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Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

BOARDS, BULLETIN BOARD

There are many boards about Arda. Each board has a different purpose, as given by its name.

For help on the board command, see help ferry.

A summary of boards features:

  • look at board or look board shows only unseen, non-archived messages.
  • look whole board shows all messages. Seen messages are marked with a +,} archived with a -).
  • look whole board by <player name> shows all messages by someone.
  • look threads shows all message threads.
  • look all threads shows additional information on message threads.
  • look thread <number> shows all messages belonging to a certain thread.
  • search board <text> shows messages containing <text>.
  • write <title> writes a new message.
  • reply [quoted] <number> [by mail] <title> replies to an existing message.
    If you omit <number> you reply to the last read
    message.
    If you omit <title> your message will have the same title as the message you are replying to.
  • read next displays next unseen message (better use that than read <number>). Non-archived messages are displayed first.
  • read last rereads the last message that you read.
  • read forward reads the next reply to the last message you read.
  • read thread <number> reads the first message of a thread.
  • read thread <number> next displays next unseen message in thread.
  • read thread <number> whole displays all messages in thread.
  • read origin reads the first message of the current thread.
  • edit takes the same arguments as read and lets you change the wording (and title) of a previous message you have written.
  • mark <number> marks a message that you want to remember. Such messages are still displayed by look board even if they have been read (they are marked with a * after the message number).
    You can use unmark <number> to remove the mark.
    You can also do mark last, or unmark last.
  • catchup <number> marks all the messages up to <number> as seen. If <number> is omitted, all the messages are marked as seen.
  • catchup thread <number> marks all messages in thread as read. If <number> is omitted, you mark all messages in the current thread.
  • reset clears your memories of a board, marking all messages as unread.
  • remove <number> will remove a message you have posted.
Messages marked with a # won't be removed by time update.

On some boards (such as News), messages are considered archived after a while and only new entries are displayed by default (see look board, look whole board, read next above for more information.)

If you use view instead of read, you will view the text in your pager.

See also: READ, WRITE, MAIL, TAIL, "RULES BOARD"

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What is MUME?

MUME, Multi-Users in Middle-earth, is a multiplayer text-based online game based upon J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth during the epic wars of the late Third Age between the forces of the Dark Lord and the armies of the Free peoples. MUME is completely at no cost and has been continuously running, expanded, and remastered by a community of volunteers since 1991.

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