rumor

Olympia: The Age of Gods PBEM (Oct 4 2000)

## `rumor`

      rumor # of lines of text
      * time: 0 days
      * priority: 1

Submit an unsigned message to the Game Newsletter.

The `rumor` order may be given by a noble or by the player entity. The identity of the submitting entity will not appear with the message; `rumor` posts are anonymous.

The number of lines in the entry should be given as an argument to `rumor`, followed by the text of the entry. For example: here is a rumor someone submitted.

      RUMOR 3
      As whispered from ear to ear in the great hall of the Chateau Olympique:
      Q:  Why do so many people take an instant dislike to Oleg the Loudmouth?
      A:  Saves time.

Take care to carefully count the lines of text in the post. If the wrong number of lines is given, your noble may end up posting his orders instead of executing them.

Alternatively, one may specify 0 for the lines of text argument, and terminate the message with the END keyword:

      RUMOR 0
      As whispered from ear to ear in the great hall of the Chateau Olympique:
      Q:  Why do so many people take an instant dislike to Oleg the Loudmouth?
      A:  Saves time.
      END

Take great care when using the 0 lines/END keyword feature. If you forget the END, or mistype it, none of the orders following the `rumor` command will execute. Instead, they will be published in the newsletter. This is obviously very bad, so if you intend to use the END keyword to avoid having to count lines, please be careful.

Each line of posted text must be less than 78 characters long, or the post will be rejected.

Editorial guidelines for submissions to the newsletter:

1. No profanity.
2. No personal insults to other humans (in-character roleplaying insults are fine).

In some cases, the Times pays money for submissions. If so, it will be noted in the Game description.