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(disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Multiplayer_online_games" class="mw-redirect" title="Multiplayer online games">multiplayer online games</a>, a <b>MUSH</b> (a <a href="/wiki/Backronym" title="Backronym">backronymed</a><sup id="cite_ref-burka-nym_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-burka-nym-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> variation on <a href="/wiki/Multi-user_dungeon" title="Multi-user dungeon">MUD</a> most often expanded as Multi-User Shared Hallucination,<sup id="cite_ref-beleriand_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-beleriand-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-internetgames_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-internetgames-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-shah-romine_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shah-romine-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> though Multi-User Shared Hack,<sup id="cite_ref-ito_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ito-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Habitat, and Holodeck are also observed) is a <a href="/wiki/Text-based" class="mw-redirect" title="Text-based">text-based</a> <a href="/wiki/Online" class="mw-redirect" title="Online">online</a> social medium to which multiple <a href="/wiki/User_(computing)" title="User (computing)">users</a> are connected at the same time. MUSHes are often used for online social interaction and <a href="/wiki/Role-playing_game" title="Role-playing game">role-playing games</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-bartle_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bartle-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although the first forms of MUSH do not appear to be coded specifically to implement gaming activity.<sup id="cite_ref-ito_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ito-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MUSH software was originally derived from MUDs; today's two major MUSH variants are descended from <a href="/wiki/TinyMUD" class="mw-redirect" title="TinyMUD">TinyMUD</a>, which was fundamentally a social game.<sup id="cite_ref-schwartz_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schwartz-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MUSH has <a href="/wiki/Fork_(software)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fork (software)">forked</a> over the years and there are now different varieties with different features, although most have strong similarities and one who is fluent in coding one variety can switch to coding for the other with only a little effort.<sup id="cite_ref-schwartz_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schwartz-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Source_code" title="Source code">source code</a> for most widely used MUSH servers is <a href="/wiki/Open_source_software" class="mw-redirect" title="Open source software">open source</a> and available from its current maintainers.<sup id="cite_ref-schwartz_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schwartz-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-leong-mushdev_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leong-mushdev-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A primary feature of MUSH codebases that tends to distinguish it from other multi-user environments is the ability, by default, of any player to extend the world by creating new rooms or objects and specifying their behavior in the MUSH's internal scripting language.<sup id="cite_ref-burka-tiny_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-burka-tiny-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The programming language for MUSH, usually referred to as "MUSHcode" or "softcode" (to distinguish it from "hardcode" – the language in which the MUSH server itself is written) was developed by Larry Foard. TinyMUSH started life as a set of enhancements to the original TinyMUD code. "MUSHcode" is similar in syntax to <a href="/wiki/Lisp_programming_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Lisp programming language">Lisp</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-leong-manual_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leong-manual-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roleplay">Roleplay</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MUSH&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Roleplay"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Traditionally, roleplay consists of a series of "poses". Each character makes a "pose" – that is, writes a description of speech, actions, etc. which the character performs. Special commands allow players to print OOC (out of character) messages, distinguished by a prefixed string from IC (in character) action. This medium borrows traits from both improvisational stage acting and writing. Roleplaying is one of the primary activities of MUSHes, along with socializing.<sup id="cite_ref-onering-guide_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-onering-guide-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-swmush_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-swmush-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-onering-rp_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-onering-rp-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hearn_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hearn-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-platt_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-platt-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There is nothing in the code base that restricts a new MUSH from being a traditional hack-and-slash MUD-style game.<sup id="cite_ref-smith_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smith-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the earliest uses of MUSH servers were for roleplaying and socializing, and these early trends have largely governed their descendants.<sup id="cite_ref-smith_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smith-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administration">Administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MUSH&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All MUSH servers provide a flag that, when set on a player, bestows the ability to view and modify nearly everything in the game's database. Such players are usually called <a href="/wiki/Wizard_(MUD)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wizard (MUD)">Wizards</a>, and typically form the basis for the MUSH administration.<sup id="cite_ref-leong-manual_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leong-manual-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Software">Software</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MUSH&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Software"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Maintainers and developers of MUSH servers have traditionally shared ideas with one another, so most MUSH servers include concepts or code developed originally in other servers. There is particular interest in ensuring that common MUSHcode features work similarly across servers.