[net.misc] USENET frowning upon graphics in sig

z@rocksvax.UUCP (10/18/85)

I am glad those who think their extra little artwork is worth distributing
over and over again.  Just ask yourself if your artwork cost $.001 per
site to distribute would you pay that cost over the entire network?  If you
wouldn't then why should anyone else.

But you may think it is worth it and someone else not.  Afterall one person's
music is another's noise.  In the end the noise will do things like force
Canada to cut back non-technical newsgroups and some sites to resort to
weekly tapes.  Absurd you say?  Not for a long time?  How about next week!

copp@petrus.UUCP (11/01/85)

My rule is--if the quote hasn't ended by the end of the first screen,
push on.