--- a/State.lua	Fri Apr 13 00:02:56 2012 -0400
+++ b/State.lua	Fri Apr 13 22:09:17 2012 -0400
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@
         state = "bidding"
         stateitem = item
         AlertStateChangeListeners()
+        if admin then -- todo: only ML
+            local chan
+            if _G.GetNumRaidMembers() > 0 then chan = "RAID" else chan = "PARTY" end
+            _G.SendChatMessage("Bidding is now open for "..item.link.."!",chan)
+            _G.SendChatMessage("Whisper me \"bid\" to bid or \"roll\" to offset roll; \"retract\" will remove your bid",chan)
+        end
     end
 end
 
@@ -190,7 +196,6 @@
 
     if state == "bidding" then
         if roll then
-            print("RB: ",person.value,roll)
             table.insert(staterolls,person)
             staterollvalues[roll] = person
             staterolls = SortByRoll(staterollvalues,staterolls)
@@ -200,6 +205,23 @@
             statebids = SortByList(lref,statebids)
         end
         AlertRollListeners()
+        if admin then -- todo: make ML
+            local leader
+            if getn(statebids) > 0 then
+                leader = statebids[1].textPlain
+            elseif getn(staterolls) > 0 then
+                leader = staterolls[1].textPlain
+            end
+
+            local chan -- todo: this idiom is wearing on me already
+            if _G.GetNumRaidMembers() > 0 then chan = "RAID" else chan = "PARTY" end
+
+            if roll then
+                _G.SendChatMessage(sformat("Received roll of %d from %s; current leader is %s", roll, person.textPlain, leader),chan)
+            else
+                _G.SendChatMessage(sformat("Received bid from %s; current leader is %s", person.textPlain, leader),chan) -- todo: tell what spot they're bidding from 
+            end
+        end
     end
 
     -- else ignore ...
@@ -250,7 +272,7 @@
 
 function InitiateRetract(person)
     if state == "bidding" then
-        Comm:SendStateChange("RR",person,roll)
+        Comm:SendStateChange("RR",person)
     end
 end
 --}}}
@@ -260,7 +282,13 @@
     if state == "bidding" then
         state = "looting"
         AlertStateChangeListeners()
-        -- todo: remove the item from the window, record history
+        -- todo: record history
+        if admin then
+            local chan -- todo: pattern
+            local chan -- todo: this idiom is wearing on me already
+            if _G.GetNumRaidMembers() > 0 then chan = "RAID" else chan = "PARTY" end
+            _G.SendChatMessage("Bidding is closed",chan)
+        end
     end
 end