[MUD-Dev] Re: Adventurer Groups [was Affecting the World]

[coder at ibm.net]

On 02/12/97 at 11:40 AM, s001gmu at nova.wright.edu said:
>Date: Mon, 01 Dec 1997 21:11:39 +0000 (PST8PDT)
>From: coder at ibm.net
>>On 01/12/97 at 10:40 PM, s001gmu at nova.wright.edu said:

>>  Greg's comment above, "First off, what's with all the repeats of the
>>original of this message?" is absolutely fasinating if looked at from a
>>viewpoint of being an example of a member of a micro-society attemping to
>>police its own micro-society.

>A beautiful example of social preassure used to control members of a
>society. Peer preasure is the term used most often, in pop culture.  We
>spent a good week or so talking about such socital control mechanisms in
>a SOC. class.

Precisely.

>>  If you look at it, the membership of this list in many ways functions
>>similarly to the membership of a MUD, and as such, has similarly evolved
>>various social structures and forms in line with and supporting that. 
>>Some of them of course have been drummed in or imported from outside, such
>>as my requirement for attributions, or this example of quoting.  A few are
>>homegrown, such as the somewhat overly genteel civility used in debate on
>>the list (not that I'm knocking it, I think its quite wonderful and
>>something to be actively encouraged).  

>I've noticed this at work several times.  These social controls really
>are  some of the more fascinating behaviors we humans participate in,
>mostly  unawares.

Thus Lambert's recent comments to our new Eudora using member, Nathan's
ever present chidings of the now departed JeffK, etc.

>Sorry for the misunderstanding... any comment, as list owner, on why I
>got 5 copies of the original message? :)

A mail burp somewhere higher than the list.  The list got 5 copies as
well.  Feaces happen.  <shrug>

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