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November 1997

DESIGN: ECONOMICS: Money Supply coder@ibm.net
Less numbers, more roleplaying. coder@ibm.net
- Less numbers, more roleplaying. Caliban Tiresias Darklock
- - Less numbers, more roleplaying. Marian Griffith
  - - Less numbers, more roleplaying. Adam Wiggins
    - - Less numbers, more roleplaying. coder@ibm.net
      - Less numbers, more roleplaying. Marian Griffith
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Derrick Jones
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Marian Griffith
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Derrick Jones
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Richard Woolcock
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Adam Wiggins
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Richard Woolcock
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Adam Wiggins
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Derrick Jones
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Jon Leonard
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Adam Wiggins
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. coder@ibm.net
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Matt Chatterley
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. coder@ibm.net
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Matt Chatterley
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. coder@ibm.net
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Matt Chatterley
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. coder@ibm.net
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Vadim Tkachenko
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Derrick Jones
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Matt Chatterley
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Derrick Jones
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Adam Wiggins
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Jon A. Lambert
        
        On 28 Nov 97 at 9:55, Adam Wiggins wrote:
        > [Derrick Jones:]
        > > On Tue, 25 Nov 1997, Richard Woolcock wrote:
        > > > Derrick Jones wrote:
        > > > > Perhaps the mud's web-page would be better
        > > > > suited for character creation? This would make help files a bit easier to
        > > > > navigate, and character generation is where they're leaned on the most.
        > > > This would be a good idea, but it should be an option not a replacement -
        > > > at university, I didn't have web access unless I used the xterms (which I
        > > > wasn't allowed to use for anything to do with "those silly games"). Instead
        > > > I had to stick with dumb terminals and the occasional PC.
        > >
        > > True. Hadn't concidered access difficulties.
        >
        > I doubt there is anyone with access to the internet that can't get on
        > the web if they need to. I quite frequently loaded up lynx on the
        > university's vt-100 terminals to get some info on a web page.
        > However, I don't *like* doing this. I don't like logging onto a mud,
        > starting character creation, and getting a message that I should first
        > read the creation docs at www.whatever.org.
        > Now, I think a good web page for players that have already taken an
        > interest in is a great idea. You can put up graphical maps of the world,
        > pictures of what certain races look like (very useful if you have highly
        > unique races), plus lots of general info about the world and the
        > game interface. Thus you get someone who logs onto a mud, starts
        > character creation, reads the online docs (which, so as not to scare
        > anyone off straight away, should be short and sweet) for creation, makes
        > a character, and starts playing the game. At some point (probably in
        > the main help index) they should be presented with the web page address,
        > so once they've seen that 'hey, this looks pretty cool...I'd like to
        > get some more info about the world and game in general' then they can
        > pop over to the page.
        > Or, if they so desire, they can pop up a web browser in another window
        > straight off and use that for any help they might need. But they
        > shouldn't be required to do this.
        >
        
        I will be requiring users to use Nutscrape, Internut Exploder or
        SomeOtherJavaEnabledBrowser to access my mud. This will likely doom
        my mud to relative obscurity. Very few potential players will have
        access to this technology. :P
        
        <removing tongue from cheek>
        
        --
        Jon A. Lambert
        
        If I'd known it was harmless, I would have killed it myself.
        
