This post is recent and came up on a search I made: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/06/30/ultima-online-retrospective/ published less than 2 months ago. It mentions a player whose character Petra Fyde, I remember from my time in UO. After 18 years the game continues to fascinate. Which, of course, is why UO:R exists and is so popular.
Hey, that's pretty cool. It's neat when you have a degree of relationship to a player you hear or read about, the quick response of "I know that guy!" Also, I read this same article a few days ago while on break at work.