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Cobalt

I know how to do this on standard places, will need to see how @Thenomain's recode stores place descs. It is really simple.

ETA: Reading the entire thread helps. I can investigate how Theno'sno's thing stores place descs. I know it is different.

Cobalt

Okay, so some very very basic functions are listed. I think we I get more time I'm going to go through, and try to figure out how to link to specific comments. So you can click on the topic you want, and it'll scroll you down to that specific command. Rather than having to scroll through the entire thing.

But does anyone have any questions so far? @Bobotron is this good, or too basic? Next I'll talk about buckets, and maybe some configurations.

Cobalt

Need to edit all those codey bits, they look awful! Bad examples. Will fix later!

Cobalt

(This is a work in progress, I'll add to this over the next few days as I get time. I hope that is alright, @Glitch.)

First Things First! How do I /get/ Anomaly +Jobs?!

** I highly recommend you have installed myrddin's +Bbs first. It can be found at this webpaget. Just c/p paste the code into your mush client, and let it run.

Go to the Anomaly Jobs Google Hub, click on "downloads", download the latest version of AnomJobs. Unzip the folder, and open the AnomJobs text file, and c/p paste all everything into the folder into your client (using a wizbit), and let it go. It'll be a little while. Yay! Now you have AnomJobs installed! You may have a few new objects int your inventory (check with 'i' or 'inv'), if you do you'll want to @tel them to your master room (this is typically #2). (@tel jgo=#2, etc)

Great! Now what?

Now you can begin using your +jobs!

But how??

There are various controls for basic use of AnomJobs. They start with:

+jobs
+jobs/mine
+job #
+job/add #=<things>
+job/mail #=<things>
+job/approve #=<Things>
+job/deny #=<things>
+job/complete #=<things>
+job/merge #=#
+job/trans #=<bucket>

What does '+Jobs' do? (Or how do I see all of the +jobs?)

+jobs is the command you use when you want to see all of the jobs (in the buckets you subscribe to). The typical display will look something like this:

=======================================| Anomaly Jobs v6.5 |=======================================
*  Job# Type  Title                                              Due On   Assigned To      Status
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1 MUSE  Things Forgotten                                   -------- Cobalt             NEW
   2 CODE  Sigsev error                                       -------- Thenomain          NEW
   3 CODE  Note Code                                          --HOLD-- Thenomain        --HOLD--
   4 MUSE  Muse intro                                         -------- -                  NEW
   5 CODE  Total Succs on Extended                            -------- Thenomain          NEW
   6 CODE  +sheet/show specific items                         -------- Thenomain          NEW
   7 CODE  BUG: @tel & Not approved                           --HOLD-- Thenomain        --HOLD--
   8 CODE  FEEP: +events improvs                              -------- CobaltCode         NEW
   9 CODE  BUG: Specialty check for wolfbloode                --HOLD-- Thenomain        --HOLD--
  10 CODE  BUG: Sub-Templates                                 --HOLD-- Thenomain        --HOLD--
  11 CODE  +templte/change                                    -------- Thenomain          NEW
  12 CODE  +poll                                              -------- CobaltCode         NEW
  13 CODE  +loginreport                                       -------- CobaltCode         NEW
* 14 CODE  /booster roll switch                               -------- Thenomain          NEW
 ====================================| * Denotes New Activity |=====================================

The first column will have an asteric (*) if there is new activity on the job.

The second gives you the job number. Jobs are internally organized by their 'number'. To do anything with a job you need to use it's number.

The third column tells you what bucket it is in-- general request is REQ, you can define buckets (we'll talk about that later).

The third column tells you the name of the job.

The forth tells you it's due date.

And the fifth tells you who it is assigned to.

You can change the layout of how this looks, btw. But I'll cover that a little bit later.

What does +jobs/mine do? (Or how do I see just my +jobs?)

To see jobs that are only assigned (or tagged) to you, type in +jobs/mine. This will give you a list that is formatted exactly like the one from +jobs, but will show only +jobs that are assigned to you, or have you tagged to them.

=======================================| Anomaly Jobs v6.5 |=======================================
 *  Job# Type  Title                                              Due On   Assigned To      Status
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1 MUSE  Things Forgotten                                   -------- Cobalt             NEW
   22 CODE  +travel                                            -------- Cobalt             NEW
====================================| * Denotes New Activity |=====================================

What does 'tagging' mean on a +job?

You may be tagged on a job at some point. This means that someone has used: +job/tag #=You! The job will show up in your +jobs/mine list, however, it will leave this list (untag itself) as soon as you comment on the job in some manner (either via +job/add or +job/mail).

What does '+job #' do? (Or how do I view a specific +job?)

Okay! You know what +jobs you need to do! How do you read them to figure out what they are about? (I mean, you can tell from the title that whoever requested +job #1 wants pie, but what if they want a specific type of pie?)

