I'm sorry if this sounds like a flame, but it is not inteded to be.
> Why not call it "The Society of Elitist Coders"?
Are you are equating originality with elitism? I think originality is a
VERY good thing. I am sick of a bunch of stock Circle's opening up with
maybe a few of the better snippets of various sites, and then suddenly
they are "heavily modified" Perhaps the name should be Society for the
Prevention of Unoriginal Cruelty to CircleMUD. SPUCC :)
> That sounds like a pretty lame purpose. Originality is very subjective.
>And do you really think you are providing a valuable service by 'warning'
>people about other MUDs? I bet you won't be warning anyone about YOUR
>mud. I bet YOUR mud will be one of the top recommendations.
Originality is very easy to judge area wise: If you have over x% of
original zones, you are original. If you have less than, you are
unoriginal. And I think the idea of warning people of unoriginal MUD's
is a great idea. As to code, well, that is subjective, but generally, an
experienced coder can spot a large amount of original code within 5-10
minutes of logging on. If anything, I would recommend having a 'panel of
judges' decide if the code is original. That means there is more than
one opinion, not just one.
> Just let the players decide for themselves. There's no need to put down
>other MUDs. How would you like it if I started a group to warn against
>your mud because I thought it was unoriginal?
If I spent all my time trying to sort out the unoriginal MUD's from the
original ones, I would never get around to playing.
> It's your right to put whatever you want on your web page or wherever.
>But I think it is not in the spirit in which CircleMUD was intended, and I
>also think its a waste of time.
CircleMUD was designed as a code base that is easy to enhance, and add
things too. It was built for expandability. If you want a stock MUD,
get SMAUG. Circle is best for those who want to expand, create and make
different.
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