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Old 01-14-2013, 09:07 AM   #22
Jazuela
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Re: DO NOT PLAY MATERIA MAGICA!

Freedom of speech doesn't apply to private property. MUDs are private property. You have the right to say "Goobers!" in the middle of the sidewalk in New York City. No one has the right to prevent you from doing that. But you don't have the "right" to say "Goobers" in a MUD. If the MUD admin allows it, then you are granted the *privilege* of being allowed to say it. In fact, everything you do in a MUD - including accessing it at all - is a privilege granted to you by its admin. You have no "rights" in a MUD. None. You don't have the right to due process, you don't have the right to be safe from predators, you don't have the right to privacy on your computer. You have whatever privileges the MUD admin grants you. And that's all you have.
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