The NannyMUD Times issue 1999 Summer.

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        SUMMER OF 1999 ISSUE

        (1)  The Index. You're reading it!
        (2)  Comments by the temporary Editor.
        --- Social Notes and Events ---
        (3)  Marriages this spring.
        (4)  Divorces this spring.
        (5)  Comments on the marital dynamics.
        (6)  The Gurk Report from NannyMUD's Birthday Party.
        ---- The time of the Times ---
        (7)  The history of the NannyMUD Times.
        (  Being an Editor: What's it all about.
        --- Tidbits ---
        (9)  Horoscopes.
        (10) The player question: Rate the NannyMUD Times!
        --- Submitted Material ---
        (11) The PK log. Vampires vs Knights.
        (12) Survey: Most deadly monster?
        (13) Survey: Most funny thing?
        (14) Survey: The best quest?
        (15) Survey: The worst quest?

        (16) Survey: Best Buddy?
        (17) Survey: Best Wizard Buddy?
        (18) Survey: Worst Mortal Enemy?
        (19) Survey: Worst Immortal Enemy?
        (20) Survey: Best area?
        (21) Survey: Worst area/thing?
        (22) Survey: The good old days?
        (23) Survey: What rule do you want to change?
        (24) Survey: Improving the game?
        (25) Survey: Who would you want for High Wizard?
        (26) Survey: The last question.
        --- Late material, added after this issue was released --
        (27) The Chat club


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        It's summer time, and Real Life seems to have happened
        to about everyone, including Lonewolf, the old Editor. In
        fact, RL has hit him so hard that he won't have time to
        work on the NannyMUD Times anymore, thus:

        The position as Editor for the NannyMUD times is open.

        This is the 'Summer 1999' issue, which reminds me of a
        song, Summer of 69, and the fact that years should be
        written using not two but four numbers so we can read this
        issue in year 2000 - and unless there comes along a new
        Editor, that is exactly what will happen. I am servings as
        Editor for this single issue only; I have no plans on
        creating any more issues.

        This issue contains the Gurk report from NannyMUD's 9:th
        birtday party; this was why I brought forth this issue. To
        fill things out a bit, I have added some things about
        marriages here in the game, etc. There's a few odds and
        ends, too, and a large survey performed by York. There's a
        horoscope, and a PK log, too.


        At the pen,
        /Brom



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        Marriages February to June, 1999.

        Ah, the social life in NannyMUD, where boys meets girls,
        and girls meet boys, and some of them decide to walk side
        by side along the bumpy road of Virtual Life.

        The priest in the church is a bit set in his ways, and
        will only wed males and females; the list below could
        perhaps have been longer if he had accepted marriages
        between all genders. Well, here is the list of happy
        couples:

        February's Happy Couples  Date of marriage
        -------------------------+-------------------------
        Toth        Andrea        Feb  4 1999
        Gwynnyth    Kodesh        Feb  4 1999
        Raya        Rubicon       Feb  6 1999
        Tommyboy    Pisces        Feb  7 1999
        Beril       Xina          Feb  8 1999
        Levitan     Insomnia      Feb  8 1999
        Tryat       Valrhona      Feb 10 1999
 
        Teamo       Anduin        Feb 11 1999
        Guest       Dunstan       Feb 11 1999
        Icey        Icecube       Feb 14 1999
        Ramandu     Romana        Feb 15 1999
        Michel      Alis          Feb 15 1999
        Adon        Traxx         Feb 16 1999
        Guest       Tommyboy      Feb 16 1999
        Mats        Valentine     Feb 16 1999
        Papyron     Pill          Feb 17 1999
        Decent      Jennsan       Feb 17 1999
        Xenior      Jetadore      Feb 17 1999
        Magier      Olav          Feb 18 1999
        Sheena      Tommyboy      Feb 21 1999
        Rock        Anouk         Feb 23 1999
        Pisces      Mengor        Feb 24 1999

        Mars' Happy Couples       Date of marriage
        -------------------------+-------------------------
        Piere       Arhimandrul   Mar  2 1999
        Shadey      Rupey         Mar  3 1999
        Chi         Oriond        Mar 10 1999
        Amante      Gheorghe      Mar 11 1999
 
        Genivieve   Esstan        Mar 12 1999
        Nobody      Fonnie        Mar 12 1999
        Pooh        Mikaa         Mar 12 1999
        Katyellen   Wilhelm       Mar 13 1999
        Lilcutie    Ashen         Mar 14 1999
        Serghei     Lisa          Mar 16 1999
        Rapidash    Takhar        Mar 17 1999
        Tifa        Wolfy         Mar 21 1999
        Nightchild  Cyberia       Mar 22 1999
        Atrox       Cyberia       Mar 23 1999
        September   Lisa          Mar 23 1999
        Exiver      Helena        Mar 24 1999
        Spuhling    Lazarus       Mar 24 1999
        Rowen       Jetaime       Mar 31 1999

        April's Happy Couples     Date of marriage
        -------------------------+-------------------------
        Nefandus    Windmachine   Apr  7 1999
        Rockoletta  Nefandus      Apr  8 1999
        Helena      Anarion       Apr 13 1999
        Diabolica   Arraquwain    Apr 18 1999
        Shan        Mihaiu        Apr 19 1999
 
        Kvarnen     Infra         Apr 20 1999
        Val         Hrundi        Apr 23 1999
        Jaeger      Elrique       Apr 29 1999

        May's Happy Couples       Date of marriage
        -------------------------+-------------------------
        Frost       Snowstar      May  3 1999
        Art         Natalia       May  8 1999
        Matador     Jeanie        May 14 1999
        Foxy        Fluke         May 14 1999
        Rupey       Nobody        May 18 1999
        Toth        Gasoline      May 31 1999

        June's Happy Couples      Date of marriage
        -------------------------+-------------------------
        Sphinx      Matrix        Jun  4 1999
        Gabe        Mami          Jun  7 1999
        Jens        Dayala        Jun  9 1999
        Mana        Arclyn        Jun 10 1999
        Electra     Jalec         Jun 13 1999
        Sarcotome   Orcryst       Jun 17 1999
        Prime       Ancalagon     Jun 17 1999
 
        Frost       Snowstar      Jun 19 1999
        Enigma      Kelli         Jun 20 1999
        Cyberia     Razvan        Jun 23 1999
        Susanne     Scratchy      Jun 25 1999
        Popa        Vanatoarea    Jun 27 1999
        Tiana       Zorander      Jun 29 1999

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        What happiness will last? Many marriages ends in divorce
        in RL, and the marriages of NannyMUD are no different.
        Here is the list of divorces:

        February's Unlucky Couples  Date of Divorce
        --------------------------+--------------------------
        Elysia       Orpheus        Feb  2 1999
        Anxious      Toth           Feb  4 1999
        Tommyboy     Teamo          Feb  7 1999
        Cheri        Terin          Feb  7 1999
        Dagoth       Anduin         Feb 11 1999
        Guest        Dunstan        Feb 12 1999
        Peregrine    Scully         Feb 12 1999
        Amy          Sarcotome      Feb 12 1999
        Michel       Abegail        Feb 14 1999

        Helena       Icecube        Feb 14 1999
        Tommyboy     Pisces         Feb 16 1999
        Toth         Andrea         Feb 17 1999
        Tommyboy     Guest          Feb 19 1999
        Exiver       Sheena         Feb 21 1999

         Mars' Unlucky Couples       Date of Divorce
        --------------------------+--------------------------
        Mad          Eleri          Mar  5 1999
        Andora       Sirrah         Mar  9 1999
        Mordraug     Mikaa          Mar 12 1999
        Kalrach      Lisa           Mar 12 1999
        Mengor       Pisces         Mar 21 1999
        Nightchild   Cyberia        Mar 23 1999
        Spiceme      September      Mar 23 1999
        Serghei      Lisa           Mar 23 1999
        Diabolique   Westerley      Mar 23 1999
        Chi          Oriond         Mar 25 1999

        April's Unlucky Couples     Date of Divorce
        --------------------------+--------------------------
        Gurk         Rockoletta     Apr  8 1999
        Windmachine  Nefandus       Apr  8 1999
        Exiver       Helena         Apr 13 1999
        Arraquwain   Mairsil        Apr 18 1999
        Diabolica    Raekwan        Apr 18 1999
        Grond        Ylfa           Apr 22 1999
       
 
        May's Unlucky Couples       Date of Divorce
        --------------------------+--------------------------
        Snowstar     Frost          May  3 1999
        Silenser     Jarmana        May  6 1999
        Laura        Pallas         May 17 1999
        Fonnie       Nobody         May 18 1999
        Shadey       Rupey          May 18 1999
       
        June's Unlucky Couples      Date of Divorce
        --------------------------+--------------------------
        Khadgar      Darion         Jun  1 1999
        Loloka       Enyll          Jun 13 1999
        Juliette     Kull           Jun 15 1999
        Tommyboy     Sheena         Jun 18 1999
        Star         Dax            Jun 19 1999
        Atrox        Cyberia        Jun 23 1999
        Smalt        Svamplover     Jun 27 1999
        Vance        Tiana          Jun 29 1999


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        Ah, what happiness lasts for long? It would appear that
        many players at NannyMUD are still looking for their right
        partner; several players have both married, and
        divorced. Let us have a look at those:


        Andrea married Toth on Feb 4, and divorced him on Feb 17.

        Anduin divorced Dagoth and married Teamo on Feb 11.

        Atrox married Cyberia on Mar 23, and divorced her on Jun 23.

        Chi married Oriond on Mar 10, whom divorced her on Mar 25.

        Cyberia married Nightchild on Mar 22, Divorced him on Mar
        23 when she married Atrox, whom she divorced on Jun23 when
        she married Razvan.

        Diabolica divorced Raekwan on Apr 18, in order to marry
        Arraquwain on the same day.

 
        Dunstan had a one-day long marriage with Guest, Feb 11 to
        12.

        Exiver was abandoned by Sheen on Feb 12, and then married
        Helena on Mar 24, whom dumped him on Apr 13.

