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The '''/tell''' [[command]] allows you to send a message to another pirate privately. The receiving pirate must be online.  You can only send the message to a single pirate and you cannot combine /[[think]], /[[shout]] or /[[emote]] with /tell. You can also send tells without typing /tell by selecting the "Tell" bubble to the left of your typing line and selecting or entering in the name of the pirate you wish to send them to.
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The '''/tell''' [[command]] allows any two pirates to [[Communication|communicate]] in [[Wikipedia:Personal message|private]]. It is unique in being the only [[Command#channel|chat channel command]] requiring two arguments, as well as having a different appearance for incoming and outgoing messages.
  
If a player attempts to send a tell to himself or herself, that player gets a message that says "Talking to oneself is a sign of impending insanity," and the tell doesn't go through.
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== Usage ==
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The Tell command has the following [[Wikipedia:Syntax|syntax]]:<br>
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:<tt>/tell <piratename> <message>, /msg <piratename> <message>  (/te, /ms) </tt>
  
If a player is playing [[spades]], they may not send a tell to their partner.
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Tells can not be combined with the three [[Command#Modifiers|modifier commands]] [[think|/think]], [[shout|/shout]], and [[emote|/emote]].
  
'''Usage'''<br>
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== Appearance in-game ==
<tt>/tell <piratename> <message>, /msg <piratename> <message>  (/te <piratename>)</tt>
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[[Image:Tell.png|frame|right|An example of the Tell command. Note the difference in appearance between the outgoing message (blue) and the incoming response (purple).]]
  
'''Example'''
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Tells take the following form in the chat window:<br>
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:<tt> Ye told Piratename, "Message"</tt> (Outgoing messages)
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:<tt> Piratename tells ye, "Message"</tt> (Incoming messages)
  
[[Image:Tell.png]]
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Outgoing and incoming messages have different colors for backgrounds, as well as a slightly different border. Both types have jagged [[Wikipedia:Zigzag|zigzagged]] edges on either side of the message. The incoming message border is the outgoing message border reflected in the horizontal axis. The following colors are used:
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{| border="1" style="text-align:center;" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"
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! align="left" | Color
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! align="left" | [[Wikipedia:Rgb|RGB (hex)]]
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! align="left" | Component
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|-
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| BGCOLOR="#F2F2F2" colspan="3" | Outgoing Tells
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|-
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| BGCOLOR="#B9DADC" |
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| #B9DADC
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| align="left" | Background
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|-
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| BGCOLOR="#039EA2" |
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| #039EA2
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| align="left" | Border
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|-
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| BGCOLOR="#F2F2F2" colspan="3" | Incoming Tells
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|-
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| BGCOLOR="#BBBEE1" |
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| #BBBEE1
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| align="left" | Background
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|-
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| BGCOLOR="#1313AF" |
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| #1313AF
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| align="left" | Border
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|}
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{{Clear}}
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== Who can use this command ==
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* In most settings, anyone can use this command. However, in [[Spades]] it is not possible to private message one's partner.
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* The intended recipient of the message must be logged on, or the Tell will fail to send. Additionally, a pirate attempting to send a Tell to himself or herself will be told ''"Talking to oneself is a sign of impending insanity."'' and the Tell will fail to send.
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* Pirates who have been [[blackspot]]ted can not use this chat command for a short time.
  
''A tell in use. The blue message is a player sending a message to another person, the purple message is the player's received message.''
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== Who can hear messages sent with this command ==
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* Only the pirate to whom the Tell is directed will be able to see the message. It is not possible to specify multiple recipients for private messages.
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* If one pirate has [[mute]]d another, that first pirate will be unable to hear the muted pirate regardless of what channel the muted pirate talks in.
  
 
[[Category:Commands]]
 
[[Category:Commands]]

Latest revision as of 21:28, 7 October 2013

Chat commands
/clear
/crew
/emote (/me)
/fbroadcast
/fofficer
/game
/global
/global-off
/global-on
/house
/jcrew
/officer
/royalty
/shout
/speak (/say)
/tell (/msg)
/think (/ponder)
/tmute
/trade
/vessel

The /tell command allows any two pirates to communicate in private. It is unique in being the only chat channel command requiring two arguments, as well as having a different appearance for incoming and outgoing messages.

Usage

The Tell command has the following syntax:

/tell <piratename> <message>, /msg <piratename> <message> (/te, /ms)

Tells can not be combined with the three modifier commands /think, /shout, and /emote.

Appearance in-game

An example of the Tell command. Note the difference in appearance between the outgoing message (blue) and the incoming response (purple).

Tells take the following form in the chat window:

Ye told Piratename, "Message" (Outgoing messages)
Piratename tells ye, "Message" (Incoming messages)

Outgoing and incoming messages have different colors for backgrounds, as well as a slightly different border. Both types have jagged zigzagged edges on either side of the message. The incoming message border is the outgoing message border reflected in the horizontal axis. The following colors are used:

Color RGB (hex) Component
Outgoing Tells
#B9DADC Background
#039EA2 Border
Incoming Tells
#BBBEE1 Background
#1313AF Border

Who can use this command

  • In most settings, anyone can use this command. However, in Spades it is not possible to private message one's partner.
  • The intended recipient of the message must be logged on, or the Tell will fail to send. Additionally, a pirate attempting to send a Tell to himself or herself will be told "Talking to oneself is a sign of impending insanity." and the Tell will fail to send.
  • Pirates who have been blackspotted can not use this chat command for a short time.

Who can hear messages sent with this command

  • Only the pirate to whom the Tell is directed will be able to see the message. It is not possible to specify multiple recipients for private messages.
  • If one pirate has muted another, that first pirate will be unable to hear the muted pirate regardless of what channel the muted pirate talks in.