    FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

    1. How do I make a new ship/colony/outpost?

       Users can run the "ship" command to create a new ship. The command will
       interactively prompt for necessary information.

    2. How do I log a message from my ship?

       Users can create messages for their ships in their ship folders. The ship
       folder is located in your home directory > ships > ship-name:

         ~/ships/Rocinante/

       First, change to that directory:

         cd ~/ships/Rocinante/

       Then edit a new message to be logged. The file must end in .txt. You can use
       one of the many editors on the system. If you don't have a favorite editor,
       'nano' is recommended.

         nano my-first-post.txt

       Now, edit your message in nano, styling it however you want. Remember to add
       line breaks no wider than 80 columns wide (67 works best on gopher) so that
       your message will format properly on all the systems that view it. When you
       are ready, save and quit the editor.

       Now you're ready to log the message. Do so by running the 'log' command.

         log

       You will be presented with your ship name and each message that has not
       already been logged to the QEC. If you want to share the message on the QEC,
       press the "y" key when prompted. You do not need to press enter.

       Next you will be prompted for a title for your message. Keep it short, but
       use whatever style fits your story. This is what will show up in the listing.

       When you're done, press enter. If you have any other messages that are not
       published you will be prompted for each one. Once all is processed your
       message will be logged to the QEC.

       The web version of the QEC is updated every 15 minutes. You can see your
       changes immediately on gopher, though, by running the 'qec' command.

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