Does anyone ever use the chat room?

Grim

Just wondering when people are often in the chat room, if ever?
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Ophelia · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:17 am Post subject:

Saffron and I discussed this a while ago. We are both interested in using the chatroom but found that it's difficult to attract other members' attention as there are so many other things to look at on the main page.
One improvement Chris made was that when you read somebody's post it is mentioned on the left whether this person is now online or off-line.
If you are interested in a chat and see that other members are online, give it a try. I think it would be nice if the chatroom was used more than it is now.

Mr. Pessimistic · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:35 am Post subject:

Penelope · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:58 am Post subject:

OOOh....I like your attavar Mr.P. Very Happy

Grim · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:07 pm Post subject:

Honestly I have never seen anyone else online, perhaps that is part of the problem Sad

Penelope · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:28 am Post subject:

Of course the time difference makes us vary when we are on-line.

The European time difference means that most of our Booktalk notification emails come through during the night when we are asleep and I (personally) attend to them the next morning when you are probably asleep. Very Happy

Mr. Pessimistic · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:25 am Post subject:

Mr. Pessimistic · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:25 am Post subject:

Penelope · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:05 am Post subject:

Mr P said:-

Celinio · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:44 pm Post subject:

I created a chat room on irc a while ago but nobody has visited it.

Saffron · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:34 am Post subject:

I think one way to improve the use of the chatroom a bell tone alert when someone entered or if it were possible to invite someone (that was online - I do notice people online when I am) with some sort of instant message that they would see where ever they were on Booktalk.

One more thing, have multiple links to the chatroom. There could be one at the top of the page as well as one on the left side. Or even a small button that changes color when someone is in the chatroom.

Penelope · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:06 pm Post subject:

Saffron - just to say, I don't trust myself in the Chatroom. So eager to communicate......

But when one places a 'post' one has a little time to think about the effect of that post on the other person/persons...

The chatroom is so immediate...it can cause all kinds of problems....

Not for me...but others....

Thomas Hood · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:42 pm Post subject:

Chris OConnor · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:37 pm Post subject:

We definitely need to figure out ways to use our chat room more often. This will be next on the list. As of right now I have been spending my time on several other upgrades that you'll learn about within a few days. I think you guys are going to be very excited about at least one of them.

Please remind me about the chat room issue. We need to do a few things to make it more inviting, such as...

1. A "CHAT" link in the top green navigation bar.
2. A sound that we all hear when someone enters the chat room
3. The main entrance to the chat should probably be right up top above the forums, but below the book images.

tarav · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:28 pm Post subject:

I am always up for chatting when I am on. Feel free to pm me if you are on with me and would like to chat!


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