X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,900b39f7142f6511,start X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,900b39f7142f6511,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: 110f55,900b39f7142f6511,start X-Google-Attributes: gid110f55,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-11-03 03:42:05 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!sashimi.wwa.com!not-for-mail From: boba@wwa.com (Bob Allison) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Subject: Answer: Info in Subject Line Date: 2 Nov 1994 11:02:00 -0600 Organization: WorldWide Access - Chicago Area Internet Services 312-282-8605 708-367-1871 Lines: 51 Approved: boba@wwa.com Message-ID: <398gm8$e6a@gagme.wwa.com> References: <1994Nov2.031643.32887@miavx1> NNTP-Posting-Host: gagme.wwa.com Xref: bga.com rec.arts.ascii:2460 alt.ascii-art:13723 alt.binaries.pictures.ascii:1468 They say that wrote: > >I understand in the subject line > >Re: >REQUEST: >Wanted: > >What do the following mean? > >Talk: >Line: Here are the subject IDs and what they are used for. The system is not perfect, but it does work. This list is included in the FAQs and in the various welcome messages of the ASCII art groups. Line - Standard ASCII line art. Line pictures and large lettering. GIF - Gray scale image. Animation - Animation. Usually uuencoded. Color - ANSI Color image. Usually uuencoded. 3-D - Three dimensional art. Binary - Binaries (software like Figlet and Gifscii). Usually uuencoded. Big - Wider than 80 columns (and optionally, longer than 24 lines). Repost - Repost of a previously posted pic, not new art. Request - Request for a picture, Figletized name, sig, etc. Talk - General discussion, no pics included. Question - A question concerning any of the ASCII art topics. Answer - An answer to a question asked by a poster. Info - Web URLs, email address, Gopher and FTP sites, font lists, etc. Announce - Announcements of events, new sites, Web pagse, etc. FAQ - Used for the weekly posting of Frequently Asked Questions It's good that people put an ID on new posts, but it would really help if everybody could update the subject line when following up a post. -- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::***** ::*** ::**** ::***** ::**** ::*** :***** :::**** ::** :** :** : ::::** :::::** :::** :** :** :** :** :::** :::** :** :** :** :** :** :** :: ::::**** ::** :::****** :***** ::**** :** :::***** ::** :** :** :** :** ::: ::::::** :** :::** :** :** ** ::** :::** :::** ** ::** :** :** :** :** :::: :***** :::*** :** :** :** :** :**** ::*** :** :** ::**** :::******** :::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::