You would type: +job #
So : +job 1

==========================================| View Job 22 |==========================================
 Bucket: CODE                                        Due On: -
 Title: +travel                                     Status: Green (New)
 Opened On: Tue Dec 17 21:40:09 2013               Assigned To: Cobalt
 Opened By: Cobalt
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[1+] Cobalt added on Tue Dec 17 21:40:09 2013: We need it.
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[3+] Cobalt added on Sun Mar 30 01:21:42 2014: +TRAVEL CODE FRAMEWORK - COBALT'S +TRAVEL 1.0
(( I removed a bunch of noise from here, but here you can see another comment added to the +job.))

 ===========================================| [Myjobs] |============================================

The header tells you the +job number, and then the banner will tell you

Bucket
*Title
When the job was opened.
Who opened the job.
When it is due -- if there is no due date it just has -.
Status (this is different with different jobs setup. Sometimes it's 'green, red, yellow' sometimes its 'withplayer, staff'. Check with other members of your staff.)
And then who it is assigned to.

After the manner, you will have the comments. Every comment will have a number next to it with either a + or -. A - next to the comment number means that the person who opened the job CANNOT see that comment. A + next to the comment number means that the person who opened the job CAN see the comment.

You will note that the comment number seems to jump. This is because anything you do to the job is assigned a number and is tracked internally in the job (we'll look at how to see that later on). So if you +job/assign ##=Cobalt -- the act of assigning the job is given a number.

What does '+jobs/add' do? (Or how do I make staff only comments?)

If you want to make a comment on a job, but DO NOT want non-staff to see it, you should use: +job/add #=<comments.

+job/add 43=I really like this idea, but I am not certain it works within our theme.  
Maybe we could ask the player to tweak it a little bit?  
Perhaps she could *think* she is a pixie-faerie rather than actually is one?

This will leave a comment on the job that only other staff members (or players with special privileges can see, but we'll discuss special privs when we discuss buckets).

What does '+job/mail' do? (Or how do I communicate with a player in the job, without closing it?)

If you want to make a comment, or talk to the player, inside of the +job and want to keep the +job open you should use +job/mail #=<comments>.

+job/mail 43=Hey, @EmmahSue!  I really like your idea of being a pixie-faerie with the 
kleptomania flaw!  Your character sounds really cool.  However, we don't have a 'pixie-faerie'
template on our game.  Perhaps your character could have another flaw?  Delusions (Pixie-Faerie)?

This will send an @mail to the player with the above comments, and will also leave the comments inside of the job visible to the player and other members of staff.

What does '+job/approve' do? (Or how do I close a +job part 1?)

There are several different ways to close a job. The most used one +job/approve #=<comments>. This will close a +job and if you have myrddin's bbs installed it will post the original body of the job, and your closing comments, onto a staff only bbs, and well as @mail the player with your closing comments.

+job/approve 1=Sure, @Thenomain, you can have some pie!  RIGHT TO THE FACE!

This will send Thenomain an @mail saying: 'Sure, Thenomain, you can have pie! RIGHT TO THE FACE!'.

What does '+job/deny #=' do? (Or how do I close a +job part 2?)

So you want to tell a player "no". Or close a job out on the negatory. You will want to do +job/deny #=<comments>. Like +job/approve if you have a bbs tracker it will post to the denied board, and @mail the player letting them know.

+job/deny 1=No, @Thenomain, you may not have pie.

What does +job/complete do? (Or how do I close a +job part 2?)

So there is a third option to close jobs. This one will NOT @mail the player, and if you have myrddin's bbs set up will post to a PUBLIC board. Typically this is meant for +jobs that are closed that everyone should be aware of. Code change, grid changes, policy changes. Etc. You should probably never +job/complete a job a player put in. But say you make a big change to the grid and you want everyone to know that the project is done, you can do:

 +job/complete 1=Everyone gets pie!

This will post to the public board (if you have myrddin's bbs set up, if you don't the job will just disappear) for everyone to see.

What does +job/delete do? (Or how to close a job, finale~)

There is one last way to close out a job. This command just makes the +job go away. It won't @mail the player, won't post to a BBS, and doesn't make any announcements to people. It is +job/delete.

 +job/delete 1

That's it, that's all you have to type. No comments, no words, justs +job/delete #1.

What does +job/merge do? (Or how to smoosh jobs together.)

So you have two jobs that are basically the same thing? (This is typically bug reports, etc.) Instead of dealing with two +jobs you can smoosh them together in one +job. To do this you do:

 +job/merge 1=2.

This will merge +job 1 into +job 2. So you will see the contents of +job 1 after the contents of +job 1.
To be continued! I need catch my bus now. :}

What does '+job/trans #=Bucket' do? (Or how to move a job from one bucket to another.)

So someone put soething in as a +Request, but it needs to be in code or build or in their sphere bucket? How do you move it? Simple! +job/trans! Just do:

 +job/trans 1=Pie

This will move the request from the REQ bucket into the 'Pie' bucket. As a ''NOTE'' this is a good way to save a +job if you've oopsed, and closed the wrong +job. Or accidentally closed a +job when you didn't mean to. You don't have a lot of time, but if you catch it quickly you can +job/trans 1=REQ, and it will keep the +job from disappearing.

throws down a smokebomb, bamf!

Cobalt

I can do that, but not tonight. So if someone else gets to it first, whee! Otherwise sometime this week I can write something up.

Cobalt

What are you wanting to do, specifically?

