I used to play BatMud in the 90's. I thought I would come back for some fun. I was having some minor syntax issues and looked to the newbie channel for help. Then the insults started flying. Yes, some were trying to help. But I've been on other muds and the newbie channels were monitored for politeness. If this, I thought, is how the newbs are treated, I'm not entirely sure I want to play here. So, sad to say I won't be discovering all the interesting things batmud claims to have. I wonder if this is an ongoing problem there?