<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items --> <!--X-From-R13: Bne Ivamryy <mryyNnylk.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 21:51:58 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 14586.38301.268201.213088#alyx,skotos.net --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 14586.5085.646988.726231#alyx,skotos.net --> <!--X-Reference: Pine.LNX.4.10.10004170252300.31171-100000#achaea,mudservices.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:zell#alyx,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="msg00315.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00319.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00310.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00333.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00316">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00316">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00316">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</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: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Par Winzell <<A HREF="mailto:zell#alyx,com">zell#alyx,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 21:39:57 -0700 (PDT)</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> Matthew Mihaly writes: > On Sun, 16 Apr 2000, Par Winzell wrote: > > > But "ethical schmethical" is too dismissive. :-) > > I disagree. My statement was intended to convey the idea that ethics > should be _utterly_ irrelevant as far as an end goal in how you design a > game, when doing it for a publically traded company. Publically traded > companies have a mandate to create shareholder value, and any other goal > (such as creating an 'ethical' game) is negligent management. And my post was intended to convey the idea that "ethical" does _not_ necessarily mean running your company less efficiently just so you can satisfy some vague bumper-sticker notion -- "ethical" can be a nugget of common sense that you can use to create a better game, thus better shareholder value! Par _______________________________________________ MUD-Dev mailing list 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> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00333" HREF="msg00333.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Matthew Mihaly <the_logos#achaea,com></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00293" HREF="msg00293.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Par Winzell <zell#alyx,com></LI></UL></LI> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00310" HREF="msg00310.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Matthew Mihaly <the_logos#achaea,com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00315.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00319.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Declaration of the Rights of Avatars</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00310.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00333.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00316"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00316"><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: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00320" HREF="msg00320.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:the_logos#achaea,com">the_logos#achaea,com</a>, Mon 17 Apr 2000, 04:51 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00336" HREF="msg00336.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong>, Raph Koster <a href="mailto:rkoster#austin,rr.com">rkoster#austin,rr.com</a>, Mon 17 Apr 2000, 06:41 GMT </LI> </ul> </ul> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00293" HREF="msg00293.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong>, Par Winzell <a href="mailto:zell#alyx,com">zell#alyx,com</a>, Sun 16 Apr 2000, 22:29 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00310" HREF="msg00310.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:the_logos#achaea,com">the_logos#achaea,com</a>, Mon 17 Apr 2000, 03:21 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00316" HREF="msg00316.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong>, Par Winzell <a href="mailto:zell#alyx,com">zell#alyx,com</a>, Mon 17 Apr 2000, 04:51 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00333" HREF="msg00333.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:the_logos#achaea,com">the_logos#achaea,com</a>, Mon 17 Apr 2000, 06:41 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00326" HREF="msg00326.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Mon 17 Apr 2000, 05:11 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00343" HREF="msg00343.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong>, Raph Koster <a href="mailto:rkoster#austin,rr.com">rkoster#austin,rr.com</a>, Mon 17 Apr 2000, 06:42 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00203" HREF="msg00203.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong>, Geoffrey A. MacDougall <a href="mailto:geoffrey#poptronik,com">geoffrey#poptronik,com</a>, Wed 12 Apr 2000, 04:36 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>