MUME Help
BUG, IDEA, REPORT, TYPO
Use the
bug
, idea
, typo
, and
report
commands to send messages
to the maintainers of the game. An
editor will
open (use %e
to
finish if it's the built-in
editor) and let you
write a long text. Add a short
summary/title after the
command:
Examples:
>Please note thatbug I can't move east from here
>idea Fish should be cookable
>typo Hill giant description
>report Lost my account password - help!
bug
, idea
, and typo
messages are visible to all the
Ainur.
It is recommended you use report
, which is visible only to the
Valar, in case
confidentiality is required; e.g., reports about suspected
cheating, reports about
significant bugs that could be easily abused, and requests about lost
passwords; or when you could not reach a V+ via
pray.
See news 2361
for
the original announcement.
These commands are valuable to the gods, and a few basic guidelines should be observed when using them:
-
Make your comments concise and clear. There are often
pages of messages containing these reports, and to
read more than a few
paragraphs is simply out of the question. Simply
state your
point, but be thorough. If
you can, include a short
log, for example:
> say open the gate The gatekeeper says 'does it seem I work here?'
- There is no need to state whereabouts in Arda the room is you are posting from. That is recorded and displayed in your post automatically.
-
Use a subject. Type in the subject, in a few words, after the command. It
makes it easier to read;
e.g.,
>
bug orkish chieftain isn't aggressive to good races
- Use the correct command! Any "bug" which only involves the wrong form of text being output is a typo. And if it is confidential, it is a "report". Please remember this :)
-
MUME is based on
Tolkien's (British)
English. Some words, like recognised, may seem strange to American English
speakers, but are not typos. Check
http://www.m-w.com
if you are in doubt. - Do not repeat your report. If the bug or typo is still remaining after a few days, there's no need to rewrite it. It will be fixed.
-
Type the command followed by the
title of your report;
e.g.,
>
bug Shopkeeper's prices are too high
-
Now the line editor opens
and you can explain the problem in detail, for example:
:
The prices in this shop seem to be multiplied with 1000, the red ruby
:costs 65.000 gold pieces.
:%e
-
To send your report type
%e
on an empty line, to cancel the report%q
.
Also, if it is an idea, you must check
help
noidea
first to see
whether you are wasting your time. Any idea which is ruled no-idea will be
deleted on sight, so save your
time.
See also: | NOIDEA, EDITOR, NEWS |
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