        Fonnie was married to Noboy from Mar 12 to May 18.

        Frost married and divorced Snowstar on May 3, and
        remarried on Jun 19.

        Guest married Dunstan on Feb 11, divorced him on Feb 12,
        married Tommyboy on Feb 16 and divorced him on Feb 19.

        Helena divorced Icecube on Feb 14, married Exiver on Mar
        24, divorced him on Apr 13, and married Anarion the same
        day.

        Icecube was divorced by Helena on Feb 14, and married Icy
        the same day.

        Insomnia married Levitan on Feb 8; he has then ceased to
 
        exist and thus left her for good.

        Lisa divorced Kalrach on Mar 12, married Serghei on Mar
        16, divorced him on Mar 23 when she married September.

        Mengor was married to Pisces from feb 24 to Mar 21, when
        she divorced him.

        Michel divorced Abegail on Feb 14, and married Alis the
        day after.

        Mikaa divorced Mordraug to marry Pooh on Mar 12.

        Nefandus married Windmachine on Apr 7, dumped her on Apr 8
        when he married Rockoletta.

        Nightchild was married to Cyberia between Mar 22 and Mar
        23, when she divorced him.

        Nobody married Fonnie on Mar 12. The marriage was disolved
        on May 18, when Nobody dumped Fonnie and married Rupey.

 
        Oriond married Chi on Mar 10; on Mar 25 he divorced her.

        Pisces married Tommyboy on Feb 7, whom divorced her on Feb
        16. She then married Mengor on Feb 24, and divorced him on
        Mar 21.

        Rockoletta divorced Gurk and Married Nefandus on Apr 8.

        Rupey married Shadey on Mar 3, divorced him on May 18 when
        she married Npbody instead.

        Sarcotome divorced Amy on Feb 12, and didn't marry again
        until Jun 17, when she found Orcryst.

        September divorced Spiceme and married Lisa instead on Mar
        23.

        Serghei married Lisa on Mar 16, and she divorced him on
        Mar 23.

        Shadey married Rupey on Mar 3; she left him on May 18.

 
        Sheena divorced Exiver on Feb 21, when she married
        Tommyboy. Their marriage ended on Jun 18, when she left
        him.

        Snowstar married Frost on May 3, whom divorced her the
        same day. They are married again since Jun 19.

        Teamo was divorced by Tommyboy on Feb 7, and married
        Anduin instead, on Feb 11.

        Tiana divorced Vance on Jun 29, and married Zorander
        instead later the same day.

        Tommyboy divorced Teamo on Feb 7, and married Pisces, whom
        he divorced on Feb 16, when he married guest, whom
        divorced him Feb 19. He then married Sheena on Feb 21; she
        divorced him on Jun 18.

        Toth divorced Anxious on Feb 4 to marry Andromeda, whom
        dumped him on Feb 17. He then married Gasoline on May 31.

        Windmachine married Nefandus on Apr 7; Nefandus divorced
 
        on Apr 8.

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        Of course there was a Birthday Party celebrating that
        NannyMUD has survived more than nine years on the
        Internet. Of course Gurk attended the event, and of course
        he wrote a log. That log appears below. Have fun reading
        it, Gurk had fun writing it, and we all enjoyed the
        party.


       ..oo   --== NannyMUD Celebration Party. 8/5 -99 ==--   oo..
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First some notes by the party log deamon, me Gurk:
This log shows more or less truthfully what happened, and it is all from my
point of view. (Which got more and more blurry)
So, if you do not like my opinions, press q now =)
/Gurk
                                                                             
-- log starts

18.35   Got a block and a pen from Dagoth.
18:36   Notices a big white dog in the room. It's Bilbo. He seem to be
 
        interested in sniffing. Bilbo tells me that his caretaker is
        named Teamo and is treating him good.
18:37   I look around and I see following persons: Leowon, Hans, Koff,
        Whizz, Dagoth, Oriole, Nib, Iceberg, Gwendolyn, Thargor, Nothel,
        Sunflower. (Admins checks and writes 'correct')
        It appears that we are on some sort of preeparty in perhaps Dagoth's
        appartment. (dorm)
18:38   Nib says: When do we get food!?
18:40   Meep enters the party, from the east.
18:41   Gwendolyn comments my handwriting and wonders if this years notes
        will be readable. (Very funny)
18:45   I can't see.
18:46   I open up another beer.
18:47   Still can't see... someone evil took a picture of my eyes.
        (Very funny)
18:52   Oriole and Dagoth are arguing about quests, there is an emberassing
        silence in the room.
18:53   Hans and Gurk continues talking about the little more interesting
        subject, beer.
18:57   Now people are talking PK, the mood seems to be back at 'great'.
19:00   Dagoth says: Perhaps we should go now? Someone says: Yes?
        (Noone moves)
 
19:05   The party decides to break up and move towards 'Herrgarden'.
19:10   Mats, Titleist and Toffee joins the party.
19:15   I notice that I'm at the Herrgarden right now. I'm at the mens room.
        I find to my pleasure that there is a padded pillow-like thing to
        lean my forehead against when I pee. In the background I hear
        Meep, he screams loudly: 'Small girls are charming!'.
19:20   People stand outside the big room, chatting. I talk a walk and
        take some quotes.
        "Brom says: Gurk, you are nice" (I think he is slightly drunk)
        "Brom says: People from orebro are immature!" (Slightly taken
        from its context)
        Leclerk look sober and wears a tie.
19:28   I sit down in the big room now, next to Leowon and Nothel. (fear)
19:30   Mats makes the mandatory welcome speach. He speak in english for
        some reason. (Tho, I do have problems with his accent sometimes
        it's not that extreme that he has to speak in english!!!)
19:31   I make a note of the song-book/paper, all songs are remade standard
        songs and they now contain "fisk" (fish) everywhere. Apparently
        the theme for this occasion is fisk.
        Leowon points out, quite polite, that it's important with RESPECT!!!
        (I don't get it)
19:35   Leowon sips several times from the beer before he tastes the food.
 
19:39   We sing the national-fisk-hymn. I hear Azatoth screaming 'Where is
        the booooooze!!!???'.
        Leowon and Nothel are quick to point out that this is before 20:00
19:44   I break Dagoth's pen.
19:46   Leowon has checked, we are 29 people in here.
19:47   People are standing up, talking in english...
        They say their MUD-names.
        Oriole is blabbering for a long time, noone listens.
        I hear the remark 'Sunflower is just a little plant'.
        (I don't get it)
19:45   Azatoth screams: 'Lets sing!'
19:58   Taren tells us about how the fisk-songs was created. 'Songs
        of fisk and devotion' Really exciting, because I don't get it.
20:09   I learn that there are several foreigners here. Thats why Mats
        and the rest of us had to speak in english. (Now I get that)
20:10   Toffee is from england, she has a faked tattoo on her arm.
        She also look good, in some brittish kind of way.
20:15   We sing again. I like to sing about fisk. Nib is very polite
        and translates all songs into english. Toffee listens politely.
        We are all impressed. I check with Nothel, Leowon and Mats. They
        are also impressed. Hans adds that he is not impressed.
20:18   I purpose a regular 'table laughter' (Everybody at our table laugh
 
        really loud, for no reason at all) Everybody at the other table
        wonders hard.
20:22   Leowon whispers excitedly in my ear: 'Cinnamon icecream!!!!'.
        I don't get it.
20:25   Some dude walks around in the room with a big plate. He gives
        me food from that plate. It's meat and potatoes and some green
        things... and one red thing.
20:26   We sing about a fat fisk.
20:27   I taste the things on my plate, it seem ok.
        Nib is translating.
20:35   We come to the conclusion that Nib will probably translate all
        songs a few times to Toffee. Our advanced guess is that he will
        be done at 23:00 to 23:30.
20:40   We sing about naked fisks. Nib is translating, we are laughing.
20:41   Gurk makes a hard choice, just one more beer before the mens room.
        Toffee refuses to sing.
20:48   I enjoy the padding. I talk some whisky with Brom. He doesn't like
        18 year old McAllan. 'It tastes like moonshine'.
20:50   Someone writes this in the logbook:  (roughly translated)
        'The cow made a discrete performance: Oh, Ah... cow, we are ...-bor'
        (I don't get it either)
20:56   We sing a song about a fisk.
 
20:58   Brom roars: 'Next year we skip the darn fisk-theme'
        This made the whole party discuss what we should have as a theme
        next year instead. Ducks? Penguines? Hedgehogs?

*NATURAL TIME WARP*
20:57   I find this quote in my notes:
        Leowon pointed out: "Only a balta can another balta valta"
        when Brom complained about the fisks.
        (That one I do get, but you have to be swedish)
20:59   We toast in the king-markattas name!
21:00   Someone tries to get in contact with Kerish across the room
        screaming 'Kerish!' loudly several times, but Kerish only listens
        to 'damn northling!' (Lapp-Djavel!)
21:01   Gurk comes to the conclusion that he should ask our allmighty god
        something smart.... hmmmm!
21:02   Gurk asks Mats: 'Do you go here often?'
        Mats answers politely: 'About once a year'.
21:03   Gurk gets one year to come up with a better question.
        (Doesn't look good)
21:05   Tiamos food was ok, but disappeared. Dagoth is the main suspect.
21:15   'I have to make some notes here' We talk about giving out a demo of
        'absolute fisk 1' or 'fisk trance' etc. The good part is that we got
 
        connections all over the world. (Being a international MUD and
        everything) Typicall example: Everybody knows the famous 'Hans, the
        great german motorcycle thrower' who thus *ought* to know Scooter,
        who atleast look german.
21:30   We are now about to sing about an eel. (It could be a fisk,
        I'm not sure)
21:30   We are applauding, it didn't go that great.
21:31   Azatoth are about to sing.
21:32   Azatoth and Brom are throwing bugs at eachothers.
21:33   Oriole makes a toast and screams: 'Vaga vagra wizza!'.
        (Dare refuse to wiz!)
21:34   Brom makes a kewl speach:
        'Dare to wiz, thats what Nanny are made from!!!!'
        People are cheering.
21:40   I'm starting to lose the control here. 'Now it's time to hit the
        alcohol... DAMMIT!!!!'
21:45   Gurk feels an extreme urge to have more alcohol in his
        blood-circulation.
21:48   Makes a note that Nib is still translating.
21:50   WE GET FISK IN OUR ROOM!!! (Punsh)
21:58   Toffee says that the punsh tastes like 'anti-freeze', I have no idea
        but I trust her in this subject.
 
