Popular Post Saru Posted January 1, 2022 Popular Post #1 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Just in time for New Year, we are officially relaunching our live chat room - and it is available to use right now! This isn't the exact same chat room that we used to have ( Invision discontinued it some years ago ), however it offers all the same features, enabling real-time discussion between members. The chat room can be found at the top of the board index on both desktop and mobile. A big thank you to our moderators and Patreon subscribers (who had beta access over the last few weeks) for their help testing out the room. ( Not a Patreon subscriber yet ? Click here to learn more ) As always, if you run into any issues or have any questions about the functionality of the room, please let me know. 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted January 2, 2022 #2 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) There's not much going on in the chat room. And I think that's because we cannot see if anyone else is already present before entering the room. So we just enter, just to see so and so entered before, and then left because there was no one present. And then we leave too. I have had my own forum, a decade ago. I had installed a socalled 'shoutbox' at the bottom of my site. Only those who were members ànd logged in, could read it, and subsequently join the discussion if they wanted to. Is something like that possible here, @Saru Edited January 2, 2022 by Abramelin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted January 2, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted January 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, Abramelin said: And I think that's because we cannot see if anyone else is already present before entering the room. There's a user counter in the menu at the top of the page (desktop only). Currently no way to show it on mobile. 4 minutes ago, Abramelin said: I have had my own forum, a decade ago. I had installed a socalled 'shoutbox' at the bottom of my site. Only those who were members ànd logged in, could read it, and subsequently joined the discussion if they wanted to. Is something like that possible here, @Saru That's what this is, except I didn't think people would appreciate being automatically logged into it on every page and at all times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted January 2, 2022 #4 Share Posted January 2, 2022 10 minutes ago, Saru said: That's what this is, except I didn't think people would appreciate being automatically logged into it on every page and at all times. Sorry, I don't get that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted January 2, 2022 #5 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Let's say that there was a way to know that a number of people are already present before you enter the chatroom. Is that possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rashore Posted January 2, 2022 #6 Share Posted January 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Abramelin said: Let's say that there was a way to know that a number of people are already present before you enter the chatroom. Is that possible? There is a number bubble that pops up if people are in chat. If there isn't anyone in chat, there is no bubble. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted January 2, 2022 #7 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, rashore said: There is a number bubble that pops up if people are in chat. If there isn't anyone in chat, there is no bubble. Heh, ok. I never saw a 'bubble'. Maybe you or Saru should post something like a manual? Edited January 2, 2022 by Abramelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted January 2, 2022 Author #8 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted January 2, 2022 #9 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Saru said: Ok, I got it: Edited January 2, 2022 by Abramelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ouija ouija Posted January 3, 2022 #10 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Okay, so we can see how many people are in the chat room BUT . . . . we don't know who they are. Is it, perhaps, someone we'd rather avoid? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rashore Posted January 3, 2022 #11 Share Posted January 3, 2022 16 minutes ago, ouija ouija said: Okay, so we can see how many people are in the chat room BUT . . . . we don't know who they are. Is it, perhaps, someone we'd rather avoid? If you would rather not chat with someone, then don't. Just like threads, if one does not want to interact with another member, they don't have to. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted January 3, 2022 Author #12 Share Posted January 3, 2022 25 minutes ago, ouija ouija said: Okay, so we can see how many people are in the chat room BUT . . . . we don't know who they are. Is it, perhaps, someone we'd rather avoid? The chat room will be improved over time, an active users list for the chat is something I'll be looking in to. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Serenity Posted January 3, 2022 #13 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Cool beans! I can so nothing again. XD 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccr8 Posted January 4, 2022 #14 Share Posted January 4, 2022 On 1/2/2022 at 1:40 PM, Abramelin said: Heh, ok. I never saw a 'bubble'. Maybe you or Saru should post something like a manual? Hi Rob Because you are using a smart phone it doesn't show. When I logged in yesterday I saw a notification on the chat and thought it was a message so went in and didn't see anything then when I came out it showed there were 2 in the bubble and went back wondering what was that green bubble about then when I went back out figured that it was number of people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Old Man Posted January 7, 2022 #15 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Hello~! World Earth Dwellers~ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander CMG Posted January 7, 2022 #16 Share Posted January 7, 2022 On 1/3/2022 at 2:49 PM, rashore said: If you would rather not chat with someone, then don't. Just like threads, if one does not want to interact with another member, they don't have to. Might be a bit awkward, walking in when you see 1 active person in the chat room bubble, and find it's @acute you quickly try not to make eye contact and slip before he see's you 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+joc Posted January 21, 2022 #17 Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) First I thought the solution to the Chat Room would be a Notification Bell. A Notification Bell would allow members to both engage the chat room and engage the forums...but then again...how is that any different than Personal Messaging? It is really the same thing. So, now I am thinking that the solution lies in the members ability to be in the room and on the forums at the same time. Perhaps a notification in the bell we already have that says @Whoever just mentioned you in the Chat Room. You just click on the chatroom and re-engage the members in the room. But again, without the ability to be in the room and on the forums at the same time, I don't see how the chat room will ever work. Edited January 21, 2022 by joc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted January 21, 2022 Author #18 Share Posted January 21, 2022 12 hours ago, joc said: First I thought the solution to the Chat Room would be a Notification Bell. A Notification Bell would allow members to both engage the chat room and engage the forums...but then again...how is that any different than Personal Messaging? It is really the same thing. So, now I am thinking that the solution lies in the members ability to be in the room and on the forums at the same time. Perhaps a notification in the bell we already have that says @Whoever just mentioned you in the Chat Room. You just click on the chatroom and re-engage the members in the room. But again, without the ability to be in the room and on the forums at the same time, I don't see how the chat room will ever work. As things stand, you can log into the chat room in one browser tab and then browse/post on the forums in another. This is essentially how things worked when we had the chat room before - we never had members logged into the chat on every page. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taniwha Posted July 13, 2022 #19 Share Posted July 13, 2022 I wanted to say "Poops I dont know how I got here" but didn't know how to even post it. Anyone know the ritual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted July 13, 2022 Author #20 Share Posted July 13, 2022 38 minutes ago, taniwha said: I wanted to say "Poops I dont know how I got here" but didn't know how to even post it. Anyone know the ritual? Sorry, I'm not sure what you are asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted July 13, 2022 #21 Share Posted July 13, 2022 42 minutes ago, taniwha said: I wanted to say "Poops I dont know how I got here" but didn't know how to even post it. Anyone know the ritual? Last I checked you click on "enter chatroom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taniwha Posted July 13, 2022 #22 Share Posted July 13, 2022 1 hour ago, XenoFish said: Last I checked you click on "enter chatroom". Ok I found I could type a comment but couldn't see how to post it? Any way I found I could leave by clicking 'leave chatroom' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taniwha Posted July 13, 2022 #23 Share Posted July 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Saru said: Sorry, I'm not sure what you are asking. Yes I don't see how to post a comment in the chatroom, if that's what you do in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted July 13, 2022 Author #24 Share Posted July 13, 2022 5 minutes ago, taniwha said: Yes I don't see how to post a comment in the chatroom, if that's what you do in there? You just type in what you'd like to say and then press enter to submit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taniwha Posted July 13, 2022 #25 Share Posted July 13, 2022 15 minutes ago, Saru said: You just type in what you'd like to say and then press enter to submit it. That's the problem there is no enter on my display. Unless it's somewhere I'm not looking my phone must be out of date most likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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