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[Managuense]

Hey guys. A while back before the forum was upgraded there was talk about a live chat section on the forum.

I just wanted to know if this was still going to happen and what peoples thoughts about it were.

Me personally i think it would be great idea. It would make discussions alot more interactive, and it would be a quicker and simpler way to get to know people.

So who else thinks it would be good.

Cheers
Kyle

[Fox]

Yes good idea, but very hard to moderate, Ive seen other forums get in a bit of trouble with members abusing each other..

[golden_dase]

Chat rooms can be semi-moderated to "boot/kick" users out if indecent words are used etc.. "Mute" functions can also be optional so people can "block out" anyone they DO NOT wish to hear/communicate with..

[Managuense]

Yea i knew there would be a issue with it being moderated.

Kev is on a good idea with the mute situation though.

[golden_dase]

Kyle, were you working in Midland today? I wasn't sure it was you......so I didnt say hi, and only smiled...

[Sazabi]

Well anyone who is abusive can be banned and a block function (/ignore ) can be easily implemented into the chat

But does PCS have the bandwidth to handle chatterboxes?

[golden_dase]

Well, without forum chatterboxes like me and you Saz, there'll be plenty of bandwidth... just kidding! LOL!

[Managuense]

Kyle, were you working in Midland today? I wasn't sure it was you......so I didnt say hi, and only smiled...

Yea Kev, that was me, im working there full-time now. so don't be affraid to say hello.

[Sazabi]

Well, without forum chatterboxes like me and you Saz, there'll be plenty of bandwidth... just kidding! LOL!

lol!! I'm not the one with the most posts

/me gestures vaguely at dazzabozza

/me smiles evilly

Yea Kev, that was me, im working there full-time now. so don't be affraid to say hello.

just a reminder that dont forget PCS members like Kev and me gets the premium 20% discounts if Az forgot to tell you....

[Donna]

What are you trying to say?

[dazzabozza]

I've added a Poll to this thread Kyle.

If there's enough interest I'll look into the forum's capabilities for live chat and what moderation / blocking features etc there are. Will also have to run it past the rest of the committee if it was to go ahead.

lol!! I'm not the one with the most posts

/me gestures vaguely at dazzabozza

/me smiles evilly

I'm not in the top 10 overall posters... yet

Lots of /slash comments there... do I detect a WoW player?


Daz

[Sazabi]

Ex-IRC chatter

Used to lead a Japanese animation fansub group *chuckles*

[Managuense]

Thanks for adding the Poll Dazza

[sajica]

Ex-IRC chatter

Used to lead a Japanese animation fansub group *chuckles*

Hence the username Sazabi huh?

My brother is a Gundam fan

[Sazabi]

Hence the username Sazabi huh?

My brother is a Gundam fan

Err not really, never did fansubbed Gundam... 50-52 episodes is too much of a commitment for my translators, besides Bandai very often tells fansubbers not to fansub them and we didnt want to get into any legal wrangling.

But having said that, I like Gundam, not all the series.

[golden_dase]

Here's a suggestion for moderating the chatroom:

How about a rule where you have to be a PCS member (financial or non-financial) for at least 3 months before you can join the chatroom? This is to help deter "hit-and-run" chatters who create a screen nick just to cause trouble?

Just a suggestion...

Kevin

[dazzabozza]

A good suggestion Kev. Just depends whether the software will support it.

From what I determined so far IP.Board used to support live chat in previous versions but it got stripped out. So an alternate would be a 3rd party java-based plugin. But this would require quite a bit of testing and some dollars I'm guessin.

[golden_dase]

Okie Dokie!

If you want, I can help investigate suitable chatroom software? It doesn't have to be plugins, does it? Why not just a standalone chatroom with a different url?

[dazzabozza]

Yep can be a completely seperate solution. If anything there's nothing stopping you setting up one up yourself that way u'll see how much it gets utilised.

You'll have to call it something like Kev's chatroom of course as it can't be affiliated with the PCS if we aint moderating it


Daz

[golden_dase]

Mate, I said I'll help investigate chat software.. but not to run it.
I'm too busy to run a chatroom..!!

Name it: Fishtalk or something..... LOL!