:general

			   How to use help
			   ---------------
 It is hugely recommended that you read help pages 1 though 14 for a
    quick guide on the commands available and general information.
			 (Do help 1 ... etc)

	       help index gives an index to pages 1-17

	 help <command> now gives help on individual commands

	Thanks to Batfink for the original helpfiles, Sparrow for 
          the updated ones, and Xolf for some of the others...
                (And Chris for the spell checking :)

 	      Any problems, comments or suggestions to:
                 summink@somewhere or <the admin>

:newbie
			   How to use help
			   ---------------
 It is hugely recommended that you read help pages 1 though 14 for a
    quick guide on the commands available and general information.
			 (Do help 1 ... etc)
	       help index gives an index to pages 1-15
	   help <command> gives help on individual commands

        Do 'help rooms' 'help lists' and 'help basic' to get a
           basic overview of what some of the commands do.

Look around and enjoy the place. If you would like a permenant account
   then ask around for 'residency' and you'll usually find there's
		 someone around who can help you out.

:0,index

				Index
				-----

	1	   - general communication
	2	   - information commands
	3	   - customisation commands
	4	   - how to move around
	5	   - list commands
	6	   - news mode and commands
	7   	- mail mode and commands
	8   	- commands to check things
	9   	- room mode and commands
	10	   - more room commands
	11	   - the editor, and associated commands
	12-16	- miscellaneous bits that dont fit elsewhere
	17	   - basic help and tutorial

        Do 'help room' 'help list' and 'help basic' to get a
           basic overview of what some of the commands do.

:1,com,comms,communication,communicate

			General Communication
			---------------------

  say (' ` ")  - say a message to people in the same room as you.
  emote (: ;)  - emote an action to people in the same room.
  remote (<)   - an emote , but to a particular person(s).
  pemote (::)  - posessive emote (puts 's after your name).
  premote (<:) - a pemote, but to a particular person(s).
  shout (!)    - shout something to everyone on the program.
  tell (>)     - tell a particular person(s) anywhere in the program.
  whisper (=)  - whisper to a person(s) in the same room as you.
  echo (+)     - echo to people in the same room as yourself.
  recho (-)    - like echo, but to a particular person(s).
  reply (])    - reply to a tell to several people.
  ereply ([)   - as reply but for an emote.
  converse     - a typing shortcut where everything you type will be
		  'said' to the room you are in. Use with care.
  think (~)    - express something as a thought to the room at large.
  tf           - short form of 'tell friends'
  rf           - short form of 'remote friends'
  rt           - short form of 'remote <player(s)> thinks . o O ( <summin> )'

:2,information,info

			     Information
			     -----------

  who 		- lists who is currently on the program. (who 2 etc)
  swho		- a brief version of 'who'
  qwho/fwho     - show which of your friends are on. (see help list)
  twho          - does a 'who' with titles, not session messages.
  where		- lists where everyone (or a particular person) is.
  with		- lists who a particular person is with.
  hide		- make it so no-one will know where you are.
  idle		- shows when someone (or everyone) last did something
  idlemsg	- set a message to say why you're idle.
  examine (x)	- show info about a person who is logged in
  finger	- show info about someone who isnt logged in.
  look (l)	- show the room you are in, and who is in it.
  time		- show the local time
  commands	- a list of every command you can do
  privs		- a list of abilities you have.
  grabable	- lists who you can grab.

:3,customise,customisation

			    Customisation
			    -------------

  title		- change the message after your name.
  prefix	- change the message before your name.
  description   - write a little description of yourself.
  plan		- a message for when you're not on the program.
  prompt	- set the normal prompt to something.
  cprompt	- set the prompt as seen in converse mode.
  password	- set your password
  email		- set your email address
  public	- make your email address public for everyone to see
  gender	- change your sex
  entermsg	- change the message people see when you enter a room
  ghome		- toggle whether you get transed to your home
		  when you log in.  
  recap 	- change the capitalisation of your name
  age		- set your age (0 turns off)
  birthday	- set your birthday (0 turns off)

