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---- ADDING MAGIC TO YOUR MESSAGES ----
By Tidings-Scrolls Scribe Llebpmac Mit
Over the years, I have mastered many of the tricks on Pyroto. Amongst the most
useful are the messaging gimmicks...
SENDING PRIVATE MESSAGES
------------------------
If you need privacy, you can set aside the remainder of a message, so that it
can only be read by the people that you list. (NOTE: TSOTL does not encourage
this sort of thing, so if you want to earn his esteem with a private message,
you'll have to work extra hard. It's easier, in the long run, to use private
messages only when ABSOLUTELY needed.)
To declare the remainder of a message as private, start your line like this:
.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
: <<JOE><HAROLD>> Type your message :
: here and only Joe & Harold see it. :
'- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -'
For example, let's say you've typed a few lines for general consumption, and
wish to set aside the rest of the message for FREDZO, MARIO and BERNIE. You
would do it this way:
.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
: <<FREDZO><MARIO><BERNIE>> Hi, guys! :
: What's happening with you, there? :
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If you want to make sure you understand this technique, send a private message
that doesn't include your own name in the list. (Why should it, after all?)
Then, use the TIMEWARP command to warp back a few minutes. Re-read your mes-
sage. If you can't read the private section, you got it right!
You can use this technique to reserve several "Privates" in one message.
HOW TO TALK BEHIND SOMEBODY'S BACK
----------------------------------
This one's a lot of fun: you can set aside part of your message such that it
can read only by people who AREN'T in the list of names. An example: let's
say you're planning a surprise party for JOE and HAROLD. You'd put this in
front of the relevant text:
.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
: ><JOE><HAROLD>< Say, everybody, :
: let's give Joe & Harold a party! :
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...and so forth. JOE and HAROLD would not be able to read the following text.
HOW TO DEAL WITH TOO MANY FRIENDS
---------------------------------
If you simply can't fit all the names for a Private or an Exclusive on one 80
character line, simply stack them:
.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
: <<JOE><HAROLD><MARY><KENNETH>> :
: <<PHILBERT><ROGER><JOAN>> Okay, we :
: launch our attack tonight at 8:00! :
'- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -'
USING SEVERAL GIMMICKS IN ONE MESSAGE
-------------------------------------
You can freely mix Privates and Exclusives. Here's the way you'd type up a
short message that uses all these techniques:
.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
: Hello, everybody! Nice day, eh? :
: Now, some Privates and Exclusives: :
: :
: <<BILL><JILL><PHIL><MORRIS><BORIS>> :
: <<HARRY><MARY>> We attack soon! :
: Get your Manna charged up, okay? :
: :
: <<FRED><JOE>> Harry, we have de- :
: decided to accept your peace offer. :
: :
: ><FRED><JOE>< Hey, everybody, we're :
: going to double-cross FRED & JOE. :
: Feel free to join in on the attack! :
: :
: <<FRED><JOE>> Don't worry about the :
: Exclusive. We are planning a :
: surprise party for you! :
'- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -'
SPECIFYING A RANGE OF LEVELS
----------------------------
Moreover, you can specify a range of levels in an exclusive or private, and
inter-mix these with names:
.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
: <<LEVEL 400-500>> Nobody apart from :
: people between levels 400 and 500 :
: can read this message! :
: :
: <<LEVEL 500>> To people at the top! :
: :
: ><LEVEL 16-30>< :
: <<FRED><MARY>> Nobody between level :
: 16 and 30 can read this, except for :
: Fred and Mary. :
: :
: <<FRED><MARY>> :
: ><LEVEL 16-30>< Same thing here! :
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Finally, you don't have to put the private and exclusive headers on different
lines; you can separate them with one or more spaces, as follows:
.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
: ><LEVEL 16-30>< <<FRED><MARY>> :
: Nobody between 16 & 30 can read :
: this except Fred and Mary. :
'- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -'
If all this sounds complicated to you, start by experimenting with simple pri-
vate messages to one person. Then try some of the other tricks later on!