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BigWoodenSpoon

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Chat applet?
« on: July 16, 2010, 09:47:22 am »
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I know it was originally decided years ago not to have a chat applet on the forum because we did not want to lessen the board postings.

However for casual off topic chats (like pointing out Abe's memory loss :D ) would you re consider a chat applet on the forum?

Other members what do you think ?
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Re: Chat applet?
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2010, 09:54:16 am »
No, skinner, if you remember correctly we didn't want the chat function 'cause no-one wanted to chat to you. That's at least how I remember it :D
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Re: Chat applet?
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2010, 09:58:05 am »
Quote from: gbyleveldt on July 16, 2010, 09:54:16 am
No, skinner, if you remember correctly we didn't want the chat function 'cause no-one wanted to chat to you. That's at least how I remember it :D

 :D and yet here u are, chatting  ;D ;D
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Re: Chat applet?
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2010, 10:00:45 am »
I'm not a good chatter, so don't bank on any support from me...
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Re: Chat applet?
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2010, 04:21:37 pm »
Great idea. I am a local IRC operator on the second largest South African IRC servers (atrum.org), had a chat with the other admins, and we would love to host an avforums channel on the server.

Kay, what do you think? Add a link on the main menu which will open in a new 650 x 420px window, connecting to the IRC server and joining the channel automatically? Think I might have some code for that already...
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Re: Chat applet?
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2010, 04:29:40 pm »
Mmm, for a few things I like the chat thing, but I like the history the forum provides. We are also not always all available at the same time.

Still it could be useful. Especially for example - for hosting a meeting for determining a suitable meeting time and place etc.
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Re: Chat applet?
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2010, 09:50:30 pm »
Guess I'm a non-chatter... I usually ignore them when on other forums. Not really convinced that it is a worthy feature, but hey - that's just me!  ;D


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Re: Chat applet?
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2010, 10:25:41 pm »
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Re: Chat applet?
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2010, 08:27:42 am »
Quote from: Family_Dog on July 16, 2010, 09:50:30 pm
Guess I'm a non-chatter... I usually ignore them when on other forums.

-F_D

and if we put a 'steel and glass' channel ?  ;D
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Re: Chat applet?
« Reply #9 on: July 19, 2010, 04:33:20 pm »
But we are chatting here all the time even talking absolutley crapola from time to time? or do you distinguish chatting from posting by not having a record of the crapola afterward? This is perhaps useful... however if we don't think before we chat, it is quite possible we will end up with more crapola... although I know it looks unlikely... No problems with having it, I just type too durn sloooow for chatting while typing...
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Re: Chat applet?
« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2010, 07:40:01 pm »
Well, I'm in favour of it...
-Its the only way I keep in contact with my "friends & colleagues" when we are able to squeeze in some time to visit. I have met many a web friend through chat before meeting them face to face, not to mention this forum. I even found "old" lost friends like frikkie and made new friends in Shonver, Byrd, Abe and other Cape Town forum members!!

Thanx Kay and AVSA!!

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Re: Chat applet?
« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2010, 09:00:50 pm »
sooooo... are we going with it now? Kay?
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