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<LI><em>From</em>: "Jon A. Lambert" <<A HREF="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</A>></LI>
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On 19 Sep 97 at 9:49, Adam Wiggins wrote:
> [Miro:]
>
> > We reserve the right to choose our player base. My own choice excludes
> > 12 years old, on the grounds that IMHO a MUD can't host 12 years olds
> > together with a reasonable number of mentally sound 30 years old and I
> > choose to favor the latter group. YMMV.
>
> Well, I think most of us prefer an adult (meaning mature) playerbase. The
> players may be any age; all that matters is how they conduct themselves.
> (Which is why I've always liked interaction on-line; when I got my first
> 300 baud modem I was about 12, and I found that if I didn't tell anyone
> my age, people just treated me how I acted, instead of making assumptions
> about my mentality.)
>
There might be some ISP legal obligations involved with such a
decision. I have encountered mud sites where you were required to
answer a question that you were 18 years or older. Even
acknowledging the fact that enforcement is nearly impossible, age
discrimination is certainly codified in many countries.
--
Jon A. Lambert
If I'd known it was harmless, I would have killed it myself.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01262" HREF="msg01262.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is supposed to be playing, anyway? (Was: PK Again)</A></strong>,
Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Thu 18 Sep 1997, 16:47 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01273" HREF="msg01273.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is supposed to be playing, anyway? (Was: PK Again)</A></strong>,
Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Fri 19 Sep 1997, 07:59 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01274" HREF="msg01274.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is supposed to be playing, anyway? (Was: PK Again)</A></strong>,
Miroslav Silovic <a href="mailto:silovic#petra,zesoi.fer.hr">silovic#petra,zesoi.fer.hr</a>, Fri 19 Sep 1997, 08:20 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01276" HREF="msg01276.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is supposed to be playing, anyway? (Was: PK Again)</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#user1,inficad.com">nightfall#user1,inficad.com</a>, Fri 19 Sep 1997, 16:31 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01353" HREF="msg01353.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</A></strong>,
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Mon 22 Sep 1997, 02:14 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01281" HREF="msg01281.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is supposed to be playing, anyway? (Was: PK Again)</A></strong>,
Marian Griffith <a href="mailto:gryphon#iaehv,nl">gryphon#iaehv,nl</a>, Fri 19 Sep 1997, 19:18 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01365" HREF="msg01365.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is supposed to be playing, anyway? (Was: PK Again)</A></strong>,
clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Mon 22 Sep 1997, 21:08 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01400" HREF="msg01400.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is supposed to be playing, anyway? (Was: PK Again)</A></strong>,
clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Wed 24 Sep 1997, 00:03 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01291" HREF="msg01291.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is supposed to be playing, anyway? (Was: PK Again)</A></strong>,
clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Fri 19 Sep 1997, 23:04 GMT
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