Time to stick my two-penneth in and make some enemies ;o)
> Name: SPCC (Society for the Protection against Cruelty to Circlemuds)
I don't care what it's called, so long as it serves a purpose.
>
> Joining Criteria:
>
> Anyone who joins must either have a mud that meets the mud requirements,
> work for a mud that meets the mud requirements, or not work for a mud at
> all.
>
> MUD/Membership Requirements:
>
> 1) The mud that you work for if you work for a mud must have at least
> 33% non stock areas, or less than 10 stock areas. A non stock area is
> defined as an area that was created specifically for the mud that it is
> used on. A stock area is defined as an area designed for another mud,
> created on another mud but donated to the general public, or an area
> that was included or based on an area that was included with the
> standard distribution of any mud code base.
I'll go for that, I know folks feel happier with stock zones and
stock code, but only because they know it like the back of their
hands. They can impress others real quickly, and show newcomers
around. In my MUD, there are no stock zones, not one. The entire
world will have to be learned by players, as they travel and explore.
> 2) The mud that you work for if you work for a mud is not made up of
> only stock code, or only stock code with patches. It is impossible to
> limit stock code because doing so would be saying that you must remove
> the circlemud from your circlemud. This means that you must have code in
> your mud that was designed for your mud. This section does not however
> rule out muds that have snippets and new code.
I agree again, stock code is fine as a base, but that is all. In my
opinion, it needs to be expanded and developed, something which I
think is the reason stock circle is so basic. I seem recall a quote
along the lines of "This code is a blank slate for you to build your
MUD on" or something like that. Again in my MUD, folks will have to
get to grips with the new combat system (not complex, just different)
and a whole host of other stuff.
>
> Rules:
>
> 1) You must meet the membership requirements at all times.
You mean we must not revert to stock circle and wipe the
playerfile...Okay, I'll go with that :)
>
> Purpose:
>
> To suggest CircleMUDs to players that value originality and to warn
> players against CircleMUDs that dont.
I agree with a central list of 'approved' MUD's, but I disagree with
bad-mouthing MUD's. Like flames, insults, and chain emails, if they
are bad muds, ignore them. Not advertising them is as good as or
better than bad mouthing them.
>
> Other information:
>
> If created, the guild would not be located on any specific mud. Instead,
> it would be a series of webpages created to index CircleMUDs that are
> both original, and unoriginal. Also, if space/administration allows, it
> might also consist of a mailing list of some sort.
>
Stick me on the list :)
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