View Poll Results: What do you think of the Chatbox?

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  • It's cool. I like it. You should keep it around.

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  • I don't / probably won't use it. But leave it around for others.

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    I am glad to see the chatbox. In my opinion it allows for a more personal interaction with other forum members. IMHO, information lost in chat is usually of a "timely" nature and centers around current events. Also, chat boxes or chatrooms ,can spur facetiousness and perhaps not everything mentioned in chat is of a nature that we, collectively, would want to hang around in perpetuity.

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    zzOne thing that might make the chatbox a little more user friendly would be a list of members currently logged in to it. So you would know if anyone was really there or simply their archive ghosts from an hour ago.....

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    If you look at the bottom of the front forum page it lists active members that are online. I don't know how often it refreshes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Trillium View Post
    zzOne thing that might make the chatbox a little more user friendly would be a list of members currently logged in to it. So you would know if anyone was really there or simply their archive ghosts from an hour ago.....
    That would be a cool feature. Unfortunately, I have no control over that. I may start looking into alternative chatboxes to see if there's a better one out there.

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    I've never been into chatting, so it does not work for me. But if there are enough users who like it, fine, it's not in the way.


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    i think its best use is for the pre podcast chats..... before u stream is up. It also is kinda like a fountain pen facebook wall. i will certainly keep using it!

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    I don't really use chats very much because I spend way too much time on them when I do use them.... and I never know when to just "hang up" without seeming rude, LOL, but keep the Chat for others to use; it doesn't bother me at all and enhances the site

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    i figured the scrollback was due to autorefresh, but is that the last word? it's really kind of jarring to the point where i find it hard to view. otherwise, i think it is a neat feature, something a little different, something conducive potentially to community building....

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    I have seen the chatbox on other sites that does not scroll like that and refreshes smoothly. I think it may be a browser thing but not sure since now it's is sometimes refreshing smoothly, sometimes not on whatever browser I use.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KrazyIvan View Post
    I have seen the chatbox on other sites that does not scroll like that and refreshes smoothly. I think it may be a browser thing but not sure since now it's is sometimes refreshing smoothly, sometimes not on whatever browser I use.
    Now that I tested it for a whole two seconds, I like it.
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