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12-22-2009 19:54
From: Argent Stonecutter No. The only time I've run into anyone using something like that in a MUD/Muck/Moo is when that person wants to let *humans* know what they are, but doesn't want scripts to know about it. consider the user base though... you're talking about people much more familiar with computers doing something to purposely dodge programming they know is there, vs a broader spectrum of users that will think only of what comes natural to them, wonder why our programming isn't set to catch their input value. nevermind issues with localization. MAYBE, a dropdown with 2 set choices and a fill in the blank, to steer users... but as a general rule, if you want distinct answers you have to ask distinct questions. distinct answer given the most easily useful programmatic input...
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Argent Stonecutter
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12-22-2009 20:01
From: Void Singer consider the user base though... you're talking about people much more familiar with computers doing something to purposely dodge programming they know is there, I dispute that the people in MUDs are that much more sophisticated about computers. More literate, yes, but most of them just follow commands like "To enter the Tramalfadorian rest room of your choice, enter '@gender=m' or '@gender=f'". For a more sophisticated result, using a dialog (something that wasn't available for most MU*s) see second message above. From: someone MAYBE, a dropdown with 2 set choices and a fill in the blank, to steer users... but as a general rule, if you want distinct answers you have to ask distinct questions. distinct answer given the most easily useful programmatic input... I don't care about having two distinct answers. I think it would be just fine if most people get prompted the first time they sit on a scripted poseball like this. Let solutions evolve, provide a framework to LET them evolve. Seriously, for some poseballs, you REALLY want to have the thing based on "@bdsm_role=d", and anything canned couldn't handle that. |