Re: What do we do when we do ASCII Art?

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Martin Atkins wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I've been wondering what is the correct (or accepted) verb to describe the
> process of producing ASCII art? Is it 'draw' (I *draw* ascii art) or 'write'
> (I *write* ascii art) ... ? Both of those sound odd, since it isn't really
> drawn because that implies either pencil drawing or in a graphics package,
> and writing implies the forming of words, which are very rare in most ascii
> pics.
> I usually say 'make' or 'produce' (I *make* ascii art) but this is a little
> general, so I was wondering if there is a better verb for it?
>
> A lot of us seem to use the term 'asciify' to mean turning something into
> ascii art - Maybe 'I asciify' is a good sentence... even if the verb is made
> up?
>
> Hmm......
> -Martin
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<b>You create!&nbsp; I love all of your work and keep a file on it.</b>
<p>Martin Atkins wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Hello,
<p>I've been wondering what is the correct (or accepted) verb to describe
the
<br>process of producing ASCII art? Is it 'draw' (I *draw* ascii art) or
'write'
<br>(I *write* ascii art) ... ? Both of those sound odd, since it isn't
really
<br>drawn because that implies either pencil drawing or in a graphics package,
<br>and writing implies the forming of words, which are very rare in most
ascii
<br>pics.
<br>I usually say 'make' or 'produce' (I *make* ascii art) but this is
a little
<br>general, so I was wondering if there is a better verb for it?
<p>A lot of us seem to use the term 'asciify' to mean turning something
into
<br>ascii art - Maybe 'I asciify' is a good sentence... even if the verb
is made
<br>up?
<p>Hmm......
<br>-Martin
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<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; ____.Martin Atkins&nbsp;&nbsp; AKA mga.____&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; """"-mart.atkins bigfoot.com-""""&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /@
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<br>&nbsp;-________________\&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \____________-"
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\_____\&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; mga
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