22:00   Got two glasses of punsh from some gentleman 'over there'.
        I drank them happily.
22:02   Iceberg stands up and makes a thank-you speach. The admins
        look pleased. (Go Iceberg!!!)
22:04   Gurk thinks it says 'FUCK' on Toffees shirt.
        Mats or someone explains that is says 'FCUK'.
22:10   Mats, Thargor, Hans swops down some disgusting tequila.
        I feel left behind.
22:20   We leave the dinner room.
22:35   I'm talking to Leclerk and Thargor. (It was Leclerk who bought me those
        punsh) We are 'talking some'. I'm not the slightest interested in
        writing notes right now.
22:40   Talking with the parents-to-be, Teamo and Dagoth. They are as usual,
        very nice and friendly. They tell me that they will have an it. It
        will be named Ellert. (I think about this for a while and my suggestion
         'Kurt-Roland' or 'Emma-Olga' isn't appropirate to say loud)
21:41   I WANT LESS BLOOD IN MY ALCHOHOL-CIRCULATION!
22:44   The red talks about this important matter with ripped out spines. And
        if it was negative or not in combination with sex.
22:46   I find the note 'Small sussage fingers, where, how, when?!?' here...
        not my handwriting.
22:50   The discussion about spines are getting quite intense. Mats and Iceberg
 
        comes to the conclusion that it would create more positions atleast.
22:51   Enjoying the padded thingy at the toilet.
22:52   We are discussing where the babes are.
22:55   I write down a qoute: 'Azatoth: A seagull against the wind'.
        I don't get it.
23:05   Oriole is touching Whizz in a naughty way (Yes, so what?)
        Teamo wants another title on RTs. I don't understand why she talks
        to me about this.
23:14   The envelope to the camera is returned. (!?)
23:15   Brom has all his teeth, and he hasn't lost them at all.
        (second hand information)
23:16   Whizz says: 'I like my dreadlocks. When I was in 7th grade i poked my
        eyes with the comb, thus dreadlocks!!!!'
23:20   Talking deep things with Brom and Whizz.
        "Brom says: I used to be a street fighter!"
23:25   "It is completely f**ing empty here!!!!", "Remove your bra!!" (!?)
23:26   "It's bubbeling small stars and pink fluffy clouds about Teamo and
        Dagoth"
23:27   The DJ opens up with the lead theme to Braveheart. NannyMUD takes
        control over the dancefloor. "Nanny rewls, we are so kewl!"
23:36   GH-Gurk wins some money at the Black Jack table.
23:37   GH-Nothel tries his luck at the table. (Black jack table, not the
 
        round table) Old-GH-Meep rather puts his money on liquid things
        instead.
23:46   "Gurk leaves the logbook unattended"
23:50   "Gurk checks out Kerish's ass and likes what he sees"
        Gurk buys Lourdes a "sweet and fruity" drink and a coke for Leclerk.
        (Who believe it or not, still seem to be sober)
        Gurk says at the bar 'I'd like to have a Laphroaigh to me, a coke
        to that dude and a really sweet and slimy drink for her, make it red'.
        It became something named Terassa for Lourdes, she liked it.
24:00   "Mats hopes for another nine years of pleased costumers all over
        the world"
24:08   Gurk is betting quite hard on the black jack.
24:15   Jadea came to the place a while ago. Goodlooking as always.
24:30   Gurk is deplorable after dancing on the dance floor too hard together
        with Iceberg, Leowon and Jadea.
        (I see a blurry note that probably says: 'Does Meep dance? YES!!!')
        Gurk heads for the bar.
24:33   Gurk's speech is incomprehensible. /Hans
24:33   Whizz has sex with Oriole
        Eva took the glass meanwhile (Who is Eva?!)
24:35   Leowon "accidentaly" photographed two goodlooking non-mudders /Hans
24:42   Gurk stands corrected about cancer from snus /Hans
 
24:50   Leclerk and Lourdes leaves!
01:00   Jaskier tells us about Lodz.
01:07   Following gang sits and talks about Nanny and stuff:
        Iceberg, Nothel, Jaskier, Jadea, Thargor, Gurk.
        Suddenly Sunflower appears, followed by a very embarresing silence.
01:09   Everybody is silent.
01:10   It's Thargors fault, as usual!
01:16   Jadea thinks there should be something cute and cuddly in the notes
        so we write "FLUFF" /Kerish
        Kiss, Kiss, Kiss /Jadea
01:21   Jadea "Guys are pigs!"
01:22   We are all blind. We think Leowon took a picture.
01:23   Leowon is out of film.
        DAMMIT!!!!! /Leowon
01:25   Jadea wants some afterparty and free booze. We think it sounds like a
        good idea.
01:26   Gurk is molested by Nib
01:27   "Since Gurk is "busy" with Nib, Kerish takes over the logging.
        But since Mats and Jadea is peering at him, he gets nervous and writes
        HEEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!!!!
        Hirvin Perkele!!!!"  /Kerish
01:30   Kerish and Gurk are discussing grammar. What does 'Voivitto'
 
        really mean? /Invisible person
01:32   "Koff hasn't fixed what he should, this smells demote!" /Mats
01:33   Nothel missed a 'hmm..hmm'. /Nothel
01:35   Gurk takes back the logbook!
        Ahndregg refuses to admit that he is nice
        "I'M EVIIIIIL!!!!"
        "Ahndregg has not has not had sex with girls of illegal age"
        (Costed him 20 sek.)
01:40   Gwendolyn sneaks around, looking evil, as usual.
01:41   Gwendolyn laughs in Gurk's face when asked "Say something nice!"
01:41   Leowon roars "Slide Gurkan, sliiiide!" and "After spanking comes
        moisture"
        //Efter tukt kommer fukt. Jakligt enkelt att oversatta!
01:45   Leowon thinks he told us a funny joke, noone is laughing.
        "Pump it? Pump that one!"
        (I don't get it)
01:55   Meep believes in water, but no, the night is still young!
01:58   Oriole *almost* answer when spoken to.
01:59   Oriole sticks her tounge out in a weak attempt to defend herself.
02:00   Oriole brags about surviving Brom.
        Nib tries to understand what Oriole says.
02:05   There is a huge fight about a chair. Nothel and Iceberg again.
 
02:07   Gurk is provoking Oriole. Oriole can't speak anymore.
02:08   Nib doesn't understand anything of what Oriole says.
02:09   Oriole really likes to mumble.
02:15   Someone took the logbook and wrote (in a very beautiful
        handwriting): How do you spell Taffe?
        It's so easy... but who is this eep|sheep|meep guy?
02:18   Toffee says "A latin lover never changes his favourite spots".
02:25   Oriole finally admits he|she|it is stooopid!
02:26   We get Jaskier from poland to say "Heja Polen!" (Go poland)
        Then we tease him about poles and that they have big poles...
        (Swedish joke about poles... big poles/logs... in their pants)
        Then Jaskier says: "No we do not have that in poland"
        Toffee adds "I know swedes have extremely big logs, I've seen
        it myself!"
        "Gurk has an extremely big log in his hands right now" /Someone.
02:36   Nib ruins another joke.
02:37   Gwendolyn and Jadea looks cuddly.
02:38   Everybody became quiet when they realize that Nib still has his
        mark on the jacket sleeve left.
        Nib should according to the majority rip away that mark.
        (Nib actually took out a small knife before we stopped him)
02:50   Hans "I need teepee for my bunghole"
 
        (I don't get that either...)
        Oriole "It's better to be bitter and old than be young and stupid!"
02:52   Jadea and Whizz are dancing close-close.
        Hans realizes much to his disapointment that *both* the bar and the
        blackjack table are closed.
02:53   Kerish would like to massage Toffees feet.
        "If there was a fountain, we would have been there already"
02:54   All male Mudders are lined up and trying look hot and sexy.
        They are all trying to get a dance with a busty blonde.
02:55   Hans adds that brunettes are also ok.
02:56   "We (read Hans) also appreciate redheads"
02:57   Girls with small chests and overweight are also ok.
02:59   Hans exclaims desperatly "Hello, wanna dance?!" to a
        longhaired guy.
03:14   We are at Dagoth's place again. Teamo and a white fluffy thing are
        sleeping in the bed, I think it is Bilbo.
        We watch some TV, people are getting beaten severly.
03:20   We discuss how beautiful it is with white hair.
03:30   We watch MTV, and someone (Leowon!?) comes up with a new lyrics
        to Offspring's "Pretty fly" ... "Give it to me guppie...
        blubb, blubb!!"
03:55   Slightly unreadable notes.
 
        It says, perhaps: I like you too...
        Or, I like your toe.
04:15   Kerish has to go to bed, because of the hockey.
04:16   Kerish says mean things to Gurk, and then leaves.
04:20   We talk about a common friend, named The Dieselman.
04:45   Towards Leowon's sofa.
04:48   Gurk finds an almost naked Hans in a sofa.
        Gurk choses the other sofa.
04:50   Gurk and Leowon carries a bed.

End of log.
---

Hmm, that was all in the logbook.

A funny thing to add would be that Oriole was pretty sick that night.
He also stayed at Nothel's place (His GuildHead and also an admin)
and made... several.. hmm.. offers to the great porclain god.
We also stoped the car at one occasion to 'check things'. Oriole
went outside for some 'fresh air'. We had stopped the car at the very
place a farmer had stored a 4 years stock of manurer. We thought that
was 'funny' to scream 'Ahaaa... there is shit on the road, lots!!'.
 

But I understand him, no wonder he was sick... he had all his
belly full of puke.

