News
Command Information |
|
Keyword |
news |
Type |
BuiltIn |
Arguments |
<topic> |
Usage |
news |
news <topic> |
Purpose
Displays a list of news articles or details of a particular article.
Syntax
To display a list of all defined news topics:
news
To display a specific news topic:
news <topic>
Parameters
<topic>
- An article that contains information related to a particular subject.
Examples
Example 1
If Lepus wanted to review the current news topics, they would type:
news
Lepus would see:
SpinDizzy General News ================================================================ AUP - SpinDizzy's acceptable use policy privacy - Explanation of the privacy policy legal - Our legal document. You must read and agree to this. alts - SpinDizzy's alternate character (or 'alt') policy civics - Outlines the civic responsibilities for users and staff on the muck. behaviour - How the AUP relates to what is and is not acceptable behaviour. building - Some guideline on building areas on SpinDizzy. ================================================================
Example 2
If Alkani wanted to read the AUP article, he would type:
news AUP
Alkani would see:
SpinDizzy Acceptable Use Policy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Be a nice guy, give other folks a fair shake, don't be a jerk, realize that a wizard is never merely *suggesting* that you knock it off. --The Wiz Staff
Caveats
The news command covers general SpinDizzy MUCK System policy. For day-to-day events news, use the global, roleplaying, and commands/programming/construction bulletin boards.
Related
+read - The General Global Bulletin Board
rpread - The Roleplaying Global Bulletin Board
cread - The Construction, Commands, and Programming Global Bulletin Board
Parent Topic
List of SpinDizzy MUCK System Built-In and Local Commands