This type of in-game realism is fascinating. It's a kind of immersion you can't get through graphics alone. The Discworld MUD has also been running player-led in-game newspapers for a long time: https://dwwiki.mooo.com/wiki/Newspapers
No way, the Discworld MUD is still alive? I used to wake up at 6am to play it before school in 1998-ish because that was the only time I could get 1-2 hours of uninterrupted dial-up uptime.
I wonder if the LAG is still around to kick, and if someone has ever managed to kill Carrot :)