[Polar]

---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 7    ---

        The NannyMUD Times was originally created by the Arch
        wizard Anvil, who then became the first Editor. During
        this time, it was always fresh out of the press, as each
        paper was printed upon demand and no stocks were held. The
        paper also accepted input from players and wizards, and
        seems to have had a rather extended dating section due to
        this fact. Apart from the Personal pages and the
        Editorial, it had sections like Ads, Announcements and
        Comics

        The next Editor was Padrone, also an Arch wizard. The
        paper kept its basic shape, with a few minor cosmetic
        changes to the layout only. Padrone wrote some of the
        stuff; in the end he wrote all of it. Due to the lack of
        interest, the paper stopped appearing shortly
        afterwards. You could still buy the latest number though,
        until about a year later.

        Then Chrystoval started work as an Editor and made a new
        version of the paper. It had a rather large Personal Pages
        section and a lot of good (and bad) jokes and stories. The
 
        flurry lasted for some months before it was once again
        down to the Editor writing all of the articles to
        appear. Naturally, it died rather fast after that.

        Next in line about a year and a half after the last Editor
        gave up was Leclerk. He has, in the style of Chrystoval,
        started the design from scratch, but he has obviously also
        decided to have another kind of content, with interviews
        of known and un-known MUDders, horoscopes etc.

        After Leclerk lost the drive, Lonewolf carried on the good
        work.  Yet again, the paper was re-written from scratch,
        and given a new content, including quizzes with rewards,
        travel reports, polls, horoscopes, and much, much
        more. After Lonewolf started to attend the university, the
        pause between the issues became a bit longer, and finally
        they stopped arriving at all.

        It has been said that the first NannyMUD Times was a real
        newspaper under Anvil and Padrone, more of a fanzine while
        cared for by Chrystoval, a tabloid when Leclerk was the
        Editor, and more of a family magazine under Lonewolf. This
 
        is right and proper, since in order to keep new editions
        appear, it is necessary that the Editor has a rather large
        amount of influence both on design and content. If the
        paper is to survive in the long run, it also needs input
        from it's readers. This is where all versions have
        failed. It seems everybody loves the paper to continue,
        but nobody really loves it much enough to contribute much.



---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 8    ---

        So, the position as Editor is open. You might ask
        yourself, what does it take to be the Editor of the
        NannyMUD Times?

        The simple part is that you have to be able to handle the
        tecnical stuff; this essentially deamnds that you are a
        Wizard. The more complex part is to compile the material
        that will go into the paper. If you have a steady staff of
        contributors, Wizards and Mortals, that isn't that much of
        a problem either. But the big problem seems to be to
        establish, and keep such a staff. This is probably the
        hardest part.

        If you manage to encourage others to write things, being
        the Editor isn't that much work. If you have to write it
        all by yourself, it is quite a lot of work. No editor so
        far has managed to do so for long.

        The rewards are small and intangible, perhaps you will
        gain some fame in the game from being the Editor. Surely
        you will note how eager everyone is waiting for the next
 
        issue.


---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 9    ---

        This is the Horoscope section, or Life as the Stars
        Tell. It is well-known that the influence of celestial
        bodies lightyears away have a profound influence on our
        lives here at earth. In the same way, the shows at
        Broadway, New York, determines the stock market prices in
        Europe. So, when the stars are right, we will most
        definitely know, because Great Cthulhu will once again
        stalk the earth, and mankind will soon be extinct. While
        you wait, read your Horrorscope.


        ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19):
        The lesser Gods smile benevolently and mindlessly at you
        while they dance around their sultan. You might want to
        join that dance. Remember to use your Elder Sign for safe
        intercourse.


        TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20):
        There's a prospect of unexpected travelling in your
        future, to exotic destinations and by extraordinary
 
        means. You might for example have a surprise ride with a
        Byakhee to see Azatoth, where Great Fun awaits you, or
        It.


        GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20):
        You will meet a soul-mate, Zhar the twin Obscenity, unless
        you are really careful. Hiding might be an option; stay
        away from dead, buried cities and you should do well.


        CANCER (JUNE 21- JULY 22):
        Your sphere will be influenced by Atlach-Nacha, who will
        spin it's net to trap and entangle you. It is possible
        that large quantities of lard, liberally applied over your
        body, will help you slip away from the net and avoid
        entanglements.


        LEO (JULY 23-AUGUST 22):
        Leo is an Arch Wizard. Visit him under the church; that
        will most probably be the only safe place in the near
 
        future. But can you trust this powerful and old man?
        Perhaps he is just another servant of the Great Old Ones?


        VIRGO (AUGUST 23-SEPTEMBER 22):
        Your life will be interesting, albeit short. You will be
        much demand for social occasions wherever cultists gather
        to perform their ceremonies. You are adviced to spend your
        saturday nights hiding in the cellar.


        LIBRA (SEPTEMBER 23-OCTOBER 22):
        Dark times await you; the earth itself and it's
        inhabitants are baleful influences for you during this
        period. Perhaps the fresh breeze of the sea and the
        Shoggoth is what you need, or perhaps an astral one-way
        trip with the help of Yog-Sothoth? Remember to bring the
        sacrifice.


        SCORPIO (OCTOBER 23-NOVEMBER 21):
        Your future holds a combination of a dark stranger and
 
        tentacled monsters - and they all have the same name:
        Nyarlathotep. There are several ways to run, but just one
        to hide: the asylum is open.


        SAGITTARIUS (NOVEMBER 22-DECEMBER 21):
        You might turn to unorthodox methods to improve your
        chances in the near future: one can fight water with
        fire. Summoning Cthugha might well have good effects on
        Great Cthulhu, but then you might need to summon Hastur,
        who is not to be named... Oops.


        CAPRICORN (DECEMBER 22-JANUARY 19):
        The goat is yet another traditional sacrifice to the dark
        powers. You will meet a dark stranger with too many eyes
        and tentacles, and hooves; chances are extra good if you
        walk the romantic woods alone under the dark of the moon.


        AQUARIUS (JANUARY 20-FEBRUARY 18):
        Father Dagon and mother Hydra will have a profound impact
 
        on your short life if you do not watch out. Stay away from
        waters; hide in the woods. You might make new and
        unsuspected friends there.


        PISCES (FEBRUARY 19-MARCH 20):
        There's quite a lot of fish in the sea; perhaps you can
        hide from watching, hungry eyes, by being part of the
        crowd. You are adviced to adopt the same style of fashion
        as the neighbourhood. Blood-red, and gore-green will
        probably be very popular colours.

[Polar]

---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 10   --

        Naturally, there was a player question for this
        issue. Here is the question:

        This is the question for the summer issue of NannyMUD
        Times: On a scale from 1 to 10, 1 being 'Not at all', how
        much do you enjoy the NannyMUD Times?

        There were 50 players on at the occasion, and 17
        answered. Here are the compiled answers:
        10   2
         9   1
         8   6
         7   0
         6   0
         5   2
         4   1
         3   1
         2   3
         1   1
         Average is 5.9.

 
         And here are the compiled comments:

         I enjoy it, but barely ever get to read it?

         I always played the puzzles.
       
         Hmm, for me to answer that question, I'd have to remember
         the last time I saw an issue of the NannyMUD Times.

         Don't know, haven't read the paper lately.

         There should be more about new quests or guilds and
         stuff.

         I wish more people would write for it.

         Leclerk's gossip rag was fun on occasion, but I think
         Lonewolf's had a bit more substance.

         The interviews with newbie admin and news about area
         closings/openings were good, but the pk logs - bleah.


---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 11   --

        The PK log seems to have contained guild secrets and has
        thus been removed. PK-logs sucks, anyway.

>
> read page 12
You read page 12 in your newspaper.

---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 12   --

        The player York has performed a survey, in several
        parts. Some 23 people have answered the questions, of
        those the smallest part were mortals. The by fra largets
        part was wizards and their seconds.

        This firts part tells what the popular opinion is as to
        which monster is the most deadly, and why. The question
        was:

        ---
        * What is, in your opinion, the most deadly monster - and
        perhaps why?

        Lan:
        Well, since I never kill those big bad monsters I hardly
        know any.  But Nurgle is kinda tough, killed him
        tho...Some monster in Leo's area that you get beam of
        sunlight (or something like that) from. Hard as well.

       
        Jetaime: Wouldn't know really, don't get a kick out of
        living on the edge, alas I don't go look for bs monsters.
 
        Kherec: I don't hunt down really hard monsters, unless
        there's a fat reward for doing so, which in Nanny, there
        is not.  Atleast not a reward worth the trouble, so
        therefor I really can't name a nemesis so terribly deadly.

        Barbarella: I don't know if it's the most deadly monster
        around, but Andra and Erendi have a rocking dragon, called
        Vibygor I believe...

        Ferrodor: Most deadly monster is lag. From 10 kills 8 are
        due to lag.  The other 2 are 1 for surprise and 1 for
        vanity. The monsters involved are irrelevant.

        Anonymous: The only time I was ever killed was during
        Banshee's year.  And it wasn't the turkey.  I'll leave it
        at that.

        Mihaiu: Well the most feared monster is the one from whom
        you don't know dirs out and if it (the monster) has a
        habit to follow you around in some rooms you would
        probably die, and get lots of comforts
 

        Beldin: There are a lot of deadly monsters; the majority
        of them are only deadly to the unprepared or ignorant.  My
        personal experience in the game is that some of Raque
        Island's monsters such as Halnar and Yogul present the
        greatest raw threat to a player.  But bear in mind that
        it's been almost a year since I've played actively.

        Jaskier: Well, Qqqq's chemist and I'd also mention
        vampires in Banshee's tower. I think you know why if you
        tried to kill any of them.

        Mistral: Terminator at Panic area.

        Leowon: Llyrra. Because she'll kill you, and you'll still
        love her.

        Nyoni: The answer to that question all depends on your
        level. Then rats can be pretty nasty.

        Think: Almost any big monster is deadly if youre stupid.

 
        Enoch: Hunt the dragons. It took almost 20 minutes, I was
        so happy when I solved it.

