Whoever wrote all that appears to have too much free time...
Not really. It was written in a time when the people/players were more important to everyone than the "game" was. There was lots of cartoons, stories, camaraderie, smack talk in fun (not this abusive BS we have these days), and we even had a news letter called "The Furball". They had an editor and a bunch of players contributing stories, help tips for the game, interviews of well known players and so on.It was a great time where everyone had fun being part of this group.
Today to most its a game to play just to smack down any and all players both in the game a personally. They kinda took the heart out of it over the years. Don't get me wrong, its still a great game, just not the personality it had years ago.