From: n8743196@henson.cc.wwu.edu (Jeff Wandling)
Newsgroups: rec.games.mud
Subject: Re: All right already
Date: 8 Apr 92 18:48:45 GMT
Article-I.D.: henson.1992Apr8.184845.22931
Organization: Western Washington University

beeman@cats.ucsc.edu (Adam Beeman) writes:

>Yes, yes, I did just post a few minutes ago, with my own feelings about how
>this newsgroup tree should be strctured, but I have to agree with this guy.
>His suggestion makes more sense than mine:

>In article <1992Apr8.064419.14000@henson.cc.wwu.edu> n8743196@henson.cc.wwu.edu (Jeff Wandling) writes:
>>
>>In an effort to fine-tune r.g.m, try this on for size--
>>
>>rec.games.mud.announce           --- Announcements and new users FAQL's.
>>                                     (moderated)
>>
>>rec.games.mud.design             --- Esthetics of game design. No code.
>>
>>rec.games.mud.internals          --- Existing parser discussion, Bandwidth,
>>                                     Load averages, Issues about the "driver"
>>                                     that are unseen by players & wizards
>>
>>rec.games.mud.programmer         --- Object programming, LPC, 
>>                                    TinyC, MushC, MuckC..(you know what I mean)
>>
>>rec.games.mud.admin              --- Issues related to administrative roles in
>>                                     mud.
>>
>>rec.games.mud.{milieu|adventure} --- Elements of playing any mud.
>>
>>Alias r.g.m to r.g.m.m. Axe r.g.m.lp. And never let a specific mud get it's
>>own group. There lies dragons. 
>>
>>-- 
>>	Jeff Wandling   <jeff@cs.wwu.edu>

>I think this would be much better.... as long as people remember to mention
>what type of mud they are posting about, then I see no problem with this.
>It conveneintly splits things up into the various issues that are involved.
>I particularly like the way that the issues of running a mud, building on
>one, designing one, and so forth are split apart from the issues of playing
>them and announcing the status of new or old muds.

>The only thing missing:

>rec.flames.mud                     --- Issues related to nothing in particular
>                                       and that are meaningless to most of us.

I forgot something--

If we decided to add several new groups, please try to bundle this as a
package. It would be a shame to have built an isomorphism between mud-posters
and newsgroups available then see only part of the groups pass. Whatever
combination is most desired, (mine, or someone else) make it a package. And
vote on it as a package. I believe you can do this under the news.rules.blah
FAQL's.

As for rec.games.mud.flames,
       rec.games.mud.bruce,
       rec.games.mud.nma.is.your.friend,
       rec.games.mud.nma.is.!your.friend,
       rec.games.mud.whine.whine.whine,
       rec.games.mud.etc.....  just alias it them to alt.flame.

>_______________________________________________________________________________
>||  Adam Beeman, undergraduate                  Buddha @ The Mud Institute   ||
>||  designer of alternate realities.            dogstar.colorado.edu 5555    ||
>||                      Another twisted philosophical type.                  ||
>||      beeman@cats.ucsc.edu                      adam@dogstar.colorado.edu  ||
>||      beeman@ucscb.ucsc.edu   (408) 459-7672  worlds@dogstar.colorado.edu  ||
>||___________________________________________________________________________||

-- 
	Jeff Wandling   <jeff@cs.wwu.edu> <Sly@{EOTL|AH|FM}>
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