<sup id="cite_ref-leong-mushdev_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leong-mushdev-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>PennMUSH, TinyMUSH, TinyMUX and RhostMUSH are all open-source MUSH servers </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MUSH&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/TinyMUD" class="mw-redirect" title="TinyMUD">TinyMUD</a> – the ancestor to MUSH servers.<sup id="cite_ref-leong-manual_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leong-manual-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MOO" 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.cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBurka1995" class="citation web cs1">Burka, Lauren P. (1995). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.linnaean.org/~lpb/muddex/mudline.html">"The MUDline"</a>. <q>MUSH didn't stand for anything, but its authors later decided it meant "Multi-User Shared Hallucination."<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span></q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+MUDline&rft.date=1995&rft.aulast=Burka&rft.aufirst=Lauren+P.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linnaean.org%2F~lpb%2Fmuddex%2Fmudline.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMUSH" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-beleriand-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-beleriand_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://beleriand.mux.net/faq.html">"Beleriand MUSH FAQ"</a>. <q>MUSH stands for "Multi-User Shared Hallucination."<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span></q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Beleriand+MUSH+FAQ&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbeleriand.mux.net%2Ffaq.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMUSH" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-internetgames-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-internetgames_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090301214355/http://internetgames.about.com/od/mudmush/MUDs_and_MUSHs.htm">"Internet Games About"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://internetgames.about.com/od/mudmush/MUDs_and_MUSHs.htm">the original</a> on 2009-03-01<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2009-12-07</span></span>. <q>MUSH stands for "Multi-User Shared Hallucination."<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span></q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Internet+Games+About&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finternetgames.about.com%2Fod%2Fmudmush%2FMUDs_and_MUSHs.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMUSH" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-shah-romine-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-shah-romine_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShahRomine1995" class="citation book cs1">Shah, Rawn; Romine, James (1995). <i>Playing MUDs on the Internet</i>. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 278. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-471-11633-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-471-11633-5"><bdi>0-471-11633-5</bdi></a>. <q>Its name, MUSH, stands for Multiuser Shared Hallucination.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Playing+MUDs+on+the+Internet&rft.pages=278&rft.pub=John+Wiley+%26+Sons%2C+Inc.&rft.date=1995&rft.isbn=0-471-11633-5&rft.aulast=Shah&rft.aufirst=Rawn&rft.au=Romine%2C+James&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMUSH" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ito-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ito_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ito_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFIto2006" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/wiki/Joi_Ito" title="Joi Ito">Ito, Joi</a> (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://90.146.8.18/de/festival2007/topics/e_Ito_wowtalkedited.pdf">"Goodbye Privacy Presentation"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <q>They [MUDS] spun off MOOs (MUD object oriented) and MUSHes (Multi-User Shared Hack) where it was more about creating things and creating objects. The kinds of people who participated in MOOs and MUSHes were very different from the kinds of people who participated in MUDs. MUDs were more about constraints and limitations and game-play.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Goodbye+Privacy+Presentation&rft.date=2006&rft.aulast=Ito&rft.aufirst=Joi&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2F90.146.8.18%2Fde%2Ffestival2007%2Ftopics%2Fe_Ito_wowtalkedited.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMUSH" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bartle-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-bartle_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBartle2003" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Bartle" title="Richard Bartle">Bartle, Richard</a> (2003). <i><a href="/wiki/Designing_Virtual_Worlds" title="Designing Virtual Worlds">Designing Virtual Worlds</a></i>. New Riders. p. 47. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-13-101816-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-13-101816-7"><bdi>0-13-101816-7</bdi></a>. <q><i>MUSHes</i>. Socially oriented, mostly focused on role-playing, but occasionally non-gaming in nature. MUSHes tend to have a Science Fiction setting based on books, comics, or movies, with Fantasy some way behind.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Designing+Virtual+Worlds&rft.pages=47&rft.pub=New+Riders&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=0-13-101816-7&rft.aulast=Bartle&rft.aufirst=Richard&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMUSH" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-schwartz-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-schwartz_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-schwartz_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-schwartz_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSchwartz2006" class="citation web cs1">Schwartz, Alan (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pennmush.org/">"PennMush FAQ"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=PennMush+FAQ&rft.date=2006&rft.aulast=Schwartz&rft.aufirst=Alan&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pennmush.org%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMUSH" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-leong-mushdev-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-leong-mushdev_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-leong-mushdev_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLeong1999" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lydia_Leong&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lydia Leong (page does not exist)">Leong, Lydia</a> (1999). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://tinymush.sourceforge.net/historical/dev-faq.txt">"TinyMush Development FAQ"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=TinyMush+Development+FAQ&rft.date=1999&rft.aulast=Leong&rft.aufirst=Lydia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ftinymush.sourceforge.net%2Fhistorical%2Fdev-faq.txt&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMUSH" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-burka-tiny-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-burka-tiny_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBurka1995" class="citation web cs1">Burka, Lauren P. (1995). