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RE: [MUD-Dev] Declaration of the Rights of Avatars
On Mon, 17 Apr 2000, Raph Koster wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu [mailto:mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu]On Behalf Of
> > Travis Casey
> > Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 1:23 PM
> > To: mud-dev#kanga,nu
> > Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Declaration of the Rights of Avatars
> A sense of responsibility?
>
> A coworker and I got into a argument over this. Let's say you publicly say,
> "Hey, my empty lot is now open to the public, anyone can squat there!" In
> the real world, you can actually get in trouble for not providing adequate
> sanitation. You'd certainly be reviled as an insensitive slob for kicking
> the squatters off. The sense here is that by making the invitation, you are
> entering into a social contract with the people who may or may not come by
> and use the empty lot.
You know, the real world actually takes it one step further than that. You
can be held responsible for things that happen to trespassers on your
land. Case in point: Growing up, we used to get these irritating, drunk,
redneck snowmobilers (I grew up in a small midwest town) tearing through
our woods, scaring the wildlife and whatnot, but it definitely would have
been illegal to string barbed wire at neck level to nail them as they came
through.
> *unless ANYONE can pay to be a wiz*
>
> Of course, one of the other articles says that being a wiz isn't something
> you can get just by paying for it.
It's good enough for American politics, apparently.
--matt
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- Thread context:
- RE: [MUD-Dev] Declaration of the Rights of Avatars, (continued)
- RE: [MUD-Dev] Declaration of the Rights of Avatars,
Travis S. Casey efindel#io,com, Mon 17 Apr 2000, 16:21 GMT
- RE: [MUD-Dev] Declaration of the Rights of Avatars,
Jeff Freeman skeptack#antisocial,com, Mon 17 Apr 2000, 16:22 GMT
- RE: [MUD-Dev] Declaration of the Rights of Avatars,
Matthew Mihaly the_logos#achaea,com, Mon 17 Apr 2000, 16:23 GMT
- RE: [MUD-Dev] Declaration of the Rights of Avatars,
Raph Koster rkoster#austin,rr.com, Mon 17 Apr 2000, 06:41 GMT
- Re: [MUD-Dev] Declaration of the Rights of Avatars,
Christopher Allen ChristopherA#skotos,net, Sun 16 Apr 2000, 22:29 GMT
- Re: [MUD-Dev] Declaration of the Rights of Avatars,
Eli Stevens wickedgrey#wickedgrey,com, Sun 16 Apr 2000, 22:29 GMT
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