        Charisma: I think Hewey, Dewey, and Lewey are the most
        deadly monster(s) since they are deceptively innocent
        looking.  Probably a bad answer--but they are all I
        remember Anyway, if they were more easy to kill, more
        people would have socks, right?

        Taren: Lazyness and stupidity, the two things that kills
        most is players not reading enough, looking around
        enough. Ofc this goes for me too, I remember the time when
        I was killed twice by the same monster, both times because
        I forgot it was to the east of me...

        Gurk: That must be that nasty Brom monster...

        Cathbad: Until recently I didn't play much around here.  I
        had other things to keep my occupied.  So, I don't really
        know what's that dangerous around here any more.  If I was
        pushed for an answer I'd say "lag".  That one's a killer.

 
        Smygelfh: Hmm, I haven't played with the rumoured
        Nurgle... I believe Findrod (Charmangle) is pretty
        deadly. There really isn't anything comparable to Pet...

        Ilyrion: Dark Sleeper

        Lys: Rift Demon comes to mind. Actually some of the most
        deadly places have several monsters and no exits.  Vibgyor
        is rather deadly, but you have to attack him first.  He
        sometimes makes it impossible to wimpy. Dreamworld has had
        some buggy instant killers, making that an area I avoid.
       
        Meep: I don't know, I try to stay out of their way. Gleep
        was scary though.

        Mishra: Hard question, next please .

        Anonymous (2nd): Rift Demon - wimping your heart out;)

[Polar]

---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 13   --

        The survey continues with a new question, one which is
        based the players sense of humour. What is fun to someone
        might be dreadful to the other. I am sure that Mym wasn't
        that happy about the Mym incident, while others fopund it
        hilarious.

        ---
        What is, in your opinion, the most funny thing you have
        seen in this mud?

        Lan: Well, everything seamed more fun when you where a
        newby. Because then you could flap around all you
        wanted. Remember when ramses joint was still "on the
        market" and there was a "joint party" at green. Made me
        crack up.

        Kherec: This is perhaps not very nice, but it's probably
        when Kvarnen asked and shouted questions about starting a
        mud, and especially the one where he asked if there was
        any mudserver ran in windows.

 
        Barbarella: I think the day Mym crippled the MUD tops my
        list of funny things.  There's a nice account of the
        episode at
        http://www.lysator.liu.se/nanny/misc/history/events.html

        Ferrodor: Too many funny things happened to say which of
        them was most funny. But definitly many of those funny
        things happened in meeps area.

        Anonymous: Dante/Yossarian whining.

        Mihaiu: Well everything is fun, the game is a RPG, which
        is a style that i like most and the think that you
        interact with people from all over the world and
        espaecialy 1 or 2 of them

        Beldin: I've seen a lot of funny things, but as a broad
        stroke, Profezzorn's Turing II fake newbie probably
        presented the best long-term entertainment and amusement
        value.

        Jaskier: Chats on guild line may be very amusing
 
        especially when knights are waiing for an attack and get
        bored. IMO the cannon in Earendil's castle is most
        funny. I don't know if it's still there, though.

        Mistral: Curses on Harry

        Leowon: The bearfighting arena, Kent, and everything Meep
        ever touched.

        Nyoni: Snafu

        Think: Pull Mingolads finger

        Enoch: The joint partys on green..long time ago. Credits
        to Akasha's junk shop.

        Charisma: I can't remember anything notably funny, but I
        think the most funny things have to do with the stupidity
        of some people.

        Taren: The introduction of new style guilds. That is
        guilds that are more complex, more things to do in them.
 

        Gurk: I think it was funny when I coded a Pamela Anderson
        and placed her on green... The admins didn't share my joy.

        Cathbad: Y'know...absolutely nothing springs to mind.

        Lourdes: 1. The day that the bailiff was doling out money
        to everyone who passed by, rather than taking it, OR
        2. When a certain male wizard found out the female wizard
        he'd been mudsexing was, in fact, also male.

        Smygelfh: I dunno. Lots of funny things all the time,
        mostly with other players. I don't want to see too much
        jokes around in the world.

        Lys: I've seen a lot of funny things, mostly people. I
        enjoyed the time I was able to put about 20 house specials
        from the pub in Westport into my sack with my
        simyarin. (bug repped it ofc, in case it wasn't just a new
        feature )

        Meep: Mthead's sentry, Mym on the wizline after he
 
        accidentally destructed half the mud (more or less).

        Anonymous (2nd): Banshee helping people questing;)


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        Questing is a central part of playing NannyMUD, and thus
        it is natural to include a question of the best quest.

        ---
        * What quest do you like most - and perhaps why?

        Lan: I like preform some necromancy...since I did it while
        I was exploring the area and the room desc there was good
        and really scary ,) And then there is the fact that I
        solved it first in Nanny after it opened officially.

        Jetaime: Tulkas' Find the Ring and seek it's
        destruction. No kills needed, mazes you get a self esteem
        boost of coz you can solve them in no time. And the fact
        that i love the story behind the quest. Nice amount of qp
        too =)

        Kherec: The quest I enjoyed most upon completing, was
        Mortis' help death, and that quest is still funny when I
        do it.

 
        Barbarella: Moonchild's "Tower of Games" was always a
        favorite of mine.  I enjoyed the puzzles and games, it was
        challenging without being tedious.  Celeborn's "Leaning
        Tower" quest was a pleasure because of the detail and
        creativity displayed in his area.  Quests that require
        interaction and cooperation were also enjoyable, Kerish's
        "Tortoise" quest (I _believe_ in your tortoise!) and at
        one point Brom and Banshee's "Light Up the Night" was fun.

        Ferrodor: Tie between Merlin's Hidden Treasure, Tower of
        Games and Help Lorn. (Well, the last one only the first
        time i did it, since it helped to learn about the mud like
        no other quest.)

        Anonymous: Banshee's year - It's fun, challenging, and
        manageable

        Beldin: I'd say the quest I enjoyed doing the most was
        Profezzorn's NannyMUD Bureau of Investigations quest, now
        defunct.  My secondchar Rael was the first player to solve
        it that was not a tester or Profezzorn himself.  The quest
        borrowed elements from Rob Death, and encouraged the
 
        player to explore Profezzorn's area carefully.  I'd like
        to also give an honorable mention to Brom's Slay Ten
        Dragons quest, for being the best quest out of the dozen
        or so quests that help to give NannyMUD its unique
        identity.

        Jaskier: Join carpet rides, even if I didn't actually
        solved it. It required a lot of skills and the idea of
        flying the carpet is cool.  The way of steering the carpet
        in also very unusual. I love this quest and I hope I'll
        finally solve it

        Mistral: Year of Banshee.

        Leowon: Anna's painting quest: It makes people explore.

        Nyoni: Long ago there was a quest that involved a pyramid
        and a mummy and stuff. That was my favorite.  I liked how
        descriptive it was and how each element fit together with
        the whole.

        Think: Vincents carpet... its great, totally intuitive,
 
        you have to really get into the quest and learn the way it
        works before you can solve it... and its HARD to sheet,
        too many ppl ruin quests by sheeting.... you feel good
        after having solved it.

        Charisma: I like two quests--Cherryhill and Anna's
        paintings. They both are worth a lot of points, and
        require minimal hack and slaughter. I think they both take
        a little bit of finesse as well.  Most importantly, they
        took me a long time to figure out or complete, but it was
        gratifying once over.

        Taren: I liked Year of Banshee, and still do. It is a
        fairly easy quest, it is straight forward and shows many
        aspects of the mud.

        Gurk: I really loved (and still do) Celeborns leaning
        tower.

        Cathbad: I play tested Iceblink and Kiki's Canterbury
        Quest and thought it was great.  I just liked the theme
        really.  I'm the kind of masochist who enjoys reading
 
        Middle English texts.

        Lourdes: My favorite quests are those in which each step
        is clearly apparent, and when solved, leads to the next
        step -- Axil's Funnyhouse, Donate to the Armoury in Solo,
        Year of Banshee, Go 18 Holes on NannyMUD's Golf Course,
        etc. -- as opposed to solving different parts of a quest
        in no particular order. I also enjoy Make a Hamburger from
        Scratch.

        Smygelfh: Hmm, I'd say Caymar. Very thematic and logical
        quest, and no idiotic mazes or such, and neither too easy
        nor too hard.

        Ilyrion: Dragonegg

        Lys: Of the still existing quests, I think I enjoy The
        Mystery of Caymar Island. I always appreciate when it's
        clear where to go to start a quest. It has nice puzzles
        sees the mouse struggling against the net.  and I like
        mysteries anyway. I prefer this kind to the hack your way
        mindlessly through kind of quest.  Of past quests, my
 
        favourite was always Merlin's Treasure with its logic
        puzzle doors.  And the monolith when your logic strayed
        was fun.

        Meep: Tower of Games - hey, Boggle anyone?  Bonsai Tree &
        Kent quests - for the atmosphere.  Tanya's prison was fun
        too the first time.  Leaning Tower - first quest I made.
        Climb the Tower of Death - the inspiration for the Suicide
        Tower.

        Anonymous (2nd): Asylum

[Polar]

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        More questions on quests, this time the other side of the
        coin: The Dark Side.

        ---
        * What quest do you hate most - and perhaps why?

        Jetaime: Hmm... Vincent's quest can be a pain in the
        behind...  they interfer with one another and I hate when
        quests messes with me...

        Kherec: I don't hate any quests really, but I do dislike
        HUGE mazes.  Mainly because that's one of the few things I
        am unpatient about.

        Barbarella: I won't pick on any one quest, but I'll
        generalize and say that quests which rely upon illogical
        random elements and that do not give sufficient clues to
        the player really turned me off to playing the game.  It's
        a shame that the only apparent solution to the problem of
        quest sheets was to ruin so many quests.

 
        Ferrodor: Bells of St Mary. Shameless plug.

