From: jk@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Happiness and Light)
Newsgroups: news.groups,rec.games.mud
Subject: Re: RFD:  rec.games.mud.{tiny,diku,announce}
Summary: signal/noise analysis
Keywords: lpmud,bruce,waste of bandwidth
Date: 13 Apr 92 19:27:18 GMT
Followup-To: news.groups
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center

In the effort to throw some facts into this discussion, the following is an
analysis of various threads in rec.games.mud over the past week.  I did a
similar analysis before, a couple months ago- if people want that reposted, 
I'd oblige.  So without further ado,

Out of 346 articles:
105 newsgroup reorganization discussion articles
 46 lpmud specific articles
 39 seemingly serious admin-type articles
 35 Bruce-specific articles
 30 diku-specific articles
 23 articles dealing with social issues
  8 mush/muse-specific articles
  7 articles relating to omega or incredible cluelessness
  4 serious announcements of the type scott goehring might search for
 48 miscellaneous articles
---
345  (guess i missed one.)

This analysis, in my opinion, might support the creation of an admin group,
and might support the creation of a social group, and DOES support the
creation of rec.games.mud.announce, moderated.  As for rec.games.mud.diku
or .mush, could it hurt to create more newsgroups?  I don't really care :)
rec.games.mud.bruce does seem to be called for... but the highest amount
of traffic on rec.games.mud is still about lpmuds. 

          -jen (tourmaline/jasper/whatever)



threads: 
bruce: marked by 'b'
newsgroup creation: marked by 'n'
diku-specific: 'd'
lp-specific: 'l'
mush-specific: 'm' 
social issues: 's' for sex
admin issues: 'a' 
puzzler: 'p'  -- why were these posted? on rec.games.mud? at all? huh?
Actual Announcement: 'A'
misc noise: ' '


dA     1705 Armageddon is back on the air...
b      1706 Re: PETITION: REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
l      1707 LPMud 386
a      1708 A MUD Questionnaire
a      1709 Re: MUDS: Network menace, or just another service
       1710 Re: rec.games.mud.sick.hear.bitch!!!
b      1711 Reinstate Shub-Internet on FurryMUCK!!!
a      1712 Copyrights
d      1713 Re: NEW DIKUMUD CLIENT!!! (included/long)
       1714 Re: Important announcement for all MUD players
l      1715 Re: lustymud
       1716 An update to: (a possible site)!!
       1717 Muds in England
n      1718 New News Group: rec.games.mud.diku (PLEASE)
n      1719 Re: New News Group: rec.games.mud.diku (PLEASE)
n      1720 Re: New News Group: rec.games.mud.diku (PLEASE)
s      1721 Re: Net-Sex
b      1722 BruceMUCK
s      1723 Re: Net-Sex
s      1724 Re: VR vs. RL relationships
s      1725 Re: Problems with young people
s      1726 Re: Net-Sex
b      1727 Bruce Woodcock to get Disney Afternoon show
s      1728 Re: MUD
s      1729 Re: MUD
s      1730 MUD
p      1731 help finding Omega game
       1732 Re: Important announcement for all MUD players
a      1733 Re: AUS MUDS ARE BANNED
l      1734 Pictures of the High Council of Deeper Trouble Mu
       1735 Re: listing of active MUDS???
b      1736 Re: PETITION:  REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
a      1737 Re: AUS MUDS ARE BANNED
l      1738 top mud pleeeeze!!!
l      1739 Re: top mud pleeeeze!!!
l      1740 TopMud
       1741 AD&D Style Muds
d      1742 Having trouble getting DIKUmud to compile on our 
d      1743 A ** K ** R ** O ** P ** O ** L ** I ** S
p      1744 Omega site list
n      1745 Re: New News Group: rec.games.mud.diku (PLEASE)
s      1746 Re: Best April Fool's Joke ONLINE
l      1747 Re: top mud pleeeeze!!!
d      1748 Re: Having trouble getting DIKUmud to compile on 
l      1749 Re: top mud pleeeeze!!!
l      1750 Re: top mud pleeeeze!!!
l      1751 Re: top mud pleeeeze!!!
l      1752 Re: top mud pleeeeze!!!
ld     1753 A working LPmud386 and a PC tick-counter for Diku
p      1754 Re: help finding Omega game
       1755 looking for Tiny* 'bot code
n      1756 Re: rec.games.mush (was: new kind of mud!)
b      1757 Re: PETITION:  REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
b      1758 Re: PETITION:  REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
a      1759 Re: A MUD Questionnaire
a      1760 Re: AUS MUDS ARE BANNED
s      1761 Mud rape?
