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Lord Rover
Joined: 05 Mar 2009 Posts: 20 Location: Norwich
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Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:05 pm Post subject: Possible chat window/shoutbox |
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on another classic forum i used to frequent we had a little chat box we used to talk in
is there any chance we can have one here??? _________________
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22438 Location: UK
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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:23 am Post subject: |
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Its possibly something I'll look at in future, although a) I'm not really sure that many people would use it b) its installation doesn't always seem to be seamless, ie I've read plenty of issues of getting them to work c) time available to spend implementing it.
If there is a groundswell of desire from the majority of regular posters, old and new, then I might shift it up the 'to do' list
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Scotty
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 883
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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:50 am Post subject: |
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Only one members opinion here - being an old fart I still use dial-up and web sites with the "shout box" facility causes a really slow down-load for me each time I visit.
I would suppose this is because of the manner the constantly updated content in a shout-box is processed by the software and the type of software needed to support it, to a point that I tend not to visit these sites very often.
That said, I realise I'm probably in the minority being that I still use dial-up, but it is a view nevertheless.
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22438 Location: UK
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47Jag
Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 1480 Location: Bothwell, Scotland
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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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I think what we have is adequate enough. There's scope to chat to whoever happens to be online at the time. I don't understand the Shout concept tho'. We (at least I) come here to escape.
My 2 cents
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Comrade-Paul
Joined: 04 Mar 2009 Posts: 79 Location: NORWICH
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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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Im against a Shoutbox.
I came here to get away from that sort of thing.
Familiarity breeds contempt and all that. _________________
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22438 Location: UK
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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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Comrade-Paul wrote: | Im against a Shoutbox.
I came here to get away from that sort of thing.
Familiarity breeds contempt and all that. |
I think civilised conversation via the forum is preferable to a 'shoutbox' - somehow that name brings up unpleasant images of quick-fire aimless chat for the sake of chat, in a similar vein to innane phone texting. The 'noise' level on the forum might increase, but I'm not sure the quality of the discussions would benefit. So on balance I think I'll keep things as they are for now.
Interesting suggestion, and replies, thanks.
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john-saab
Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 341 Location: West Dorset
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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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I have seen what these chat box's can do.. it can lead to a "clique" (people who talk rather than do!) but my main objection is that a lot of useful information can be lost due to it's transient nature. |
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4755 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
Most of my active driving instructor forums have chat rooms, personally I stay out of them and people are regularly coming on the main boards that there is no one in the chat room to chat to.
They do very occassionally come into their own when some one organises a quiz night or virtual party but I don't need to go to vurtual party to open a bottle or 2 or 3. _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
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