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MUD administrators are not licensed or regulated. All it takes to be one is the limited technical skill required to download a codebase and get it running. That minimal hurdle does not inspire sufficient trust for me to start sharing our data or banning potential players. Thus, the database is useless to me, and I would choose to invest zero time in it. Similarly, I would advise other MUD admins to not waste time contributing to an unchecked pool of slander.
Your dictatorship example is beyond ludicrous. My decision to choose to share (or not share) data with specific MUD administrators is precisely because I have no reason to trust a total stranger. Why is it strange that I would place additional trust in someone who I have dealt with previously, with satisfactory results?
Would you invest your money based on advice from someone off the street? What about from a long-time friend who makes a living as a stock broker? This isn't complicated.
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