Laws of Online World Design

Sorta interesting. Even more interesting is to read "people" for "players", "life" or "society" for "game", and make any other appropriate substitutions and see how well these translate. For instance:

Hans Henrik Staerfeldt's Law of Player/Admin Relations

The amount of whining players do is positively proportional to how much you pamper them. Many players whine if they see any kind of bonus in it for them. It will simply be another way for them to achieve their goals. As an admin you hold the key to many of the goals that they have concerning the virtual environment you control. If you do not pamper the players and let them know that whining will not help them, the whining will subside.

Hans Henrik Staerfeldt's Law of Student/Teacher Relations
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Which implies Tom's First Law of Player/Admin Relations:

As an admin, it is inappropriate to sleep with a player.

2006 New Year's Resolutions

Finally getting around to posting this. I don't think I posted one last year.

Numbered as they come to me:

1. Finish major project #1.

2. Finish major project #2.

3. Set up a Puppy Linux usb drive. (Did manage to get it running on my dad's computer yesterday.)

4. Pay overdue patriot taxes.

5. Get oil leak fixed. (I've tried!)

6. Spend less time in front of computer (by Fall).

7. Finish cat garden for Buddy and Simon.

I thought there were a couple more. Well, if I remember, I'll add them later.