Deletion of DikuMUD

Comment: Edit conflicted). This is one of the most influential MUDs ever. With all due respect to , it's worth noting that CircleMUD, SMAUG, Merc (MUD), ROM (MUD), and several others are all DikuMUD descendents (try Special:Whatlinkshere/DikuMUD). The creators of EverQuest have even acknowledged the influence DikuMUD had on that game, see the first paragraph of EverQuest#Development.  In searching for reliable sources, http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/002-4229082-3751226?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=dikumud&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go this and http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/002-4229082-3751226?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=diku+mud&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go this may be a starting point
Stance: keep
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