Chat Room?

Suffolk 83 · 10-24-2009, 04:08 PM

I've thought about a chatroom here. There's not a ton of members so it wouldn't get used hardly at all but if there were an event announced- like "Chat on Wednesday Night 9pm. I think the regulars would show up. Just a thought. Not sure on the logistics of it as far as the internet geekeology and potential costs but it might not be a bad idea.

It'd be interesting to read some real time banter w/o the benefits of time to censor yourself. Once a week or once or whatever works COULD be interesting.

BarbaricManchurian · 10-24-2009, 05:20 PM

use IRC

palindrome · 10-24-2009, 07:57 PM

is IRC still even around anymore?

BarbaricManchurian · 10-24-2009, 08:27 PM

yes, lots of hackers us it for ad hoc chatrooms to discuss what to do.

Ron Newman · 10-24-2009, 09:06 PM

even the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, at Harvard Law School, still uses IRC.

vanshnookenraggen · 10-24-2009, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarbaricManchurian

use IRC

Twitter has become the new IRC for my friends.

JohnAKeith · 10-24-2009, 11:08 PM

Both sound good to me.

czsz · 10-25-2009, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vanshnookenraggen

Twitter has become the new IRC for my friends.

Yeah I was going to say (in response to Ron) that the Berkman Center people who use IRC are mostly an older crowd. The younger fellows there are Twitter fanatics.

kennedy · 10-27-2009, 10:55 PM

This would be pretty cool. I don't know anything about IRC, but Twitter isn't really a chat room. So if they're similar...yeah.

Suffolk is right though. Give particular dates, and give a topic, and just go at it. Figure a half-hour to an hour, depending on how active everyone is.

briv · 10-28-2009, 12:26 AM

I'll look into adding some kind of simple chat or something. I'm constantly hearing about Twitter, but, for the life of me, I just dont get it.

10-24-2009, 04:08 PM	#1
Suffolk 83 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,029	Chat Room? I've thought about a chatroom here. There's not a ton of members so it wouldn't get used hardly at all but if there were an event announced- like "Chat on Wednesday Night 9pm. I think the regulars would show up. Just a thought. Not sure on the logistics of it as far as the internet geekeology and potential costs but it might not be a bad idea. It'd be interesting to read some real time banter w/o the benefits of time to censor yourself. Once a week or once or whatever works COULD be interesting.

10-24-2009, 05:20 PM	#2
BarbaricManchurian Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 786	Re: Chat Room? use IRC

10-24-2009, 07:57 PM	#3
palindrome Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 1,758	Re: Chat Room? is IRC still even around anymore?

10-24-2009, 08:27 PM	#4
BarbaricManchurian Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 786	Re: Chat Room? yes, lots of hackers us it for ad hoc chatrooms to discuss what to do.

10-24-2009, 09:06 PM	#5
Ron Newman Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Davis Square, Somerville, MA Posts: 7,916	Re: Chat Room? even the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, at Harvard Law School, still uses IRC.

10-24-2009, 11:08 PM	#7
JohnAKeith Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 2,646	Re: Chat Room? Both sound good to me. __________________ In ancient Rome, the median income person was a slave.

10-27-2009, 10:55 PM	#9
kennedy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Marblehead & Columbia, MO Posts: 2,820	Re: Chat Room? This would be pretty cool. I don't know anything about IRC, but Twitter isn't really a chat room. So if they're similar...yeah. Suffolk is right though. Give particular dates, and give a topic, and just go at it. Figure a half-hour to an hour, depending on how active everyone is. __________________ A blog I started with a few friends: The Bureau

10-28-2009, 12:26 AM	#10
briv Administrator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,986	Re: Chat Room? I'll look into adding some kind of simple chat or something. I'm constantly hearing about Twitter, but, for the life of me, I just dont get it.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
FDR's dorm room	PaulC	Existing Development	9	01-02-2009 09:20 AM