:4,moving,move

			    Moving Around
			    -------------

  go           - move to an adjacent room.
  trans        - move to anyroom (if you know its id).
  home         - go home.
  visit        - visit a person in their home.
  main         - go back to the main room.
  leave        - same as main.
  exits        - find out where you can 'go'
  check room   - find out the name/id of the room you are in
  grab         - grab someone into the same room as yourself.
  join         - join someone in the room they are in

:5,list

			      Your List
			      ---------

  list		- view your list
  clist		- clear entries in your list
  slist		- set particular flags in particular entries
  rlist		- reset particular flags in particular entries
  tlist		- toggle particular flags in particular entries
  flist         - force the flaglist to that specified
  noisy,ignore, } 
  inform,grabme,} toggle, set or reset flags according to which 
  friend,bar,   } command is used on a particular person or 
  invite,beep,	} persons in your list
  block		}

:6,news

			      Using News
			      ----------

  check news	- see what news there is
  news		- do a news command, or enter news mode

Via the news command, or whilst in news mode

  read		- read a news article
  view 		- view all articles
  (a)reply	- reply to a posting (via mail) (prepend 'a' for
		  anonymous reply)
  (a)post	- post an article
  (a)followup	- post an article refering to a previous article
  remove 	- remove one of your posts
  end		- exit sub command mode

:7,mail

			      Using Mail
			      ----------

  check mail	- see whats in your mailbox
  mail		- do a mail command, or enter mail mode

Via the mail command, or whilst in mail mode
  read		- read a piece of mail to you
  view 		- view the mail you have received
  (a)post	- post mail to a person or persons (prepend 'a' to
		  post anonymously)
  (a)reply	- reply to a piece of mail
  delete	- delete mail you have received
  inform	- toggle whether you get informed of new mail for you
  sent		- show what mail you have sent.
  remove	- remove mail that you have sent
  noanon	- toggle whether you will be able to receive anonymous
		  mail 
  end		- exit sub command mode

:8,checking,check

			   Checking things
			   ---------------

  check mail	- view your mailbox
  check news	- view the news
  check exits   - view the exits in the room
  check autos   - see the automessages in a room
  check room    - list info about a room
  check rooms   - list your rooms
  check email   - see what your email address is set to
  check wrap    - check the line/word wrap stats
  check entry	- check the entry for your name, on someone elses list.
  check flags   - checks how some things are set for you

:9,room,rooms

			   Stuff for Rooms
			   ---------------

  lock		- lock and unlock the room you are in.
  room		- do a room command, or enter room mode
  connect_room  - sets the room you will attempt to connect to
  boot		- boots people out of your rooms

Via the room command, or whilst in room mode
  sethome	- make this room your home
  lock		- lock a room
  bolt		- close the room to all but you, and open it again
  lockable	- make your room lockable by others apart from you
  open 		- make it so anybody can enter a room
  notify	- you get told when someone enters a room of yours
  link		- link your rooms to another
  linkable	- make it so other people can link to a room of yours
  entrance	- opens a room so people can arrive there when they login
  entermsg	- set the message that other people will see when
		  someone leaves a room to enter this room
  [+-]exit	- add or remove an exit to another room (+ to add, -
		  to remove)

			Continued on 'help 10' or 'help room-more'

:10,room-more

			   More Room Stuff
			   ---------------

Via the room command, or whilst in room mode
  edit		- edit the description for the room.
  id		- set the id of the room
  name		- set the name of the room
  info		- give some info about the room
  check		- info about all your rooms
  [+-]auto    	- add or remove an automessage (+ to add a message, -
		  to remove one)
  speed		- change the speed of the automessages
  linkable	- make it so other people can link to a room of yours
  autos		- check automessages, or turn them on or off
  delete        - delete a room
  create	- create a room
  end 		- end sub command mode
  
:11,editor,edit

			      The Editor
			      ----------

      Lines not starting with / or . are inserted into the text.

