[MUD-Dev2] Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD

[Jon Mayo]

On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 10:46 AM, John Szeder <john at mofactor.com> wrote:
> Michael Hartman wrote:
>
>> McDonald, Stephen wrote:
>>> Michael Harman sighed:
>>>> Multi User Dimension.
>>>>
>>> I don't think "Dungeon" is a positive description of most of the on-line
>>> games you are talking about.
>>
>> Yeah, hence the dimension part which has been the definition of MUD for
>> about 10-15 years.
>>
>> Tons better than MMORPG. No comparison.
>
>
> No one from the USA is allowed to redefine acronyms until the country
> adopts the metric system.
>

We've officially been on the metric system for 30 years. But mainly to
measure soft drinks and narcotics. :)

The big problem is not the metric system, but that the US and UK have
units with slightly different sizes but the same names (pint, gallon,
and a few others). It would be like if Belgium started using kilograms
that were 1024 grams.

Americans made the acronyms for Scuba and Laser (I think).

I think it's time to let the Canadians and Aussies to take a crack at
the at a new acronym. any takers?

-- 
Jon Mayo