<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] PK again (was: Character evolution) --> <!--X-From-R13: "Xba O. Znzoreg" <wyflfvapNvk.argpbz.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 19:32:58 +0000 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 199709211932.OAA21807@dfw-ix2.ix.netcom.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: E0xBfPl-0005lA-00#crucigera,fysh.org --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] PK again (was: Character evolution)</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.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="msg01343.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01345.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg01258.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01253.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#01344">Author</A> | <A HREF="#01344">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#01344">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] PK again (was: Character evolution)</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#null,net">mud-dev#null,net</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] PK again (was: Character evolution)</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: "Jon A. Lambert" <<A HREF="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 15:34:07 -4</LI> <LI><em>Comments</em>: Authenticated sender is <jlsysinc#popd,ix.netcom.com></LI> <LI><em>Reply-to</em>: <A HREF="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</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 18 Sep 97 at 5:25, Maddy wrote: > Previously, Marian Griffith wrote.... > > > > That will prevent the mild cases. But the truly obnoxious (insert your > > favourite expletive) player is going to just write off a character and > > create a new one. Short of sitebanning nothing is going to stop those. > > The problem with sitebanning them, is that > a) it's probably what they want - I've seen people who have wanted to get > their site banned from muds & talkers, because they don't like other people > at their site using them. > b) how do you determine if Boffo the player killer, is really just a jerk > and is killing people to piss them off, or whether he's just playing an evil > character. > There's a wide range of server capabilities that can be implemented in addition to an on/off for a given ip or ip mask. You could disable character creation on demand from a given site/site mask allowing existing characters to continue to play. You could require manual approval from selected sites. One could implement a system like Coldcore where players receive a password automatically via email. Another words the can't play without giving you a valid email address. This gives you a little bit of leverage for major repeat offenders since you have a chance to let their postmaster/site admins deal with them. -- Jon A. Lambert If I'd known it was harmless, I would have killed it myself. </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="01258" HREF="msg01258.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] PK again (was: Character evolution)</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Maddy <maddy#fysh,org></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01343.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Affecting the world</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01345.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01258.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] PK again (was: Character evolution)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01253.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is supposed to</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#01344"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#01344"><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] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="01279" HREF="msg01279.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Fri 19 Sep 1997, 17:18 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01294" HREF="msg01294.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Fri 19 Sep 1997, 23:38 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01306" HREF="msg01306.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</A></strong>, Travis Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#polaris,net">efindel#polaris,net</a>, Sat 20 Sep 1997, 01:23 GMT </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01258" HREF="msg01258.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] PK again (was: Character evolution)</A></strong>, Maddy <a href="mailto:maddy#fysh,org">maddy#fysh,org</a>, Thu 18 Sep 1997, 12:10 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01344" HREF="msg01344.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] PK again (was: Character evolution)</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Sun 21 Sep 1997, 19:32 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01253" HREF="msg01253.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is supposed to</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Thu 18 Sep 1997, 06:02 GMT <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="01317" HREF="msg01317.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is supposed to</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sat 20 Sep 1997, 16:01 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01318" HREF="msg01318.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is supposed to</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sat 20 Sep 1997, 16:02 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01242" HREF="msg01242.html">[MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is supposed to be playing, anyway?</A></strong>, ##Make Nylander <a href="mailto:thenewt#use,usit.net">thenewt#use,usit.net</a>, Wed 17 Sep 1997, 21:11 GMT </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>