raphkoster.com - 1/5/2009
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QBlog writes on the controversy going on over the possible deletion of the article on Threshold MUD . I’ve run into the fact that Wikipedia isn’t a great resource for research into the history of virtual worlds many times before; the articles are of wildly uneven quality, and a ...
mud.wikia.com - 1/13/2009
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mud.wikia.com —
Featured article LegendMUD is a Diku -derived MUD
created in late 1993 and launched officially on February
14, 1994 [1] [2] . It is themed around history [3] , and early on used the slogan "history the way they thought it was." In older materials, it ...
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MUD Wiki
massively.com - 1/7/2009
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massively.com —
While many modern MMO users may never have
looked at a screen of white text on a
black background and typed "go north," multi-user dungeons, or MUDs, were the forerunners to modern graphical MMOs. Without their appeal and gameplay concepts, we ...
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MUD history dissolving into the waters of time
tagn.wordpress.com - 1/7/2009
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tagn.wordpress.com —
The angst of the week seems to be
about Wikipedia chopping articles about MUDs because they lack
verifiable sources. For good or bad, Wikipedia is the animal it is, and its rules can be enforced rather selectively. Somebody seems to have it in ...
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The End of MUD History?
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Wikicrap
Broken Toys —
... no, he doesn’t, his entire biography is how he hates Paladins. NO, I AM NOT JOKING AT ALL. Thanks, Wikipedia, for focusing on what’s really important about the career of the lead designer of the most successful MMO in history. You rock. Especially since, apparently according to Wikipedia, I am the most important MMO developer of our time. I’m getting a plaque or something now.
As a result, we have a bit of a kerfluffle (described by Bartle and Koster) where an angry Wikipedian decided that a MUD he may or may not have used to play ...
Wikipedia Is What It Is…
Zen of Design —
... of MUD-Dev - where, I note, him and I used to get into some knockdown, dragout fights. I note its PLAYERS do - but people are predisposed to consider things they like noteworthy. But is his MUD particularly noteworthy? Beats me. I have no idea where the line is. They apparently consider every Alpha Flight villain and bad metal band I listened to in the 80s to be relevant enough, but not CarnageMUD. Go figure.
So what to make of the Wikipedia kerfuffel that Raph, Scott and Richard have posted about? Bored to death, really. I ...
Fear and Loathing at Wikipedia
Stropp's World —
... Threshold that is provided by Threshold’s very own website is not authoritative. Come on, please.
Power corrupts; Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Lord Action,1887
Okay. So we know that there are always two sides to each story. The article I referred to was written by the CEO of the company that owns Threshold after all. However, there’s enough corroboration that I’ve seen, Bartle and Koster come to mind, that shows that something dirty was going on at ...
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Shifting sands: EGM and Threshold MUD —
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By now, you’ve all probably heard that EGM will no longer publish magazines, and the 1UP network has been sold to UGO.
You also may be aware of the Threshold MUD entry being removed from Wikipedia (thanks for the pointer, Muckbeast! ).
Both events remind me that we’re still ...
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While many modern MMO users may never have looked at a screen of white text on a black background and typed "go north," multi-user dungeons, or MUDs, were the forerunners to modern graphical MMOs. Without their appeal and gameplay concepts, we wouldn't be playing World of Warcraft or even ...
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