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<LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: pet peeves</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: Adam Wiggins <<A HREF="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 20:24:15 -0800 (PST)</LI>
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On Fri, 12 Feb 1999 diablo#best,com wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Feb 1999, Adam Wiggins wrote:
> > So it's not so much "clueless" and "clueful" - it's more "old timers" and
> > "fresh faces". As with most things in life, a mix of both is your best bet.
>
> Argh, sorry, and I mean no offence, but that last statement just reeks of
> "common sense" which is almost always wrong.
Hmmm, that's an interesting generalization. I would consider it common
sense to not step out in front of a moving vehicle, or to sheathe a knife
before putting it my pocket, or to pack a jacket when visiting someplace cold.
Do you consider these "wrong" as well?
Anyhow, whatever it may reek of, I believe it remains true in this case.
JC emphasizes it often himself: he'd like this list to be a nice balance
between the old timers and the fresh voices. If it's all "experts" it turns
into an ivory tower, static and unchanging; we sit around and nod our heads
sagely at statements like "Skill-trees are better than levels" or "Armor
and weapons should be damaged as they are used in combat" or "Commands
must be consisten mud-wide", and everything gets stale and boring, and list
traffic drops off. Of course, if it's *all* newbies, then you get the
rec.games.mud.admin effect, which is equally undesirable.
> I think it was Einstein
> (sorry to mention him twice in the same thread. I'm not obsessed.) who
> said, "Common sense is a collection of prejudices acquired by the age of
> 18". (I think I saw that in a linux fortune).
Wasn't Einstein himself one of those newbie with crazy ideas that rocked the
mathematics field? It seems that he's a perfect example of the truth of
my statement.
Adam W.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00394" HREF="msg00394.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: pet peeves</A></strong>,
Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Fri 12 Feb 1999, 22:59 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00396" HREF="msg00396.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: pet peeves</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00397" HREF="msg00397.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: pet peeves</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Sat 13 Feb 1999, 01:21 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00398" HREF="msg00398.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: pet peeves</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00400" HREF="msg00400.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: pet peeves</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Sat 13 Feb 1999, 04:26 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00402" HREF="msg00402.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: pet peeves</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00407" HREF="msg00407.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: pet peeves</A></strong>,
Mik Clarke <a href="mailto:mikclrk#ibm,net">mikclrk#ibm,net</a>, Sat 13 Feb 1999, 16:38 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00413" HREF="msg00413.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: pet peeves</A></strong>,
Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Sat 13 Feb 1999, 18:28 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00417" HREF="msg00417.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: pet peeves</A></strong>,
Travis S. Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</a>, Mon 15 Feb 1999, 13:54 GMT
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