Bulletin Boards

LAmush uses Myrddin's Bulletin Board 4.0.6 as a Bulletin Board System (BBS). BBS is a global, multi-threaded board with a rich set of features. LAmush uses it for:

• Player & Staff Announcements
• Player & Staff Discussions
• Archives for the Jobs-system
• IC Character messages
• Scenes

Current BBS Overview

Please find a list of our current BBS-structure below. This structure may change, or become out-of-date in the future.

Group #	Group Name	IC	Reading Permissions	Posting Permissions	Purpose
1	General - Announcements	No	All	Architects	This BBS is for general communications from staff to the MUSH as a whole. In other words, if a staff posting does not fit the topic area of any other BBS group, it will likely be found here. Posts may be cleared without notice.
2	General - Code	No	All	Architects	This BBS is reserved for Q&A regarding the varied code on this MUSH. Posts here may point to sample code, provide tips, or simply call attention to something in the free code room.
3	General - Policies/Systems	No	All	Architects	The purpose of this BBS is to clarify and discuss the policies, theme, and role-play systems of this MUSH. Announcements of changes, important rulings, et cetera may be found here.
4	General - Building/Housing	No	All	Architects	The board for building in LA. Mostly this board contains listings of available coded housing. It also contains the regularly-updated listing of when we have last performed building inspections.
5	General - Plot Opportunities	No	All	Staff	Here at Los Angeles MUSH, everyone can be a storyteller. Entry into some of the larger plots can be found in the many lore-locked +news files and in other various ways. However, tinier plots (TPs) can be found in the announcements of this group.
6	General - Casting Call	No	All	All	This BBS can be used by Staffers and Players alike. Architects may post what kind of (Feature) characters they are looking for to populate a given Clan or Faction. Staff may post Openings for temporary Plot NPC's, and Players may use this BBS in search of background-links with other new or existing characters such as a coterie-member, an enemy, a friend, family, a Sire, a Childe etc.
7	General - Discussions	No	All	All	This board is for general discussions by players and staff related to this MUSH. However, absence advisements, retirement notices, and the like should be put on the Anything Goes board.
8	General - Anything Goes	No	All	All	You may post absolutely anything you would like on this BBS, so long as the post does not violate a MUSH policy. See +news Policies. This is where you post absence notices, MU* advertisements, non-MUSH discussions, and anything spam-like.
9	General - Job Tracker	No	All	Staff	This Board lists public Staff-answers to player questions submitted via the +feedback-system.
10	Architect - Job Tracker	No	Architects	Architects	This Board archives closed +jobs for Architect reference.
11	Architect - Discussions	No	Architects	Architects	This board is for discussions among all of the Architects related to the MUSH.
12	Architect - Code	No	Architects	Architects	This board is for our coders to communicate with each other about things that coders want to communicate with each other about.
13	Staff - Helper Discussions	No	Helpers	Helpers	This BBS is where Helpers and Architects can have general discussions related to the MUSH.
14	Staff - Plot Information	No	Staff	Staff	This Board lists Plot information and summaries for and by Staff.
15	Architect - Deep Theme	No	Architects	Architects	This board is for ThemeArchs only. It is a place for deep, dark plot spoilers and important theme background.
16	Architect - Decisions Made	No	Architects	Architects	This is where decisions made by the Architects should be recorded unless or until they are otherwise implemented.
17	Media - Current Events	Yes	All	Staff	General Media Messages such as newspaper articles and radio or TV broadcastings
18	Media - Arts/Sports/Variety	Yes	All	Staff	Media Messages about Arts, Sports, Variety
19	Media - Tabloids	Yes	All	Staff	Juicy tabloid media messages
20	Media - Classifieds/Personals	Yes	All	Resources 1+	If you have (Resources 1+), you can place a succinct classified or personal ad in all the local newspapers of Greater Los Angeles for (45 RL days before they timeout) on this Board.
21	Vampire - All Vampires	No	Vampires	Vampires	This board is for OOC communications that concern all characters in the extended vampire community.
22	Vampire - Anarchs/Outlaws	No	Anarchs	Anarchs	This board is for OOC communications that concern all characters in the community of vampire anarchs, outlaws, and outcasts.
23	Vampire - Camarilla	No	Camarilla	Camarilla	This board is for communications that concern all characters in the Camarilla community of Greater Los Angeles.
24	Vampire - Primogen	No	Standing 3+	Standing 3+	This board is for communications that concern all characters with Standing 3 or better. In other words, this board is for those who have great IC power on this MUSH and with it have feature-level responsibility toward theme.
25	Domain - Downtown	No	Downtown Vampires	Downtown Vampires	This board is for OOC communications that concern all characters in the vampire domain of Downtown.
26	Domain - Santa Monica	No	Santa Monica Vampires	Santa Monica Vampires	This board is for OOC communications that concern all characters in the vampire domain of Santa Monica.
27	Domain - South Central	No	South Central Vampires	South Central Vampires	This board is for communications that concern all characters in the vampire domain of South Central.
28	BBS - Tremere Net - Malibu	Yes	Tremere	Tremere	IC message board for Tremere
29	BBS- Tremere Net - Hollywood	Yes	Tremere	Tremere	IC message board for Tremere
30	BBS - Getty Museum - SaMo	Yes	(N)PCs on location	(N)PCs on location	IC message board in the Getty Museum
31	Staff - Plot Coordination	No	Staff	Staff	This BBS is used for general Storyteller announcements and decisions.
32	BBS - Concert Hall - Down	Yes	(N)PCs on location	(N)PCs on location	IC message board in the Concert Hall
33	BBS - LACMA - Down	Yes	(N)PCs on location	(N)PCs on location	IC message board in LACMA
34	BBS - Huntington - Down	Yes	(N)PCs on location	(N)PCs on location	IC message board in Huntington
35	BBS - Exposition Park - SoCe	Yes	(N)PCs on location	(N)PCs on location	IC message board in Exposition Park
36	BBS - The Bunker - SoCe	Yes	Brujah on location	Brujah on location	IC message board for Brujah
37	BBS - Wayfarer's Chapel - Torr	Yes	(N)PCs on location	(N)PCs on location	IC message board in the Wayfarers Chapel
38	DT Admin Tracker	No	Downtown Offices	Downtown Offices	To-do's for Downtown Officers
39	SM Admin Tracker	No	Santa Monica Officers	Santa Monica Officers	To-do's for Santa Monica Officers
40	SC Admin Tracker	No	South Central Officers	South Central Officers	To-do's for South Central Officers
41	BBS - Laguna Opera House - SOC	Yes	Toreador on location	Toreador on location	IC message board for Toreador
42	SC Meeting	Yes	South Central Vampires	South Central Vampires	Board used for IC SC meetings
43	DT Meeting	Yes	Downtown Vampires	Downtown Vampires	Board used for IC DT meetings
44	Plotco Job Tracker	No	Staff	Staff	This Board archives closed +jobs for Staff reference.

