a few relevant patch notes:
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/hist...es-2000-2.html
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August 1, 2000
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- /who all "guildname" should now work for players who have /roleplay
turned on.
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August 30, 2000 8:00 am
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- People with the /LFG (Looking for Group) flag set will now have their
over-head name prefixed with an asterisk. Remember that you can search
for people looking for a group by using the "/who" and "/who all"
commands. Typing "/who all ranger 40 50 lfg" will return a list of all
rangers between 40 and 50 that are looking for a group.
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November 15, 2000 3:00 am
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- Players on PvP servers will no longer show "[LD]" over their heads
when linkdead. In addition, these same players will no longer show as
"LinkDead" in the /who list.
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/hist...es-2001-1.html
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May 30, 2001
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- /who GUILD (and the GUILD must be in caps) will now show you the
members of your guild in your zone. You can also specify a guild name,
such as /who "Irontoe Brigade".
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/hist...es-2001-2.html
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September 11, 2001 3:00 am
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- The server selection screen now only gives information on whether or
not a server is up instead of providing player counts. In addition, the
"count" option on the /who command has been restricted to internal
personnel. Servers on the server selection screen are still ordered
from least-populated to most populated in order to assist players in
choosing the least populated server