Subject: Janitors

From: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 13:49:40 -0800

On MediaMOO, we have officially changed "wizards" to "janitors."  I got tired
real fast of people asking for things "on bended knee," throwing around
chivalraic language, and being generally obsequious, and proposed the name
change almost in jest -- and we all decided to really do it!

I think the change has had lots of positive ramifications-- what you call
something changes how you think about it.  Janitors have the keys to
everything, but do their best not to stick their noses into other people's
business.  Janitors work hard, and are under-rewarded for their efforts.
Janitors clean up other people's messes, but a sensitive community
tries not to overburden them by being messy.  (Of course, RL janitors
get PAID!  :-)

I recommend the name change to anyone administrating a MOO.

-- Amy

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From: Comrade Porcupine <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 14:02:58 -0800

> change almost in jest -- and we all decided to really do it!

	We have been doing this very same thing on PlayhouseMOO for about a
month or so now.
> tries not to overburden them by being messy.  (Of course, RL janitors
	Of course, on PlayhouseMOO the name change also came in sync with
our policy, which is "wizards hands off" (unless it affects the physical
health of the MOO, such as wiz bit hacking, or RL crimes like harassment or
whatever)