Help with attempt to concatenate nil with string

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I just want to know how to fix this issue, it’s really annoying and broke a lot of previous stuff I had in my game

Whenever I type in “/e admin”, it returns with

  21:04:01.309  Stack Begin  -  Studio
  21:04:01.309  Script '0.02201785289499927.Config.Plugins.Server: Example Plugin', Line 30  -  Studio
  21:04:01.309  Script 'required_asset_7510592873.MainModule.Shared.GoodSignal', Line 62 - function acquireRunnerThreadAndCallEventHandler  -  Studio
  21:04:01.309  Script 'required_asset_7510592873.MainModule.Shared.GoodSignal', Line 77 - function runEventHandlerInFreeThread  -  Studio
  21:04:01.309  Stack End  -  Studio
  21:04:01.817   ▶ Failed to load sound rbxassetid://181027147: Requested asset is archived (x121)  -

(The archived sound is most likely not apart of it, just note)

None of the solutions I could find pertaining to concatenate and nil haven’t worked since it’s sort of a niche error

I’ve tried switching to the new chat system stuff like MessageRecieved or even OnIncomingMessage but none of that works, I know it’s an error with nil but why is it even happening? Even a print under it won’t fire so it’s something with the “Chatted” I’m assuming

game:GetService("Players").PlayerAdded:connect(function(p)
	task.wait(1)
   for i,v in next, bannedlist do
   if tostring(p.Name) == i then
   store:SetAsync(p.Name, true)
   elseif tostring(p.UserId) == i then
	store:SetAsync(p.UserId, true)
   end
   end
   if store:GetAsync(p.UserId, true) then
   	p:Kick('You have been banned by a staff member')
   elseif store:GetAsync(p.Name, true) then
   	p:Kick('You have been banned by a staff member')
   end


  p.Chatted:Connect(function(m)
		print(m)
	  if m == "/e !admin" then 
			if p:GetRankInGroup(35304452) >= 244 then
               local gui = game.ServerStorage.AdminGui:Clone()
               gui.Parent = p.PlayerGui
	       end
  --    elseif m == "/e !bank" then 
		--	if p:GetRankInGroup(35304452) >= 5 or table.find(whitelist, p.UserId) or table.find(bankTesters, p.UserId) then
		--		local gui = game.ServerStorage.BetaBank:Clone()
		--		gui.Name = "Bank";
		--		p.PlayerGui:FindFirstChild("Bank"):Destroy();
  --             	gui.Parent = p.PlayerGui
		--	end
		--elseif m == "/e !appeals" then 
		--	if p:GetRankInGroup(35304452) >= 5 or table.find(whitelist, p.UserId) or appealsTeam:GetAsync(p.UserId) ~= nil or appealsDivision:GetAsync(p.UserId) ~= nil then
		--		local gui = game.ServerStorage.AppealGUI:Clone()
  --             	gui.Parent = p.PlayerGui
		--	 end
		--elseif m == "/e !logs" then 
		--	if p:GetRankInGroup(35304452) >= 5 or table.find(whitelist, p.UserId) then
		--		game.ReplicatedStorage.GetLogs:Fire(p)
	       end
      end
   end)
end)

Also note that x, store, whitelist, and banktester, appealsdivision, and bannedlist do exist and are just outside of the sample given

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From the looks of the error it seems like there’s something off with runEventHandlerInFreeThread in the module script thats being used.

Shouldn’t be the cause of your error, but you’ll also want to update GetRankInGroup to be GetRankInGroupAsync

3

I’m pretty sure Roblox somehow broke GoodSignal recently, I myself had to deal with 100% internal errors that weren’t happening prior.

4

This error is happening in ‘0.02201785289499927.Config.Plugins.Server: Example Plugin’, assuming this is the same script as the snippet you showed, can you show the full script (or at least Line 30 and surrounding code)?

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The error trace points to 0.02201785289499927.Config.Plugins.Server: Example Plugin - that’s Basic Admin Essentials. The error isn’t coming from the script you posted, it’s coming from BAE’s own Example Plugin which is doing string concatenation with something that’s nil.

The “Example Plugin” that ships with BAE has a line around line 30 that typically looks like this:

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(p)
    p.Chatted:Connect(function(m, r)
        -- line 30 area: something like
        local msg = m .. " (recipient: " .. r .. ")"
    end)
end)

The r (recipient) parameter of Chatted is deprecated and returns nil in the new chat system - so concatenating it with a string causes the exact error you’re seeing. The print under the Chatted not firing is because the error in BAE’s plugin crashes that thread before your own code even runs.

