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     CommentAuthorSarpedon
   • CommentTimeJan 12th 2008

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   I will attest for any warry of chats that the people in there tend toward being just as friendly as on here, they're just quicker about it.
2. • CommentAuthorNadreck
   • CommentTimeJan 12th 2008

    (467.42)
   The chat system seems to be function fairly well, without a lot of the pain of some other web base chat systems. That said, I do wish it was one that tied to an IRC system (or even Jabber), so I could run it in a separate app rather than my web browser.
   
   This is a personal preference, of course, but hopefully something to consider for the future.
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     CommentAuthorSarpedon
   • CommentTimeJan 13th 2008

    (467.43)
   yeah, I'd lean toward Nadreck's preference as well for a seperate app.
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     CommentAuthorcurb
   • CommentTimeJan 13th 2008

    (467.44)
   Not sure it'll be too much of a problem on here, as everyone seems to be lovely, but it seems you can set your screen name to whatever you want, which means anyone can impersonate anyone else. Could potentially be nasty in the wrong hands. Otherwise, seems to run fine.
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     CommentAuthorZ
   • CommentTimeJan 13th 2008 edited

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     CommentAuthorcurb
   • CommentTimeJan 13th 2008

    (467.46)
   Cheers, Z, helpful as always. If I find myself chatting regularly, I'll be sure to register. As if anyone would want to impersonate me anyway!
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     CommentAuthorwarrenellis
   • CommentTimeJan 13th 2008

    (467.47)
   The chat system seems to be function fairly well, without a lot of the pain of some other web base chat systems. That said, I do wish it was one that tied to an IRC system (or even Jabber), so I could run it in a separate app rather than my web browser.
   
   This is a personal preference, of course
   
   And mine is to have nothing to do with IRC.
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     CommentAuthorZ
   • CommentTimeJan 13th 2008 edited

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9. • CommentAuthorNadreck
   • CommentTimeJan 13th 2008

    (467.49)
   @warrenellis:
   
   Aww. How about a telnet based system? Or XMPP (Jabber)? Both are quite capable of handling chatrooms, can be easily embedded into a webpage, but also are friendly to using another app.
   
   It's definitely not an ax I'm looking to grind, just curious.
10. •  
      CommentAuthorwarrenellis
    • CommentTimeJan 13th 2008

     (467.50)
    Listen, the Gabbly system Just Works, and it's On Someone Else's Server. Ticks all the boxes for me.
11. •  
      CommentAuthorRootfireember
    • CommentTimeJan 13th 2008 edited

     (467.51)
    @Warren- Works for me, too. good, easy stuff for a nontechsavvy girl, and there seems to be a solid group of folk there. It's simple. It looks good. It works fine for what it's used for.
    edit- omg. Page2!
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      CommentAuthorwarrenellis
    • CommentTimeJan 13th 2008

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    Yeah, page 2, I know... I'll de-sticky this on Monday...
13. •  
      CommentAuthorBen
    • CommentTimeJan 18th 2008

     (467.53)
    Is there a possibility we could have a thread to bump, just to let people know that the chat is still inhabited?
14. •  
      CommentAuthorAriana
    • CommentTimeJan 18th 2008 edited

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    Ben, there's a pretty active group of folks in the market-- new folks will find the link or this thread as they go through the Main Junction.
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      CommentAuthorBen
    • CommentTimeJan 18th 2008

     (467.55)
    Hokedokie. Thanks.
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      CommentAuthorRootfireember
    • CommentTimeJan 18th 2008

     (467.56)
    Chat seems pretty active from 11am est -4am, something like that.
    It's awake when I am.
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      CommentAuthorJess
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2008

     (467.57)
    Chat seems pretty active from 11am est -4am, something like that.
    It's awake when I am.
    
    It's active earlier before that too, for people who can't handle those hours on the east coast. It seems to pick up around 4-5pm EST. After work crowd, maybe?
18. •  
      CommentAuthorRootfireember
    • CommentTimeJan 20th 2008

     (467.58)
    I'm A late night ESTer. My 'day' is skewed.
19. •  
      CommentAuthorAndre Navarro
    • CommentTimeJan 20th 2008 edited

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    I shall be back to haunt you all in the chat tomorrow. I'm kinda tired today.
    
    I'm sure that Z is missing me terribly.
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      CommentAuthorZ
    • CommentTimeJan 20th 2008 edited

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