Cobalt

@R2 Come check out wildcard! wildcard.mechanipus.com 2883 (http:wildcard.mechanipus.com)

Cobalt

@Luna said:

The weather was nice enough to open the house up, which has been good for my bronchitis. Yay almost 80 degrees!

Yay for cooler weather! (I still remember being in Florida and 80 being pleasant. XD)

@Wizz said:

Today and Sunday are the days I get to talk to my little three-year-old. Always good days.

Awesome! I bet those are definitely great days.

@silentsophia said:

The weather is nice. Cats are chilling. Nice soap got here. Lavender owns.

I'm going to buy [http://www.amazon.com/Monin-Lavender-Syrup-750ml/dp/B000T6AHW6](Monin Lavender syrup), for lavender lemonade and other various lavender things (hmmm, gluten free lavender cookies...).

@Miss-Demeanor said:

My youngest remembered to write down his assignments AND brought his homework home. MAJOR accomplishment.

It's a nice day when I can remember what my homework assignments are without rereferencing the assignment list, or the online course description. Totally know how that goes. XD

@lordbelh said:

My grandma came down with home made pie. It was good.

What kind of pie? My grandmother makes the best pecan pie. I need to teach her how to get gluten free crust.

@Darinelle said:

I cleaned my house, including vacuuming my stairs. It sounds stupid but the whole house smells CLEAN and LEMONY and WONDERFUL, and the stairs? The stairs don't have the pieces of whatever the puppy has shredded strewn everywhere anymore either.

I just feel that much better.

A clean house can feel AMAZING.

Cobalt

What "Good Thing" did you do (for yourself, or someone else), or have happen to you today?

Today I got up early enough to take a math test, and then actually set aside time to write a scene in one of my novels. I plan to walk at least half a mile at the end of the day when I go home.

Cobalt

Being able to hear someone eat is one of the most rage inducing experiences for me. Most of the time it's just annoying, but if someone is a breather and a grunter when they eat -- I just want to take a fork and stab them in the eyeball to make them stop.

CLOSE YOUR FUCKING MOUTH.

I'm well aware this is not reasonable in any manner.

Cobalt

And now my table has been invaded, by people who cannot be polite enough to be quiet. Grr.

Cobalt

You do know that there are ereaders out there that are designed to mimic regular ink on a page, right? So they don't have the same effect as reading a screen?

eInk is amazing.

Cobalt

@EmmahSue said:

Daughter of the Blood - Book 1 of a series. High fantasy, tetch of romance, mostly about a girl with too much power trying to reach the point where she can use it to save her peoples.

My bestfriend once told me that she thought I was basically a real life 'Surreal'.... and later when she based a character off of me for her novel she made me a sociopath. : |

Ahem.

Anywise.

I'll raise you Daughter of the Blood, and give you Troubled Waters & Royal Airs

They are both a touchy romancy, but Sharon Shinn is so amazing that if you stray away from that for that you're a horrible fucking person. > : |

The world building, everything is amazing. siiiigh

Her Samara series is amazing too. Also a touchy romancey, but still amazing. I have not read her Shifting Circle series yet, but I keep meaning to. 'The Shape-Changers Wife' is amazing, as well.

Oh, there is also Chalice by Robin McKinley.

Cobalt

To the assholes who are taking up three tables (all of the ones by the plug ins) in the cafeteria, but are all CLEARLY TOGETHER: Fuck you.

Just seriously.

Fuck you.

Condense yourselves down to one or even TWO tables, and allow me to sit near the outlets without having to be knocked in the side when you decide to jump around all animated at your fucking Magic game.

I hate you so goddamned much.

Every time someone stops and stares my cord strung from the wall to the table (about four feet) and glares at me, or nudges it with their food and glares at me, I hate EVEN FUCKING MORE.

Cobalt

@Luna said:

If you're complaining to your friends about the pressure, yeah they're going to tell you to back off for your sanity.

I wasn't really even complaining about how hard it would be, or how difficult it is. I was complaining that the way one of my teachers has our grades set up (they block off the assignments for previous weeks at a certain point) makes it so I can't keep track of my grades, and that is irritating as I am trying for a 4.0, and want to know what my running total for the class is--

To which I was told that it was an impossibility and I would have to perform outstandingly throughout my entire career as a student and "no one" has it, so I should just stop.

Cobalt

I think that if you have an active staff changeling, mage, and potentially geist work the best for single sphere games.

Cobalt

Stop telling me that "no one" has a 4.0, and that I shouldn't try to have a 4.0 gpa, because to do so would mean that I would have to perform outstandingly throughout my entire time in college. I'm fucking aware of how much work it takes to have a 4.0. I'm allowed to try for it.

Stop telling me I can't do it, and should just stop trying.

Just because it's too much pressure for you doesn't mean I can't do it. >_<

Cobalt

Wildcard MUX: Anitaverse, with Fate Accelerated Edition rules. Set in fictional Washington city of Taminkal, with a neutral zone of 'Wildcard Casino'.
http://wildcard.mechanipus.com

Cobalt

@HelloRaptor punches in the gut

Cobalt

My ire! YOU HAVE IT!

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