a      1762 Re: A MUD Questionnaire
       1763 Re: AD&D Style Muds
a      1764 Re: MUDS: Network menace, or just another service
b      1765 Re: PETITION:  REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
a      1766 Re: AUS MUDS ARE BANNED
l      1767 CyberWorld Updates and Info
n      1768 Re: New News Group: rec.games.mud.diku (PLEASE)
s      1769 Re: Net Sex
s      1770 Not a Game/Not Real Life (Was Re: Net-Sex)
a      1771 Re: AUS MUDS ARE BANNED
a      1772 Re: Copyrights
b      1773 Re: PETITION:  REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
l      1774 Realms - Vortex' email address?
b      1775 The letter that Bruce sent....
n      1776 rec.games.mud.diku ????????
s      1777 Re: Not a Game/Not Real Life (Was Re: Net-Sex)
m      1778 Coming Soon -- New MUSH(Need Input)
s      1779 Re: Not a Game/Not Real Life (Was Re: Net-Sex)
n      1780 Re: New News Group: rec.games.mud.diku (PLEASE)
b      1781 Re: PETITION:  REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
d      1782 Clarification of "Death before Diku"
p      1783 Omega site list a little update from Haplo
p      1784 Looking for new games like nethack,moria, omega
n      1785 Rec.games.mud.tiny (was Re: new kind of mud!)
n      1786 rec.games.mud.* proposals
d      1787 Diku Source Code
a      1788 Re: MUDS: Network menace, or just another service
s      1789 Re: Not a Game/Not Real Life (Was Re: Net-Sex)
       1790 Re: AD&D Style Muds
a      1791 Re: PSU's No GAme Playing policy
n      1792 Re: New News Group: rec.games.mud.diku (PLEASE)
a      1793 Re: MUDS: Network menace, or just another service
a      1794 Re: MUDS: Network menace, or just another service
n      1795 Spliting rec.games.mud (Was: New News Group: rec.
b      1796 Re: PETITION:  REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
l      1797 Re: TOP MUD NEEDS YOUR HELP
s      1798 Re: Net-Sex
n      1799 Re: Spliting rec.games.mud (Was: New News Group: 
s      1800 Re: MUD
a      1801 Network Use
n      1802 Re: Spliting rec.games.mud (Was: New News Group: 
n      1803 Re: New News Group: rec.games.mud.diku (PLEASE)
n      1804 Re: Spliting rec.games.mud (Was: New News Group: 
b      1805 Re: PETITION:  REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
s      1806 Re: Not a Game/Not Real Life (Was Re: Net-Sex)
       1807 Best MUD's 
a      1808 MUD resource consumption
n      1809 New News Group
b      1810 Re: PETITION:  REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
b      1811 BRUCE - THAT DICKWEED!!!!
n      1812 Re: New News Group
b      1813 Re: PETITION:  REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
n      1814 Re: New News Group
       1815 Mud list!?
n      1816 Re: New News Group
n      1817 <None>
s      1818 Re: Not a Game/Not Real Life (Was Re: Net-Sex)
a      1819 Re: AUS MUDS ARE BANNED
       1820 Looking for E-Mail Address for Richard Bartle
a      1821 Re: AUS MUDS ARE BANNED
b      1822 Re: PETITION:  REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
b      1823 RE: The letter that Bruce sent....
l      1824 Re: Lpmud for 386
b      1825 Re: PETITION:  REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
b      1826 Re: PETITION: REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
b      1827 Re: The letter that Bruce sent....
l      1828 Top Mud Dies...
b      1829 Re: The letter that Bruce sent....
a      1830 Re: PSU's No GAme Playing policy
n      1831 All right already
b      1832 Re: PETITION:  REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
p      1833 SIMULATION
n      1834 Re: All right already
n      1835 Re: All right already
n      1836 Re: All right already
b      1837 Re: The letter that Bruce sent....
l      1838 FullMoon Alumni-- Need Email addresses
m      1839 Re: Coming Soon -- New MUSH(Need Input)
n      1840 Re: All right already
n      1841 Re: Spliting rec.games.mud (Was: New News Group: 
n      1842 Re: All right already
d      1843 TWO areas just looking for a MUD!!!!
d      1844 Additive to the "TWO mud" message
       1845 ARCHIE mud listing....
n      1846 Re: <None>
m      1847 TOS TrekMuse
       1848 Re-post of MU* Poll
l      1849 Re: Favorite MUDS (Still Up)
n      1850 New News Groups
a      1851 Administrators of record needed
n      1852 Re: New News Group
n      1853 Re: <None>
n      1854 rec.mud.divisions
n      1855 Re: All right already
n      1856 Re: New News Groups
l      1857 ATTN TopMud Wizards...Code Information
n      1858 Re: All right already
n      1859 Re: All right already
b      1860 Re: PETITION: REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
p      1861 Clean some old news to clear the news board
l      1862 Re: ATTN TopMud Wizards...Code Information
l      1863 any news on HUEY?