BBS Commands

Please find the list of commands you can use to read, write or configure the BBS-system below.
Note: When using commands you can use the boards name (or abbreviation) in place of it's number.

Reading bulletin board messages.

Command	Usage
+bbread	Scans joined bulletin board groups.
+bbread <#>	Scans messages in group <#>.
+bbread <#>/<list>	Reads message(s). <list> can be a single number, multiple numbers, or a range of numbers (ie. 1-6), or any combo.
+bbread <#>/u	Reads all unread messages in group <#>.
+bbcatchup <#>	Marks all messages in group <#> as read. You can use multiple group #'s/names or may use the word 'all' to catchup on all messages on all boards.
+bbscan	Totals unread postings (if any) in each joined group. You can place this command in your @aconnect, and it's recommended you do so.
+bbnext	Reads next unread message (next group as appropriate)
+bbsearch <group#>=<match>	Searches for <match> in posts on <group#>

Posting bulletin board messages

Command	Usage
+bbpost <#>/<title>	This starts a post to group <#>.
+bbwrite <text>	This adds text to an already started post.
+bb <text>	Same as +bbwrite.
+bbedit <area>=<old>/<new>	Edits your post in progress. Valid areas are: text, title
+bbproof	Displays your current post in progress.
+bbtoss	Discards your current post in progress.
+bbpost	This will post your current post in progress.
+bbpost <#>/<subject>=<body>	Posts a message to group <#>. This is a quick way of posting a message with one command.
+bbedit <#>/<#>=<old>/<new>	Edits one of your posted messages.

Posting Anonymously

It is possible to set a bbpost 'Anonymous':

@name me=Anonymous
+bbpost your message
@name me=<your name>

For obvious reasons, it's important to set your name back so that others can use the "Anonymous" feature.
We'd like to encourage responsible use of this. You're not really anonymous — staff can still see who posted what. Please reserve this for IC mischief only, like naked photoshopped pictures of the local Prince…

Those who wish to try and find out who wrote an Anonymous IC-post can +feedback their query to Staff.

Other commands

The following commands allow you o removing messages, unsubscribe from groups, resubscribing to groups, etc.

Command	Usage
+bbremove <#>/<list>	Removes a message by you. <list> can be a single number, a group of numbers, or a range (10-14).
+bbmove <#>/<#> to <#>	Moves one of your messages to a new group.
+bbleave <#>	Unsubscribe from group <#>.
+bbjoin <#>	Joins a group you've previously 'left'.
+bblist	Listing of all groups available to you along with their timeout values.
+bbsearch <#>/<name>	Shows you a list of <name>'s postings on group <#>.
+bbtimeout <#>/<#>=<days>	Changes timeout for a message to <days>.
+bbnotify <#>=<on|off>	Turn post notification for group <#> on or off.

For a '.sig', set an attribute on you called BB_SIG, and place your signature in that.