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Lauren: /* Conclusion */

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‎Conclusion

Lauren: /* So what exactly does this look like? */

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‎So what exactly does this look like?

Lauren: /* TS */

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‎TS

Lauren: /* Before We Begin: What's with the + and @? */

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‎Before We Begin: What's with the + and @?

Lauren: /* Guests */

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‎Guests

Lauren: /* XP: Vote and Recs */

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‎XP: Vote and Recs

Lauren: /* Conclusion */

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‎Conclusion

Lauren: /* Nice to Know: Common Code */

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‎Nice to Know: Common Code

Lauren: /* XP: Vote and Recs */

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‎XP: Vote and Recs

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 =Conclusion=
-While MUSHing has a nasty learning curve for total beginners, there's a lot of enjoyment to be found if you can get through that and find a group of players you click with. (There's a reason it still has fans after all these years, after all, despite its obscurity and the learning curve.) If you're new to this hobby, or just checking it out, I hope this guide has helped you get over that initial hump so that you can find the fun.
+While MUSHing has a nasty learning curve for total beginners, there's a lot of enjoyment to be found if you can get through that and find a group of players you click with. (There's a reason it still has fans after all these years, after all.) If you're new to this hobby, or just checking it out, I hope this guide has helped you get over that initial hump so that you can find the fun.
 Happy RPing!

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 Contents:<br>Mary<br>John<br>Susan<br><br><O> Out<br><UP> Upstairs</blockquote>
-The name of the room is "Mary's Tea House." That paragraph of text is its description: in this case, an unbearably cutesy little tea house. The contents list below shows the connected characters in the room - in this case, Mary, John, and Susan - and there are two exits: one to "out", and one to the tea house's second floor. Businesses and homes are usually linked up to rooms representing a street or city block, and it's convention for the exit leading back to the street to be called "out." Typing "<code>up</code>" will take you upstairs, while "<code>o</code>" takes you to the street room outside.
+The name of the room is "Mary's Tea House." That paragraph of text is its description: in this case, an unbearably cutesy little tea house. The contents list below shows the connected characters in the room - in this case, Mary, John, and Susan - and there are two exits: one to "out", and one to the tea house's second floor. What's "out"? Well, businesses and homes are usually linked up to rooms representing a street or city block, and it's convention for the exit leading back to the street to be called "out." Typing "<code>up</code>" will take you upstairs, while "<code>o</code>" takes you to the street outside.
 ==Communicating Outside the Room: Channels and Pages==

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 ===TS===
-Short for "tinysex." (A lot of old school MUSH stuff begins with "tiny.") Erotic roleplaying. Included in this glossary so that you don't have to ask in game, blissfully naive, while everyone around you snickers awkwardly.
+Short for "tinysex." (A lot of old school MUSH terms begin with "tiny.") Erotic roleplaying. Included in this glossary so that you don't have to ask in game, blissfully naive, while everyone around you snickers awkwardly.
 =Nice to Know: Common Code=

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 With that out of the way:
-By convention, commands hardcoded into the MUSH itself start with @. "Hardcoded" means that every game running that particular code base will have that command, and many code bases share commands in common. These commands came with the server when the game owners set it up. Hardcoded commands almost always have their help documentation listed under the command "<code>help</code>", but the help provided is often inscrutable if you don't already understand how the code works.
+By convention, commands hardcoded into the MUSH itself start with @. "Hardcoded" means that every game running that particular code base will have that command, and many code bases share commands in common. These commands came with the server when the game owners set it up. Hardcoded commands have their help documentation listed under the command "<code>help</code>", but the help provided is often inscrutable if you don't already understand how the code works.
 These are contrasted with softcoded commands, which - again by convention - almost always start with +. These are commands that are added later to each game, using a special MUSH scripting language. While some softcode is shared between games, it is much more variable by nature. Softcoded commands usually have their help files under a command called "<code>+help</code>" (where "<code>+help <command name></code>" brings up the helpfile for an individual command).

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 Some games also allow you to connect as a guest and look around. If this is allowed, the command to do it is usually "<code>connect guest</code>" or "<code>connect guest guest</code>" (the second "guest" is because that's the guest account password!).
-'''On Modern Nights:''' Tying "<code>connect guest</code>" will connect you to a guest account.
+'''On Modern Nights:''' Typing "<code>connect guest</code>" will connect you to a guest account.
 ==WHO==

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 Check your game's news and +help files to see how they handle XP, how the code works, and any limitations it may have.
-'''On Modern Nights:''' We have both +vote and +rec, along with XP gain simply for being IC and posing. You can +vote for as many people as you like, but you can only +vote for them once a month. You can also +rec up to three people a month. The basic commands are:
+'''On Modern Nights:''' We have both +vote and +rec, along with a small amount of automatic XP gain simply for being IC and posing. You can +vote for as many people as you like, but you can only +vote for them once a month. You can also +rec up to three people a month. The basic commands are:
 <blockquote><code>+vote <player></code><br><code>+rec <player>=<reason for recommending them></code></blockquote>

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−	~~==Credits==~~
−	~~This guide can be blamed entirely on Lauren@Modern Nights, also known as Rusalka when she's coding. Feel free to copy, edit, or misattribute as you like.~~

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	Please see "<code>+help rec</code>" and our [[Experience Points\| XP policy]] for more information.		Please see "<code>+help rec</code>" and our [[Experience Points\| XP policy]] for more information.
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		+	==Jobs==
		+	Some things cannot be handled while everyone's online. In order to organize a dialogue between staff and player, most MUSHes use something called jobs code. Each job is a little bit like a small bulletin board: anyone with access (usually just you and staff) can read it at any time, and add reply messages that can also be read at any time. (If you've seen a Kanban board, used JIRA, Trello, or some other To Do List software, this is essentially a purely text-based version of the same.) Jobs are often used for XP spends, scene requests, off screen actions that don't warrant a full scene, character approvals, and more.
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		+	'''On Modern Nights:''' We have jobs code. Your character's approval will be handled in a job, for example. The main commands for jobs here are:
		+	<blockquote><code>+jobs</code> - Lists all jobs you have access to. Each job has a title and a number.<br><code>+job <#></code> - Shows you job <#>, including all replies.<br><code>+job/add <#>=<reply></code> - Adds <reply> to job <#>.<br><code>+request <title>=<message></code> - Creates a job. By default, only you and staff will have access.</blockquote>
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		+	There's more functionality than that, so please see "<code>+help jobs</code>" if you want to read about all the bells and whistles.

	=Conclusion=		=Conclusion=

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 <blockquote><code>+vote <player></code><br><code>+rec <player>=<reason for recommending them></code></blockquote>
-Please see "<code>+help rec</code>" and our [[Experience Gain| XP policy]] for more information.
+Please see "<code>+help rec</code>" and our [[Experience Points| XP policy]] for more information.
 =Conclusion=