
     Why I choose these files, and not others.

     There were a bunch of stats/etc. screens that would have one of the
     "big faces"--either half, or whole, or whatever.  I excluded most of
     these on the grounds that one could do that with just about any ANSI.

     Similarly, many 50 line possibilities were excluded for the same
     reason.  Although some nice 50 line artwork was excluded if a) there
     was no place for the stats/matrix, b) stats/matrix would not look
     right, c) if just seeing the bottom half of the 50 line version would
     not be able to convey the info.  Just about any of the ANSIs could
     have been made into 50 line versions, so the real reason is that there
     were just too many possibilities.

     Others were excluded because their pictures/art was indecipherable.

     But the main reason for excluding many menu sets in particular was
     because they consisted of little more than a BBS name and a box with
     some menu commands.

     Mainly I was looking for stuff the typical sysop could not do on his
     own.  I wanted all types: dark and gloomy through humorous cartoons.
     These things can be used for many purposes beyond what they've been
     pigeon-holed into.

     I won't pretend to be perfect either.  Some I may have missed,
     ignored, or simply glazed over at.  Whereas another person would have
     jumped at them.

     Personally, I think the ANSI art community might roast me for this.
     Both the pulling aparts packs, and the cuts.  But I view it as both
     rescuing the art, and giving it a chance to be seen by more people.
     I use the word rescuing with a seriousness, because if the Internet
     is the example, then this art is following MacPaint pics into the
     void.  I would suggest to the artists that they be more concerned
     about what will become of the art not in these archives.  My
     recommendation: convert the old art packs into 800x600 .GIFs (that's
     good for 14+ huge ANSI's each--one would probably do it for most
     packs).




