<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and --> <!--X-From-R13: Dvpuneq Ibbypbpx <YnHveNqvny.cvcrk.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Sun, 23 Nov 1997 22:43:43 +0000 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 347931BC.13F5#dial,pipex.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 3.0.32.19971123121646.0077b168#pop,ricochet.net --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00383.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00385.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00376.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00377.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00384">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00384">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00384">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#null,net">mud-dev#null,net</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Richard Woolcock <<A HREF="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sun, 23 Nov 1997 23:50:20 -0800</LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> Mike Sellers wrote: [snip] > Overall, I think it's probably just buying trouble to try to assign an > advantage/disadvantage rating to varying forms of sexuality. First, you're Possibly, but thats a risk I'm willing to take - as long as I make it clear WHY it is a disadvantage. > going to offend someone, no doubt about it. Second, such ads/disads would > have to be made relative to a single culture. Third, even if you said True, but I can chose the culture. > homosexuality was a disad, someone could easily turn this into an > advantage, e.g., by becoming the secret (and powerful) consort to the king > (okay, that's a stretch in a MUD-like situation). Finally, if you're going Ah yes, but they could never give birth to the King's children... > to include hetero- and homosexuality, what about other forms? Are you > going to include necrophilia and fetishists? Talk about your disads... Hmmm isn't zombiphilia sex with the undead? I think I will probably avoid necrophilia and beastiality though, as well as a number of other 'less socially acceptable' inclinations. Whilst it might be briefly funny when someone takes a fancy to your pet hampster, the end result would not really add to the mud. Additionally, going digging in the local graveyard might sate your sexual appetites, but it doesn't really add anything to social interaction between players. Fetishes could be quite entertaining, although I think those would be perhaps better left to roleplaying. hetro/homo/bi will add to the game though, I believe - allowing for such things as 'hopeless love' and the like. KaVir. </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="00376" HREF="msg00376.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Mike Sellers <mike#online-alchemy,com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00383.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Introductions and descriptions</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00385.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00376.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00377.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00384"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00384"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00617" HREF="msg00617.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></strong>, coder <a href="mailto:coder#ibm,net">coder#ibm,net</a>, Wed 10 Dec 1997, 06:22 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00644" HREF="msg00644.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></strong>, Ling <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk</a>, Wed 10 Dec 1997, 20:48 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00738" HREF="msg00738.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></strong>, coder <a href="mailto:coder#ibm,net">coder#ibm,net</a>, Fri 12 Dec 1997, 08:42 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00376" HREF="msg00376.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></strong>, Mike Sellers <a href="mailto:mike#online-alchemy,com">mike#online-alchemy,com</a>, Sun 23 Nov 1997, 20:22 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00384" HREF="msg00384.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></strong>, Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Sun 23 Nov 1997, 22:43 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00377" HREF="msg00377.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></strong>, Mike Sellers <a href="mailto:mike#online-alchemy,com">mike#online-alchemy,com</a>, Sun 23 Nov 1997, 20:22 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00386" HREF="msg00386.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></strong>, Brandon J. Rickman <a href="mailto:ashes#pc4,zennet.com">ashes#pc4,zennet.com</a>, Mon 24 Nov 1997, 00:32 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00387" HREF="msg00387.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Mon 24 Nov 1997, 01:08 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00388" HREF="msg00388.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></strong>, Mike Sellers <a href="mailto:mike#online-alchemy,com">mike#online-alchemy,com</a>, Mon 24 Nov 1997, 03:45 GMT </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>