The Voice of Democracy
The third voice places the focus on the virtual community and
the need to prevent Mr. Bungle and his ilk from retarding the
emergence of sociability, friendship, caring, and other nurturing
communal values on the MOO. This voice called for democratic
institutions within the MOO enabling the community to protect
itself against destroyers and levellers. (In a fascinating
political experiment, these institutions are evolving at
LambdaMOO. Citizenship there involves consideral political
responsibilities, especially surrounding plebiscites.) At the
time of the incident there were no rules in place to deal with
Mr. Bungle, and the wizards on the scene were at a loss about
what to do, until a solitary voice was heard. One of the wizards
took matters in his own hands, at considerable risk to his status
as a wizard, and toaded Mr. Bungle.
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