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17342: Re: [MUD-Dev] Semi Graphical Muds

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From: "Dave Rickey" <daver@mythicentertainment.com>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 09:20:58 -0500
Organization: Kanga.Nu
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From: the_logos@www.achaea.com <the_logos@www.achaea.com>
To: 'mud-dev@kanga.nu' <mud-dev@kanga.nu>
Date: Friday, February 16, 2001 2:20 AM
Subject: RE: [MUD-Dev] Semi Graphical Muds


>On Thu, 15 Feb 2001, Koster, Raph wrote:

>> True. But I don't think that a single central location is a
>> prerequisite of a community. Some of the community finds MUD-Dev to
>> be A central gathering place. And some of those who gather at
>> MUD-Dev also gather in other gathering places and help disseminate
>> the information. So an extended community forms... IMHO.

> I don't buy that. A community is more than just the viral spread of
> information. Me going to Pakistan and talking about how we live in
> Mill Valley does not make anyone I've talked to a part of the
> community of Mill Valley (assuming there is one).

Neither does living in Mill Valley.  I think we need a better
definition of what it means to be "part of" a community.

--Dave Rickey

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