  .del		- delete the current line
  .-		- go back a line
  .+		- go forward a line
  .view		- see what you've written
  .l		- view the current line
  .g		- goto a line
  .top		- goto the top
  .bot		- goto the bottom
  .wipe		- completely clear the buffer
  .stats	- show some stats about the buffer
  .quiet	- toggle whether you go into 'quiet' mode when editing 
  .end		- quit the editor and KEEP the changes
  .quit		- quit the editor and THROW AWAY any changes

:12,misc,miscellaneous

			    Miscellaneous
			    -------------

  blocktells	- ignore any tells to you.
  earmuffs	- ignore any shouts.
  quiet		- go quiet, ignore shouts and tells
  linewrap	- turn off, or set the width of your terminal
  wordwrap	- turn off, or set the largest word that will
		  trigger wrapping
  show		- show what sort of command, some text has originated
		  from.
  hitells	- high-lights any personal messages for you.
  quit		- leave the program
  list_su/lsu	- list the superusers currently on

:13,disclaimer
			      Disclaimer
			      ----------

          Here, the term 'administrators' refers to Whoosh

 In no event will the administrators of this program be liable to you
   or anybody else for any damages, including any general, special,
 incidental, or consequential damages, arising out of use or inability
   to use the program, or arising from the actions of you or other
			users of the program.
   This includes, but is by no means limited to, the fact that any
 statement made by any user of the program is not necessarily the view
	   of the administrators, nor supported by them.
	
     By using this program you are explicitly accepting the above
  terms, for this and any future uses of the program, and that you
indemnify the administrators against any damages arising in any way to
    do with your, or anybody elses, use or misuse of the program.

:14,rules
   
                                The Rules
                                ---------

                The name of the game is to enjoy yourself.

       What you do on your own is private, but, should anything you do
 be abusive or annoying to other users (this includes 'piping' or 'spamming'),
     or at all offensive, then be prepared to bear the full brunt of the
                               consequences.
  Drug related conversation is in ALL WAYS banned from public rooms
(see help drugs for more information on the rule). Smilarly, no exchange
    or discussion of 'where to get' pirated software is permitted.
 The actions of any administrator (that includes superusers) are beyond
  argument. However, please note that NO-ONE on the program has the power
      to  snoop, or intersect anything that happens in private.
    You must set a valid email address or your user will not save.
   Please stick to one resident user per person, it saves on disk
 space. Anybody found having multiple characters, may have ALL their
		        users brutally removed.

:15,credits

                             Credits
                             -------

         This program is based on the EW-too source code
              which was coded 92/93 by Simon Marsh.
      Also Chris Hughes did a lot of work on the code in 93,
                  with it running as Foothills.

  Then from December 1993 to May 1994 Athanasius did a *LOT* of work on
                      the code as Surfers.

   Also, thanks go to all the various spods who helped debug the
  program, and provide valuable suggestions as to what it should do.



:16,flags

				Flags
				-----

  This is a list of the flags you can set for someone in your list,
  also for everyone:

  Noisy		- person can defeat blocktells and earmuffs
  Ignore	- you will not see anything person does, and if they
		  try a tell they will get your ignoremsg if set.
  Inform	- you will see a message when person connects
  Grab		- person can grab you
  Friend	- person is a friend
  Bar		- blocks person from entering your rooms, even if
		  they are open.
  Invite	- person is invited to your rooms
  Beep		- your terminal will beep when person connects
  Bloc		- blocks tells from person
  Key		- gives person the key to your rooms, they can enter
		  locked rooms and lock and unlock any room
  Find		- person can find you even when hidden

:17,basic,intro,tutorial

                  WELCOME TO THIS TALKER V0.90
                  ===========================

OK, first a quick notation note: anything written <something> should
be replaced by the value of <something>, eg "trans <owner>.<roomid>"
becomes "trans nicolai.atrium" when you put in some specific values
for <owner> and <roomid>.

THIS TALKER is a place to meet people, hang out, and talk. Please respect
other people, and treat them as you would anyone you might meet
somewhere else. THIS TALKER is run by the admin(istrator)s, assisted by
superusers (SUs). They're the people to talk with if you have problems
or questions or suggestions.

Unfortunately some people use This Talker to insult and offend others.
This is about the only thing which is not allowed. Anyone doing so can
expect to be warned and if they persist, banned from using the
program. If you are the object of harassment in public, tell a
superuser or admin and the person will be subject to punishment. If
you are being severely harassed, use emergency scripting. "emergency
<reason>" will script for 60 seconds all that happens. "emergency
stop" will stop before that time. USE SPARINGLY. If you have a good
reason noone will mind. If you don't, they will. Consider the
emergency stop on a train.  You can also "ignore" a person (when
resident), and you can always leave another character's rooms.