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Chris Gray
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Matt Chatterley
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Richard Woolcock
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Richard Woolcock
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Derrick Jones
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Jon A. Lambert
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. coder@ibm.net
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Adam Wiggins
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Marian Griffith
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. Richard Woolcock
        Less numbers, more roleplaying. coder@ibm.net
      - Less numbers, more roleplaying. Marian Griffith
SUMMARY: Skills and Skills improvement coder@ibm.net
newbie Marc Eyrignoux
- newbie coder@ibm.net
- newbie Miroslav Silovic
- newbie Sauron
- - newbie Derrick Jones
  - - newbie Chris Gray
  - newbie coder@ibm.net
  - - newbie Matt Chatterley
Fear of magic (was:Usability and interface)y Adam Wiggins
Sorry... Bjarni Norddahl
OT: threading list messages Alex Oren
- OT: threading list messages coder@ibm.net
- - OT: threading list messages Alex Oren
  - OT: threading list messages s001gmu@nova.wright.edu
- OT: threading list messages Chris Gray
AI Path Finding Todd Lair
A flamewar startingpoint. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- A flamewar startingpoint. Adam Wiggins
- A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
- - A flamewar startingpoint. Chris Gray
  - - A flamewar startingpoint. Brandon Cline
    - - A flamewar startingpoint. Chris Gray
      - A flamewar startingpoint. Brandon Cline
        A flamewar startingpoint. Derrick Jones
        A flamewar startingpoint. Brandon J. Rickman
        A flamewar startingpoint. s001gmu@nova.wright.edu
        A flamewar startingpoint. Adam Wiggins
        A flamewar startingpoint. Derrick Jones
        A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
        A flamewar startingpoint. Miroslav Silovic
        A flamewar startingpoint. Derrick Jones
        A flamewar startingpoint. Chris Gray
        A flamewar startingpoint. Derrick Jones
        A flamewar startingpoint. Miroslav Silovic
        A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
        A flamewar startingpoint. Marian Griffith
        A flamewar startingpoint. Matt Chatterley
        A flamewar startingpoint. Jon A. Lambert
        A flamewar startingpoint. Chris Gray
        A flamewar startingpoint. Matt Chatterley
        A flamewar startingpoint. JC Lawrence
        A flamewar startingpoint. Marian Griffith
        A flamewar startingpoint. Jon A. Lambert
        A flamewar startingpoint. JC Lawrence
        A flamewar startingpoint. Marian Griffith
        A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
      - A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
    - A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
  - A flamewar startingpoint. Adam Wiggins
  - - A flamewar startingpoint. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
    - - A flamewar startingpoint. Adam Wiggins
      - A flamewar startingpoint. Derrick Jones
        A flamewar startingpoint. Adam Wiggins
        A flamewar startingpoint. Sauron
        A flamewar startingpoint. Derrick Jones
        A flamewar startingpoint. Adam Wiggins
        A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
        A flamewar startingpoint. Matt Chatterley
        A flamewar startingpoint. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        A flamewar startingpoint. Adam Wiggins
        A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
      - A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
  - A flamewar startingpoint. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
  - - A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
    - - A flamewar startingpoint. Nathan Yospe
- A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
- A flamewar startingpoint.) Chris Gray
- A flamewar startingpoint.) Miroslav Silovic
- - A flamewar startingpoint.) Jon A. Lambert
  - - A flamewar startingpoint.) Marian Griffith
    - - A flamewar startingpoint.) Adam Wiggins
      - A flamewar startingpoint.) Derrick Jones
      - A flamewar startingpoint.) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
    - A flamewar startingpoint.) coder@ibm.net
    - - A flamewar startingpoint.) Chris Gray
      - A flamewar startingpoint.) coder@ibm.net
      - A flamewar startingpoint.) Adam Wiggins
      - A flamewar startingpoint.) Stephen Zepp
        A flamewar startingpoint.) Adam Wiggins
        A flamewar startingpoint.) Stephen Zepp
        A flamewar startingpoint.) Adam Wiggins
        A flamewar startingpoint.) coder@ibm.net
      - A flamewar startingpoint.) Jon A. Lambert
- A flamewar startingpoint.) Chris Gray
- A flamewar startingpoint.) Adam Wiggins
- - A flamewar startingpoint.) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- A flamewar startingpoint. coder@ibm.net
- A flamewar startingpoint.) coder@ibm.net
Noise-to-signal ratio Sauron
Gender specific Marian Griffith
- Gender specific Adam Wiggins
- - Gender specific Ola Fosheim Grøstad
  - Gender specific Marian Griffith
  - - Gender specific Sauron
    - - Gender specific Marian Griffith
      - Gender specific Derrick Jones
      - Gender specific Ola Fosheim Grøstad
  - Gender specific Mike Sellers
  - - Gender specific Adam Wiggins
    - - Gender specific Mike Sellers
    - Gender specific Ola Fosheim Grøstad
    - - Gender specific Caliban Tiresias Darklock
Gender specific Cynbe ru Taren
Eating and sleeping (was: A flamewar startingpoint.) Derrick Jones
A flamewar startingpoint.y Adam Wiggins
SUMMARY: Mud Grammar Jon A. Lambert
You, the game of philosophy. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- You, the game of philosophy. Adam Wiggins
- - You, the game of philosophy. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
  - - You, the game of philosophy. coder@ibm.net
    - - You, the game of philosophy. Jon A. Lambert
      - You, the game of philosophy. JC Lawrence
- You, the game of philosophy. Derrick Jones
- - You, the game of philosophy. Richard Woolcock