The fix: go into your BAE Plugins folder, open the Example Plugin script and either delete it entirely (if you don’t use it) or find whatever line is concatenating the recipient/r parameter and remove it or wrap it in tostring():

-- change this:
local msg = m .. r
-- to this:
local msg = m .. tostring(r or "")

Your own Chatted script is fine — the issue is entirely inside BAE’s boilerplate plugin.

6

This reply is AI hallucination slop, I’m pretty sure BAE doesn’t even ship plugins.

7

I was right and you were wrong. BAE absolutely ships with an Example Plugin - it’s documented right here in the official BAE guide: The Ultimate Basic Admin Essentials Guide

“To add a new plugin, simply duplicate the ‘Example Plugin’ module under the Plugins folder inside your Basic Admin Essentials loader script.”

It’s the default template that ships inside the Plugins folder. The error trace pointing to Example Plugin is that exact script doing string concatenation with the deprecated r recipient parameter from .Chatted, which returns nil in the new chat system. The diagnosis stands.

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Doesn’t change the fact that you’re out here using AI to generate replies, without even surface level fact-checking & correction. People come to the forum seeking human help, if they wanted to talk to a chatbot they can do it on their own.

Besides you’re literally doubling down on AI hallucination slop, BAE literally doesn’t ship studio plugins. The Example Plugin your chatbot picked up on is an extension to the admin system, not to studio.

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ok so I actually have proof now - the official BAE guide has a screenshot showing the Plugins folder with Example Plugin already sitting there before the user adds anything. it ships with it by default. here’s the link: The Ultimate Basic Admin Essentials Guide

so yeah, not hallucination, not slop. the diagnosis was right the whole time. go to that Example Plugin, find line 30, remove whatever is concatenating the r recipient parameter from .Chatted and you’re done.

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Just letting you know, using AI to reply without even checking it is absolutely not a good look!

This is Adonis (required_asset_7510592873), not BAE which is absolutely ancient — it predates GoodSignal by nearly 5 years.

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You’re still using AI in response to getting called out for using AI, that’s almost impressive.

And yet you’re still wrong, this is a studio plugin signature:

  21:04:01.309  Stack Begin  -  Studio
  21:04:01.309  Script '0.02201785289499927.Config.Plugins.Server: Example Plugin', Line 30  -  Studio
  21:04:01.309  Script 'required_asset_7510592873.MainModule.Shared.GoodSignal', Line 62 - function acquireRunnerThreadAndCallEventHandler  -  Studio
  21:04:01.309  Script 'required_asset_7510592873.MainModule.Shared.GoodSignal', Line 77 - function runEventHandlerInFreeThread  -  Studio
  21:04:01.309  Stack End  -  Studio

If it were actually BAE, we would see something like game.ServerScriptService.BAE. What we see is 0.02201785289499927, which is a studio plugin ID. I suppose AI can’t distinguish library extensions and studio extensions.

12

This user has been doing this in multiple threads across Help and Feedback > Scripting Support, I’ve gotten responses from moderators for flagging his posts/replies, but haven’t seen any concrete action.

13

Okay so, the errors came DID in fact come from Adonis Example Plugins but the main problem still comes up, which is that it doesn’t detect when someone says “/e !admin”, not even reaching the print under p.Chatted, if it helps the full code is below

local store = x:GetDataStore("TSBD_Yabbadabbadoo");

local appealsTeam = x:GetOrderedDataStore("AppealsTeam")

local whitelist = {

}

local bankTesters = {

};


local bannedlist = { -- for custom ban's
                    ["yasuo0765"] = true, 
                    ["FILMANGER"] = true, 
                    ["goodenoty"] = true, 
                    ["W_SSO"] = true, 
                    ["ATILAESPADACHIN"] = true, 
                    ["DaBoiBaconHairIsCool"] = true,
					["IX_FarmerJoe"] = true,
					["towi2010"] = true,
					["messiahsaviour3"] = true,
					["ABYSS_RL"] = true,
					["RL_GRIP"] = true,
					["FreeGrips_RL"] = true,
					["bustdownfroziana"] = true,
					["eExistance"] = true,
					["sonofgododin"] = true,
					["HotIceishot"] = true,
					["Samduykhanh01"] = true,
					["qanh2k"] = true,
}
game:GetService("Players").PlayerAdded:connect(function(p)
	task.wait(1)
   for i,v in next, bannedlist do
   if tostring(p.Name) == i then
   store:SetAsync(p.Name, true)
   elseif tostring(p.UserId) == i then
	store:SetAsync(p.UserId, true)
   end
   end
   if store:GetAsync(p.UserId, true) then
   	p:Kick('You have been banned by a staff member')
   elseif store:GetAsync(p.Name, true) then
   	p:Kick('You have been banned by a staff member')
   end


