Test new chat room

[craftygirl]

I would like to introduce a new chat room. Although it may lack some features provided by IRC chat, it is very easy to use and requires only a browser. And you can see who is in the chat on the story front page and the forum homepage. Feel free to leave your thoughts about it here.

If everything goes well and it does attract more chatters, the old IRC chat will be replaced. Thank you for testing.

Jinn

Jinn,

Is this up now through the same chat link that I've always used? I ask because I just went in and so far it looks the same.

crafty

[GaryWilcox]

Is this up now through the same chat link that I've always used? I ask because I just went in and so far it looks the same.

I confess-- I've never figured out how to get the chat room working. It always appears as a broken link. I know it's an Internet permissions setting... but I don't know which one!

[Tiger]

Ahh, forgot the link. Here it is:
http://www.bdsmlibrary.com/webchat/

It is not the same link as our old chat. Gary, now you should have no trouble to use it since all it needs is a modern browser.

[BDSM_Tourguide]

It looks pretty neat. Easy to use interface, too.

I guess one should take care to type their nick in correctly when logging in, though, and to use the "logout" button when leaving, as you cannot get back in to fix your typo in your nick or log back in if you did not log out.

[learningtopleez]

It looks pretty neat. Easy to use interface, too.

I agree with TG!! Only there was no one else there so I made a quick :exit: Felt sorta spooky!!!

But if others are there I will talk...hell I was already talking to the Bot!

~Ltp~

[wannabeXopsed]

Ltp, i had the same feeling, but when i said i was testing, i got a message that said to STOP from bot :ignore: so go figure, i think maybe it's cuz it's so new and we haven't figured out how to use it. but i will look back again later

T

[Alex Bragi]

It looks fine to me too, very user friendly. I'm sure it will have the desired effect of attracting more chatters.

You know, I could be right off the mark here, but I think perhaps more people would sign on if the chat room was occasionally more structured. I've noticed, in chat rooms, all too often once the introductions are done many people seem lost what to say/type next, especially if they're new. Where as rooms that have a specific topic to discuss often seem more active and interesting. It doesn't have to be every day. Just once a week - a little icebreaker to get people interested and interacting with others.

Anyway, I look forward to meeting all of you on line at some time in the future.

[Dngnkeeper]

It looks fine to me too, very user friendly. I'm sure it will have the desired effect of attracting more chatters.

You know, I could be right off the mark here, but I think perhaps more people would sign on if the chat room was occasionally more structured. I've noticed, in chat rooms, all too often once the introductions are done many people seem lost what to say/type next, especially if they're new. Where as rooms that have a specific topic to discuss often seem more active and interesting. It doesn't have to be every day. Just once a week - a little icebreaker to get people interested and interacting with others.

Anyway, I look forward to meeting all of you on line at some time in the future.

Alex thats a great idea. Back in the good old days BI the HSX forum on compuserve would have moderated chats on some topic each week. They were immencly popular. HHmm could work here. So I guess the next question is what is the best time for them. We have Europe and Austraila about 12 hours apart with the Americas stuck in between.

As for suggestions on Jinn's new toy there a couple of things I can think of. First is can the user database be conected to the forum database? That way the same user ID, password, avitar and profile work for both. Another has to do with the total lack of smilies in the chatroom. Is it possible to import the great collection of the forum to the chat program? The third is the user interface. Pretty bland and not consistant with look and feel of the site. I know its an open source program but the support section shows several customized UIs so I know it can be done.

Jinn rock on...

[redEva]

LOVE IT!!!

Come one and all!