  - - You, the game of philosophy. Adam Wiggins
    - - You, the game of philosophy. Richard Woolcock
      - You, the game of philosophy. Adam Wiggins
        You, the game of philosophy. Richard Woolcock
      - You, the game of philosophy. coder@ibm.net
      - You, the game of philosophy. Caliban Tiresias Darklock
        You, the game of philosophy. Adam Wiggins
        You, the game of philosophy. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        You, the game of philosophy. coder@ibm.net
        You, the game of philosophy. Derrick Jones
        You, the game of philosophy. coder@ibm.net
        You, the game of philosophy. Jon A. Lambert
        You, the game of philosophy. Marian Griffith
        You, the game of philosophy. Jon A. Lambert
        You, the game of philosophy. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        You, the game of philosophy. Jon A. Lambert
        You, the game of philosophy. Matt Chatterley
        You, the game of philosophy. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        You, the game of philosophy. Jon A. Lambert
        You, the game of philosophy. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        You, the game of philosophy. JC Lawrence
        You, the game of philosophy. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        You, the game of philosophy. JC Lawrence
        You, the game of philosophy. Caliban Tiresias Darklock
    - You, the game of philosophy. Derrick Jones
    - You, the game of philosophy. coder@ibm.net
    - - You, the game of philosophy. Vadim Tkachenko
      - You, the game of philosophy. coder@ibm.net
  - You, the game of philosophy. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
  - - You, the game of philosophy. Derrick Jones
    - - You, the game of philosophy. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- You, the game of philosophy. coder@ibm.net
- - You, the game of philosophy. Chris Gray
  - - You, the game of philosophy. Stephen Zepp
- You, the game of philosophy. Jon A. Lambert
Dynamic room descriptions Richard Woolcock
Naming and descriptions (was Introductions and descriptions) Mike Sellers
Introductions and descriptions Matt Chatterley
- Introductions and descriptions Richard Woolcock
- - Introductions and descriptions Matt Chatterley
  - - Introductions and descriptions Richard Woolcock
    - - Introductions and descriptions Adam Wiggins
      - Introductions and descriptions coder@ibm.net
      - Introductions and descriptions Marian Griffith
      - Introductions and descriptions Sauron
        Introductions and descriptions Marian Griffith
        Introductions and descriptions Richard Woolcock
        Introductions and descriptions Chris Gray
        Introductions and descriptions Richard Woolcock
      - Introductions and descriptions Matt Chatterley
      - Introductions and descriptions Richard Woolcock
    - Introductions and descriptions Maddy
    - - Introductions and descriptions Matt Chatterley
    - Introductions and descriptions coder@ibm.net
    - - Introductions and descriptions Matt Chatterley
      - Introductions and descriptions coder@ibm.net
        Introductions and descriptions Derrick Jones
  - Introductions and descriptions Derrick Jones
  - - Introductions and descriptions Adam Wiggins
    - - Introductions and descriptions Richard Woolcock
      - Introductions and descriptions Maddy
        Introductions and descriptions Richard Woolcock
        Introductions and descriptions Maddy
        Introductions and descriptions Richard Woolcock
        Introductions and descriptions Adam Wiggins
        Introductions and descriptions Derrick Jones
        Introductions and descriptions Jon A. Lambert
        Introductions and descriptions Adam Wiggins
        Introductions and descriptions Brandon J. Rickman
        Introductions and descriptions Adam Wiggins
        Introductions and descriptions Derrick Jones
        Introductions and descriptions Vadim Tkachenko
        Introductions and descriptions Richard Woolcock
        Introductions and descriptions coder@ibm.net
        Introductions and descriptions Richard Woolcock
        Introductions and descriptions Maddy
        Introductions and descriptions coder@ibm.net
        Introductions and descriptions coder@ibm.net
      - Introductions and descriptions coder@ibm.net
      - Introductions and descriptions Adam Wiggins
Introductions and Matt Chatterley
- Introductions and Adam Wiggins
- - Introductions and Derrick Jones
  - Introductions and Marian Griffith
  - - Introductions and Matt Chatterley
- Introductions and Richard Woolcock
- - Introductions and Marian Griffith
  - - Introductions and Sauron
    - - Introductions and Marian Griffith
      - Introductions and Adam Wiggins
        Introductions and Marian Griffith
        Introductions and Mike Sellers
        Introductions and Brandon J. Rickman
        Introductions and Mike Sellers
        Introductions and Caliban Tiresias Darklock
        Introductions and Richard Woolcock
        Introductions and Richard Woolcock
    - Introductions and Adam Wiggins
    - Introductions and Matt Chatterley
    - - Introductions and Mike Sellers
      - Introductions and Richard Woolcock
      - Introductions and Jon A. Lambert
    - Introductions and Richard Woolcock
    - - Introductions and Ola Fosheim Grøstad
      - Introductions and Richard Woolcock
        Introductions and Ola Fosheim Grøstad
Introductions and Maddy
- Introductions and Richard Woolcock
- Introductions and coder@ibm.net
- - Introductions and Ling
  - - Introductions and coder@ibm.net
Introductions and Richard Woolcock
mud time (A flamewar startingpoint.) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
Nostalgy (A flamewar startingpoint.) Ola Fosheim Grøstad
Communication [was Introductions and..] Matt Chatterley
- Communication [was Introductions and..] Caliban Tiresias Darklock
- - Communication [was Introductions and..] Adam Wiggins
  - - Communication [was Introductions and..] Caliban Tiresias Darklock
    - - Communication [was Introductions and..] Derrick Jones
- Communication [was Introductions and..] Marian Griffith
- Communication [was Introductions and..] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
requests Marian Griffith
- requests Marian Griffith
