[MUD-Dev] Re: META: What are you looking for in this list?

["T. Alexander Popiel" <popiel#snugharbor,com>]

In message:  <199809222131.OAA03079#under,engr.sgi.com>
             J C Lawrence <claw#under,engr.sgi.com> writes:
>
>  What is *YOUR* purpose and interest in this list?

My purpose on this list is at least twofold: to keep an eye on
what other people are doing in the field (since as a distribution
maintainer I feel it my duty to remain educated), and there's also
some vague hope that something said on this list will provide
inspiration.

>> From: Koster, Raph
>> 
>> How many of you are from a Diku background, like me?

I'm from a MUSH background (I'm one of the PennMUSH maintainers),
but I've dabbled in LP, and at least glanced at Diku, MOO, MUCK,
Unter, Cold, etc.  Professionally I'm working on a proprietary
not-quite-mud used for corporate education.

>> And might be interested in stuff that is codebase specific?

Sure.  Code in itself is an artform worthy of inspection and
commentary, so samples are cool.  Questions about specific
codebases might also give me the impetus to pull my head out
of the sand and actually look at something new.

>> How many think the list is too theoretical, or feel intimidated
>> by the frequent posters and by the volume of past history and
>> discussions that seems to be requied knowledge in order to
>> participate?

I'm too egotistical to be intimidated. ;-)  I enjoy chatting about
the theory... it's not something that I get to do all that often.
However, that's not to say that the only thing we should talk about
is theory.

- Alex (still digging through 75 mails since yesterday
        (this list isn't the only one that went active))