n      1864 Re: Spliting rec.games.mud (Was: New News Group: 
n      1866 Re: New News Group
n      1867 Re: <None>
n      1868 Re: All right already
n      1869 Re: All right already
d      1870 Re: NEW DIKUMUD CLIENT!!! (included/long)
l      1871 Hero II
m      1872 ATTN: All people running/knowing of PernMUSH code
       1873 What is MUD?
a      1874 Re: A MUD Questionnaire
n      1875 newsgroup reorganization
s      1876 Re: Mud rape?
n      1877 Re: New News Group
n      1878 How to create a new group.
d      1879 Sejnet!!!
n      1880 Re: Spliting rec.games.mud (Was: New News Group: 
n      1881 r.g.m. reorganization
       1882 Re: A Battle Tech or ShadowRun Type Mud. Do they 
       1883 Re: A Battle Tech or ShadowRun Type Mud. Do they 
n      1884 Re: All right already
l      1885 Re: TOP MUD NEEDS YOUR HELP
l      1886 Re: TOP MUD NEEDS YOUR HELP
a      1887 Re: AUS MUDS ARE BANNED
n      1888 Another 2 cents on the split discussion
n      1889 Re: All right already
n      1890 Re: All right already
n      1891 Re: r.g.m. reorganization
n      1892 Re: newsgroup reorganization
m      1893 Spellbound MUSH
a      1894 Re: AUS MUDS ARE BANNED
n      1895 Re: How to create a new group.
m      1896 Re: Spellbound MUSH
n      1897 Re: <None>
n      1898 Re: All right already
d      1899 Re: Sejnet!!!
a      1900 Re: AUS MUDS ARE BANNED
n      1901 Re: All right already
A      1902 A post for AfterFive users
n      1903 Re: newsgroup reorganization
b      1904 Chuckle from rec.arts.sf.written
       1905 Re: Copyrights
       1906 Re: Clean some old news to clear the news board
b      1907 Re: PETITION:  REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
n      1908 Re: rec.mud.divisions
n      1909 Re: All right already
l      1910 Can't decipher error in LPmud
       1911 Next Posting of Mudlist
l      1912 Imperial/NoName's MUD??
       1913 Re: Mudlist
n      1914 Re: All right already
n      1915 Re: rec.mud.divisions
m      1916 Status of GaTrekMUSH
b      1917 Am I Bruce Sterling?
       1918 Re: Re: Sejnet!!!
       1919 RE: Sejnet!!!
n      1920 Re: rec.mud.divisions
a      1921 Re: AUS MUDS ARE BANNED
a      1922 Re: AUS MUDS ARE BANNED
       1923 Re: SIMULATION
d      1924 Armageddon DikuMUD
s      1925 Xibo's Vacation (part one) [LONG]
s      1926 Xibo's Vacation (part two) [LONG]
s      1927 Re: Xibo's Vacation (part one) [LONG]
n      1928 Re: rec.mud.divisions
a      1929 Re: Network Use
       1930 Yet another update to (a possible site)
d      1931 Re: NEW DIKUMUD CLIENT!!! (included/long)
Am     1932 Belgariad MUSH is UP!
       1933 MU* Research Request
d      1935 Re: Armageddon DikuMUD
A      1936 HoloMUCK
       1937 New Mud  (Possibly)
       1938 Re: New Mud  (Possibly)
l      1939 LP MUD Help from Tinyfugue
l      1940 NEWS from VIEMUD d25.wu-wien.ac.at
a      1941 Re: MUDS: Network menace, or just another service
n      1942 Um, okay, I did it.
n      1943 Short, Sweet, and Simple
n      1944 Re: Um, okay, I did it.
d      1945 Adversary...
d      1946 RE: Armageddon DikuMUD
n      1947 Re: All those divisions
b      1948 Re: PETITION:  REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
d      1949 TINTIN with TICKSHOUT AND TICKYELL...
d      1950 Any ALBANIANS out there?
d      1951 Response to all the Arctic Email
b      1952 Re: FurryMUCK legality/illegality?
d      1953 Re: Armageddon DikuMUD
n      1954 Re: rec.mud.divisions
n      1955 Re: rec.mud.divisions
n      1957 Re: New News Group
a      1958 Re: Network Use
d      1959 Re: TINTIN with TICKSHOUT AND TICKYELL...
b      1960 Re: PETITION:  REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
d      1961 What's up w/ Bigboy?
d      1962 Dikumud source code.
