diff --git a/TShockAPI/Commands.cs b/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
index f2923168..abb1ba1e 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
@@ -240,15 +240,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 
         public static void Rules(CommandArgs args)
         {
-            TextReader sr = new StreamReader(FileTools.SaveDir + "rules.txt");
-            string unsplit = sr.ReadToEnd();
-            sr.Close();
-
-            string[] split = unsplit.Split(Convert.ToChar("\n"));
-            for (int i = 0; i < split.Length; i++)
-            {
-                Tools.SendMessage(args.PlayerID, split[i]);
-            }
+            Tools.ShowFileToUser(args.PlayerID, "rules.txt");
         }
 
         public static void ToggleAntiBuild(CommandArgs args)
diff --git a/TShockAPI/Tools.cs b/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
index ed0e7a78..f818bb11 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
@@ -342,15 +342,20 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             }
             return false;
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Shows a MOTD to the player
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="ply">int player</param>
+        [Obsolete("Use ShowFileToUser(int ply, string file) instead.")]
         public static void ShowMOTD(int ply)
+        {
+            ShowFileToUser(ply, "motd.txt");
+        }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Shows a file to the user.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="ply">int player</param>
+        /// <param name="file">string filename reletave to savedir</param>
+        public static void ShowFileToUser(int ply, string file)
         {
             string foo = "";
-            TextReader tr = new StreamReader(FileTools.SaveDir + "motd.txt");
+            TextReader tr = new StreamReader(FileTools.SaveDir + file);
             while ((foo = tr.ReadLine()) != null)
             {
                 foo = foo.Replace("%map%", Main.worldName);