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I honestly fail how to see this would make any sort of difference. Any mud administration with even a shred of sense with regards to attracting players is going to write a description for the rankings list that will encourage players to take a closer look and then hopefully go on to try out the mud in question. Some commercial muds may figure announcing a free trial period will be a good draw, others may just opt to leave out the fact that the mud requires a fee in order to play and let the player discover that once they've had a closer look at what the mud has to offer. There is nothing underhanded or unethical about either approach. Either way the player will know a fee is involved before any sort of commitment or time and/or emotional investment is made to the mud in question. And any potential player with even a modicum of concern about not wasting their time is going to at least check out the info page in order to see if the mud has the sort of features that they would be looking for. Most players probably would not need more than a few seconds time to discover that a mud is pay-to-play and then make a desicion based on that as to whether or not they are still going to consider the mud for future play.
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