Continued in basic2,intro2,tutorial2 and basic3, etc.

:18,basic2,intro2,tutorial2

THIS TALKER offers many communication commands. The basic one is "say", which
is heard by everyone in the room; "tell <someone>" is only heard by
'someone'. "emote" and "remote" are the corresponding action commands.
"shout" is heard by everyone on the program, but can be ignored by 
wearing "earmuffs". "tell" and "remote" can also be done to 'everyone'
or 'friends', going to everyone on the program or to those you have
named as 'friends' respectively. "echo" statements are used for
general atmosphere; they appear with a + at the start.

Residents have a title, prefix, plan and description to add to the
atmosphere. Please try and set them to something. If everyone does a
bit to add to the place, This Talker will become much more than the sum of
its parts. Your prefix appears in front of your name when you do most
things, your title appears in lists of people in rooms and so on, your
description will be seen by anyone who "examine"s you.  "examine" will
show info about someone who is online, "finger" will get a bit less
info (but including the plan, unlike "examine" on anyone)

People with permanent characters on This Talker are called residents. If
you intend to use This Talker, it is much more comfortable to be a
resident. Ask any superuser or admin for residency. You will need to
supply your email address, which will remain private and visible only
by admins unless you make it public. Note once you are resident your
name cannot currently be changed. Being resident means only you can
use the name you are resident under.

THIS TALKER is divided into rooms. You arrive by default in the main room,
the general gathering place. Hang out here to talk and just generally
promenade. Residents have rooms of their own, and they can change the
description, name, the message people see when someone goes to the
room, and so on. Some rooms are open to all, some are only for those
specifically invited. The command "bounce" will take you on a
semi-random tour of open rooms. If you know the id of a room, you can
do "trans <owner>.<roomid>" and get there if you are allowed in. Rooms
may have exits, you can see with "exits" and you can go through them
"go <exit name>". You can also "join" someone and "visit" their home
room if you are allowed to. Read "help rooms" and "help rooms-more"
for help on the room commands.

:19,basic3,intro3,tutorial3

Room descriptions, mail, and news use the editor. This is a line-based
editor which is quite easy to use. Commands to the editor are entered
on a blank line beginnging with a ".", so we have ".quit", ".top",
etc. Read "help editor" BEFORE using mail, news, or room edit.

Each resident has a list. People can be put on it, and then be flagged
as friends, as invited, as to be ignored, that a message should be
displayed when they login ("inform") and others. Lists are an
important part of This Talker. Read "help list" to find out how to
maintain your list.

Most any numerical limits on a character in the program can be changed
on request by an admin, if you can justify it.

By Nicolai with a little help from Psmith :-)

:help,man,?

  help,man 	- Gives help on a topic. <topic> can be a word,
		  typically a command or a number, for the more
		  general help pages. Can be abbreviated to ?

  Syntax: help <topic>  or  man <topic>

:user_list

  user_list	- This is a comma separated list of users, like
		  joe,fred,sally,sue

:pager,page

			    The Pager
			    ---------

  b or p	   - Back 1 page.
  f or n	   - Forward 1 page.
  t 		   - Go to the top of what is being paged.
  q  		   - Quit.
  
          Anything else will just re-print the same page.

:nopager

  nopager	- Toggles whether you get paged output or not.
		  Read 'help pager' for help on how to use it.

  Syntax: nopager

:|,pipe
	 A way of directing text to several different people.

	  Format: <emote/shout/say/echo> <msg> | <user_list>
	    (see 'help user_list' for help on <user_list>)

        Example     emote smiles at you. | batfink,burble

	You will see : 
         	You Emote : Spang smiles at Batfink and Burble.

	Batfink sees (as a personal message)
		Spang smiles at you and Burble.

	Burble sees (as a personal message)
		Spang smiles at Batfink and you.

