Yavathol's 5 top pieces of advice for newbies

[Yavathol]

1) Read the New
bie Booklet
2) Read the Newbie Booklet
3) Read the Newbie Booklet
4) Read the Newbie Booklet
5) Read the Newbie
 Booklet

Get the picture?

If anything in it is confusing, then feel free to ask another player for help.  You
 should have patience though, not everyone is willing (or maybe just not able) to help.  You might be asking someone who kn
ows barely more than you.  Persevere and try someone else... especially someone wearing a cloak with the insignia of Camelo
t on it.

[Dain]

or with a hunting falcon on her/his/its shoulder. falcon is e
asier to spot than the cloak.

[Yberiel]

They can also ask this idle spamming druid.. always helpfull
and answers all the questions they might have.. and hopfully questions that I can answer..

Still a Grasshopper, Sna
f  

[sUiko-den]

or make friend with a powerful character that can boost you and give you guidelines

[Carrion]

Use 'tag <item>' to make certain you don't accidentally sell stuff you want to keep (this advice isn't for newbies only...)

[Dain]

and of course you'll have to 'untag <item>' if you want to sell that item.

[Carrion]

Another advice for a newbie: Don't automatically trust or distrust someone based on their guild.

I don't really agree here. If you want to actually role play a tiny bit, you SHOULD (IMHO) trust for example a knight. Obviously you might be tricked, if the knight is not as knightly as supposed, but you probably will experience more emotion-wise. That way your MUDing will 'give you more', in contrast to only playing it safe, trying to lose as little as possible, never taking any chances (never dying, never getting those stabs in the back). Lunch now, must rush