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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 3 Jan 2002.
Re: =Merry Christmas!=

Re: =Merry Christmas!=

Taliszanna wrote:
> The only problem with this is that I can't come up with ascii art as
> quickly as the rest of you can--

You don't know anything about how quickly (or slowly) the rest of us
draw.

> so if I were expected to put a new ascii
> art pic into every message, I just wouldn't be able to post. 

You might be onto something...

> It's unfair. 

Is it?

http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?db=*&term=fair

    6.
         a.Having or exhibiting a disposition that is free of
           favoritism or bias; impartial: a fair mediator.
         b.Just to all parties; equitable: a compromise that
           is fair to both factions.

It works the same way for everybody, including you.

> So, in light of that, I will include a nice piece that someone
> else has previously made -- that way, the message still includes an ascii
> art pic and it is not a waste of cyber space for those that were reading
> the message simply for the art.

It is a waste for those who have already seen it.


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