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While I (in the abstract) like KaVir's list, I'm not sure that very many of those criteria are really objective or universally applicable to the point that the fine breakdown gives the reader any more information than they'd get from a simpler scheme.
Rather than trying to put muds into groups, how about a series of separate questions:
1) Accepts money from players in any way (Y/N)
2) Solicits money from players (Y/N)
3) Operated as a business (Y/N)
4) Charges a subscription fee (Y/N)
5) Charges an account or character creation fee (Y/N)
6) In-game benefits can be bought (Y/N)
etc.
The simpler the questions, the less ambiguity about what a given category means or whether a particular mud should be in it.
Similar Q/A about how the power curve looks with respect to time and money invested would be nice too.
Stilton
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