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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 17 Oct 1997.
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Pumkins...

Pumkins...

alt.ascii-art · 3 messages · 17 Oct 1997 - 20 Oct 1997
I feel bad just sitting around and watching.  Even though pictures aren't
my thing, here is my very first attempt to create images as opposed to
lettering/fonts.

My first picture.
                                      .,'
                                   .'`.'
                                  .' .'                
                       .    ' . ~,'  :.~ . `    .       
                  . '  .  '   .`:_. . _:'.   `  .  ` .
                .'   .'     ,     .'^'.    .     `.   `.
               .    .      .     .     .    .      .    .

              '    '      '      '     '     '      `    `
              .    .      .      .     .     .      .    .
 
               `    `      `     `     '    '      '    '
                 .    .     .     .   .    .      .   .
                  ` .  `.    .            .     .' . '
                        . .    .   . .  .    . .
                             ~   - ~~ -   ~


A slight variation., incase the grooves in the above pumkin just weren't
deep enough.
                                      .,'
                                   .''.'
                                  .' .'                
                       .    ' . ~,'  '.~ . `    .       
                  . '  .. '' ..`:_. . _:'.. `` ..  ` .
                .'   .'    ,,    ..'^'..   ..   ``.   `.
               .    ..    ..    ..     ..   ..    ..    .

              '    ''    ''     ''     ``    ``    ``    `
              .    ..    ..     ..     ..    ..    ..    .
 
               `    ``    ``    ``     ''   ''    ''    '
                 .    ..   ..    ..   ..   ..    ..   .
                  ` .  `..  ..            ..   ..' . '
                        . ..  ..  .. .. ..  .. .
                             ~   - ~~ -   ~



So it isn't exactly orange...
                                      .,'
                                   .''.'
                                  .' .'                 
                      _.ood0Pp._ ,'  `.~ .q?00doo._       
                  .od00Pd0000Pdb._. . _:db?000b?000bo.
                .?000Pd0000Pd0000PdbMb?0000b?000b?0000b.
              .d0000Pd0000Pd0000Pd0000b?0000b?000b?0000b.
              d0000Pd0000Pd00000Pd0000b?00000b?0000b?000b.
              00000Pd0000Pd0000Pd00000b?00000b?0000b?0000b
              ?0000b?0000b?0000b?00000Pd00000Pd0000Pd0000P
              ?0000b?0000b?0000b?00000Pd00000Pd0000Pd000P
              `?0000b?0000b?0000b?0000Pd0000Pd0000Pd000P'
                `?000b?0000b?000b?0000Pd000Pd0000Pd000P
                  `~?00b?000b?000b?000Pd00Pd000Pd00P'
                      `~?0b?0b?000b?0Pd0Pd000PdP~'
                           


And of course, I had to carve a few pumkins...

                                      .,'
                                   .''.'
                                  .' .'                 
                       .    ' . ~,'  `.~ . `    .       
                  . '  .  '   .`:_. . _:'.   `  .  ` .
                .'   .'     ,     .'^'.    .     `.   `.
               .    .       .A.  .     . .A.       .    .
                          .d000b.      .d000b.
              '    '    .d0000000b.  .d0000000b.    `    `
              .    .      .      . db  .     .      .    .
                                  d00b
               `    `?0o.  `     `     '    '  .o0P'    '
                 .    `?00   ooooo.  .ooooo   00P' .   .
                  ` .   `?00000P ?0bd0P ?00000P' .' . '
                        . . `~~   ~~~~  .~~'  . .
                            ~     - ~~ -    ~




                                      .,'
                                   .'`.'
                                  .' .'                 
                      _.ood0Pp._ ,'  `.~ .q?00doo._       
                  .od00Pd0000Pdb._. . _:db?000b?000bo.
                .?000Pd0000PP?000PdbMb?000P??000b?0000b.
              .d0000Pd0000P'  `?0Pd000b?0'  `?000b?0000b.
             .d0000Pd0000?'     `?d000b?'     `?00b?0000b.
             d00000Pd0000Pd0000Pd00000b?00000b?0000b?0000b
             ?00000b?0000b?0000b?b    dd00000Pd0000Pd0000P
             `?0000b?0000b?0000b?0b  dPd00000Pd0000Pd000P'
              `?0000b?0000b?0000b?0bd0Pd0000Pd0000Pd000P'
                `?000b?00bo.   `?P'  `?P'   .od0Pd000P'
                  `~?00b?000bo._  .db.  _.od000Pd0P~'
                      `~?0b?0b?000b?0Pd0Pd000PdP~'
                           

Sigh.  Well I *tried*.  

Where is the appropriate place to discuss ascii fontography (not figlet or
figlet fonts)???

This may be a silly newbie question.  (Gee, after all these years, still a
newbie...)  why is there a perfectly good newsgroup collecting dust in the
rec.* hierarchy???  It has no spam in the time this group has collected
more than its fair share (although relatively little compared other alt.*
groups)?

Is there a story behind it?  Pounting me to a FAQ is a MORE than adequate
response


Thank you very much,

Daniel

Veronica Karlsson <dre...@on.spammer> ASCII art 17 Oct 1997 00:00 · permalink · report
Delectable System Administrator wrote:
> 
[ 8< ]
> why is there a perfectly good newsgroup collecting dust in the
> rec.* hierarchy??? 

It is dead due to lack of interest and energy to blow some life into it
again.

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Shanaka Dias <edi...@cc.curtin.edu.au> ASCII art 20 Oct 1997 00:00 · permalink · report
Delectable System Administrator <pho...@jadzia.delectable.com> wrote:

>This may be a silly newbie question.  (Gee, after all these years, still a
>newbie...)  why is there a perfectly good newsgroup collecting dust in the
>rec.* hierarchy??? 

rec.arts.ascii was a moderated newsgroup. I guess the moderators got
a little too busy to keep it going. I think Joan or Colin knows the
full story. I only managed a few posts before it fizzled last year.

While we are taking a trip back in time, these are the first ascii-art
I ever posted (which happened to be in rec.arts.ascii) :


     _    _
    /=\""/=\
   (=(0_0 |=)__
    \_\ _/_/   )
     /_/   _  /\
snd |/ |\_||_|
  


      \/
     /^ ^\
     \0 0/
     ('V')
      \ /
snd  /(_)\
   ==/\=/\==

                           _   _
                          ( )_( )
                           (0 0)
                           _(o)_  O
                          /\|_|/\/
                          \( _ )
                       snd  ||||
                           (_)(_)

and my first post to alt.ascii-art


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          `\_   ===    \.  |
          / /\_   \ /      |
      snd |/   \_  \|      /
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