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<LI><em>From</em>: Paul Schwanz - Enterprise Services <<A HREF="mailto:Paul.Schwanz#east,sun.com">Paul.Schwanz#east,sun.com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 10:47:12 -0400 (EDT)</LI>
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> > Ola said:
> > Whether it is MUDs or mailings lists or newsgroups, a major source of
> > "unpleasantness" is the tendency to provide definitions of other people
> > rather than topics, issues, policies etc. In order to create a good
> > constructive environment I really think one should strive towards making
> > attempts at such definitions irrelevant. One way to achieve this is to
> > create a strong focus on something that matters for most users (thus
> > marginalizing those that are concerned with more trivial matters). Or
> > so I believe.
>
> Raph replied:
> Ola's New Law: the broader the focus of your virtual environment, the
> more ill-mannered behavior you will see.
Someone beat Ola to it. :-) Solomon (held by some as the wisest man to have
ever lived) said, "Where there is no vision, the people perish." This
proverb is also translated as, "Where there is no vision, the people are
unrestrained."
I wonder if Solomon was a MUD-er. :-)
--Phinehas
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00103" HREF="msg00103.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] dealing with foul language</A></strong>,
Darren Henderson <a href="mailto:darren#nighttide,net">darren#nighttide,net</a>, Sun 09 Apr 2000, 04:43 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00109" HREF="msg00109.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] dealing with foul language</A></strong>,
Kristen L. Koster <a href="mailto:koster#eden,com">koster#eden,com</a>, Sun 09 Apr 2000, 16:53 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00112" HREF="msg00112.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] dealing with foul language</A></strong>,
AR Schleicher <a href="mailto:ars#iag,net">ars#iag,net</a>, Mon 10 Apr 2000, 06:50 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00127" HREF="msg00127.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] dealing with foul language</A></strong>,
adam <a href="mailto:adam#treyarch,com">adam#treyarch,com</a>, Mon 10 Apr 2000, 21:45 GMT
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Paul Schwanz - Enterprise Services <a href="mailto:Paul.Schwanz#east,sun.com">Paul.Schwanz#east,sun.com</a>, Mon 10 Apr 2000, 17:13 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00138" HREF="msg00138.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] dealing with foul language</A></strong>,
Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Mon 10 Apr 2000, 23:22 GMT
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Ananda Dawnsinger <a href="mailto:ananda#greyrealms,com">ananda#greyrealms,com</a>, Fri 07 Apr 2000, 15:19 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00087" HREF="msg00087.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Same-Sex Marriage (was: Trouble Makers or Regular Citizens)</A></strong>,
Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:the_logos#achaea,mudservices.com">the_logos#achaea,mudservices.com</a>, Fri 07 Apr 2000, 20:37 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00084" HREF="msg00084.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Same-Sex Marriage (was: Trouble Makers or Regular Citizens)</A></strong>,
David Bennett <a href="mailto:ddt#discworld,imaginary.com">ddt#discworld,imaginary.com</a>, Fri 07 Apr 2000, 20:37 GMT
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