	Everyone else in the room sees (as a room message) :
		Spang smiles at Batfink and Burble.
:say,',`,"
  
  say (' ` ") 	- say a message to people in the same room as you.
		  (see also 'help |'). Can be abbreviated to ' or
		  ` or "

  Format: say <msg>

:emote,:,;

  emote (: ;)	- emote an action to people in the same room.
		  (see also 'help |')  Can be abbreviated to : or ;

  Format: emote <msg>
  
:remote,<

  remote (<) 	- an emote , but to a particular user_list.
		  (see 'help user_list' for help on <user_list>)
		  Can be abbreviated to <

  Format: remote <user_list> <msg>

:pemote,::,;;

  pemote (:: ;;) - posessive emote (puts 's after your name).
		  Can be abbreviated to ::
  Format: pemote <msg>

:premote,<:

  premote (<:)	- a pemote, but to a particular user_list.
		  Can be abbreviated to :<

  Format: premote <user> <msg>

:shout,!

  shout (!)	- shout something to everyone on the program
		  (see also 'help |')  Can be abbreviated to !
		  
  Format: shout <msg>

:tell,>

  tell (>)	- tell a particular user_list anywhere in the program.
		  (see 'help user_list' for help on <user_list>). Can
		  be abbreviated to >

  Format: tell <user_list> <msg>

:exclude

  exclude	- say something to everyone in a room except those
		  specified. Those excluded will be told you said
		  something about them.

  Syntax: exclude <user_list> <msg>

:reply,]

  reply	(])	- tell the same set of users, more than 1, that includes
		  you, that were the object of a previous tell or remote,
		  <msg>. Can be abbreviated to ]

  Syntax: reply <msg>

:ereply,[

  ereply ([)	- remote to the same set of users, more than 1, that
		  includes you, that were the object of a previous tell
		  or remote, <msg>. Can be abbreviated to [

  Syntax: ereply <msg>

:whisper,=

  whisper (=)	- whisper to a user_list in the same room as you.
		  (see 'help user_list' for help on <user_list>)
		  Can be abbriviated to =

  Format: whisper <user_list> <msg>

:think

  think		- Express some comment as a thought to the room at
		  large.

  Syntax: think <msg>

:echo,+

  echo		- echo to people in the same room as yourself.
		  (see also 'help |'). Can be abbreviated to +

  Format: echo <msg>

:recho,-

  recho		- like echo, but to a particular user_list.
		  (see 'help user_list' for help on <user_list>)
		  Can be abbreviated to -

  Syntax: recho <user_list> <msg>

:seeecho

  seeecho	- causes echoes to be prefixed with the name of the
		  person who did them.

  Syntax: seeecho

:converse

  converse	- a typing shortcut where everything you type will be
		  'said' to the room you are in. To leave 'converse' 
		  mode type '/end'.
		  Normal commands can be used if prepended by /
		  eg '/emote smiles.'

  Format: converse

:end

  end		- ends commands in a submode and returns to normal mode.
		  Gets you out of mail, room, etc., modes.
:who

  who 		- lists who is currently on the program. (who 2 etc)

:swho

  swho		- a brief version of 'who'
		  'swho -' will give names only.

:qwho,fwho

  qwho/fwho     - show which of your friends are on. (see help list)

:list_su,lsu

  list_su	- Shows you the currently logged in and on_duty
		  superusers.

  Syntax: list_su

:twho

  twho          - shows a 'who' with titles, rather than session messages.

:where

  where		- lists where everyone (or a particular user) is.
		  You can also do "where everyone" and "where friends"

  Format: where <user>

:with

  with		- lists who a particular user is with.

  Format: with <user>

:hide

  hide		- make it so no-one will know where you are.

:idle

  idle		- shows when someone (or everyone) last did something

  Syntax: idle [<user_list>]

:save

  save		- saves your character lest something nasty happen.
		  It will also be saved when you use the quit command,
		  when the program shuts down, hopefully if it crashes,
		  and when certain important things happen to it, BUT NOT
		  IF YOU MERELY DISCONNECT.

  Syntax: save

:wake

  wake		- Attempt to wake someone. Sends them a message and a
		  somewhat obnoxious set of beeps.

  Syntax: wake <user>

:session

  session	- Sets the session. This is for atmosphere, amusement
		  and as a discussion topic. Please set a comment,
		  however trivial, using "comment". Note all users see
		  a message when the session is changed.

  Syntax: session <whatever>

:comment

  comment	- sets a one-line comment to the session topic. Please
		  set one when the session changes, even if it's
		  completely trivial.

