The Artscene Dictionary - NicheInterests/mistfunk GitHub Wiki

The Artscene Dictionary: Shorthand, Slang, and Acronyms A compilation of definitions by many fine individuals

Inspired by ESR's work on the Jargon File / Hacker's Dictionary and any number of FAQs published by UseNet newsgroups to help outsiders make sense of their byzantine cultures, around the turn of the century (circa 2004), a prime mover in the underground PC artscene (who has asked to remain anonymous) began getting our community-specific vernacular documented in one place, for the benefit of newcomers and posterity, to help make sense of our activities and the criticism and discussion around them. To the best of our knowledge this exercise in lexicography was never shared with the general public, so we are now sharing this wisdom here.

Terms defined included:

437 ART ANSI ANSI ART ANSImation ARTPACK ASCII ASCII Art COLLY COMIC RIP COMPO COPY-ART COPY DEMOSCENE DISKMAG ELITE EMAG LAMER NO COPY PIXEL RIP SCAN SCROLLER