[Threshold]

Originally Posted by (DonathinFrye @ Jan. 07 2006,00:44) However, I am pretty sure that "netiquette" also dictates that we're supposed to stay on topic in this forum. Maybe there's a flame folder somewhere around here you can post something about my unfortunately lengthy signature on.

You can't POSSIBLY be criticising me for posting off topic.

That is a staggering degree of hypocrisy, considering what you did in the "Concern about the New Voting Rules" thread.

And your signature is still 8 lines long by the way.

[DonathinFrye]

Yes, I halved my signature just for you already. You'll have to survive the 8 lines, I do hope it doesn't cause you sleepless nights.

And the entire thread that you mentioned was off-topic at the point I joined, so I can't take responsibility alone in that one. So let's drop the cattiness, and leave anymore bickering off of this particular thread.

[the_logos]

Originally Posted by (Juganothion @ Jan. 07 2006,03:49) I can't see them being removed for reminding people to vote on their prompt. As just recently IRE started a new advertising scheme by adding an option to add a function to tell you when you can vote again to your prompt. But maybe that's just a clever way to get around the rules, I dunno.

Doing a vote prompt is perfectly legal. Medievia was forced off because they weren't giving people a choice as to whether to put it on their prompt or not. They were forcing it on people.

--matt

[Threshold]

Originally Posted by (DonathinFrye @ Jan. 07 2006) And the entire thread that you mentioned was off-topic at the point I joined, so I can't take responsibility alone in that one. So let's drop the cattiness, and leave anymore bickering off of this particular thread.

Kettle: Hi, Pot!

Pot: You're black!

[Ilkidarios]

Thresh, Frye, there's no reason to be hostile to each other.  I know each of you're going to say "I'm not being hostile.", but veiled hostility counts too.

Anyways, what's everybody else's opinion on IRE now being that much closer to clinching the first two spots?  Am I the only one who cares?

[DonathinFrye]

Originally Posted by Anyways, what's everybody else's opinion on IRE now being that much closer to clinching the first two spots? Am I the only one who cares?

Achaea having the number one slot makes sense with their playerbase size. Lusternia has a significantly smaller playerbase, so it is very suprising to see them have so many votes. The voting prompt/etc is a rather useful feature for them, it would seem, and while not illegal - I'm not sure I'd want to make players feel like it was their duty to vote by coding in-game reminders for it. But, to each their own, it works for them. Voting is obviously not necessarily reflective of quality, so it does not bother me much who is at the top of the list. I find more interest in MUDs like 'New Worlds', who seem to have a lot more traffic out than traffic in. That particular MUD isn't my style, but I think it says more to see that than to see 124235 votes in.

[Ilkidarios]

That is a good point, most of the higher placing MUD's seem to have higher in votes than out votes.  I guess those are the types of playerbases that would allow MUD's to have higher placements on the list.