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Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: pet peeves
-----Original Message-----
From: Mik Clarke <mikclrk#ibm,net>
To: mud-dev#kanga,nu <mud-dev#kanga,nu>
Date: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 15:55
Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: pet peeves
>Benjamin D. Wiechel wrote:
>
>> Today, the arrogance of mud and/or game admins seems to
>> be quite striking, that they would turn away conversation
>> so quickly and easily, without thought or concern that this
>> person could be a valuable resource -- simply because they
>> either are a newbie, or lacked the tact to be able to seduce
>> your interest appropriately.
>
>Being a Coder, an implementor or a builder is a position of
>responsability and power. I would far prefer to give it to someone who
>has already demonstrated a commitment to the mud. Someone who has a
>stake in the game and would not want to spoil it. Someone I've had time
>enough to know tha they will not go powertripping or start messing
>things up. A mud represents a lot of hard work by a lot of people and
>those people should be the ones to enjoy the rewards this brings. Would
>you give the keys to your house to someone who just walking in off the
>street and said they wanted to redecorate it and make a few little
>structural changes?
The difference is, the part that I found rather arrogant was not the not
granting of powers, but rather, the arrogance of not even being willing
to talk with the person, simply because they logged on as a newbie and
identified themselves as a fellow coder/admin. I would not hand out the
keys without getting to know the person, but I think it a sore loss to not
take the time to even converse with them for the reason that they didn't
fit your specific protocol for saying hello.
Strycher....
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- Thread context:
- [MUD-Dev] Re: pet peeves, (continued)
- [MUD-Dev] Re: pet peeves,
Benjamin D. Wiechel strycher#toast,net, Mon 15 Mar 1999, 07:48 GMT
- Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: pet peeves,
Marc Bowden ryumo#merit,edu, Mon 15 Mar 1999, 10:56 GMT
- Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: pet peeves,
Matthew Mihaly diablo#best,com, Tue 16 Mar 1999, 08:04 GMT
- Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: pet peeves,
Mik Clarke mikclrk#ibm,net, Tue 16 Mar 1999, 12:53 GMT
- Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: pet peeves,
Benjamin D. Wiechel strycher#toast,net, Tue 16 Mar 1999, 13:11 GMT
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