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I've only seen the term "RPI" used with an implied reserved meaning by people associated with Armageddon or MUDs derived from the Armageddon codebase. As far as I can tell, this term can be relatively safely interpreted as: Armageddon, MUDs derived therefrom (e.g., harshlands, southlands) or MUDs which are nearly feature-identical to Armageddon. In fact, I've told this outright by several people, and it's probably the most clearcut definition I've ever been given.
I remember the term being used simply as an abbreviation for "roleplaying intensive" in IRC RP game channels as far back as '95, but I noticed it attaining a special reserved meaning with respect to MUDs around '99.
Whether or not this special reserved meaning has become part of the vernacular is not entirely clear to me, so I avoid using the term as much as possible to avoid potential confusion.
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