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- Aide and Co-Sysop Quick Reference
-
- The name of this topic is slightly misleading, since it deals with commands
- available to users with either Aide or Co-Sysop privileges. Here are some of
- the more useful things that can be done by these privileged users:
-
- o Visit the hidden Aide> room
- o Copy/Delete/Move messages
- o Create a room
- o Edit a room
- o Kill a room
- o Create floors
- o Kill floors
- o Move rooms from floor to floor
-
- Most changes are accounted for by the Fnordadel system and are recorded
- under the user's name in the Aide> room for scrutiny by other Aides and
- Co-Sysops. If a person is found to be abusing his or her privileges, such
- privileges may be removed at the discretion of the Sysop.
-
- Procedures are as follows:
-
- TO COPY/DELETE/MOVE MESSAGES:
- 1a) Hit [P]ause while viewing the message to be copied/deleted/moved. Hit
- [D]elete to enter the message copy/delete/move sub-menu.
- OR
- 1b) While using "more" to read messages, hit [D]elete after the display of
- the message to be copied/deleted/moved.
- 2) The system will then print out a prompt like:
- [A]bort [C]opy [D]elete [M]ove:
- Hit [A]bort if you decide that you don't want to do anything with the
- message. Otherwise, enter the appropriate command. The system will ask
- for confirmation of the command.
- 3) If you selected [C]opy or [M]ove above, then the system will ask you
- for a destination:
- Copy to (C/R = `<some room>'):
- or Move to (C/R = `<some room>'):
- where "<some room>" is the default destination. "<some room>" is always
- the last room into which a message was placed, or it is the Aide> room
- if the command hasn't been used since the system was last brought up.
- 4) Your name and a copy of the affected message will be logged in Aide>.
-
- TO CREATE A ROOM:
- The .E(nter) R(oom) command will let you create a new room. You will be
- prompted for various bits of information, such as private vs. public status
- and the text to be used with the room [I]nfo command. Further changes can
- be made to the room by editting it. The Sysop may enable this command for
- use by all users, if greater creative expression is desired.
-
- TO EDIT A ROOM:
- The .(A)ide E(dit) command will allow you to rename the room you're in,
- make it public/private, anonymous, etc. A Co-Sysop can make more changes
- than can an Aide. Hit "?" at the room edit prompt to see the available
- options. All change(s) will be logged under your name in Aide>.
-
- TO KILL A ROOM:
- The .A(ide) K(ill) command will delete the room you are in, regardless
- of contents. This will be logged under your name in Aide>. The Sysop may
- disable this command for use by Aides, if greater security is desired.
-
- TO CREATE A FLOOR:
- The ;A(ide) C(reate-floor) command will create a new floor. You must
- move rooms to the floor when prompted, or it will be deleted immediately;
- empty floors are not permitted.
-
- TO KILL A FLOOR:
- The ;A(ide) K(ill-floor) command will kill the floor you are on. If you
- are a Co-Sysop, you have the option of killing all the rooms on the floor,
- otherwise all the rooms will be moved to the base floor. The Sysop may
- disable this command for use by Aides, if greater security is desired.
-
- TO MOVE ROOMS FROM FLOOR TO FLOOR:
- The ;A(ide) M(ove-rooms) command will move rooms to the floor you are
- on. A message listing the moved rooms will be placed in Aide>.
-
- NOTES: For mainly obvious reasons, most room-changing commands can not be
- used to modify the Lobby>, Mail> and Aide> rooms. Deleting a message in Aide>
- is also not permitted, since Aide> is where deleted messages are placed. For
- internal reasons, moving messages into Mail> is not allowed.
-
- %%SEE ALSO:
- %FLOORS A bit about floors
- %ROOMS A bit about rooms
- %TOPICS Main help topics list
-