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<LI><em>From</em>: Albert <<A HREF="mailto:thecheezeman#earthlink,net">thecheezeman#earthlink,net</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 14:34:15 -0400</LI>
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At 04:45 AM 6/4/99 +0000, Ross Nicoll wrote:
>On Thu, 3 Jun 1999, Travis S. Casey wrote:
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>> > One alternative, looking at the results, would be to point the user at
the
>> > "help" command if they entered "how", "what", "why", etc... as the verb?
>> How about all of the above? It's definitely a good idea to give a brief
>> (4 or 5 line) summary of the most important commands to all new characters
>> before dumping them into the world. You could point the commands Russ
>> mentioned to "help" as well.
>Thinking about it, if the help system is searchable, the arguments to
>those words could be searched for. So "How do I talk?" might give back
>information on communication in general, or the "say" command, depending
>on exact setup...
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>> Following that idea, you could set things up so that after three or four
>> non-commands in a row, the system gives info on how to get help.
>*nods* I can't see any real problem implimenting this. It would be
>slightly tricky with my system, because the parser isn't meant to keep
>per-user data, but I think I could do it okay...
I believe the problem of newbies being confused as to what to do can be
easily remedied by giving them a thorough introduction, a specialized area
that allows a sort of interactive help system. And until they reach level 2
or so, periodically give them tips, pointers, and help key words.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00450" HREF="msg00450.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>,
Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Thu 03 Jun 1999, 14:12 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00461" HREF="msg00461.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>,
Ross Nicoll <a href="mailto:rnicoll#lostics,demon.co.uk">rnicoll#lostics,demon.co.uk</a>, Thu 03 Jun 1999, 17:26 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00462" HREF="msg00462.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00473" HREF="msg00473.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>,
Ross Nicoll <a href="mailto:rnicoll#lostics,demon.co.uk">rnicoll#lostics,demon.co.uk</a>, Fri 04 Jun 1999, 03:43 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00489" HREF="msg00489.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>,
Albert <a href="mailto:thecheezeman#earthlink,net">thecheezeman#earthlink,net</a>, Fri 04 Jun 1999, 18:43 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00570" HREF="msg00570.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>,
Travis S. Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</a>, Mon 07 Jun 1999, 16:13 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00576" HREF="msg00576.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>,
Albert <a href="mailto:thecheezeman#earthlink,net">thecheezeman#earthlink,net</a>, Mon 07 Jun 1999, 18:44 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00583" HREF="msg00583.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>,
Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:sarapis#achaea,com">sarapis#achaea,com</a>, Mon 07 Jun 1999, 20:07 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00599" HREF="msg00599.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>,
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