        Anonymous: Recover the Lost Crystal - because I didn't
        realize it had been pulled until after I'd completed it

        Beldin: Panic has some obnoxious quests, and my first
        instinct is to name one of those.  But really, I dislike
        Banshee's Praise the Lord quest.  The quest itself is
        well-written and encourages players to get into the proper
        mood, and there's nothing wrong with the quest from those
        standpoints.  What I dislike about the quest is that it's
        very hard to get started at because the entrance to the
        quest is not easily accessible, and when it is available,
        players tend to fight over it.  Quests like that bring out
        the worst in NannyMUD players, and I dislike them for that
        reason.

        Jaskier: There are two of them. Vampire tower - died here
        twice and New quest for evil wannabes. In the latter, the
        monsters are autoattacking and hit really hard. I died
        there twice, too

 
        Mistral: Well... dont have any worst quest... Vampire
        tower? (died twice)

        Leowon: Certain Panic quests with certain modifiations.

        Nyoni: Anyone remember Badman's bicycle? -- Didn't fit the
        theme, didn't make any sense, cheats readily available.

        Think: Not sure... the last kill on skullcap is insane!
        especially if you're doing it by yourself as an
        adventurer...

        Charisma: I think it was the one with the coins that gave
        me a lot of hassle. Not sure.

        Taren: If I recall the name correctly, Black tower. It was
        closed a few years back...

        Cathbad: Tulkas' ring quest has annoying mazes and some
        seriously obscure syntax.  If you know what to do it's
        really easy.  However, if anyone has worked out exactly
        what to do with the hook without any help then they don't
 
        speak any kind of English I know.

        Lourdes: Those whose quest info offer useless or vague
        information about the quest itself.

        Smygelfh: Worst Quest... Most of Vincent's... Good quests,
        but it's one in a million that the items are to be found,
        especially as many of them are used in many quests. And
        the anti-speedwalk system in Hermit/Beer is really
        frustrating. Then there are plenty of quests with totally
        unlogical solutions as well, but none that points out
        right now. And anti-guild quests like Praise the Lord,
        Lorn's food, Vamp tower, just suck.

        Ilyrion: Smoke a pipe

        Lys: DemonKnight. Its a mindless hack and slash
        quest. Probably the most mindless one, a test of stamina
        and boring tedium.

        Meep: Shake Hand With Master Lich was terrible before the
        recode and dragging around 10 people on Kobayashi can make
 
        you hate anything.

        Anonymous (2nd): DK - boring



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        And now we arrive at the popularity contest: whom do we
        all love?

        ---
        * Whom (player(s) - mortal) do you like most - and perhaps
        why?

        Lan: Very hard, have a lot of good friends. Mabye
        Wrathscarab, we have the same goofy style. And I've meet
        him in RL aswell.

        Jetaime: Quite a bunch, can't name 1 in particular.

        Kherec: Sundaar, because he and I always have fun when we
        play.  (and that my friends, is what this game is all
        about)

        Barbarella: I enjoy talking with Oriole largely because
        she excells at the game and has since before I began
        playing here.  I hold a great deal of respect for those
        players who take the time to examine carefully and give
 
        feedback to the creators. I also have positive regard for
        players like Oak who bring personality and character to
        the game, which would be lifeless and pointless without
        it.

        Ferrodor: That's a question from a past issue. (*yawn!*)

        Mihaiu: There are several people that like (Cost, Zyraxes,
        York, Shan, Sparks, and the list can continue more)

        Beldin: I don't talk with mortals very often, but I have a
        few mortal friends who stick on this list.  Excluding
        extremely idle or incognito people who just show up on
        NannyMUD to visit me and other old friends, probably my
        favorite mortal right now is Oak, because he plays along
        with my jokes.

        Jaskier: Ok, I'll take my chance and say that I liked
        Mistress the most. She helped me a lot during my newbie
        times and she has kept helping ppl ever since. I got so
        upset by her banishment and I sincerely hope the admins
        will change their decision.
 
        (Editor's note:
          Mistress asked for her character to be banished, and
          the admin granted her request.)

        Mistral: Well - to much of them

        Leowon: Snowstar, because she gave me a daisy.

        Nyoni: Oak. He's da bomb.

        Think: Joxer, hes got a crazy attitude but i know hes just
        a teddy bear inside.

        Enoch: Lurk, he make the best kebab's.

        Charisma: Azroth, Anduril, Joxer, Iver(Jrs)... Hmm, these
        are the only mortals I know...  And I don't talk to them
        much. Kinda out of the loop, no?  I think I like them for
        the same reason I like talking to them.

        Taren: No comment.

 
        Gurk: Oh, I like lots of players... noone in particular.

        Cathbad: I couldn't single anyone out really.

        Lourdes: I don't really play or interact with mortals very
        often anymore, so by default I should simply say my own
        seconds.

        Smygelfh: here are plenty, but if have to pick one, I'd
        put Tirian on the scene. A very nice and helpful person.

        Lys: I'll pass. People I care about know it, as do people
        I dislike.  I see no point in flaming people I don't like,
        and don't care to hear who and why others dislike certain
        people. I don't think this is a wise question.

        Meep: All Dwinbar's seconds, except one. All mortals that
        use bug, typo and praise. All mortals whose name starts
        with Duck.

        Anonymous (2nd): Grim.

[Polar]

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        More on the popularity, but this time the question deals
        with the wizards.

        ---
        * Whom (player(s) - wizard) do you like most - and perhaps
        why?

        Lan: Same thing, have some good friends that are
        wizards...hard to pick "the best". Gurk, nothel, dagoth,
        aphextwin, meep, exxelsior, etc etc, most people that has
        to do with the "RT-profession" as you might
        see. Marbleleaf, Mindeye.

        Jetaime: Dagoth, I'm a tiny bit partial here tho... =)
        Have a lot of other favourites too but can't provide you
        with a long list.

        Kherec: Leowon, for his guidance.

        Barbarella: There's too many to name here.  I think first
        one would have to mention the admin of the MUD, without
 
        them there wouldn't be a NannyMUD and quite obviously no
        NannyMUD Times, etc.  Beyond that I enjoy the company of
        many old Damned who've become wizards.  I miss some of the
        wizards who've moved on, Andromeda for example seems to
        have left Nanny altogether.  She was one of those people
        who brought character to the place, and I'll miss that.

        Anonymous: Rupey, because she's so snuggley.

        Mihaiu: Gurk, Snafu, Sinue, Vincent (for hunter guild) I
        don't think i a hate any wizard, they all try to make
        their job (wizardlike).

        Beldin: I like me the best out of all the wizards, because
        I'm the best of all the wizards.  Heh.  Actually I have to
        divide this question into two categories, active wizards
        and inactive wizards.  My favorite inactive wizard is
        Profezzorn, for coding so many of the things which got me
        addicted to NannyMUD, and for teaching me the difference
        between good hacks and bad ones.  My favorite active
        wizard? That's a tricky one, because I'm not 100% active
        myself.  I have to rate Leowon fairly high on that list,
 
        not just for having a great area, but for pioneering the
        way we do quality control on NannyMUD.  He's also just an
        all-around nice guy.  I'm better friends with some other
        wizards, but Leowon is my favorite active wizard, if that
        decision is based exclusively on the player's
        contributions as a wizard.

        Jaskier: Mistral, he's my RL friend I don't know wizes
        too well.  And I'd like to point out Kerish, who's the
        only wizard who answered my reply to quest mail.

        Mistral: Banshee and Anna.

        Leowon: My dear cousin Keyser. Snabbiff.

        Nyoni: Nyoni! -- I'm just cool that way.

        Think: Snafu ofc! and if you dont know why youre silly as a loon.

        Enoch: Brom and Banshee, they got the best area's!

        Charisma: Avis, Belegur, Beleriand, Exxelsior, Gwendolyn,
 
        Leowon, Taren --in alphabetical order--don't want to
        offend anyone I like them because I can bitch to them
        about being sleepy all the time, having to go to work, and
        eating breakfast. And they are fun to talk to, wonderfully
        nice, and most importantly, they aren't filled with
        bullshit.

        Taren: No comment.

        Gurk: I like Snoopd! He is *the* rolemodel around here.

        Cathbad: Oh that's easy.  Me.  I'm wonderful.  No, really...

        Lourdes: Yours truly!

        Smygelfh: Noone special really, I'd vote for Ethel, but
        she's my friend from the mortal time, so I guess it won't
        count.

        Lys: Dagoths as it keeps growing, improving, has lots to
        look at, variety and he responds to tyopes, ideas etc.
        Leowons, pretty much the same reasons, plus interesting
 
        puzzles.  Barbarella's, best descriptions on this
        mud. Evocative, I'd swear I can smell, feel and hear
        it. Every other area looks flat after being in that area.

        Meep: Mats. Why? Does God need a reason?

        Anonymous (2nd): Czygorwan, Titleist, Vincent, Gurk



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        There's also the Dark side to consider. In the answer to
        the question below, dark and olk dislikes are revealed to
        the outer world. Well, not really. But it could have been
        that way.

        ---
        * What (player(s) - mortal) do you dislike most - and
        perhaps why?

        Lan: The kenemies? ,) I don't like people who deliberatly
        lie, like peple who try to convince you that they for
        instance are girls when they really are guys. Those people
        have made me so suspisous towards girl chars, that I
        aassume everyone is a guy.

        Jetaime: Some ppl can get me very irritated either by
        asking things or behaving in a certain way, can't name
        anyone I "dislike" tho.

        Barbarella: I won't name anyone by name.  I try not to
        dwell on that kind of thing anymore, it just isn't worth
 
        the energy.  In general I only really dislike players who
        go out of there way to ruin the game for others.

        Ferrodor: I try to avoid contact with those who are on the
        brink of falling into that category, just to keep it
        clean.

        Anonymous: A few of the Romanians are wankers

        Mihaiu: I dislike Blizzard (no heart-feelings man) but
        sometimes he can be a pain in the ass.

        Beldin: I dislike mortals that behave in a way which
        generate work for myself and the other admin.  Whether
        this is cheaters, harassers, spammers, or whiners, they
        all get on my nerves.  I won't name a specific name in
        this case, but there are a couple of mortals hanging
        around on Nanny that have only survived demotion or other
        punishment because they log in at different times from me.

