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<LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wi</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: "Dr. Cat" <<A HREF="mailto:cat#bga,com">cat#bga,com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 12:02:12 -0500 (CDT)</LI>
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> What about indirect means, though? Here's something to consider... say
> Bubba who is now squelched wanders around telling everyone in the mud
> that Buffy is a <insert derogatory term of choice>. Word gets back to
> Buffy. Is this something Buffy should be upset about? Is it something
> Buffy should have recourse for?Is it something an admin needs to step in
> for, or is the proper answer to have everyone in the game squelch Bubba
> too?
Whether Buffy should or should not get upset, practically speaking I can
tell you that if you run a mud mostly populated by people in the 10-21
age range, often she will. Giving any "official" form of recourse to the
offense of lying about someone or the offense of insulting someone will
lead to a hugely litigious society, in my opinion. (Of course if someone
has the design goal of creating a hugely litigious society, they should
probably feel free!) Buffy does have the same recourse most people have
in real life about such problems - as you so often here in discussions of
things like the ACLU defending the Illinois Nazis right to hold a march
or a public speech or whatever: "The antidote to free speech is more free
speech". One place where the admins could step in is simply to inform
users of this fact when they have a complaint. I've lost track of the
number of times I've told some player "If someone is lying about you or
smearing your reptutation, go tell everyone the truth about it. If you
lose some friends because they won't believe you and would rather believe
the guy that's lying about you, they probably weren't very good friends
to have anyway." Of course this could be put in the introductory or help
text somewhere, where all the players will avoid reading it in order to
plunge right into the game and have as many problems as possible. :X)
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00479" HREF="msg00479.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: MapMaker</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Wed 05 Aug 1998, 01:59 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00119" HREF="msg00119.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wi</A></strong>,
Michael.Willey <a href="mailto:Michael.Willey#abnamro,com">Michael.Willey#abnamro,com</a>, Thu 09 Jul 1998, 19:08 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00150" HREF="msg00150.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wi</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00187" HREF="msg00187.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wi</A></strong>,
Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Mon 13 Jul 1998, 15:47 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00190" HREF="msg00190.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wi</A></strong>,
Dr. Cat <a href="mailto:cat#bga,com">cat#bga,com</a>, Mon 13 Jul 1998, 17:03 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00241" HREF="msg00241.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wi</A></strong>,
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Fri 17 Jul 1998, 03:07 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00243" HREF="msg00243.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: UBE/high: Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wi</A></strong>,
Dr. Cat <a href="mailto:cat#bga,com">cat#bga,com</a>, Fri 17 Jul 1998, 19:48 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00542" HREF="msg00542.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wi</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Fri 07 Aug 1998, 21:26 GMT
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