connection to other freenets

[Kenneth Gillgren]

The MOO I've observed (Diversity University) is really not intended to 
be a live chat area. It is an open, virtual environment in which 
participants can construct cooperative, shared learning environments. 
Maybe it would lend itself to a community commons or public square 
type setting, but there would need to be a deeper level of support than 
SCN may want to provide on its own. I guess that's why I was thinking a 
third party (i.e., an IP) with the requisite technical background, 
would need to kind of oversee the development of such a service. Maybe 
pointers to existing MOOs would be best as an interim step (but the 
issue of bandwidth remains--you don't slip into a MOO for a five-minute 
break--You go there to spend some time).

Ken
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 > From scn-owner at scn.org  Sun Jun 18 08:25:20 1995
 > Date: Sun, 18 Jun 1995 08:24:24 -0700
 > From: anansi at scn.org (Joe Rodgers)
 > To: bobk at cyberspace.com
 > Subject: Re: connection to other freenets
 > Cc: scn at scn.org, services at scn.org
 > Reply-To: anansi at scn.org
 > Sender: owner-scn at scn.org
 >
 > >
 > >  SCN should also consider setting up some connections to some MOO's.
 >
 >  MOOs are great. They really add a new dimension to on-line relating, and 
 > make for a richer transaction.
 >
 > BUT:  I don't want to see us lose focus on the format of SCN, and what 
 > people are really logging on for. It's awfully tempting to try and offer 
 > users every possible service, just because it's internet-related. If SCN 
 > is to have any sort of MOO presence, I'd strongly suggest we pick one, 
 > set up a pointer to it, and leave it at that. If SCN becomes a center for 
 > 'games heaven', it's gonna jeapordize our standing with the branch 
 > libraries, who rightly see SCN as just another service, competing with 
 > their catalog.
 >
 > >  I haven't used them much, but from what I've seen, they are very 
 > >  responsible and constructive chat areas.  There are a lot of good
 > >  ones, inculding one called Diversity MOO, available.  We should
 > >  consider setting up a MOO for the Seattle area on SCN.  If we don't
 > >  have the resources there are other MOO's that will let us use their 
 > >  sites to build a Seattle area.  It can be a real-time virtual version
 > >  of the Seattle community.  It could be pretty neat.
 > >
 >
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