<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: RE: bugs (was RE: [MUD-Dev] players who "take away from the game") --> <!--X-From-R13: Vbyyl Ebzzre <ufbzzreNzvpeb.gv.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 09:14:45 -0800 --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.SOL.3.91.991115073511.24894C-100000#fermi,micro.ti.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 01BF2C94.54229E00.charles.hughes#bigfoot,com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, RE: bugs (was RE: [MUD-Dev] players who "take away from the ga</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:hsommer#micro,ti.com"> </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="msg00247.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00250.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00231.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00235.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00249">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00249">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00249">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>RE: bugs (was RE: [MUD-Dev] players who "take away from the game")</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: RE: bugs (was RE: [MUD-Dev] players who "take away from the game")</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Holly Sommer <<A HREF="mailto:hsommer#micro,ti.com">hsommer#micro,ti.com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 07:37:01 -0600 (CST)</LI> <LI><em>cc</em>: "'<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>'" <<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>></LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Sender</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu">mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, Charles Hughes wrote: > Um, why? I'm a much bigger player than admin and I've seen this > attitude before but I don't understand it. Why penalize a player > for the inadequacies of a programmer? The player is doing EXACTLY > what he's supposed to - it's the game that is behaving improperly. > Why not just take off your belt and whip the server? (Or, more > appropriately, the programmer. :) First, because I don't believe that self-flagellation does much good :) The answer to "why" though, is... "because those are the rules I'd set up." The players are warned ahead of time about bug exploitation, so it's rather like having a big red button that says "Don't Press Me." -Holly _______________________________________________ MUD-Dev maillist - MUD-Dev#kanga,nu <A HREF="http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev">http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev</A> </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="00228" HREF="msg00228.html">RE: bugs (was RE: [MUD-Dev] players who "take away from the game")</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Charles Hughes <charles.hughes#bigfoot,com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00247.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] players who "take away from the game"</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00250.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Language Independence Article.</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00231.html">Re: bugs (was RE: [MUD-Dev] players who "take away from the game")</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00235.html">RE: bugs (was RE: [MUD-Dev] players who "take away from the game")</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00249"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00249"><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>Re: bugs (was RE: [MUD-Dev] players who "take away from the game")</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00258" HREF="msg00258.html">Re: bugs (was RE: [MUD-Dev] players who "take away from the game")</A></strong>, Balthazaar/BalthMURP <a href="mailto:balthmurp#mediaone,net">balthmurp#mediaone,net</a>, Tue 16 Nov 1999, 02:37 GMT </LI> </ul> </ul> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00225" HREF="msg00225.html">Re: bugs (was RE: [MUD-Dev] players who "take away from the game")</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Thu 11 Nov 1999, 23:49 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00228" HREF="msg00228.html">RE: bugs (was RE: [MUD-Dev] players who "take away from the game")</A></strong>, Charles Hughes <a href="mailto:charles.hughes#bigfoot,com">charles.hughes#bigfoot,com</a>, Fri 12 Nov 1999, 08:14 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00231" HREF="msg00231.html">Re: bugs (was RE: [MUD-Dev] players who "take away from the game")</A></strong>, Quzah <a href="mailto:quzah#hotmail,com">quzah#hotmail,com</a>, Fri 12 Nov 1999, 18:23 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00249" HREF="msg00249.html">RE: bugs (was RE: [MUD-Dev] players who "take away from the game")</A></strong>, Holly Sommer <a href="mailto:hsommer#micro,ti.com">hsommer#micro,ti.com</a>, Mon 15 Nov 1999, 17:14 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00235" HREF="msg00235.html">RE: bugs (was RE: [MUD-Dev] players who "take away from the game")</A></strong>, Sellers, Michael <a href="mailto:MSellers#maxis,com">MSellers#maxis,com</a>, Fri 12 Nov 1999, 18:23 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00236" HREF="msg00236.html">Re: bugs (was RE: [MUD-Dev] players who "take away from the game")</A></strong>, Mik Clarke <a href="mailto:mikclrk#attglobal,net">mikclrk#attglobal,net</a>, Fri 12 Nov 1999, 20:59 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00237" HREF="msg00237.html">RE: bugs (was RE: [MUD-Dev] players who "take away from the game")</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Fri 12 Nov 1999, 20:59 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00243" HREF="msg00243.html">Re: bugs (was RE: [MUD-Dev] players who "take away from the game")</A></strong>, Ilya, Game Commandos <a href="mailto:Ilya#gamecommandos,com">Ilya#gamecommandos,com</a>, Fri 12 Nov 1999, 23:52 GMT </LI> </ul> </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>