rEVIVAL 5 nEWSLETTER intro It has been a slow month not too many people are as active as they were a month or two ago and things look to be winding down but that doesn t discourage Revival members we are here to bring Ansi to the scene and that is exactly what we are going to do This pack is not nearly as big as previous ones but it boasts some great submissions We lost one of our best members this month to iCE we will miss fever s great contributions and skillful work new members No new members this month if you are interested in joining contact me via e-mail at skatter@gaschamber net ansi showdowns Ansi showdowns is an exciting new competition created by lazthaus (ld!) and myself with additional help from discyple There is a very detailed explanation of what exactly these showdowns are and how you can partic- ipate in SHOWDOWN ANS To give a very brief overview the Ansi showdowns are basically a competition between artists Two artists come together and challenge eachother to a showdown The showdown is voted upon by everyone in the scene (on blackthursday net) and scores are kept It was created to liven up the scene and challenge artists to better their current skill For more information please review SHOWDOWN ANS bbs update As stated in the last newsletter Revival is dedicated to all facets of the scene this includes the BBS scene Ansi has many deep roots in the BBS scene and without it there may have never BEEN an Ansi scene For these reasons Revival endorses all members who run boards and has put many hours into making our WHQ the best it can possibly be For this month s Revival BBS List please look below BBS Name Status telnet address sysop Affilliation Black Thursday Up blackthursday net skatter WHQ Elixir Up elixir darktech org Sociopath Member Board Ecstasy Up xtcbox org Reapern66 Member Board Tir Tairngire Up tirtairngire net Jinkusu Member Board Toxic Poison SOON tp darktech org Aquishx Member Board Need a telnet client Go here for the latest version of NetRunner http www mysticbbs com netrunner index html closing statement If anyone has interests in joining Revival or sending me comments or suggestions please e-mail me at skatter@gaschamber net I am always open to new applicants or people who just want to talk about recent packs See ya next month! skatter dy EOF