On Thursday, May 31, 2001, at 12:49 PM, david turgeon wrote:
joking apart, i don't see what the problem is with writing messages in weird characters & calling it text. after all, we listen to weird noises & call it music. but maybe your mama didn't hold you enough as a baby either?
ascii art & ascii-enabled language has a strong tradition behind it. it is neither new nor incoherent. though i'll admit as to not really understanding some of it myself, i'd be stupid to belittle it as you do.