A lesser known variant is the [[talker]], typically based on [[ew-too]], [[summink]], [[sensi-summink]], [[playground]], and plenty of other code bases. The talker is essentially a mudMUD, with most of the complex bits of code stripped away, leaving just the communication level commands -- hence the name ''talker''. People who use these tend to be called [[spod|spods]]. The [[spod]] tends to be something of a long term fFanaticfanatic. Where many mudders may move on after a year or two, people who use talkers typically have been doing so fForfor a decade or more. Talkers are signifigantly easier to run than an average mudMUD, since they don't incorporate very much [[artificial intelligence]], and they are usually much more user fFriendlyfriendly, since there is not often much fFightingfighting as a fFocusfocus. In other words, whole fFamiliesfamilies of husbands, wives, children, and siblings have been known to [[spod]] in certain circles. They also use very little network traffic, and use simple protocols, making them ideal fForfor setting up quietly at work.
The [[spod]] has earned a place in the [[jargon file|Jargon File]].
