The acronyms like MUSH/MURPE/etc were attempts to try and differentiate themselves from MUDs. RPI is the reverse - it is a specialised classification of MUD type, just like PK muds, RP muds, or HnS muds. It might be poorly named, but (like other equally poor-fitting acronyms such as MUD or MOO) it has been around long enough to stick.
Right - which is why I think it would be equally silly to try and refine "RPI" when it has been around for so many years.
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