VMB HAS A CHAT? Why doesn't anyone use it?

Alright, I'm home from work and in Chat.
All by myself.

 

This happened awhile ago, maybe a year or 2 ago. There was like 25 people in the chat room at one time.

 

Let me see if I can answer some chat questions and comments...

This is possible, but I'm not sure the current hosting service for the board will allow it. Plus, it would take some $$$$ technical skills from a developer to get it right.

This is usually the best bet. Make a post here on the board with a time and date inviting folks to join in. Blue Skadoo did this awhile back and there were a ton of folks in there.

It should already use your board username when you sign in. When I was testing it, I clicked the chat link and it automatically logged me in as SH0CK. That being said, if someone else on that IRC network is using your username already, it will give you a random one.

Like I said above, the best way we've found use of the chat was when some folks scheduled a time for everyone to join in and make a post here on the board. It can be as simple as "Every Tuesday at 7PM Vegas time" or whatever. It could be possible for the board to "promote" regularly scheduled chat meet up by posting a notice on the days and times the chat is taking place.

 

I think we had like 76 people in there when I did it. It was so much fun!

 

i've popped in chat a few times and i've been the only one there.

Don't think VMBers are chat people

 

Hi Blue! I think I was at that chat, too. Great fun!

 

So let's do it again!

 

The main reason chat was up and running on a few years ago, was that a core group of cyberpals, who had bonded at March Madness and the fall version of MM, extended that relationship to the chat room on an nightly basis. Observing this board for past decade or so, I would have to say that bunch was closest we've ever had to a family-type affair.

 

I'm kinda ignorant when it comes to Chat but was wondering if the board can post opening and closing times for it. Like maybe a popular time zone or two where it is more likely to have people home form work, school, or leisure times.

This way it's like a planned get together and we all know people will be there for an hr. or so. Then after an hr. or two or three we all say bye bye and do it all again tomorrow. Or something. I dunno. I'd go for this.

 

This is easy to do. I'm on the east coast, so the latest I can start is 8:30pm EST. this would be 7:30pm for Central, 6:30pm for Mountain, and 5:30 for Pacific.

I doubt I'll do an hour, but I will put forth an effort to show up.

See you tonight!

 

For setting up a chat session about the best thing to do is whoever wants to "host" the chat should just pick a time and a date when they can be there (picking a time and date when its likely others can be there) and then show up and sit around and wait.

If you try to find a "best" time that works for everybody - there is no time that will work for everybody. For whats a good evening time for the east coast the people on the west coast are all going to be coming home from work or having dinner... a good after dinner time for the west coast is going to be late for the east coast.

So really want to just pick a time that works for yourself and then hang around in the chat room so that if anybody shows up there is somebody there to chat.

 

Thank You for the reply. I am actually good with whatever management decides. I just think it is a shame to waste such a good social outlet with such fine people as VMB has to offer.

 

I agree with electroguy563 ...
Auggie you make a good point here ... maybe it will come to pass that the chat could be used for general chat about Las Vegas ... so that new people can come to know the regulars here at VMB.

 

Website specific real time chat is pretty much dead these days. People just don't have time to maintain lots of specific relationships and tend to stick to a single hub. Irc died for the masses when msn messenger took the world by storm and that in turn died when Facebook chat took off. There will be another king of the hill soon enough as well.

 

I was there for you.

[20:32:15] <TY31088> Yes.**The Chat is happening.
[20:34:07] <TY31088> Anybody here?
[20:35:28] <TY31088> 8:30 Eastern time

I'm waiting. Do you want this or not?

 

[20:37:29] <TY31088> Now it's kinda creepy
[20:37:33] <TY31088> just me
[20:37:38] <TY31088> alone
[20:37:51] <TY31088> in a Chat room
[20:38:08] <TY31088> looking for aremel
[20:38:16] <TY31088> in the dark

 

It just hit me. I have no clue where the chat function even is with the now-not-so-new new platform.

 

I nominate aremel as the 2014 (and likely 2015) official manager of VMB Chat. Duties including scheduling and hosting daily or weekly Chat events.

 

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