diff --git a/world/net/library/text.c b/world/net/library/text.c
index c1f3411..25b2e8b 100644
--- a/world/net/library/text.c
+++ b/world/net/library/text.c
@@ -172,20 +172,22 @@ varargs void w(string mc, string data, mixed vars) {
 }
 #endif
 
-// a simple implementation of perl's x operator
-string x(string str, int n) {
-    int i;
-    string res = "";
-    for (i = 0; i < n; i++) res += str;
-    return res;
+// a simple implementation of perl's x repetition operator
+string repeat(string str, int n) {
+	int i;
+	string res = "";
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) res += str;
+	return res;
 }
 
 int is_true(string v) {
-    if (strlen(v) && regmatch(v, "^(?:on|yes|true|enabled|1)$")) return 1;
-    return 0;
+	if (strlen(v) && regmatch(v, "^(?:on|yes|y|ja|true|enabled|1)$"))
+	    return 1;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int is_false(string v) {
-    if (strlen(v) && regmatch(v, "^(?:off|no|false|disabled|0)$")) return 1;
-    return 0;
+	if (strlen(v) && regmatch(v, "^(?:off|no|n|nein|false|disabled|0)$"))
+	    return 1;
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/world/net/place/threads.c b/world/net/place/threads.c
index 243eda3..95f17da 100644
--- a/world/net/place/threads.c
+++ b/world/net/place/threads.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ sendEntries(mixed source, array(mixed) entries, int level) {
 	vars = entry[LOG_VARS];
 	sendmsg(source, regreplace(entry[LOG_MC], "^_notice", "_list", 1),
 		"[_indent][_nick]: "+ (vars["_title"] ? "[_title]\n" : "") +"[_text] (#[_id])",
-		vars + ([ "_level": level, "_indent": x("  ", level), "_postfix_time_log": 1 ]));
+		vars + ([ "_level": level, "_indent": repeat("  ", level), "_postfix_time_log": 1 ]));
 	if (sizeof(entry) >= LOG_CHILDREN + 1) sendEntries(source, entry[LOG_CHILDREN], level + 1);
 	n++;
     }