<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo --> <!--X-From-R13: "Xba O. 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Lambert" <<A HREF="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 22:16:09 -4</LI> <LI><em>Comments</em>: Authenticated sender is <jlsysinc#popd,ix.netcom.com></LI> <LI><em>Reply-to</em>: <A HREF="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> 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. </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <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> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Miroslav Silovic <silovic#petra,zesoi.fer.hr></LI></UL></LI> <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> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Adam Wiggins <nightfall#user1,inficad.com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01352.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01354.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01276.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is supposed to be playing, anyway? (Was: PK Again)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01281.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is supposed to be playing, anyway? 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(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 </LI> <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 <UL> <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 <UL> <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 </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <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 <UL> <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 </LI> <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 </LI> </UL> </LI> <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 </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>