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DonathinFrye · 01-07-2006, 07:29 PM

Achaea having the number one slot makes sense with their playerbase size. Lusternia has a significantly smaller playerbase, so it is very suprising to see them have so many votes. The voting prompt/etc is a rather useful feature for them, it would seem, and while not illegal - I'm not sure I'd want to make players feel like it was their duty to vote by coding in-game reminders for it. But, to each their own, it works for them. Voting is obviously not necessarily reflective of quality, so it does not bother me much who is at the top of the list. I find more interest in MUDs like 'New Worlds', who seem to have a lot more traffic out than traffic in. That particular MUD isn't my style, but I think it says more to see that than to see 124235 votes in.

01-07-2006, 07:29 PM	#36
DonathinFrye Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Name: Donathin Frye Location: Columbus, OH Home MUD: Optional Realities Home MUD: Atonement RPI Home MUD: Project Redshift Posts: 510	Achaea having the number one slot makes sense with their playerbase size. Lusternia has a significantly smaller playerbase, so it is very suprising to see them have so many votes. The voting prompt/etc is a rather useful feature for them, it would seem, and while not illegal - I'm not sure I'd want to make players feel like it was their duty to vote by coding in-game reminders for it. But, to each their own, it works for them. Voting is obviously not necessarily reflective of quality, so it does not bother me much who is at the top of the list. I find more interest in MUDs like 'New Worlds', who seem to have a lot more traffic out than traffic in. That particular MUD isn't my style, but I think it says more to see that than to see 124235 votes in.