Re: [NEWBIES][OLDIES] I can't believe I vonlunteering

From: Susan Douglas (sareena@nbnet.nb.ca)
Date: 02/08/00


OK people.  Anyone you is interested in helping out can meet me at
telnet://207.179.190.126:4000

Don't make fun of my MUD please. I am just starting.

We can meet in the Midgaard Reading room at 8:00 AST (7:00 EST)  I will be
there all evening. look for my current progress at
http://207.179.190.126/mud.html

Right now it is a rip off of a page caminturn@earthlink.net made.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Staudt" <dstaudt@hotmail.com>
To: <CIRCLE@POST.QUEENSU.CA>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 11:04 PM
Subject: Re: [CIRCLE] [NEWBIES][OLDIES] I can't believe I vonlunteering


> cynical or not it is a good idea imho
>
>
>
> >From: Chris Gilbert <chris@BUZZBEE.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
> >Reply-To: Circle Discussion List <CIRCLE@post.queensu.ca>
> >To: CIRCLE@post.queensu.ca
> >Subject: Re: [CIRCLE] [NEWBIES][OLDIES] I can't believe I vonlunteering
> >Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 18:51:56 +0000
> >
> >Susan Douglas wrote:
> >
> > > After hearing much about reading the FAQ and the WTFAQ, I've decided
to
> > > write the "Take you by the hand guide to Circle MUD".
> >
> >Sounds a good idea...
> >
> > > I would like to develop a seiries of web pages that take you step by
> >step
> > > through the starting a Mud process. From finding a server to
> >understanding
> > > patches.  Most of it I will link to the wonderful articles that have
> >been
> > > written -- will just put it in a step - by - step manual.
> >
> >I know this sounds a bit cruel, but I'd rather it was some list of
> >references sent to anyone joining the list.  My reasons for this are
> >simple, if any tom dick or harry can pickup and use a circlemud code
> >base the list will get inundated with I want to do this but it's not in
> >the step by step guide.  I vaguely remember hearing that some code bases
> >used to have bugs in on purpose that had to be fixed, and could be
> >easily if you actually examined the code, but most ppl didn't, so could
> >never run that code base.
> >
> >But then I think I'm just feeling ultra cynical, it's been one of those
> >long weeks, and there seem to be more than the usual level of newbie
> >questions, I'm not sure why but it seems that lots of people start to
> >use circlemud having nearly no unix or c experience.
> >
> >Chris (feeling rather cynical)
> >
> >
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