  Syntax: comment <msg>

:seesess

  seesess 	- Shows you (optionally page <n>) of the session comments.

  Syntax: seesess [<n>]

:motd

  motd		- displays the message of the day. Read this whenever you
		  login, it will contain any important announcements.

  Syntax: motd

:idlemsg

  idlemsg <reason> - set a message to say why you're idle.
		     eg idlemsg is off to the loo.

  Then in the places that the idle message shows up people will see:-

       <your name> is off to the loo.

		This will only last until you next type a command, even
		if it is not a valid one.

:ignoremsg

  ignoremsg	- sets the message people you are ignoring will
		  receive when they try a tell or remote.

  Syntax: ignoremsg <msg>

:invites

  invites	- lists those people currently logged in from whom
		  you have an invite.

  Syntax: invites

:iacgs

  iacga		- This controls whether you get prompt change messages
		  via the telnet protocol. These can be used by a
		  frontend to display an appropriate prompt.
		  Some telnet clients have problems with this, so it
		  can be switched off. If it ain't broke, don't fix it

  Syntax: iacga

:examine,x

  examine (x)	- show info about a user who is logged in

  Format: examine <user>  or
          x <user>

:finger
 
  finger	- show info about someone who isn't logged in.

  Format: finger <user>

:look,l

  look (l)	- show the room you are in, and who is in it.
		  Can be abbreviated to l

:time

  time		- show the local time and a couple of stats.

:commands

  commands	- a list of every command you can do

:privs

  privs		- a list of abilities you have.

:grabable

  grabable	- lists who you can grab.

:recap

  recap 	- Recapitalise your name.

  Syntax: recap <new capitalisation>
	eg. recap NiCOLaI

:title

  title		- change the message after your name.

  Format: title <msg>

:seetitle

  seetitle	- Toggles whether you see session comments or titles
		  in the who list.

  Syntax: seetitle

:prefix

  prefix	- change the message before your name.

  Format: prefix <msg>

:noprefix

  noprefix	- toggles whether you will see prefixes or not.

  Syntax: noprefix

:description,desc

  description   - write a little description of yourself.

  Format: description <msg>

:plan

  plan		- a message for when you're not on the program.

  Format: plan <msg>

:prompt

  prompt	- set the normal prompt to something.

 Format: prompt <msg>

:cprompt

  cprompt	- set the prompt as seen in converse mode.
		  (when already in converse mode use /cprompt		

  Format: cprompt <msg>

:password

  password	- set your password

:email

  email		- set your email address

  Format: email <address>

:public

  public	- make your email address public for everyone to see
		  (toggles between private and public)

:gender

  gender	- change your sex

  Format: gender m/f/n

:entermsg

  entermsg	- change the message people see when you enter a room

  Format: entermsg <msg>

:ghome

  ghome		- toggle whether you get transfered to your home
		  when you log in.  

:connect_room

  connect_room	- set the room you arrive in when you login.
		  The owner must have set it as an entrance.
  Syntax: connect_room name.roomid

:capitalise

  capitalise	- change the capitalisation of your name

  Format: capitalise <your name>

:age

  age		- set your age (0 turns off)

  Format: age <number>

:birthday

  birthday	- set your birthday (0 turns off)

  Format: birthday <day>/<month>(/<year>)

:go

  go		- move to an adjacent room.

  Format: go <roomname>

:trans

  trans		- move to anyroom (if you know its id).

  Format: trans <userid.roomid>

:bounce

  bounce	- moves you to another mostly randomly chosen open
		  room. This is a nice way to see more of THIS TALKER.

  Syntax: bounce

:home

  home		- go to your home.
 
:colony

  colony	- This takes you to the This Talker nudist colony, a place
		  to mess around. You can do most anything here, as
		  long as you do not involve people in other rooms.
		  Party on, folks!

  Syntax: colony

:visit

  visit		- visit a user's home.

  Format: visit <user>

:hilltop

  hilltop	- takes you to the hilltop.

:main

  main		- go back to the main room.

:leave

  leave		- go back to the main room.

:exits

  exits		- find out where you can 'go' from the current room.

:grab

  grab		- grab someone into the same room as yourself.

  Format: grab <user>

:boot

  boot		- boot someone out of your room, back to the main room.

