As an admin on a free (*) MUD, I still don't see a reason to do this. If someone wants to check out smaller games, they can click over to the #21-100 MUD right inthe sidebar, or browse any of the other listing options.
It's only a period of a time for those who don't have 1000 players because they have a paid staff to develop their site and mud.
We're not that big, we don't pay anyone, and we're #3. We like the kind of visiblity this gives us, and I don't see why the votes our players are giving should be subverted.
(*) Defined: No fees, no subscriptions, and money has zero impact on the game.
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