Original Usenet thread from rec.arts.ascii, started 12 Sep 1996.
Swords from VampLadee and me
rec.arts.ascii
· 1 message · 12 Sep 1996
This is my collection. There is duplication between this file and the
Dutch Dude's file; his just came in this morning and I didn't have time
to sort them. Much of my collection came from a post VampLadee made.
Sword collection: It is almost impossible to document swords because they
are so often used as .sigs; therefore, there may be many slight permutations
of the same basic sword. Often I write to people to ask them if they are
the artist who drew their .sig; it is very rare that the answer is "yes"
unless the person is a *known* ascii artist. Back in the days when knights
were young, dragons were old, and I was first on the net, I was told that
one MUST have a .sig that one had made oneself. For years I didn't have one
because I have no talent when it comes to drawing. Finally I played with
various ideas for several weeks. I still have a whole file of failed
attempts to prove it. I am not thrilled with my present one--which is why
you see it change all the time. [Also, I'm a 'jazz person'; I can't
stand to keep doing anything the same way all the time.] How long did it
take me? From the time I was first on the net until I developed the .sig
was about 8 years.
If you want to know if a particular sword "belongs" to the person who posted
it, you will have to write to them yourself. I have included the names and
comments of the collectors who were kind enough to post art they documented
either by saying they were the artist or they weren't. Of course, some of
swords were just pulled off someone's .sig--some didn't even come from ascii
art postings.
From: vam...@aol.com (VampLadee)
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
Subject: Re: REALLY BIG: Sig Art
Date: 1 Jul 1996 17:48:21 -0400
Here's one of the super dupperest swords I have, my apologies to the artist,
there was no name that came with it.
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Vam...@aol.com
Vam...@juno.com
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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 01:50:13 -0700
From: Odie <nia...@ssimicro.com>
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
Subject: Re: REQ: ASCII of Swords!
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 19:13:47 -0600
A couple small swords:
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Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii
Subject: Line: Swords
Date: 10 May 1996 02:21:21 -0500
Organization: Monash University
I don't often post here, but I'll let you see some of my extra cool
ascii..
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The Swords would be longer, but I shortened them to fit on a single
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From: giu...@cli.di.unipi.it (Yuri Giuntoli)
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
Subject: Re: Need a sword
Date: 28 May 1996 12:52:20 GMT
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Subject: Re: [Request] Sword
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art,rec.arts.ascii
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Subject: Re: REQ swords
From: Dutch Dude <T.v...@fz.hse.nl>
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 17:59:56 -0700
Pick one!
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From: Lady Azuria Cromwell Hai Draco <lan...@ucla.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
Date: 2 Jul 1996 07:36:51 GMT
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