Drawing things in posts

[Jux]

Like this, but there is a problem with spaces, which don't work. Just wondered why? If that might change at some point? Is it very complicated?

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And I pressed post instead of preview!

There are actually two spaces first on the second line of that drawing and it should be/would be a magnificent glass of bubbly!

(Vintage Bollinger, of course, none of yer crass Mumm)

Do we think BollysNet is the upmarket equivalent of MummsNet?

You should try something like this:

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Or Saves you the problem of drawing it

Talc always manages to do a beautiful job
I've no idea how though

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lots of previewing and faffing about.

Looking good!

Hecsy! how???? Just how?!

I have now been shown to be totally inadequate! I shall go into the garden and eat worms....

MNHQ, sorry to have bothered you

No Idea, I ended up putting in . because of the disappearing spaces, it's very annoying.
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It's meant to be an angry rabbit, grrrrr!

Nah, it's a skill that very few have.
We can all try to copy Talcs, but she is a true artist.
A van Gogh to our scribbling attempts.

preview, jux. oddly, I had to do several underscores on the left and only a couple on the right for it to look even.

I think some of the underscores cancel each other as the indicate underlining or crossing out or something. 'Tis most confusing for I am of little brain.....

• - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
• - - - - - - -\\/ - - - - - - - -
• - - -- - -( v ) - - - - - -
• - -/( v )\ - | o | - -/( v )\ - -

- | o | - - | | | - - | o | -

• - - | | | - - | |- - - | | | - - -
• - - -| | - - -d b - - -| | - - - -
• - - d b - | ` 1 ` `| -d b - - - -
• - | ` 2 ` ` OOO ` ` `3 ` ` |
• - | ` ` ` ` .OO ` ` ` ` ` ` |
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I kept this from last year (I had to cut and paste into Word during construction - I was terrified that my computer would crash at any moment )

Spacing can be a big problem for MN emoticon artists. The only foolproof method is to Preview Message constantly until it looks right.

Underscores, asterisks or italic-y thingies do get cancelled out if they touch anything else - you have to work round this.

I bow down before you, Master.

Talc - Are you Yoda?

Talc - could be MN Official Artist

Yes, I am Yoda actually. Small, greenish and wrinkly.

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^ self portrait

I can't draw things in real life, never mind like this.

The power is strong in Talc yes. Hmmmmmmmmn.

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Homage to Talc - without the difficult bits