  Syntax boot <user_list>

:join

  join		- join someone in the room they are in

  Format: join <user>

:cls

  cls		- clears the screen. You must have a terminal type set
		  for this.

  Syntax: cls

:clist

  clist		- remove someone's entry from your list

  Format: clist <user>

:slist

  slist		- set particular flags in particular entries
		  (see 'help user_list' for help on <user_list>)

  Format: slist <user_list> <flag list>

:rlist

  rlist		- reset particular flags in particular entries
		  (see 'help user_list' for help on <user_list>)

 Format: rlist <user_list> <flag list>

:tlist

  tlist		- toggle particular flags in particular entries
                  (see 'help user_list' for help on <user_list>)

  Format: tlist <user_list> <flag list>

:flist

  flist		 - force the flaglist to that specified
                  (see 'help user_list' for help on <user_list>)

  Format: flist <user_list> <flag list>

:bug

  bug		- Report a bug. Please be as specific as possible.
		  Your report will be logged and dealt with.

  Syntax: bug <whatever the sodding bug is>

:noisy

  noisy         - Allows you to hear a user through 'blocktells'
   		  'ignore' and 'block'
                  (see 'help user_list' for help on <user_list>)

  Format: noisy <user_list>

:find

  find		- Allows someone on your list to find out where
		  you are even when you are hidden.

  Syntax: find <user_list>

:ignore 

  ignore	- Allows you to 'ignore' someone.
                  (see 'help user_list' for help on <user_list>)

  Format: ignore <user_list>

:inform

  inform	- Informs you when <user> logs in.
                  (see 'help user_list' for help on <user_list>)

  Format: inform <user_list>

:grabme

  grabme 	- Allows yourself to be 'grab'bed by someone
		  else.
                  (see 'help user_list' for help on <user_list>)

  Format: grabme <user_list>

:friend

  friend	- Puts your 'friend' on the checklist for
		  qwho/fwho. See also qwho or fwho
                  (see 'help user_list' for help on <user_list>)

  Format: friend <user_list>

:friends

  friends	- This will, with some commands, do the command to
		  all those on your list as friends. You replace
		  the usual <user_list> with "friends", eg
		  tell friends "hello folks" or
		  finger friends

:everyone

  everyone	- This will, with some commands, do the command to
		  everyone. You replace the usual <user_list> with
		  "everyone", eg
		  tell everyone how do I smoke kippers?
		  Can also be a list entry, eg "inform everyone".

:bar

  bar		- Bars someone from entering your rooms. 
		  Once barred, this user cannot enter, no
		  matter what.
                  (see 'help user_list' for help on <user_list>)

  Format: bar <user_list>

:invite

  invite 	- Allows the invited user to enter your
	 	  room, when you have set it to invites only,
	 	  or when it is open to all.
                  (see 'help user_list' for help on <user_list>)

  Format: invite <user_list>

:key

  key		- Gives a person the keys to your rooms. They can
		  enter locked rooms of yours and (un)lock them.

  Syntax: key <user>

:beep

  beep		- Sends a beep to your terminal when <user>
		  logs in.
                  (see 'help user_list' for help on <user_list>)

  Format: beep <user_list>

:block

  block		- Stops a user from 'tell'ing to you.
                  (see 'help user_list' for help on <user_list>)

  Format: block <user_list>

:lock

  lock		- lock the room you are in. This means only you and
		  keyholders can enter.

:blocktells

  blocktells	- ignore any tells to you.

:earmuffs

  earmuffs	- ignore any shouts.

:quiet

  quiet		- go quiet, ignore shouts and tells

:linewrap

  linewrap	- turn off, or set the width of your terminal

  Format: linewrap off/<term width>

:wordwrap
 
  wordwrap	- turn off, or set the largest word that will
		  trigger wrapping

  Format: wordwrap off/<max word size>

:show

  show		- show what sort of command, some text has originated
		  from. 'show' on it's own will tell you what it which
		  options(below) will be shown to you.

  Format: show echo,tell,room,shout,autos

:hitells

  hitells	- high-lights any personal messages for you.
		  Terminal types available : xterm, vt220, vt100,
		  vt102, sun, ansi, wyse-30, tv1912, adm, hp2392
		  If in doubt, vt100 is often a good choice.

