[Traviz]

Can't there be a Chatbox on this Forum!?

I mean, people like me are continually making huge chats using a lot of pages in the spam forum. If theres a chatbox we can prevent Irrelevent messages and lots of Memory on the forums database from being used.

[Elliott]

http://mirc.com/
http://messenger.msn.com/
And Max will never allow this :silence: . It was asked a long time ago and he shot it down real quick.

[Traviz]

Ok my fault, sorry, close the topic then...

[Elliott]

I'll leave it open to other opinions if you don't mind.

[Mathak Kraven]

Opening an IRC channel wouldn"'t be so bad, would it? Otherwise catch me on MSN if you wish to talk to me. Also it would be easier if you spoke Diutch to me. [email protected]

[Nick Presta]

With IM programs, IRC, and the spam forum, you shouldn't have a problem communicating.

However, use this if you want:
http://infinity-stuf...chat/index.php3

If you aren't registered, you will be kicked.

[Eugine]

I want a chatbox! I don't see anything wrong with it... I'm sure it could be intergrated into the forum, so for you to post in it you have to register here at first. So if you post anything rude you'd be warned like any other post.

I like it, its cool, its fun, its awesome, its just great! Something Max should implement, what else I could say but I want a chatbox!

[Nick Presta]

A Chatbox is another thing that needs moderated and who is going to stop someone from posting as me or Max?

They are more trouble than they're worth and an IM program or the chat I provided does the job.

[Eugine]

Finally someone replied was waiting so long for a reply!

But then can we have a shoutbox then??

It's going to be like this forum own:
http://www.rpgfreedom.com/forum you have to log in to post. PLZ PLZ!

[Izar]

I think a small shoutbox would be cool, but not an IRC channel. Do as those foums there above, that Eugine posted.

[Mathak Kraven]

If it doesn't require much work it can be done, but mostly you would have to change the source code or something and implement a place into the database and all, and then you can ask, is it really worth it.

[I'm Always BROKE]

It would be very fun to have a own chatbox in here.
Look at the site Donkey Kong Star in my siggy. Can't we have a shoutbox like that?

[Elliott]

It's not needed, looks tacky, and can prove hard to moderate. Plus they look ugly and are just annoying. Like what's been said, use MSN, IRC or a chatroom if you want to chat with other members. This isn't going to happen.

[Eugine]

Harhar, practically all those interactives aren't needed, but why do all the sites include them you may ask?

This is simply because it is made to attract the members, it keeps the member's in the site hands in a tight grip so they wouldn't get loose...

So, to keep all of the members here, we can't use the same old fassion way of posting, nearly all sites have a forum and a Shoutbox/Chatbox (more so the shoutbox) is a new way of attracting members so I say lets give it a try!

[Mallick]

I think it would end up like The Random Topic after a while. But at first, it'll be great.

Overall, I think that it should not happen.

[Eugine]

Overall I think it should happen. It would decrease SPAM forum activity, so only *worthy* SPAM will be posted there.

I think the advantages outweigh the disavantages.

[Elliott]

I don't.

First there's the look factor, how out of place will a shoutbox look on the main page of a forum? We have to consider the styles, fonts etc.

Then there's moderating, it's just one more thing I have to do.

Plus, like you said, it will just get spam, who wants the front page with spam on it, for all to see? Not me, that's for darn sure.

And er, what the the advantages exactly?

[Eugine]

Advantages:

1. It allows you to just have a real time friendly chat with other GSS members without the hastle of just making a topic and communicate with members without doing a long hastle of PMing or IMing. Eg. Blah, Blah 1, Blah 2 and Blah 3 are online. They can great each other on the shoutbox

2. Well, it could be the new place to post random things. :silence:

3. It looks cool, contradicting to what you said, + It could be placed anywhere in the forum anyways.

http://www.et.pyroma...y.com/index.php click [Launch Shoutbox] a good example of the the coolness of shoutboxes, it is used to discus non-important factors.


Disadvantages:
1. Another place for moderation and spam (this is a huge disavantage I admit). Yep that's it.

[Elliott]

1. MSN, mIRC, chatroom. Those are all real-time chat mediums. People have the option of placing their MSN address in their profile, so you can all go ahead and have a 10-way convo if you like, with display pics and everything.

2. The less random things the better.

3. Their shotubox is on the site though, not the forums. So that example is void.

[Nick Presta]

Um, guys, what do you think shoutboxes are?
You post with a username, and a message; sounds a lot like this forum.

And with still have to wait for the user to come online/respond. It is the exact same thing as creating a topic in the spam forum.

I gave you a chatroom I hosted and you can use IM programs to mass chat.

Here is the hosted chatroom I am providing:

http://infinity-stuf...chat/index.php3

If you're not registered, you will be kicked.

[Case Close]