<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World] --> <!--X-From-R13: pbqreNvoz.arg --> <!--X-Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 05:29:23 +0000 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 199712110531.FAA65018#out2,ibm.net --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: Pine.PMDF.3.91.971202142621.541395749A-100000#nova,wright.edu --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World]</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:coder#ibm,net"> </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="msg00681.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00683.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00468.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00474.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00682">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00682">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00682">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World]</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] Re: Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World]</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: <A HREF="mailto:coder#ibm,net">coder#ibm,net</A></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 10 Dec 97 21:28:19 -0800</LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On 02/12/97 at 11:40 AM, s001gmu#nova,wright.edu said: >Date: Mon, 01 Dec 1997 21:11:39 +0000 (PST8PDT) >From: coder#ibm,net >>On 01/12/97 at 10:40 PM, s001gmu#nova,wright.edu said: >> Greg's comment above, "First off, what's with all the repeats of the >>original of this message?" is absolutely fasinating if looked at from a >>viewpoint of being an example of a member of a micro-society attemping to >>police its own micro-society. >A beautiful example of social preassure used to control members of a >society. Peer preasure is the term used most often, in pop culture. We >spent a good week or so talking about such socital control mechanisms in >a SOC. class. Precisely. >> If you look at it, the membership of this list in many ways functions >>similarly to the membership of a MUD, and as such, has similarly evolved >>various social structures and forms in line with and supporting that. >>Some of them of course have been drummed in or imported from outside, such >>as my requirement for attributions, or this example of quoting. A few are >>homegrown, such as the somewhat overly genteel civility used in debate on >>the list (not that I'm knocking it, I think its quite wonderful and >>something to be actively encouraged). >I've noticed this at work several times. These social controls really >are some of the more fascinating behaviors we humans participate in, >mostly unawares. Thus Lambert's recent comments to our new Eudora using member, Nathan's ever present chidings of the now departed JeffK, etc. >Sorry for the misunderstanding... any comment, as list owner, on why I >got 5 copies of the original message? :) A mail burp somewhere higher than the list. The list got 5 copies as well. Feaces happen. <shrug> -- J C Lawrence Internet: claw#null,net ----------(*) Internet: coder#ibm,net ...Honourary Member of Clan McFud -- Teamer's Avenging Monolith... </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="00468" HREF="msg00468.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World]</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> s001gmu#nova,wright.edu</LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00681.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Forests, swamps, terrain & web ecology (long)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00683.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Players as Monsters/NPCs</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00468.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World]</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00474.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World]</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00682"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00682"><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><A NAME="00406" HREF="msg00406.html">Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World]</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Tue 25 Nov 1997, 10:19 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00465" HREF="msg00465.html">Re: Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World]</A></strong>, s001gmu <a href="mailto:s001gmu#nova,wright.edu">s001gmu#nova,wright.edu</a>, Tue 02 Dec 1997, 03:39 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00466" HREF="msg00466.html">Re: Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World]</A></strong>, coder <a href="mailto:coder#ibm,net">coder#ibm,net</a>, Tue 02 Dec 1997, 04:59 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00468" HREF="msg00468.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World]</A></strong>, s001gmu <a href="mailto:s001gmu#nova,wright.edu">s001gmu#nova,wright.edu</a>, Tue 02 Dec 1997, 19:22 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00682" HREF="msg00682.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World]</A></strong>, coder <a href="mailto:coder#ibm,net">coder#ibm,net</a>, Thu 11 Dec 1997, 05:29 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00474" HREF="msg00474.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World]</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Wed 03 Dec 1997, 04:10 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="00410" HREF="msg00410.html">Re: Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World]</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Wed 26 Nov 1997, 01:23 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00405" HREF="msg00405.html">Guilds & Politics [was Affecting the World]</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Tue 25 Nov 1997, 10:19 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00368" HREF="msg00368.html">requests</A></strong>, Marian Griffith <a href="mailto:gryphon#iaehv,nl">gryphon#iaehv,nl</a>, Sun 23 Nov 1997, 16:07 GMT </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>