Just what community is ‘this community'?

I’m talking about the GUI customizations community in Massively Multiplayer Online Games.  Whether it is adding a pretty border to your screen, rearranging where things show up, the use of macros, or using an API provided by the game company to allow you to code changes for the UI, anything that changes the way you interact with your game - that’s the UI customization community.

I will use any number of terms almost interchangeably, as many people in the community do:

• UI - the User Interface
• GUI - the Graphical User Interface
• Mods – anything that Modifies the GUI
• AddOns – anything that Adds On to the GUI

Also, whenever I use any of the terms 'Dev', 'Developer', 'Author' or 'Artist', I am meaning anyone in the community that creates GUI customizations, whether code or graphics.

Any time I use the term MMOG it could be any of the entire Massively Multiplayer Online Game genre:

• MMOG – Massively Multiplayer Online Game
• MMORPG – Massively Multiplayer Online Role Play Game
• MOBA – Multiplayer Online Battle Arena
• MMORTS – Massively Multiplayer Online Real Time Strategy
• MMOFPS – Massively Multiplayer Online First Person Shooter
• etc

Please note that I am absolutely NOT talking about hacks, bots or cheats.  They are something completely different.  I’m discussing only methods of customization that are approved by the game company.