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Still don't think I have ever connected to LambdaMOO, although I spent some time on ifMUD which is in the same neighborhood. Reading these docs now, if I under

Still don't think I have ever connected to LambdaMOO, although I spent some time on ifMUD which is in the same neighborhood. Reading these docs now, if I understand right, in between LTAND and LTAND2 was the Mr Bungle/Dr. Jest incident ( https://www.villagevoice.com/2005/10/18/a-rape-in-cyberspace/0 https://www.villagevoice.com/2005/10/18/a-rape-in-cyberspace... ), which maybe fills in some of the unspoken context around "We Are Reintroducing Wizardly Fiat" and "The wizards will no longer refrain from taking actions that may have social implications. In three and a half years, no adequate mechanism has been found that prevents disruptive players from creating an intolerably hostile working environment for the wizards. The LTAND ideal that we might somehow limit ourselves solely to technical decisions has proven to be untenable.". I wonder if that's the whole story or if trolls were a huge problem in that community for the early 90s?

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mikekchar 7y ago
I was there pretty much right at the beginning of LambdaMOO. I left before I ever saw a troll. In fact, this is the first time I actually realised there was ever a problem. It's very sad. It was a great community. Incredibly giving and helpful. Also Pavel Curtis was a really good maintainer. He was always willing to look into reported problems and would always accept patches. If he modified them, he always did it with grace.
cmrdporcupine 7y ago
Yes, if my rusty memory is correct the Mr Bungle incident was part of the cause for the LTAND2. But yeah, trolls weren't a huge problem apart from Mr Bungle. There were a few people there who were perma-banned, but not many. Most idiots or trolls connected as Guest characters, so if I recall Guests had a few priviledges removed? Was such a central part of my life but I don't remember so many details now. I log in every couple years just to do a @who and keep my character alive.

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mikekchar 7y ago

I was there pretty much right at the beginning of LambdaMOO. I left before I ever saw a troll. In fact, this is the first time I actually realised there was ever a problem. It's very sad. It was a great community. Incredibly giving and helpful. Also Pavel Curtis was a really good maintainer. He was always willing to look into reported problems and would always accept patches. If he modified them, he always did it with grace.

cmrdporcupine 7y ago

Yes, if my rusty memory is correct the Mr Bungle incident was part of the cause for the LTAND2. But yeah, trolls weren't a huge problem apart from Mr Bungle. There were a few people there who were perma-banned, but not many. Most idiots or trolls connected as Guest characters, so if I recall Guests had a few priviledges removed? Was such a central part of my life but I don't remember so many details now. I log in every couple years just to do a @who and keep my character alive.