Avoid getting into flame wars, and if flamed, laugh it off or ask someone else what you did wrong. MUDSex is the act of performing MUD actions to imitate having sex with another character, usually consentually, sometimes with one hand on the keyboard, sometimes with two. Basically, it's speed-writing interactive erotica. Certain client programs allow logs to be kept of the screen. A time- worn and somewhat unfriendly trick is to entice someone into having MUDSex with you, log the proceedings, and post them to rec.games.mud and have a good laugh at the other person's expense.
Logs are useful for recording interesting or useful information or conversations, as well.
Between your computer and the computer which houses the MUD, there may be up to 30 gateways and links connecting them over serial lines, high-speed modems, leased lines, satellite uplinks, etc. If one of these gateways or lines crashes, is suddenly overloaded, or gets routing confused, you may notice a long time of lag time between your imput and the MUD's reception of that input. Computers which are nearer to the computer running the MUD are less susceptible to netlag. Another source of lag is if the computer which hosts the MUD is overloaded. When netlag happens, it is best to just patiently wait for it to pass.