After some council with Dr. D, I've decided it will be nearly impossible to talk to any of the game designers involved in WoW and EQII. So, I'm going to change my topic slightly and deal with the more administrative role of GMs in handling cheating and ensuring people follow the policies of the Terms of Agreement in-game.

To that extent, I have modified my 'boilerplate' message slightly.

To whom it may concern, I am a student attending Trinity University in San Antonio, Tx. I am enrolled in a class designed around web based multiplayer gaming where we participate in ethnographic research into the gaming community through EQII. I am currently working on an essay that looks at the methods that game administrators for EQII and WoW utilize in order to maintain order throughout their virtual world environments. I would like to ask you a few questions about your role in designing and implementing the rules that govern these virtual spaces so that I may better understand the impact they have on these virtual worlds. I understand that privacy is a concern and so I offer an e-mail address you may e-mail me at outside of the game with questions and at no time will you be asked to divulge personal information. You may also contact me in-game on this character if you wish. A copy of the finished essay will be forwarded to you if you wish and any questions can be answered by contacting me or the website [url to faq site].