- - requests Frank Crowell
- requests Chris Gray
- requests Brandon J. Rickman
more requests Marian Griffith
Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Jon A. Lambert
- Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Mike Sellers
- - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Jon A. Lambert
  - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Koster, Raph
    - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Mike Sellers
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Koster, Raph
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Adam Wiggins
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Koster, Raph
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] coder@ibm.net
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Marian Griffith
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Richard Woolcock
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Jon A. Lambert
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] JC Lawrence
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Mike Sellers
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Marian Griffith
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Felix A. Croes
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Mike Sellers
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Felix A. Croes
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Mike Sellers
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Maddy
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Jon A. Lambert
    - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
    - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Jon A. Lambert
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Marian Griffith
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Mike Sellers
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Marian Griffith
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Jon A. Lambert
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Stephen Zepp
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Richard Woolcock
  - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] coder@ibm.net
  - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Koster, Raph
    - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] coder@ibm.net
- Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ling
- - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Derrick Jones
  - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
  - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Richard Woolcock
    - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ling
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Richard Woolcock
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] coder@ibm.net
  - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] s001gmu@nova.wright.edu
  - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Koster, Raph
  - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Marian Griffith
    - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Vadim Tkachenko
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Jon A. Lambert
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Derrick Jones
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Richard Woolcock
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Derrick Jones
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Chris Gray
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Marian Griffith
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Marian Griffith
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Adam Wiggins
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] coder@ibm.net
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] coder@ibm.net
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Derrick Jones
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] coder@ibm.net
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] coder@ibm.net
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ling
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Jon A. Lambert
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Stephen Zepp
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Derrick Jones
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Mike Sellers
        Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Stephen Zepp
- Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] JC Lawrence
- - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
  - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] JC Lawrence
    - - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Ola Fosheim Grøstad
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
      - Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] Matt Chatterley
- Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World] JC Lawrence
Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World] Jon A. Lambert
- Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World] s001gmu@nova.wright.edu
- - Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World] coder@ibm.net
  - - Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World] s001gmu@nova.wright.edu
    - - Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World] coder@ibm.net
    - Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World] Jon A. Lambert
fwd: Erasmatron Revs up Interactive Fiction Brandon J. Rickman
Q: What are the coolest thief skills people have seen? coder@ibm.net
Lots of things about me (long) Ling
OT: my web pages Marian Griffith
Java, applets, forests and ecologies. Ling
- Java, applets, forests and ecologies. Derrick Jones
- - Java, applets, forests and ecologies. Michael Hohensee
  - - Java, applets, forests and ecologies. Chris Gray
  - Java, applets, forests and ecologies. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- Java, applets, forests and ecologies. Chris Gray
- (Java, applets,) forests and ecologies. Marian Griffith
Thief skills, Dream Park and me (again) Ling
- Thief skills, Dream Park and me (again) Adam Wiggins
- Thief skills, Dream Park and me (again) Chris Gray
- Thief skills, Dream Park and me (again) Richard Woolcock
- Thief skills, Dream Park and me (again) coder@ibm.net
... forests and ecologies. Mike Sellers
- ... forests and ecologies. Jon A. Lambert
- ... forests and ecologies. coder@ibm.net
Java Chris Gray