  Format: hitells <termype/?/off>

:quit

  quit		- leave the program

:resident,residency

  To obtain RESIDENCY ask a registered user if he/she/it knows of a SU who
  can, or failing that, shout. Someone will eventually hear your cry...

  Residents have rooms of their own, which they can decorate as they wish,
  a saved list and access to more commands than a newbie (non-resident).
  Also much personal data about them can be set and will be saved. On
  a more basic level, it means noone else can use your name...

:emergency

  emergency 	- If there is a problem with someone on the program
		  ie, they are being rude/abusive, and there is no
		  superuser to take action against the offending 
		  party, This command makes a script of everything
		  that happens for the next 60 seconds.
		  It is implemented by typing 'emergency'
		  To which the program replies:
You must give a reason for starting emergency scripting as an argument.
(And the reason better be good ...)

		  Then you enter a reason why you started the scripting. eg:
	Abusive behaviour from Spang

		  For the next 60 seconds, anything that anybody says will
		  be logged to a file, however, you may stop scripting
		  at any time by typing 'emergency stop'.

IF THIS COMMAND IS ABUSED, BE PREPARED TO TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES!!!!!

:dynamic

		Dynamic rooms

  OK, you all want to know about this:
Basically every previous version of This Talker has had all the rooms of
all residents loaded into memory at once. This uses rather a lot of
memory. Sooooo Burble wrote some code to load the rooms as needed, and
this has just been added. This involved major changes to large chunks
of the room code. If anyone gets any strange behaviour or bugs
associated with rooms, use bug to describe the problem as accurately
as possible, including where you were and what you did, and what
happened. Also tell any SU or admin around. If you can send us a
script of what happened, that would be nice. Email such, and lengthy
bug reports in general, to summink@somewhere

:wwkban

  Warwick University bans 'games' such as THIS TALKER from 9am to 6pm weekdays.
THAT is why you cannot login to THIS TALKER at those times, so don't complain to
us.

:copyright

  Some people have been posting material, including but not limited to
songs and poems, written by others, and claiming they wrote it.
THIS IS ILLEGAL and also morally bankrupt. Please refrain from doing
this.

  If you must post other's works, make sure you attribute them properly.
This is not the primary purpose of the news on This Talker, so original
works would be preferred.

  Exchange or discussion of 'where to get' WareZ, that is, pirated
software, is strictly forbidden. Anyone engaging in such can expect
to have their character removed and any information we have about the,
may well be passed to the police. Should the police investigate we will
cooperate. The survival of THIS TALKER comes way above your personal
wellbeing! You have been warned!

:expiry

	Character timeout/expiry.

If a character has not logged in for some time, it may be
automatically deleted by the program. So if you do not wish this to
happen, either make sure you use This Talker regularly, or ask for
no_timeout. This can be granted by an admin if there are special
circumstances that will keep you off the net for a while outside
vacations, but when you will definitely be back on This Talker in the
medium future.

The expiry feature is disabled during and around vacations so you
need not worry if you can only login during term time.

:clipper
                        Information on Clipper
                        ======================

                         *THIS IS IMPORTANT!*
 
 For those of you who don't know, Clipper is a proposal circulating in the
 US government right now whereby the government will require that all methods
 of encrypting data (including e-mail) have a 'backdoor' of sorts so that the
 government will be able to decrypt and read the data.  As you may have
 guessed, this is an infringement on your right to privacy.
 
  To sign on a petition against the Clipper proposal, send a message to:

      Clipper.petition@cpsr.org

 with the message "I oppose Clipper" (no quotes)

 You will receive a return message confirming your vote.

 For more information ftp to cpsr.org, login as ftp with your email address
 as the password and have a look at the files in /cpsr/privacy/crypto/clipper.

:drugs

				Drugs
				-----

 All drug-related discussion in all public rooms is banned. Drugs referrs to
 any substance defined as illegal to sell or purchase under US or UK law.

 No user of this program may may in any way attempt to sell or purchase drugs
 using this program as a medium. Anyone found doing so will have their
 character banished, and they will be banned from ever using this program
 again.
 
 There will be no discussions on this rule, it is absolute, and important to
 the future existance of this program.