> I can't figure out what kind of magic I'd have to work to have the
> following work:
> alison, tell me about the druidic rites
The library does this for you! This input is converted for you into:
>Ask Alison about the druidic rites
Of course, you'll need to have a scope definition for asking people about
objects (with name "druidic" "rites",) instead of special_words, in case
you haven't done that already.
> holmes, who are you?
> joel, what is the experiment?
> paul, where are the
> replacements?
> How would I arrange these things to be accepted? Is this an 'order'?
Yes. You must simply define verbs for "what", "who" and "where" "is"/"are".
Then characters ordered to "what" can behave as if asked. Additionally, the
user can herself "what" something, to implement the now-infamous:
What is a grue?
BCNU, AjC