        Jaskier: I can't say there's anyone I dislike.

 
        Mistral: I am not person to dislike anyone for much longer
        then quarrel, so... 

        Leowon: Pyro! Because he was Pyro.

        Nyoni: There are so many to choose from...

        Think: York! j/k nah i dont really dislike anyone and even
        if i did i wouldnt say it in the paper

        Enoch: All the knights, they won't party with me!

        Charisma: I hate all of the self-righteous players that
        take this _game_ too seriously.  The same people who cry
        and whine on the boards.  I can't name names though.

        Taren: No comment.

        Gurk: I dislike that nasty bastard Harry! I HATE HIM!!!

        Nasigoreng: If what's being said about Hate is true, i'd
        pick him, but i don't know this from personal
 
        experience. Killing newbies is just pathetic.

        Cathbad: Anyone who steals my kills when I'm playing as a
        mortal.  I suck badly enough without their help.

        Lourdes: The idiots who constantly shout about everyone
        they believe to be "flaps" while failing to realize
        they're doing a fine job of labeling themselves thus at
        the same time.

        Smygelfh: Heh, there are lots of them. The one I hate
        worst right now is probably Kylie. Immature bragging flap
        who has no idea what he's talking about.

        Meep: One of Dwinbar's seconds who accidentally killed me
        when experimenting with rot.

        Mishra: The ones that chats and does nothing else. IRC
        works well if you just want to chat around.

[Polar]

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        More from the dark depths here, but this time dealing with
        the Immortals of the game. There's a suitable quote from
        the books of R.R. Tolkien here, but my memory fails me.

        ---
        * What (player(s) - wizard) do you dislike most - and
        perhaps why?

        Lan: People who bitch all the time ,) Personal grudges you
        might have had with some of them or just their attitude
        towards you even tho they don't know you.  Like me being
        an RT, many, both wizards and mortals might judge you
        because you are an RT...

        Kherec: I dislike anyone who see muds as a place where
        they can throw away ethics and such, and moch and harass
        other people.  Don't get me wrong here, I'm not talking
        about dragging people to pet or anything, I'm talking
        verbal abuse.  This goes for mortals, wizards alike.

        Barbarella: Again, no need to name anyone.  Wizards who
 
        code poor areas just to advance or for the benefit of
        their friends/seconds do a disservice to the entire MUD,
        and of course wizards who waste the time and patience of
        the admin by using their wizards to cheat.

        Mihaiu: I don't think i a hate any wizard, they all try to
        make their job (wizardlike).

        Beldin: Again, I'd rather not name specific names, but I
        dislike wizards that take their powers for granted and use
        them either to cheat or bend the rules as far as possible.
        I also dislike wizards who code areas with no degree of
        quality control or creativity.  This is not just bug and
        typo-fixing, but also concentrating on having the sort of
        area which challenges people to think as well as to fight.
        If you're going to code hack-and-slash kills, fine, but
        don't do it by giving them a huge wc, big-damage
        single-target spells, a ton of hit points, and no other
        special traits.  Code the monsters in a way that challenge
        players to fight smart.

        Leowon: (I'm too polite.)
 

        Think: Blarg see last question.

        Enoch: Belegur, he always beat me in boggle

        Charisma: Again--cant name names. But, I am sure that
        there are more people who hate me than people I hate.  Not
        to say that I'm not a real bitch though.

        Taren: No comment.

        Gurk: That would be the evil wizards Bb and Bbc, fuck them!

        Nasigoreng: All i've had interactions with are nice, so i
        don't dislike any of them.

        Cathbad: Ha!  And get myself banned?  No chance!

        Smygelfh: I haven't had a problem with anyone here
        either. I'd put Sindel up for a spank since he created
        pk-stuff to help his second...

 
        Meep: Mats. Can he take care of my phonebills?

        Mishra: The answer of that is written all over the sky.


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        Here's a question about what you like best. Even though
        the question is phrased so it deals with other things
        than areas, most answers are about that; according to the
        infamous wizlist, the most popular area is currently
        Vincents (things to do) and Readis (money and experience).

        ---
        * What (or who's area) do you like most - and perhaps why?

        Lan: I liked Mishra's, but it's closed now. Nib has a good
        one.  Dagoth's is nice. Mostly because of the kills. All
        "knight areas" Hans area ofc =) Aphextwin's for the
        "scary" roomdesc.

        Kherec: Firelight's and Readis' area. Just go there, and
        actually read their descriptions, and explore their area,
        and you will know why I like it soo much.

        Barbarella: Generally I enjoy areas that transport you to
        another place with vivid descriptions and details.
        Celeborn, Leowon, Andra and Erendi - just to name a few -
 
        all have excellent areas.  Padrone's area will remain one
        of my favorites partly because it was one of the first
        that I explored, and contains perhaps my favorite room in
        the MUD...

        Anonymous: Thumper's!  I just wish it would be open soon.

        Ferrodor: What do I like most: New interesting things
        coded, mortals/wizards trying to make the game more
        enjoyable. (Like the hut of positive thinking)

        Mihaiu: The most iteresting area i ever waked through is
        Andra's.

        Beldin: Leowon's area is my favorite in-game area for its
        level of complexity, excellent use of language, degree of
        challenge, and fundamental design. Vincent's for his
        quests rock! The area is also thought through.

        Mistral: Banshees nice, Panic's, Vincent's and so one..

        Leowon: Kiki & Iceblink's Canterbury, Bixby's area, Kent.
 

        Nyoni: I love the ones that not everyone goes to -- where
        you can always find fresh kills. And of course, Nyoni's
        area is the best.

        Enoch: I just told you buttmunch! (Brom's and Banshee's)

        Charisma: Well, of course I like my own area best!  Nah,
        it basically sucks.  But, I can't say that there is
        anyone's I like best. One that was pretty cool when I got
        bored and started playing again was Kingen's.  I think.

        Taren: No comment.

        Gurk: I love Celeborns area, its really nice made, even
        tho its old... one new area I've been impressed of is
        Barbarella's area...  its so darn BS'ly++ well writtin I
        can't say there is any better out there.

        Nasigoreng: Vincent's, Caerlon, Caymar, Gurk's,
        Aphextwin's ... There are a lot more really great areas
        out there that I can't think of right now.
 

        Cathbad: Apart from my own?  Anywhere which has bunnies is
        good in my book.  Some people think killing dragons is
        what it's about but personally I think there's something
        immensely gratifying about killing bunnies.  Oh
        ok...Chino's area.  Not because it's particularly great,
        it just amuses me to see how she's represented Kent.  I
        always found the place a lot more dull.

        Lourdes: While I don't have a true favorite, I enjoy
        Vincent's area and series of quests quite a bit for its
        attention to detail and accuracy.

        Smygelfh: Mishra's area totally rocked. Too bad it's gone.
        Despite the irritating quests, I have Vincent's whole area
        as a favourite.  Dagoth's also deserves to be mentioned.

        Ilyrion: Leowon's

        Lys: Dagoths as it keeps growing, improving, has lots to
        look at, variety and he responds to tyopes, ideas etc.
        Leowons, pretty much the same reasons, plus interesting
 
        puzzles.  Barbarella's, best descriptions on this
        mud. Evocative, I'd swear I can smell, feel and hear
        it. Every other area looks flat after being in that area.

        Meep: Leowon's, Aphextwin's, Mthead's and I've always
        enjoyed Ingis Lane.

        Mishra: My own, because it's closed and I can do whatever
        I want there .

        Anonymous (2nd): Vincents' - a complete area

[Polar]

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        And now, the opposite: unpopular areas and/or phenomena.
        Back in 1990, your area could be considered bad if it
        contained too many things, a bit later if you had too many
        descriptions. Things have changed.

        ---
        * What (or who's area) do you dislike most - and perhaps why?

        Lan: Well I'm a"client flap", as some puts it. I like to
        be able to speedwalk to areas.  Don't really like areas
        with 10 monsters with the same name wandering about. Some
        variety is good

        Kherec: I don't really dislike any area, I might not like
        every area, but I don't dislike all the areas I don't
        like.

        Barbarella: I can't remember any by name because I usually
        never stay in a bad area for very long.  Areas that do not
        bother to describe the items from the description, are
        poorly tested and contain lots of careless typos, or do
 
        not display any imagination certainly displease me.  And
        if I never see another area based on Tolkien, TSR, or
        Wheel of Time... fine with me.

        Ferrodor: What I dislike most: RULES regulating 'normal'
        wizards, in order to make the admin like demigods compared
        to them. Guilds poorly tended after.  Players, playing to
        make the mud a worse place.

        Anonymous: Vincent's - too many unique features make it
        easy for one player to spoil quests and exploration for
        others

        Beldin: I still don't like Panic's areas at all, mostly
        because I dislike the fundamental design and also the way
        Panic designs his hard monsters.  It's possible to make a
        monster which can only be beaten by the best players,
        without making the monster a deathtrap to the rest.  If
        Panic has learned that lesson, he never applied it to his
        area.

        Jaskier: Banshee's because of the gnats and black knight
 
        who steals your money. Additionally Mark the massaur made
        me loose my whole eq few times. And there's the dreaded
        vampire tower.

        Mistral: *shrug* dont know

        Leowon: (As a former topography admin, I'm too polite for
        this one too.)

        Think: Hmmm dont know really... but the bifrost is hard as
        hell to find if you lose it

        Enoch: Hans, it's such I great challenge to kill his
        guards, I always die there.

        Charisma: Hehe, I like my own area the worst.  Umm, I
        don't like areas with weirdly formatted text.

        Taren: No comment.

        Gurk: Area I dislike would perhaps be my own area =)

 
        Nasigoreng: Since Profezzorns area is removed, i'll have
        to pick another!  Padland is a strong candidate, just a
        large plain.  Angmar lacks detail.  Morc.

        Lourdes: Those which lack detail and accuracy.

