Chat?

BlueLikeJazz
BlueLikeJazz Posts: 219 Member
edited October 5 in Chit-Chat
I remember a while ago there was an MFP chat floating around somewhere that people rarely used...is it still in existence? And if not, can we start one? I really would like to chat with MFPers in real time.

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  • tkn11
    tkn11 Posts: 276 Member
    agreed!
  • afv417
    afv417 Posts: 466 Member
    oh, oh, me too!
  • yesiamaduck
    yesiamaduck Posts: 531 Member
    Here here!
  • lemonadem
    lemonadem Posts: 398 Member
    Horrible idea. Then I really would get absolutely nothing done!

    :-P
  • Helenatrandom
    Helenatrandom Posts: 1,166 Member
    Horrible idea. Then I really would get absolutely nothing done!

    :-P
    Either great minds think alike, or we share a brain! :laugh:
  • tdoerr2
    tdoerr2 Posts: 89
    Good Morning,

    I also would like a chat feature.
  • soriondee5
    soriondee5 Posts: 15 Member
    I agree, I never want to call up a real-life friend and tell them OMG I'm about to binge, but I would totally log on and talk to you kind people who share the same goals!
  • BlueLikeJazz
    BlueLikeJazz Posts: 219 Member
    Yay! There are so many people here that are super-active so I think a chat would go over well.

    I'll keep waiting to see if anyone replies who remembers the old chat and if it's still there somewhere. Otherwise, does anyone know a place we could start a free chat? I know of Chatango but that isn't always the most stable, it tends to be a bit fickle and not work for me depending where I am. Any others?
  • kapeluza
    kapeluza Posts: 3,434 Member
    Forget about chat. Go and download ventrilo, buy microphones, and talk. Although, maybe that might be a tad creepy now that I think of it. :indifferent:
  • BlueLikeJazz
    BlueLikeJazz Posts: 219 Member
    Forget about chat. Go and download ventrilo, buy microphones, and talk. Although, maybe that might be a tad creepy now that I think of it. :indifferent:

    lol well it's an interesting thought, but probably not the best idea for those of us that are currently in class (me!) or at work. Plus trolls in voice chat are so much more obnoxious than in text chat.
  • TheDoctor90
    TheDoctor90 Posts: 461 Member
    Problem with chat - very hard to moderate.
    Also directs attention away from the main forum, which is a semi permanent record of all the wonderful advice given.
  • BlueLikeJazz
    BlueLikeJazz Posts: 219 Member
    Problem with chat - very hard to moderate.
    Also directs attention away from the main forum, which is a semi permanent record of all the wonderful advice given.

    I do see your point. However, I attend two separate chats on a semi-regular basis, both recovery-related (which is total troll bait) and they're managed fairly successfully with a few mods who come on chat regularly. Also, both of these websites have extremely active forums, the chat is just a supplement. Chat serves a different function than message boards. I don't think it would take away from what already exists here.

    I guess my thought is that it doesn't hurt to try starting one, and if it's a total failure (no one comes to chat, too many trolls, not enough moderation)...then it gets deleted. No biggie.
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