[MUD-Dev] Teaching ethics in MUDs (was Re: "An essay on d00dism and the MMORPG")

[Zak Jarvis]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Lambert [tychomud at ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 10:19 PM

> Zak Jarvis wrote:

>> Ultimately the only reason Verant provided for canceling the
>> account of =3Dhe player in question was "Someone complained to us,
>> and threatened us =3Dith some right-wing morality police."

> Could you provide a source reference for that quote?

I'd hoped it was apparent that it was a paraphrase, but alas it really
quite clearly wasn't.

In any event, the exact quote is now well and truly lost as it's =
scrolled off the official EQ message boards about 5 months ago.

In essence, John Smedly posted saying that they had over reacted due
to a player threatening to turn them in to one of the many rabid
Christian media-watchdog groups.

I nearly lost track of reasons they provided, but that one stuck out
in my mind.  It was also the final one that was used, and part of a
conciliatory gesture on the part of Verant towards the banned
player.

-Zak Jarvis
 Artist/Designer blah, blah, blah
 http://www.voidmonster.com

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