        Smygelfh: I really hate parts of QQQQ's, which I can't see
        how they fit in.  I generally dislike everything with
        illogical structure. Like areas where you go n e s w and
        end up far away from the original spot.

        Ilyrion: Gwendolyn's - (no shortdescs)

        Lys: Areas I dislike are ones where I can't exa
        anything. I also dislike areas that haven't been
        thoroughly tested before opening, and that don't get fixed
        quickly. (quickly = less than a week)

        Meep: Barbarella's - because I've never found it.

        Mishra: None actually, every area is unique in its own
        way, thus making it interesting.
 


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        Ah, the good old days. Things were better back then,
        weren't they? When everything that was of any important
        was separate objects in the rooms, there were uptimes of
        4h and less than 10 players online. Ah, those were the
        days... Now to the question:

        ---
        * What is the thing from the 'Good ol' times' you miss
          most?  (and by 'thing' I mean area, wizard, player,
          weapon, guild feeling and so on - mainly anything)

        Kherec: Well, that would be Moonchild's area and quests.

        Barbarella: Scots Club may not qualify as cute, but it
        rocked a helluva lot harder than Chat club or any other
        club I've ever seen.  As for cute, well...  if you can
        call the Damned's old wolf cub peeing on Arthur's leg
        cute, that'd be the feature I miss the most.

        Ferrodor: Mistress. and Profezzorn's area.

 
        Anonymous: Nymph.  This place lost a bit of it's soul when
        Nymph left.

        Mihaiu: One more thing, why they removed Orc Train Area

        Beldin: Profezzorn's quests, area, guild, and presence as
        an active coder and administrator.  When Profezzorn left,
        we lost a great coder and one of the best areas in the
        game.  While the MUD has gone on without him, the mud
        would be a better place if he had stayed.  Gwendolyn still
        pats me on the head frequently, but it's just not the same
        as when Prof did it. 

        Mistral: Valhalla

        Leowon: Not knowing how things worked behind the scenes.

        Nyoni: I miss the way shouts and lines (especially the
        Mage's guild line) used to be FUNNY Also, I miss having
        wizards change people's titles on a whim.

        Think: Laf good ol' times? Im still a newbie (ask keldo
 
        he'll tell ya)... I dont have any good ol' times.

        Enoch: Joints, removeable chaos armour for khorne, recall,
        fingers, etc etc, everything that used to be bs.  Also -I
        miss partying with Lofetu, and to build bikecycles..

        Taren: In a way I miss part of the spirit. People enjoyed
        playing the game, found new things and did not complain
        that much.

        Gurk: From the old days, I miss the money bugs... and ofc,
        I miss Trident of Doom in its buggy edition...

        Nasigoreng: Hehe, I miss Profezzorns quests (not that they
        where good, on the contrary, they where among the worst,
        but they were worth a lot of qp and I knew the solution
        too them). I miss the Kitten guild, I thought it was
        filling a place here, too bad it was so buggy because it
        was fun to play and the mass heals were great.  I miss
        almost nothing else, changes are generally for the better.

        Cathbad: Druidic camaraderie.
 

        Lourdes: Prophets!

        Lys: Taking the 'Good ol' times' to mean before I wizzed,
        I miss prof's area (especially that monolith) and
        moonchild's Tower of Games, the most. People I miss most
        would be Joss, Dunstan and Mistress, not necessarily in
        any order.

        Meep:
        Areas - Gruhl's, Dwinbar's and Profezzorn's
        Player- Smurf
        Weapon - Sword of Madness
        Guild - The old camelot and the holy hand grenade.
                Damned & Prophets
        General - PK week

        Mishra: I'll restrict myself to two things here, else
        there would be too much here, those things is: Berserk -
        Old knight guild thing and Chesterfield Sofa - Very nice
        thing to carry with you .

[Polar]

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        The rules, the rules... nobody loves them, but you cannot
        live without them; this is evident since all of them were
        created as needed. Common sense is a rare thing.

        ---
        * If you could make one change to the game's rules, what
        would it be?

        Barbarella: I don't know that there is any one rule you
        could change or add that would be a huge improvement.
        Many of the rules we have now unforunately are responses
        to extreme violations of what would usually be considered
        common sense.  So, if anything, I would make a rule
        requiring common sense as a prerequisite to logging in.
        (Yes, well - at least it fits the 'fantasy' theme.)

        Leowon: Wizard-controlled quests (I'd like it, but it
        probably wouldn't work).

        Nyoni: You have to pass an intelligence test to log in.

 
        Think: NO whining to wizards about guild powers because of
        pk...  guilds werent designed for pk they were designed to
        play the game...  pk is just a side option

        Taren: Oh, you know, I can change them already...

        Gurk: Let me patch my 2nds things =)

        Nasigoreng: I would clarify what is meant by giving quest
        hints, and how one can help each other with quests. As it
        is now it is very easy to solve 99% of a quest and not get
        the final syntax right, and nobody is going to help you
        because they fear banishment. A more open policy regarding
        quest hints would lessen the high demand on questsheets.

        Cathbad: Oh various wizard stuff.

        Lourdes: That equipment would go back to not deteriorating
        while you are linkdead.

        Lys: I think the mud has an overabundance of low
        non-contributing wizards. A rule to change the status of
 
        any wiz not achieving at least level 23 within a year
        might be in order. After that years, make them a sort of
        demi-wizard. They would lose the ability to go invis,
        clone, patch, echo or any other wiz power that can be
        abused. They could keep an ability to design silly titles,
        have free tells, join clubs and hang out.  And ofc they
        would be free to reapply to work on coding again someday
        if they could show some ability and motivation to code and
        contribute to the game construtively.

        Meep: Make jello the only portable healing available.

        Mishra: Make it so that wizards aren't allowed to have
        secondchars - but give them free hands to snoop and stat
        things. I know this is impossible to control, but who's
        going to kill me for dreaming?



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        The survey now turns to delving into what some players
        think would improve the game.

        ---
        * If you could make one change to the game, what would it
        be?

        Barbarella: As long as we're still in the realm of
        fantasy, I suppose I would seek a way to attract and
        retain more quality players.  Players who take the time to
        really learn the game and provide feedback to the wizards
        make it more rewarding to create, and presumably evolve
        into good wizards when the time comes for them to move on.
        Presumably.

        Leowon: A real LPC programming manual.

        Nyoni: I'm working on it, ok?

        Think: I want my old shell back (for my mortals)! I miss
        print!  *pout* I cant add worth a flip hehe.
 

        Taren: I would like to see smarter monsters added, more
        monsters that use feelings, intelligent fighting etc.

        Gurk: Allow multiwielding of weapons =)

        Nasigoreng: I would change the qp assignment of the
        quests. Make alot of low level quests worth more and
        remove qp from the top quests. The reason is that most
        (not all) really high qp quests are really illogical and
        are extremely difficult without hints or questsheets and
        very simple once you got one. As it is now you can solve
        all quests at the bottom but still be only half way to
        wizard.

        Cathbad: A generic poison system.

        Lys: I'd make all of the main village a no fight area so
        PKs would go elsewhere. Ideally, I'd like to confine their
        activity to an area so the rest of us don't have to be
        aware they even exist. But since that's a personal
        preference, I doubt I'll ever see that happen.
 

        Meep: To drop the fantasy theme and turn Nanny into a
        giant replica of The attack of the killer tomatoes.

        Mishra: I'd make it possible for mortals to wield two
        weapons.



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        There once was a system here by which high-wizards were
        picked by vote. That was scrapped back in 1994 or so after
        some spectacular failures. Here is a reminder of it, along
        the lines 'it was better back then'. The Editor notes that
        some anonymous second-character wishes to have me back as
        High-wiz. I could perhaps remind him that I was one of
        those selected through voting back in 1994.

        ---
        * If you could choose the next high wizard, who would you
        pick?

        Barbarella: (Asside from dragging Leowon kicking and
        screaming out of retirement) I think Hans would be a good
        candidate - very solid coding skills, maturity and a long
        history with the MUD.  Leowon: I'm too old for kid stuff
        like that.

        Nyoni: Beldin already got the job.

        Think: Snafu ofc Although i dont think he is
 
        interested.

        Taren: No comment.

        Gurk: Leowon and Dwinbar would be perfect!!!! =)

        Cathbad: Nobody.  I say get rid of the lot of them and
        live in a self-regulating commune!

        Lys: Pass this one. I am not qualified to answer it.

        Meep: Barbarella, if she tells me where her area is.

        Mishra: Guest.

        Anonymous (2nd): Brom.



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        Here is then the last survey question. It is a question with a
        natural cintinuing survey as a result, but for now, this is
        it.

        ---
        * What other questions I ought to have asked you and I forgot
        ?

        Kherec: No idea.

        Barbarella: "Where do you want your files sent?" (In the event
        I piss off anyone so much they decide to demote me.)

        Beldin: If you could make one change to the game's rules, what
        would it be?  If you could make one change to the game, what
        would it be?  If you could choose the next high wizard, who
        would you pick?  Please note that I won't answer these
        questions, because they are not appropriate questions for an
        administrator to answer.  But you should ask that of mortals
        and regular wizards.
 

        Jaskier: "Which message board is most
        useful/funny/important/etc?", "Do you read message boards?",
        "Do you post to message boards?" "Do you answer quest mails?"

        Mistral: Dont know - u re journalist

         Leowon: "Why everyone should play a vampire at least once
        during their time on Nanny" maybe?

        Nyoni: What's your favorite place to heal?

        Charisma: One question you could have asked me is why do I
        come back time and time again?  Why does anyone have such a
        facination with this text place?

        Cathbad: "What are you drinking?"

        Meep: If you ate pasta and antipasta, would you still be hungry?

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        Announcement - the Chat club.

        There is now a global chat-line available for the whole of
        the MUD through a membership in the Chat club. It can be
        reached from Lazlar square, which can be found some north
        from the yard outside the Rose and Dragon, the local
        village pub. You know how to find that one, don't you?

        The Chat-line is very cheap, albeit not free, to use,
        costing just a single spell-point per message. A tell over
        the line costs seven spell-points.

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