[MUD-Dev] Censorship, Virtual v Artificial Worlds, Python

[Matthew Mihaly]

On Fri, 30 Apr 1999, Ben Greear wrote:

> Greg Munt wrote:
> 
> > > It's not that I personally care if someone types bad things at me,
> > > but I feel kind of responsible for the welfare of my players, and I
> > > don't want some young lad or lass to be exposed to senseless vulgarities.
> > 
> > 5-year-olds hear things just as bad in the playground. You are protecting
> > people from things they are being exposed to on a daily basis.
> 
> I don't consider that an excuse.  The world needs more positive things
> to balance the plethora of bad ones.  I'm not saying I have the answer,
> but I do think I have the right and responsibility to try.

You think censorship is a positive thing? It's always struck me as being
one of the bad things. Another of the bad things are uptight people who
freak out at hearing a combination of sounds strung together.

--matt



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