Wow! Long read but it filled in some of the blanks in my knowledge. I started Dec '98 - after Lord British had been PK'd/killed/nailed ... whatever. <chuckle>
I also had no idea Randy Farmer was watching UO that closely. I was on an alpha team testing a scaleable Habitat2 version with him, Chip Morningstar and within Electric Communities systems. Those 2 guys were quite a handful when they joined us in-world.
I bookmarked the page ... I have a couple folks who I think might like it as well. Thanks!