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By Martin Atkins 10/9/98
revision 0.1
Diddling is the name given to changing/improving original ascii art posted to the newsgroup. The diddled picture is usually gratefully accepted by the original artist, except in the following circumstances:
Diddling can be a lot of fun for many people, but it is easy for someone to go and spoil it for everybody. Here is a great example of how diddling can make stunning pictures that are the product of many artists:
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This is Henry Segerman's perspective castle. This finished product was the product of many diddles and suggestions from a variety of artists, all of which are credited at the bottom.
This is the where a problem arisies: How much change is required before your initals can be added or even replace the creator's initals? I`m afraid this is up to your own personal judgement.