If you mistype the 'nym of a monk when composing a private message, you get this friendly little message:

root says You tried to say "...", but whoever doesn't exist on this system!

It also appears if you accidentally enclose the target monk's 'nym in square brackets, e.g.:

/msg [whoever] ...

I can't speak for anyone else, but since we normally [bracket] a monk's 'nym while chatting publically, I tend to do so when sending private messages...and end up cleaning up after myself (for once, *grin*).

Would it be possible to enhance the 'nym parser to allow (and politely ignore) brackets around monk names in private messages? Would anyone else consider this useful?

I know, I know...I need to learn to type properly. (Yes, I certainly do.) Nevertheless, it still strikes me as a good idea, if only for consistency. Thoughts? Feedback?

--f

In reply to Parsing privately msg'd 'nyms? by footpad

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