I think the idea of a "commercial" vs a "non-commercial" tag on a mud's listing is a good idea. I'm not certain those are the proper terms to be using though. IMO any mud that accepts money from its player base for subscription or a pay-for-perks system should have this tag on them. The sale of coffee mugs, tee shirts, and what ever other items they may wish really doesn't matter to me. Its what my money, or someone elses money can do for them in game. Many of the MU* listing websites (TMS, TMC, MM, etc) have a flag on the MU* listing page that reads something like "pay-to-play" or the like. Would it be so hard to add in a "pay-for-perks" option right below it instead of flagging it or adding an extra icon or something? I think a lot of MU* owners would mark that rather then try to hide it. If they don't we can always flame them right?
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