some extent, but is not
> as large as mine.
> (Actually I was inspired by his site, and wanted my collection
> to be as big as his, and now it's more than twice as big. Can you
> believe that?)
>  
> > > > I hope you don't burn out but it is human
> > > > nature when people over do it with their egotism. You are just here to get
> > > > votes for your webpage anyway.
> > >
> > > I'm not just here to get votes for my site. Why would I?
> >
> > Well, you asked for votes kind of emotionally one time so I thought
> > wrongly that you were a vote hound! ha ha Sorry.
> > (^:=
> > Hey, to make it up to you here is a Marge Simpson big hair smiley:
> > (-:###########
> 
> Yes, I did, but I have realized now how stupid it was :)
> Well, nobody's perfect. (No not you either Jeremy (nobody))
>  
> > > It's not like it mean anything for me.
> > > I have only recieved five votes, and I couldn't care less :)
> >
> > Now you sound like me. ha ha
> > Glad to know you.
> 
> :-D Thanks, glad to see that there's people like me on the net.
>  
> > > The Wicked Ascii Art site, was created long before home.sol.no
> > > came up with that idea.
> > Oh, sorry.....Oh well...
> 
> No problem.
>  
> > > > I guess I should have asked you more
> > > > questions about why you are rude to people with requests?
> > >
> > > I'm not. If it has appeared that way, I apologize.
> > > I'm not a rude type, I might be a bit stupid sometimes, but I'm all
> > > nice.
> >
> > Well, it seemed rude if I thought you didn't give art out by email. I
> > thought you just gave people your website only...oh well...
> 
> No I didn't. You should read my postings more often :)
> 
> > > > Why you want to
> > > > make this usenet group smaller and have people bypass it completely to go
> > > > to your site and never come here anymore?
> > >
> > > I don't want people to do that.
> > > It's a supplement, you hear?
> >
> > I was in a ranting mood, wasn't I? (*hand on face*)
> 
> OK. You are forgiven! Friends?
> 
> > > > Sorry to bug you but you are
> > > > probably driving people away from this group and I don't like it or your
> > > > egotism about your super super website.
> > >
> > > I'm sorry you feel this way, but my website also has links and
> > > advice them to use this newsgroup, so it's vice-versa.
> > > I'm not egoistic, I'm promoting a service.
> > That is cool. You just kept saying that your site was the best all the
> > time so I got the wrong impression.
> 
> Did I? I don't think I ever said it's best. I have said that it's
> the largest, but that's not probably correct.
> Sorry about this. I'm a newbie on newsgroups...
>  
> > > Yes, I love the newsgroup and I visit it every day.
> > > I want it to be a lively community, and I want more NEW art posted!
> > > Erik
> >
> > Yes, usenet is just a bundle of emotions and I love it. Sorry I hate the
> > web and I guess it is a supplement but many people see the web as the most
> > important part of the internet and the Usenet as the supplement. I thought
> > you were one of those people. Since you are not, you are a friend now.
> 
> I am? Thanks buddy!
> 
> Here's what I use most on the net:
> 1. NEWS
> 2. E-MAIL
> 3. WWW
> 
> > PS Yeah, the html is for really for DejaNews and Alta Vista Usenet
> > searches. It is just in the sig and maybe html has changed lately so I
> > probaly should change it or double check it, thanks.
> >
> > > BTW, you can't html in e-mails and postings.
> 
> TTFN,
> Erik...
> 
> 
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