Generic Note Board

@create #188 named MyNoteBoard

Description

A generic note board that works like a bulletin board. If unlocked, anyone may post to it. If locked only the owner or wizards may post or remove notes.

You can use a NoteBoard to take an opinion poll, ask people to post their favorite quotations, or even leave clues for a scavenger hunt.

Hint: @lock Noteboard with here

This will keep people from taking your noteboard somewhere else.

Commands

• read # on MyNoteBoard Displays specified note.
• post title on MyNoteBoard Creates a note with the specified title and puts player into the editor to compose the note.
• edit # on MyNoteBoard Puts you into the editor working on the specified note. You must be the author, owner of the board, or a wizard.
• remove # from MyNoteBoard Removes the specified note. You must be the author, owner of the noteboard, or a wizard.
• show Shows title and # for each note on the board.
• status MyNoteBoard Shows whether or not the board is unlocked and available for posting.
• lock MyNoteBoard Sets the board to disallow posting of new notes.
• unlock MyNoteBoard Sets the board to allow posting of new notes.

Uses

The noteboard is both simple and powerful. You can use it to collect opinions, poetry, or even guesses in a guessing game.

The noteboard can also serve as a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) which you carry with you.

Programming

If you want to encrypt your notes or otherwise protect what's on your board then you'll need to write a few new verbs to add to the board's existing programming.

It would be nice to have a way of password protecting the board's contents. Any volunteers?

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Last Updated: 07 January 2001
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