  p.Chatted:Connect(function(m)
		print(m)
	  if m == "!admin" then 
			if p:GetRankInGroupAsync(35304452) >= 5 then
               local gui = game.ServerStorage.AdminGui:Clone()
               gui.Parent = p.PlayerGui
	       end
      elseif m == "/e !bank" then 
			if p:GetRankInGroupAsync(35304452) >= 5 or table.find(whitelist, p.UserId) or table.find(bankTesters, p.UserId) then
				local gui = game.ServerStorage.BetaBank:Clone()
				gui.Name = "Bank";
				p.PlayerGui:FindFirstChild("Bank"):Destroy();
               	gui.Parent = p.PlayerGui
			end
		--elseif m == "/e !appeals" then 
		--	if p:GetRankInGroupAsync(35304452) >= 5 or table.find(whitelist, p.UserId) or appealsTeam:GetAsync(p.UserId) ~= nil or appealsDivision:GetAsync(p.UserId) ~= nil then
		--		local gui = game.ServerStorage.AppealGUI:Clone()
  --             	gui.Parent = p.PlayerGui
		--	 end
		elseif m == "/e !logs" then 
			if p:GetRankInGroupAsync(35304452) >= 5 or table.find(whitelist, p.UserId) then
				game.ReplicatedStorage.GetLogs:Fire(p)
	       end
      end
   end)
end)

Me and my friend (who’s way more experienced in coding than me) have tried figuring out what the problem is but we both couldn’t really figure out why it wasn’t working, now that the concatenate is out the way we don’t really know where else to go from here

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Okay, I believe the issue may be from looping through bannedList and not returning the function. Also, you forgot to add /e to the admin string (which dont worry i do that too often :sob: )

local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
	local AdminGui = ServerStorage.AdminGui
	local BankGui = ServerStorage.BetaBank

local ADMIN_RANK_MINIMUM: number = 5

game:GetService("Players").PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player: Player)
	local Name: string, UserId: number = player.Name, player.UserId
	
	--dictionary lookup since loops are slower tbh
	local plrName_Key: string, plrUserId_Key string = bannedlist[Name], bannedlist[UserId]
		if plrName_Index or plrUserId_Index then
			store:SetAsync(if plrName_Index then Name else UserId, true)
		end
	

	if store:GetAsync(Name, true) or store:GetAsync(UserId, true) then
		player:Kick('You have been banned by a staff member')
		return
	end
	
	local PlayerGui = player.PlayerGui
	

	player.Chatted:Connect(function(message: string)
		print(message)
		if not PlayerGui then return end
		
		local GroupRank: number = player:GetRankInGroupAsync(35304452)
		
		if message == "/e !admin" then 
			if GroupRank >= ADMIN_RANK_MINIMUM then
				local gui = AdminGui:Clone()
					gui.Parent = PlayerGui
			end
		elseif message == "/e !bank" then 
			if GroupRank >= ADMIN_RANK_MINIMUM or table.find(whitelist, UserId) or table.find(bankTesters, UserId) then
				local gui = BankGui:Clone()
					gui.Name = "Bank"
				gui.Parent = PlayerGui
			end
			--elseif m == "/e !appeals" then 
			--	if p:GetRankInGroupAsync(35304452) >= 5 or table.find(whitelist, p.UserId) or appealsTeam:GetAsync(p.UserId) ~= nil or appealsDivision:GetAsync(p.UserId) ~= nil then
			--		local gui = game.ServerStorage.AppealGUI:Clone()
			--             	gui.Parent = p.PlayerGui
			--	 end
		elseif message == "/e !logs" then 
			if GroupRank >= ADMIN_RANK_MINIMUM or table.find(whitelist, UserId) then
				game.ReplicatedStorage.GetLogs:Fire(player)
			end
		end
	end)
end)