       1963 Re: Sejnet!!!
b      1964 Re: The letter that Bruce sent....
       1965 Procom and mudding
b      1966 Re: FurryMUCK legality/illegality?
       1967 Re: A Battle Tech or ShadowRun Type Mud. Do they 
b      1968 Re: FurryMUCK legality/illegality?
b      1969 Re: PETITION:  REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
b      1970 Re: PETITION:  REINSTATE BRUCE ON FURRYMUCK
n      1971 Re: All those divisions
a      1972 Re: Network Use
n      1973 Re: Um, okay, I did it.
       1974 Re: Important announcement for all MUD players
n      1975 Newsgroups and the like.
       1976 Re: Procom and mudding
a      1977 Educational MUD
n      1978 Re: Newsgroups and the like.
n      1979 Re: Newsgroups and the like.
l      1980 GENOCIDE
d      1981 Adversary
d      1982 Re: Dikumud source code.
n      1983 Re: Um, okay, I did it.
d      1984 Re: Dikumud source code.
l      1985 HOW TO DO ONE OF TOP MUD'S QUESTS
l      1986 Re: HOW TO DO ONE OF TOP MUD'S QUESTS
l      1987 Re: HOW TO DO ONE OF TOP MUD'S QUESTS
d      1988 Adversary????
n      1989 Re: Um, okay, I did it.
l      1990 Re: HOW TO DO ONE OF TOP MUD'S QUESTS
n      1991 Re: Um, okay, I did it.
b      1992 VERY IMPORTANT PETITION: BAN BRUCE FROM USENET
       1993 GET A LIFE!
n      1994 Re: Um, okay, I did it.
       1995 Re: GET A LIFE!
n      1996 Re: Um, okay, I did it.
n      1997 Re: r.g.m. reorganization
       1998 Re: GET A LIFE!
l      1999 Re: Imperial/NoName's MUD??
n      2000 Re: Spliting rec.games.mud (Was: New News Group: 
l      2001 A NEW MUD !!! YEA ! :)
n      2002 Re: New News Group: rec.games.mud.diku (PLEASE)
n      2003 rec.games.mud reorg, opinion
       2004 Re: GET A LIFE!
n      2005 Re: Not all MUDding is "gaming"
m      2006 Re: What's up with SpellBound?
n      2007 rec.games.mud reorg, opinion
l      2008 adding an instruction to the parser
l      2009 adding an instruction to the parser
n      2010 Re: rec.games.mud reorg, opinion
n      2011 Why not rec.mud.*?
       2012 Re: GET A LIFE!
n      2013 Re: rec.games.mud reorg, opinion
n      2014 Re: Um, okay, I did it.
       2015 Re: GET A LIFE!
n      2016 Re: the reorg debate
a      2017 Re: Copyrights
n      2018 Re: New News Group: rec.games.mud.diku (PLEASE)
l      2019 Re: HOW TO DO ONE OF TOP MUD'S QUESTS
l      2020 Re: ATTN TopMud Wizards...Code Information
l      2021 Re: HOW TO DO ONE OF TOP MUD'S QUESTS
       2022 Re: GET A LIFE!
n      2023 Re: Spliting rec.games.mud (Was: New News Group: 
l      2024 Re: HOW TO DO ONE OF TOP MUD'S QUESTS
l      2025 Re: adding an instruction to the parser
       2026 Re: GET A LIFE!
l      2027 Help with alignment
n      2028 Re: the reorg debate
l      2029 adding instructions
a      2030 Re: Copyrights
       2031 What does  3d3 +0 +0  means?
a      2032 Re: MUDS: Network menace, or just another service
n      2033 Rec.games.mud (Was Re: the reorg debate)
n      2034 Re: rec.mud.divisions
a      2035 Re: Educational MUD
d      2036 Repost (kinda)  2 areas for Dikus....
       2037 Re: What does  3d3 +0 +0  means?
       2038 Coolmud help!
       2039 Re: What does 3d3 +0 +0 means?
n      2040 Re: rec.mud.divisions
       2041 Re: GET A LIFE!
a      2042 Re: Copyrights
n      2043 Re: Rec.games.mud.tiny (was Re: new kind of mud!)
n      2044 rgm split
n      2045 Re: newsgroup reorganization
n      2046 Re: Rec.games.mud.tiny (was Re: new kind of mud!)
n      2047 Re: newsgroup reorganization
n      2048 Discussion on news.groups
n      2049 Re: Newsgroups and the like.
       2050 Volunteers are needed for article on Mudding
l      2051 LPMud Gamedriver for Acorn Archimedes
a      2052 Re: Network Use
347 available articles selected
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