[MUD-Dev] Re: META: What are you looking for in this list?

[Caliban Tiresias Darklock]

On 02:31 PM 9/22/98 -0700, I personally witnessed J C Lawrence jumping up
to say:
>
>  What is *YOUR* purpose and interest in this list?  What would you
>really like to get out of the list?  

My major purpose on this list is to be in the company of people who have
similar interests, so we can bounce ideas off each other. The list is
well-defined enough that we all know pretty much what a MUD is and what
development is and as a result, we can rest assured that the vast majority
of list members are technically astute and interested in building online
multiplayer games or having such games built. As a result, I like being
here because I can see new ideas I would never have thought of on my own; I
can air new ideas to see what the reaction is; and I can ask and answer
questions related to the list charter. I don't ask a lot of questions, and
I'm not always capable of answering the really deep questions that get
asked, but it's very important to me that I have the opportunity to
converse with other people who are interested in this field. Nothing
happens in a vacuum, but here, there are other ideas and other opinions
that reflect on my own -- for better or worse. I learn a lot here. I hope
I've taught at least a few people a few things, and helped others with
their own projects in some small way. I like the idea that we can all
collaborate in this forum, and we can influence each other. 

Looking over that, it's very much like the reason I play MUDs in the first
place.



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