From 335f68aa931f93a033bdb68cd8c325bed0a4bac4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: m455 Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 00:14:40 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] updated the how-it-works/cycle-of-operations --- README.md | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f7ce11a..6332599 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # nicethings -A program for shared unix servers, specifically [tilde.town](https://tilde.town), to cheer people up . +A program for shared Unix servers, specifically [tilde.town](https://tilde.town), to cheer people up . # Table of Contents @@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ A program for shared unix servers, specifically [tilde.town](https://tilde.town) # How it works -Users collaborate by adding or removing nice messages to their own -list, where the messages are combined and then displayed at random by -any user. +Each user on the shared Unix server may have a `.nicethings` file. The +`.nicethings` file may be populated with a list of nice messages +created by a user. All users' `.nicethings` files are converted to +lists. All lists are combined into one list. A random nice message is +picked from from this list and is displayed to the user. ## How it works in detail