Thread: lucid dreaming chatroom thingey

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Ice Dawg should run a PHP based one...

Originally posted by dougdrums
Ice Dawg should run a PHP based one...

I felt a chat room might take away from discussion on the forum though, because then everyone would simply talk in there. Thus, new users wouldn't benefit from a lot of the previous discussion from other members. I would think it be better to have everything discussed available to new users, so that they don't need to ask the same questions over and over, and also so they can come back here for a reference. Some pretty great ideas might end up being discussed in the chat, and if not posted on the forum most people won't benefit from them.

anyway, i'm on another forum that put one up and i've always felt it hurt the forum.

Ah, ok.

I'll try to host one then.

Originally posted by icedawg+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(icedawg)</div>

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Ice Dawg should run a PHP based one...

I felt a chat room might take away from discussion on the forum though, because then everyone would simply talk in there. Thus, new users wouldn't benefit from a lot of the previous discussion from other members. I would think it be better to have everything discussed available to new users, so that they don't need to ask the same questions over and over, and also so they can come back here for a reference. Some pretty great ideas might end up being discussed in the chat, and if not posted on the forum most people won't benefit from them.

anyway, i'm on another forum that put one up and i've always felt it hurt the forum.

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You're absolutly right, I've hosted 3 message boards in my time (being an admin) it would make everyone jus thang out in there instead of posting anything... Thus new membes would not be appealed and once the chat room started to get old The place would shatter (like my third one). The way you have it set up is perfect, just the right ammount of topics and such.

Originally posted by GestaltAlteration+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GestaltAlteration)</div>

Originally posted by icedawg@
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Ice Dawg should run a PHP based one...

I felt a chat room might take away from discussion on the forum though, because then everyone would simply talk in there. Thus, new users wouldn't benefit from a lot of the previous discussion from other members. I would think it be better to have everything discussed available to new users, so that they don't need to ask the same questions over and over, and also so they can come back here for a reference. Some pretty great ideas might end up being discussed in the chat, and if not posted on the forum most people won't benefit from them.

anyway, i'm on another forum that put one up and i've always felt it hurt the forum.

You're absolutly right, I've hosted 3 message boards in my time (being an admin) it would make everyone jus thang out in there instead of posting anything... Thus new membes would not be appealed and once the chat room started to get old The place would shatter (like my third one). The way you have it set up is perfect, just the right ammount of topics and such.[/b]

Yah, that's exactly what I'm saying. Thanks for mentioning your personal experience.

Originally posted by icedawg+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(icedawg)</div>

Originally posted by GestaltAlteration+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GestaltAlteration)

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Ice Dawg should run a PHP based one...

I felt a chat room might take away from discussion on the forum though, because then everyone would simply talk in there. i'm on another forum that put one up and i've always felt it hurt the forum.

You're absolutly right, I've hosted 3 message boards in my time (being an admin) it would make everyone jus thang out in there instead of posting anything... Thus new membes would not be appealed and once the chat room started to get old The place would shatter (like my third one). The way you have it set up is perfect, just the right ammount of topics and such.[/b]

Yah, that's exactly what I'm saying (but you quoted me before I finished editing my post..hehe...) Thanks for mentioning your personal experience. [/b][/quote]

heheh, one large quote...

Originally posted by dougdrums+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dougdrums)</div>

Originally posted by icedawg+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(icedawg)

Originally posted by GestaltAlteration
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Ice Dawg should run a PHP based one...

I felt a chat room might take away from discussion on the forum though, because then everyone would simply talk in there. i'm on another forum that put one up and i've always felt it hurt the forum.

You're absolutly right, I've hosted 3 message boards in my time (being an admin) it would make everyone jus thang out in there instead of posting anything... Thus new membes would not be appealed and once the chat room started to get old The place would shatter (like my third one). The way you have it set up is perfect, just the right ammount of topics and such.

That it is

Yah, that's exactly what I'm saying (but you quoted me before I finished editing my post..hehe...) Thanks for mentioning your personal experience. [/b]

heheh, one large quote...[/b][/quote]

Originally posted by GestaltAlteration+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GestaltAlteration)</div>

Originally posted by dougdrums+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dougdrums)

Originally posted by icedawg

Originally posted by GestaltAlteration
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Ice Dawg should run a PHP based one...

I felt a chat room might take away from discussion on the forum though, because then everyone would simply talk in there. i'm on another forum that put one up and i've always felt it hurt the forum.

You're absolutly right, I've hosted 3 message boards in my time (being an admin) it would make everyone jus thang out in there instead of posting anything... Thus new membes would not be appealed and once the chat room started to get old The place would shatter (like my third one). The way you have it set up is perfect, just the right ammount of topics and such.

That it is

Yah, that's exactly what I'm saying (but you quoted me before I finished editing my post..hehe...) Thanks for mentioning your personal experience.

heheh, one large quote...[/b]

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yup

Originally posted by dougdrums+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dougdrums)</div>

Originally posted by GestaltAlteration+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GestaltAlteration)

Originally posted by dougdrums

Originally posted by icedawg

Originally posted by GestaltAlteration
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Ice Dawg should run a PHP based one...

I felt a chat room might take away from discussion on the forum though, because then everyone would simply talk in there. i'm on another forum that put one up and i've always felt it hurt the forum.

You're absolutly right, I've hosted 3 message boards in my time (being an admin) it would make everyone jus thang out in there instead of posting anything... Thus new membes would not be appealed and once the chat room started to get old The place would shatter (like my third one). The way you have it set up is perfect, just the right ammount of topics and such.

That it is

Yah, that's exactly what I'm saying (but you quoted me before I finished editing my post..hehe...) Thanks for mentioning your personal experience.

heheh, one large quote...

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yup[/b][/quote]

^^^^ Ok I just had to do that for my own entertainment, but I have something really valuable to say!!!!!!!

I was a memeber to another forum a while back about liquid dancing(yes that is how i got my name)

Anyways, this forum hosted a chat room but only once a week on saturdays! It was eleven o'clock EST time and only on Saturdays. The admin would post the link to the chat room in a thread and there was a way that he made it so it would only activate at 11, or any given time. I do not know how to do this but I found this worked out great because throughout the week people would post as usual but on Saturdays everyone got to reflect upon previous posts and chat for a few hours.

Does anyone else think this is a good idea???

Icedawg, i believe you are admin, so ill talk to you. I think it would be a great idea if you could find out a way to do this. Friday or Saturday would probably be the best day to host it, and maybe you could find out how to make a seperate thread programed to post the link to a chat room at a certain time of your choosing. I think most people in here live in the U.S. so a good hour might be from 9 P.M. until 6 A.M. or something like that.

Anyways its just an idea i hope most of you will support.

We should just have a lucid dreaming summit.

Originally posted by liquid
Anyways, this forum hosted a chat room but only once a week on saturdays! It was eleven o'clock EST time and only on Saturdays. The admin would post the link to the chat room in a thread and there was a way that he made it so it would only activate at 11, or any given time. I do not know how to do this but I found this worked out great because throughout the week people would post as usual but on Saturdays everyone got to reflect upon previous posts and chat for a few hours.

Does anyone else think this is a good idea???

hrm. an interesting idea, and i like it better than having a permanently accessible chat on the site, but i'm still not completely sold on the whole chat thing. i'll think about it.

It would take a bit of work

Icedawg,

If you want to make a chat thingy at all, I'd suggest this:

http://www.digichat.com/

You can add your own avatars, it can have seperate rooms, pm's, moderators (with certain levels), etc. etc.

Take a looksie, maybe you'll liksie.

Hope I was helpful,

~ Michael : O'nus

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