Stroxalarb Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 Has anyone ever wondered why there is no chat room on this site? I understand it would take a fair bit of work to organise and maintain, but I reckon it'd be a good idea to consider- save having to communicate solely through these message boards. Waddaya reckon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noble Kale Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 It's because a fair few of us use the other chat rooms for classic gaming (eg: #rgvc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malix Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 Also I think that if there was a chatroom here the msg board would die. Who would post a message when you can talk in real time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 As a non native english, I prefer a message board. English chat rooms are far to hectic for me to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnenhexer Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 @ Thomas: You are right, for non-english-speaking people an english chatroom would be not so much fun, a board is better. Who wants to chat can use ICQ or other messengers, my ICQ-UIN is 53281944 Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyXB Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 Lol And I have think I am the only one with this probleme. I can english (a bit), but if it goes to fast and if its to many I have no fun to read it. And one other probleme is the time. When we in germany awake you in USA goes sleep. So a massage Board is the best for all I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 I think we'll eventually have weekly chats, but probably not something 24 hours. We don't want to suck the life out of the message boards, so we feel a weekly chat is a nice compromise. People can plan to "attend" these chats, therefore we can have a higher percentage of AtariAge visitors gathered together at once, as opposed to the more haphazard, come-and-go nature of a 24-hour chat. But who knows, we have a few other things we need to finish on AtariAge before we tackle that project. It is something we want to organize soon, though. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 I'd rather use the message board. Chat rooms are way too cliquey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarinvader Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 Theres a time difference problem for us European guys aswell, it'll be empty when want to chat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc4 Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 I'm completely anti chat rooms. I like to be able to go back and read what is going on, what everyone is talking about and be able to catch up without asking stupid questions. I would not use a chat room and would probably stop attending. I enjoy the message lists here at Atariage. I can go back at any given time and step into a conversation without being too lost. I SAY NO TO CHAT ROOMS, EVIL, VILE, THINGS. ONLY BAD WILL COME OF IT I TELL YOU, BAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 yeah, please no 24h supermultiaudiovideochannels .... we don't need to be megaupdated geeks .... we're retrofreaks. i stricly use chat programms for jobs when informations and pictures or links have to be exchanged quickly .... and for a few atarians out there .... but it's more like a discussion for a few minutes not longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted March 1, 2002 Share Posted March 1, 2002 I like this web site just the way it is. If I have a question I just post it. or if any one else has a problem that I can answer then I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroxalarb Posted March 2, 2002 Author Share Posted March 2, 2002 Ok, sorry- guess I shouldn't have posted this. I get the picture; Chat room = bad. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jun Kazama Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 i think a chat room would be good but albert dont you think you would need a faster server for a chatroom b/c it does seem to be very slow or maybe its just traffic i dont know i would like a chatroom but thats my openion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VidGameKing Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 Jun Kazama, I take it you liked "Lord of the Rings"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroxalarb Posted March 2, 2002 Author Share Posted March 2, 2002 What I meant by the sugggestion was what Albert said- just have weekly hosted chats. I agree with you guys totally about having 24 hour chat- that wouldn't work. And maybe have two or three of them a week- at different times for different areas of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Stroxalarb: And maybe have two or three of them a week- at different times for different areas of the world. Yeah, given that we get such a large number of visitors from overseas, that's probably not a bad idea. I don't think we'd need more than two chats, one for North/South America and another for Europe. That doesn't mean picking a day and time for each of these chats will be any easier. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 I just don't want some mouth-breathing, basement dwelling, Spock-eared 45 year old asking me if I'm a 14 year old girl who'd like to come to Salt Lake City to meet him and his friend.... Shudder, shudder... Chats scare me (and no I DO NOT mean "cats" in French! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 Stan are you a 14 year old chick?.. you cute? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Perv! (but to answer yer question, yes and yes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 Just to throw my 2 cents in. I don't like chat rooms since the responses are generally limited to one or two lines, which doesn't give much room to get a complete thought out. And the real time nature also doesn't let the user go back and re-read their reply, so they can get better think and craft what they are saying. The conversation tends to get stale and banal quickly. But a once a week chat would be fine. It is nice to get an immediate response to your message. I would probably observe more then participate. And the members of this board tend to be much smarter then your average America Online user. "This is what I find most encouraging about the writing trades: They allow mediocre people who are patient and industrious to revise their stupidity, to edit themselves into something like intelligence. They also allow lunatics to seem saner then sane."--- Kurt Vonnegut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jun Kazama Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 quote: Originally posted by marialover: Jun Kazama, I take it you liked "Lord of the Rings"? LOL the movie or the book? i thought the movie sucked but the book is great [ 03-02-2002: Message edited by: Jun Kazama ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc4 Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 Chat rooms suck, I agree that random people would and could easily abuse the system and it would be a mess for everyone. I HATE CHAT ROOMS, THEY SUCK!!!! And no I'm not coming to anyones house in Pawtucket later to visit. (HMM maybe if we all had mini cams on our computers) Nah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_sky Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 yeah i hate chat rooms.. too much like real life.. left behind stuck in silence, wondering why you dont have any positive input. Feels to much like a forced social situation to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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