Help! n00bie needs help!

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Nov 23 2002, 9:04 am
Im having trouble with moving items into the inventory after u pick them up!
can som 1 pls tell me da code????????!!!!!!


thx
Nov 23 2002, 9:33 am
Let's count the errors!

"I'm," not "Im,"
"you," not "u,"
"some," not "som,"
"one," not "1," (as in someone)
"please," not "pls,"
"the," not "da,"
"thanks," not "thx."
Also, there is no "the code." A code would have been more acceptable.
Also, you do not need to end a sentance 14 times. It is only needed once. Notice how I use a single period, instead of 14 periods in a row?
And finally, this is something you could find out by reading the tutorials.

Unfortunately, this creates too much of a concentration of errors for me to answer. Too bad for you. Learn to type English before posting again on these forums. And don't even bother posting a flaming post in reply to this about "netspeak" or whatever. This is a forum, not Counter-Strike
Nov 23 2002, 9:37 am
In response to Garthor
Garthor wrote:
Unfortunately, this creates too much of a concentration of errors for me to answer. Too bad for you. Learn to type English before posting again on these forums. And don't even bother posting a flaming post in reply to this about "netspeak" or whatever. This is a forum, not Counter-Strike

Garthor, let's try not to jump on the newbies for their spelling and grammar on the first day, shall we?

I do take exception to "noob", however, and particularly to the leetspeak form "n00b"; those are pretty annoying and actually are used for derogatory purposes to put down newbies. But it's possible to say that without pointing out a zillion other things that don't need urgent attention.

And as long as you're on a correcting binge, you should know that what you refer to as "netspeak" isn't properly referred to as that. (After all, that legitimizes the idea that everyone on the Internet should talk that way as a slang.) I've heard it more accurately referred to as AOLspeak, inasmuch as it had its origins in AOL chat rooms and such. That too is probably not a great description, but it's better.

Lummox JR
Nov 23 2002, 9:40 am
In response to Lummox JR
If you don't jump on them the first day, they'll never learn. Of course, this is a generalization, but the people who use "netspeak," or "CSspeak," or "AOLspeak," or whatever you want to call it on forums usually aren't that bright, and require vicous pounding of information into their skulls in order to learn anything.
Nov 23 2002, 9:41 am
ShadowBlade6300 wrote:
Im having trouble with moving items into the inventory after u pick them up!
can som 1 pls tell me da code????????!!!!!!

Yep.
obj/item  // this will be for anything you can pick up
  verb/Get()
    set src = oview(1)
    loc = usr
    usr << "You pick up \a [src]."
    view() << "[usr] picks up \a [src]."

  verb/Drop()
    set src = usr.contents     // the = can make an item selection automatic; see the Blue Book
    loc = usr.loc
    usr << "You drop [src]."
    view() << "[usr] drops \a [src]."
When I use loc by itself, that's short for src.loc, so that's the item itself that's moving. Your inventory should be everything in your contents list.

Lummox JR
Nov 23 2002, 9:50 am
In response to Garthor
"the people who use "netspeak," or "CSspeak," or "AOLspeak," or whatever you want to call it on forums usually aren't that bright, and require vicous pounding of information into their skulls in order to learn anything."

FOR YOUR INFORMATION I DO NOT REQUIRE VICOUS POUNDING OF INFORMATION INTO MY SKULL TO LEARN ANYTHING!!
I would greatly appreciate it if you would simply answer my question instead of telling me what spelling errors i made cos i simply dont care.
Nov 23 2002, 9:51 am
In response to Lummox JR
thanks m8
Nov 23 2002, 9:56 am
In response to ShadowBlade6300
"Cos" should be "because," and the word "I" is capitalized, not matter what.
Nov 23 2002, 9:56 am
In response to Garthor
Garthor wrote:
If you don't jump on them the first day, they'll never learn. Of course, this is a generalization, but the people who use "netspeak," or "CSspeak," or "AOLspeak," or whatever you want to call it on forums usually aren't that bright, and require vicous pounding of information into their skulls in order to learn anything.

I think you're rather mistaken on most of those points. It's been my experience that people who use this speech may or may not be bright, but are generally just very young, and have learned to type this way by the bad example of their peers. And most respond quite well to polite requests to cut down on one particular bad habit or another. After that they learn by example, and if they see a lot of people--especially people they respect--speaking good English then they'll begin to follow suit. I've seen this before so I'm not just speaking of an ideal, but from actual experience.

True, some of them aren't that bright, but they stand out in time. The first day they post is the wrong time to make that judgment.

Lummox JR
Nov 23 2002, 10:05 am
In response to Garthor
Garthor wrote:
"Cos" should be "because," and the word "I" is capitalized, not matter what.

I am not going to have this discussion with you again, Garthor. Can it.

Lummox JR
Nov 23 2002, 10:21 am
In response to Garthor
I take personal offence to those statements, as I am a rather intelligent individual who, in the past, used to communicate online the way ShadowBlade and others on here tend to do. I do not need to be beaten in the head with information for it to sink in, and I detest having my grammar and spelling constantly critiqued. I would not object to an occasional notice of an error in my spelling or grammar, however, especially if I was in error consistantly.

The way you have been jumping down people's throats for the most insignifigant flaws is apalling. Granted, you do answer a lot of questions on the forums, and it is appreciated, but your attitude needs a major overhual. If you can't refrain from rude remarks, insults or the like, then please don't post. I'd rather see someone else answer a new player/developer's question than have you chasing them away with the english lesson from hell.

~X
Nov 23 2002, 10:27 am
In response to Xooxer
To right, Xooxer.
While I don't type in this 'netspeak' or 'AOLspeak' or whatever you want to call it, I still read it without critizing. This is a forum, not a grammar and spelling lesson, so lets treat it like a forum.
The great Ebenezer Scrooge once said "You keep Christmas in your way and let me keep it in my own" or something. I think that the same goes, except grammar instead of Christmas.

Thankyou.