X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,dff6e68946decce9,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,dff6e68946decce9,start X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public X-Google-Thread: 110f55,dff6e68946decce9,start X-Google-Attributes: gid110f55,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-06-09 10:15:06 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!sundog.tiac.net!news.sprintlink.net!sashimi.wwa.com!gagme.wwa.com!not-for-mail From: boba@gagme.wwa.com (Bob Allison) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Subject: Re: TALK: Cross-posting Date: 9 Jun 1994 11:59:12 -0500 Organization: WorldWide Access - Chicago Area Internet Services 312-282-8605 708-367-1871 Lines: 55 Approved: boba@gagme.wwa.com Message-ID: <2t7hp0$svi@gagme.wwa.com> References: <2t7gum$si5@gagme.wwa.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: gagme.wwa.com Xref: nntp.gmd.de rec.arts.ascii:89 alt.ascii-art:11386 In article <2t7gum$si5@gagme.wwa.com>, N M Miners wrote: > >Look, I know many people said they would cross-post articles from >rec.arts.ascii to alt.ascii-art, but I don't think I've seen a single >article in r.a.a. that hasn't also appeared in a.a-a. When I logged on >today, for example, there were 22 unread articles in a.a-a and 10 in >r.a.a. However, when I had read the 22 a.a-a articles, there were none >left in r.a.a. > >I was not particularly biased in either direction when the vote was taken >as to whether r.a.a. should go ahead, but I do feel that unless some >articles are exclusive to it, it becomes a bit of a waste of time. > >Does anyone else have any feelings on this? > > > 88 >88888888 888 888 .d8888b 888 o8o. > 88 88 88 88' `88 888" "" > 88 88 88 88 88 88 > 88. .o 88. .88. 88. .88 88 > `V888V' `V888V'88 `V8888V' 88888 > > N.M.Miners@durham.ac.uk There are basically two ways people feel about this. One is that the alt groups should be dumped and r.a.a used since it has so much more exposure (or will end up with more exposure). The other is that all the groups should be allowed to exist. This way there are many roads that will lead people to ASCII art. I feel all the groups are OK. As to cross-posting to them all, I think that's OK too. Remember, even if the same things appear in r.a.a that appear in the a.a-a and a.b.p.a, they will be seen be people who would not have otherwise seen them. BTW, since there will be new ASCII people on r.a.a, you should see some things on r.a.a that you don't see elsewhere. And I'll be posting goodies from all of the back issues of the Scarecrow's ASCII Art Archives, so if you missed any of that lot, check it out. -- ######\ #####\ ######\ #######\ ######\ #####\#######\ ######\ ###| ###| ###| ###( ###/ ###/ ###|###| ###|###| ###/ ###| ###|###| ###|###| ###| ###| #####\ ##| ########|#######/ #####| ##| #######/ ###| ###|###| ###| ###| ###|###\ ###| ###|###|###\ ###| ###\ ###|###\ ###| ###|###| ###| ###| #######|######/###| ###|###| ###/######/######/###| ###/########|#############| #####/ ####/ ###| ###|###| ##/ #####/ ####/ ###| ##/ ######/ ###########/