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.linnaean.org/~lpb/muddex/mudline.html">"The MUDline"</a>. <q>Unlike most previous MUDs, TinyMUD emphasizes world creation over competition.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+MUDline&rft.date=1995&rft.aulast=Burka&rft.aufirst=Lauren+P.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linnaean.org%2F~lpb%2Fmuddex%2Fmudline.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMUSH" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-leong-manual-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-leong-manual_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-leong-manual_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-leong-manual_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLeong1995" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lydia_Leong&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lydia Leong (page does not exist)">Leong, Lydia</a> (1995). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://duh.com/discordia/mushman/man2x1">"MUSH Manual Version 2.008"</a>. <q>MUSH is a derivative of the original TinyMUD. [...] The programming language of MUSH is most similar to LISP, in its emphasis on lists and the way functions are evaluated.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=MUSH+Manual+Version+2.008&rft.date=1995&rft.aulast=Leong&rft.aufirst=Lydia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fduh.com%2Fdiscordia%2Fmushman%2Fman2x1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMUSH" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-onering-guide-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-onering-guide_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOne_Ring_Mush_Staff" class="citation web cs1">One Ring Mush Staff. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.virtualworldlets.net/Resources/Hosted/Resource.php?Name=RoleplayEtiquette">"MUSH and Roleplaying Etiquette Guidelines"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=MUSH+and+Roleplaying+Etiquette+Guidelines&rft.au=One+Ring+Mush+Staff&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.virtualworldlets.net%2FResources%2FHosted%2FResource.php%3FName%3DRoleplayEtiquette&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMUSH" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-swmush-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-swmush_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStarWars_Mush_staff" class="citation web cs1">StarWars Mush staff. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://stormbreaker.net/sw/rp/roleplay.htm">"Interaction – The Power of the POSE"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Interaction+%E2%80%93+The+Power+of+the+POSE&rft.au=StarWars+Mush+staff&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fstormbreaker.net%2Fsw%2Frp%2Froleplay.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMUSH" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-onering-rp-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-onering-rp_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOne_Ring_Mush_staff" class="citation web cs1">One Ring Mush staff. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://stormbreaker.net/sw/rp/roleplay.htm">"RolePlay for Newbies"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=RolePlay+for+Newbies&rft.au=One+Ring+Mush+staff&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fstormbreaker.net%2Fsw%2Frp%2Froleplay.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMUSH" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hearn-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-hearn_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFErvin_Hearn_III2000" class="citation web cs1">Ervin Hearn III (2000). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.topmudsites.com/article01.shtml">"An Introduction to Mush"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=An+Introduction+to+Mush&rft.date=2000&rft.au=Ervin+Hearn+III&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.topmudsites.com%2Farticle01.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMUSH" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-platt-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-platt_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPlatt2004" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/wiki/Wes_Platt" class="mw-redirect" title="Wes Platt">Platt, Wes</a> (2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.topmudsites.com/rp101-02.shtml">"Taking the Stage"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Taking+the+Stage&rft.date=2004&rft.aulast=Platt&rft.aufirst=Wes&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.topmudsites.com%2Frp101-02.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMUSH" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-smith-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-smith_16-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-smith_16-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSmith1990" class="citation web cs1">Smith, Jennifer (1990). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mudconnect.com/mudfaq/">"rec.games.mud FAQ"</a>. <q>Each type has its own unique style, and players are rarely forced to stick to one type of playing – there's no rule that says an LPMUD _must_ be a combat-oriented MUD, or that a TinyMUSH <i>must not</i> be a combat-oriented MUD. [...] The Tiny- and Teeny- family of MUDs are usually more social in orientation; the players on those MUDs tend to gather, chat, meet friends, make jokes, and discuss all kinds of things</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=rec.games.mud+FAQ&rft.date=1990&rft.aulast=Smith&rft.aufirst=Jennifer&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mudconnect.com%2Fmudfaq%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMUSH" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MUSH&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pennmush.org/">PennMUSH</a> developed from TinyMUD and PernMUSH at University of Pennsylvania, and later at University of California, Berkeley and University of Illinois at Chicago.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tinymush.net">TinyMUSH</a> 3.0 through 3.3 (currently in alpha stage of development) derive from a merger of TinyMUSH 2.2.5 and TinyMUX 1.6, both of which ultimately derive from TinyMUD.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tinymux.org">TinyMUX</a> 2.0 through 2.9 derive from TinyMUX 1.6. TinyMUX 1.0 through 1.6 were developed from a fork of TinyMUSH 2.0 10p6 and ultimately from TinyMUD.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://btech.sourceforge.net/">BattletechMUX</a> A TinyMUX 1.6 derived codebase with real-time Battletech extensions.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://code.google.com/p/rhostmush/">RhostMUSH</a> developed from TinyMUD, then TinyMUSE. 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