At [Mon, 13 Jan 1997 09:59:25 -0500 (EST)] Anthony J rye <ajrye@one.net> wrote: > > On Sun, 12 Jan 1997, Corey Hoitsma wrote: > > > Hello all:) > > > > I just have a question for the lot of you. > > > > Is there any 'okay' way to ask players for money while still being > > legal? Money to pay for your site, to pay for a fast connection, > > stuff that players would want to have a better mud? > > > > What do you think about selling T-Shirts or other objs that are > > related to the mud, but what is payed goes to the site and whatnot? > > I think this is pretty legal, since the players wouldn't be paying > > for mudding, but something to have.. uh, something like that:P > > > > > > Corey Hoitsma AKA -= Myrddin =- > > ____ choitsma@netcom.com > > L|azmania ah.net 7000 > > > > +-----------------------------------------------------------+ > > | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | > > | http://cspo.queensu.ca/~fletcher/Circle/list_faq.html | > > +-----------------------------------------------------------+ > > > Sound like to me someone is out to make a fast buck. if you want to > charge people make you own ispn and charge people to start mud accounts on > it. > In my Eyes your taking the fun out of mud. > Now I don't want to start a flame war.. but isn't that a bit harsh? I've never heard anyone complain about a B.B.S. (remember those :-)) taking donations to add hardware, etc. I used to run a 3 line BBS back when a fast pc was a 386/16, and if you mentioned ethernet to someone, they'd ask you what drugs you were on. I sunk around $6K into it, had a blast, and received a grand total of around $250 in donations (enough to pay the phone bill for a few months) I believe the license agreement for Circle doesn't allow what he has described. But IMHO that doesn't equate to 'trying to make a fast buck.' I personally have spent about $1,000 to put a mud up (so far) and I will never solicit or accept donations. But that is me, others may not have another decent way to have a reliable site. In addition, I have donated to a Circle based MUD (no, I'm not going to say which one :P). My donation was a 2gig tape drive (after they had a drive crash and lost everyone's player files (including my own)). I believe that is the sort of thing that is in the spirit of the license agreement, if not the letter. Interpretations? --Mallory P.S. If you feel the need to flame, please do it to gbarnett@polarnet.com, not to the list. Thanks. +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | | http://cspo.queensu.ca/~fletcher/Circle/list_faq.html | +-----------------------------------------------------------+
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