Whatever happened to rec.arts.ascii?

The subject covers it all...

What DID happen to that [moderated] newsgroup that was sort of a filter of this
one (a "best of alt.ascii-art" was how it was described)

Your servant,

<+]::-{)}
Cyberpope (email: gap...@vcn.bc.ca)

In article <CDB...@vcn.bc.ca>, gap...@vcn.bc.ca wrote:
> 
> The subject covers it all...
> 
> What DID happen to that [moderated] newsgroup that was sort of a filter of this
> one (a "best of alt.ascii-art" was how it was described)
> 
> Your servant,
> 
> <+]::-{)}
> Cyberpope (email: gap...@vcn.bc.ca)

It died...

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          |                  ||
          |  rec.arts.ascii  ||
          |                  ||
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some time ago...

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                             -  \)


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