Newsforum 20011002

Message 53 on news:
From: Scott
To: news
When: 2:00 pm, Tuesday, October 02, 2001
Subject: New proclaim command/policy

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In an attempt to serve TEC's community better, we are making a significant
change to the way the proclaim command works. Players will generally no
longer be able to initiate proclaimed exchanges with the staff. Instead, we
ask that you rely as much as possible on the @report, @request and @feedback
commands, as appropriate. In case of genuine -emergencies- (meaning your
gameplay is being disrupted significantly by a bug or other serious issue, and
GM intervention is needed), you may prefix your proclaimed message with a "!"
character to over-ride the proclaim block or you may use the GM Duty Desk bell
to get a staff member's attention. We will be evaulating the "!" over-ride
option -- if it is mis-used, it may be removed in favor of solely relying on
the GM Duty Desk bell.
GMs will still be able to initiate proclaimed exchanges with players. When a
GM proclaims to you, you will be able to respond using the proclaim command
for a short duration after the initial contact. Also, when a GM is "on duty"
(as listed on the 'who' command) we will make the proclaim command generally
functional for questions and non-emergency issues.
We appreciate the fundamental change this means for our community, in terms of
general communication and chat with the staff. However, we believe that this
will allow the staff to spend its time more productively in getting new
systems finished and bugs and other issues addressed in a timely manner. We
appreciate your cooperation and support in this matter.
Example: proclaim ! Help! A bug isn't allowing me to retreat and I'm about to
die a nasty death at the hands of a bunny!