A
word from pariah about the ascii scene
by pariah (1
March 1998)
Over the past few months countless people have written about
the lack of enthusiasm in the ansi scene and what they thought
must be done to get things going in a positive direction again.
Obviously some of those people knew what they were talking about
because in the past month or so the ansi scene has seen a lot of
revivals, new groups, and an overall burst of enthusiasm.
The problem is that there's this other scene called the ascii
scene. The ascii scene is going through what the ansi scene
just went through. Over the past year the number of groups has gone
down to two, and enthusiasm is at an all time low. Since the ascii
scene is considerably smaller than the ansi scene if one of the
two groups that currently exist happened to die or merge the ascii
scene would be pretty much dead. Unlike the ansi scene it'd be extremely
hard to bring it back to full force since there aren't too many
ascii groups that could be revived. In other words, everyone should
try and make some effort, even if it's just a little to keep the
ascii scene alive. If you're already a reputable ascii artist and
don't like the lack of variation in the groups then start your own.
If you don't draw ascii or haven't drawn an ascii in awhile, load
up Aciddraw and give it a try. If you need motivation go download
some newer packs from ftp.remorse.org. Ascii's a great medium, it'd
be a shame to let it die.
-- Pariah(Remorse Senior)
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