Ben Hur Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 i know we have the live chat.. this is different. basically what it is is a little box at the top of the forum index. any member can basically say anything and there it is.. its useful for many sites. heres an example http://christianforums.com/ (they call it a chatbox).. and it gets many more people than the live chat it would be agreat feature to add :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMann Veteran Posted August 2, 2004 Veteran Share Posted August 2, 2004 They can cause hellish problems. (Swearing) Also they can have to effect of slowing down websites and make them look slightly, in my experience tacky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hur Posted August 2, 2004 Author Share Posted August 2, 2004 oh.. i think it would still be a great idea, we can keep the swear filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 I dont think so. Neowin is too busy for a shoutbox...when someone shouts, there will be another 5 people shouting at the same time. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dt26 Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 I've never really seen the point of a Shoutbox on site that has a forum And I especially don't see the point in a Shoutbox on a site that has a forum AND a chat thingy It's pointless, you gets me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hur Posted August 2, 2004 Author Share Posted August 2, 2004 ok.. change it to this.. make the chat thingy embeddid in the main page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boffa Jones Veteran Posted August 2, 2004 Veteran Share Posted August 2, 2004 Im not sure what they can do with the chat to make it popular, but i mean just idle in there like micheal, the more people in it at once the bigger the chance it will get used. I think the mods should take shifts or at least try to get in there whenever they arent too busy, because you are guarenteed for people to use it if a mod is in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~clean Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 If People wanna chat they will go into the chat. Plus enbeding it in the main page for all users will make a huge strain on the server. not realy worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aem4162 Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 neowin doesn't need a shoutbox. pm each other and talk bad about the rest of the members of neowin if youy HAVE to whine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hur Posted August 3, 2004 Author Share Posted August 3, 2004 i wasnt wanting it to whine :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted August 3, 2004 Global Moderator Share Posted August 3, 2004 constant flamming... no one will be able to moderate every word said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Dorr Veteran Posted August 3, 2004 Veteran Share Posted August 3, 2004 Im not sure what they can do with the chat to make it popular, but i mean just idle in there like micheal, the more people in it at once the bigger the chance it will get used. I think the mods should take shifts or at least try to get in there whenever they arent too busy, because you are guarenteed for people to use it if a mod is in there. I'd be in there 24/7 if there was an external app I could use to connect to it. I think a lot of other people would, as well. Someone want to program it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 I'd be in there 24/7 if there was an external app I could use to connect to it. Why's that? :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hur Posted August 3, 2004 Author Share Posted August 3, 2004 well how about linking the irc #neowin to the live chat. ie making the chat available from mirc and embedding it in the webpage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boffa Jones Veteran Posted August 3, 2004 Veteran Share Posted August 3, 2004 Yeah, im not really in love with the way the chat works right now.... *cough*4000*cough* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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