The upcoming MMO version of the Never winter franchise will allow uses to create content and publish it in a persistent world.

Sounds like the same thing to me.

BTW love the concept of a AD&D MMO with persistent world with user generated content evolving the game over time.

city of heroes has had for a while a way for users to make their own missons,and to "publish" them for other players enjoyment, and the tools have been upgraded several times over the last year

A MMO game calle Eve-Online is already going there. Walk in stations or Encarda is what its called. Maybe someone need to get up with this professor and tell him to contact CCP who are the creators of this MMO. IMO I think they could help each other greatly.

UGC has always been an issue, particularly when you have a lowest common denominator of users such as the internet.

Exhibit 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv6tr3SvmIY

WARNING, flying phallus is shown in vid.