Forum Chat Room - Wildlife Gardeners

MrILoveTheAnts · 09-28-2009, 11:42 PM

This place could use a chat room I think.

I've used meebo chatrooms before, though I haven't quite gotten the embedded video part to work. The occasional ad pops up in them them (as a line of chat usually getting you to buy a TV. But other then that they're not annoying at all.

Anyone know other options available?

Hedgerowe · 09-29-2009, 05:12 AM

MrILoveTheAnts, my experience with chat rooms is nil, so please bear with my question: How would a chat room improve the site?

Stoloniferous · 09-29-2009, 05:46 AM

To answer your question Hedge, chatrooms are a nifty social feature that allows a typed conversation to happen at a real-time pace. It's a more spontanious format than a board. In most cases, I think, the conversations aren't kept around for more than a few minutes or hours, so in such discussions you don't have to worry about spelling or about the conversation being read a year later.

Such a tool is useful for a scheduled conversation, I.e. "let's meet in the chatroom at 7 pm to iron out the details of our project". It's slower than a phone conversation, but "safe" for those who aren't willing to give out their phone numbers.

The down side is that chat rooms are prone to utter sillyness. I would suggest that you try a chatroom out on another forum, but chances are you would see some discouraging buffoonery going on.

Hedgerowe · 09-29-2009, 06:00 AM

Thanks Stononiferous. I DO know what a chat room is (I am not a complete Neanderthal, I just look like one

), I am only wondering how it would improve the site. Actually, if people want it and would use it, it is a good idea. Would it free up server space and things like that? Would it be difficult for those with dial-up to use?

Stoloniferous · 09-29-2009, 08:43 AM

Don't know and don't know, I'm afraid. A chatroom might not be a worthwhile addition. Maybe some other folks will weigh in. . .

Hedgerowe · 09-29-2009, 08:51 AM

It might be an outstanding addition. Okay, I admit it--I am a Neanderthal--technologically superior beings will hopefully have some views.

WG Admin · 09-29-2009, 09:51 AM

WG has an owned application for live chat installed. The application WG has is compatible with vBulletin. Compatible doesn't mean it will work for us with other third party applications running.

We could trial live chat after we're done with priority site enhancements.

Staff · 09-29-2009, 10:28 AM

Our app is not ad supported. Registered members would be able to use their existing username and password to log on to live chat.

There was talk of making live chat available once a week for 2 hours. It would be too risky to try offering this right now. It could interfere with other features we're launching. This is one of those features that was on our to-do list if there was enough interest.

Thank you for suggesting a chat feature MrILoveTheAnts.

MaggyNoLia · 09-30-2009, 11:07 PM

I'd like the addition of a chat feature here.

milkweed · 10-25-2009, 01:46 PM

Fellow Neanderthal here. I find chat room conversations move faster than I type. Hunt...pick...
But I've been on sites where members have started a post for an on going conversations. Thats easier that PM reply PM again...

09-28-2009, 11:42 PM	#1
MrILoveTheAnts 1st Place Winner Winner Butterfly/Moth Contest & Official Ant Man Join Date: May 2009 Location: New Jersey	Forum Chat Room This place could use a chat room I think. I've used meebo chatrooms before, though I haven't quite gotten the embedded video part to work. The occasional ad pops up in them them (as a line of chat usually getting you to buy a TV. But other then that they're not annoying at all. Anyone know other options available? __________________ MrILoveTheAnt's Blog, Ant Chat, & Native Plants for Honeybees

09-29-2009, 09:51 AM	#7
WG Admin WG's Mr. Tomato Head Join Date: Nov 2008	WG has an owned application for live chat installed. The application WG has is compatible with vBulletin. Compatible doesn't mean it will work for us with other third party applications running. We could trial live chat after we're done with priority site enhancements. __________________ "If gardening isn't a pleasure for you, chances are the work will merely give you a rotten disposition. If you'd rather be golfing or fishing, get a bumper sticker that says so, and forget gardening." Elsa Bakalar

09-29-2009, 10:28 AM	#8
Staff WG Staff Join Date: Nov 2008	Our app is not ad supported. Registered members would be able to use their existing username and password to log on to live chat. There was talk of making live chat available once a week for 2 hours. It would be too risky to try offering this right now. It could interfere with other features we're launching. This is one of those features that was on our to-do list if there was enough interest. Thank you for suggesting a chat feature MrILoveTheAnts. __________________ The tendency of man's nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downwards. -Mencius

10-25-2009, 01:46 PM	#10
milkweed Heron Join Date: May 2009 Location: Indiana	Fellow Neanderthal here. I find chat room conversations move faster than I type. Hunt...pick... But I've been on sites where members have started a post for an on going conversations. Thats easier that PM reply PM again... __________________ We do not inherit the land from our fathers, we borrow it from our children.

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09-29-2009, 05:12 AM	#2
Hedgerowe Pope Join Date: May 2009 Location: Virginia	MrILoveTheAnts, my experience with chat rooms is nil, so please bear with my question: How would a chat room improve the site?

09-29-2009, 05:46 AM	#3
Stoloniferous Too Wild To Garden Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Franklin, Massachusetts, United States	To answer your question Hedge, chatrooms are a nifty social feature that allows a typed conversation to happen at a real-time pace. It's a more spontanious format than a board. In most cases, I think, the conversations aren't kept around for more than a few minutes or hours, so in such discussions you don't have to worry about spelling or about the conversation being read a year later. Such a tool is useful for a scheduled conversation, I.e. "let's meet in the chatroom at 7 pm to iron out the details of our project". It's slower than a phone conversation, but "safe" for those who aren't willing to give out their phone numbers. The down side is that chat rooms are prone to utter sillyness. I would suggest that you try a chatroom out on another forum, but chances are you would see some discouraging buffoonery going on.

09-29-2009, 06:00 AM	#4
Hedgerowe Pope Join Date: May 2009 Location: Virginia	Thanks Stononiferous. I DO know what a chat room is (I am not a complete Neanderthal, I just look like one ), I am only wondering how it would improve the site. Actually, if people want it and would use it, it is a good idea. Would it free up server space and things like that? Would it be difficult for those with dial-up to use?

09-29-2009, 08:43 AM	#5
Stoloniferous Too Wild To Garden Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Franklin, Massachusetts, United States	Don't know and don't know, I'm afraid. A chatroom might not be a worthwhile addition. Maybe some other folks will weigh in. . .

09-29-2009, 08:51 AM	#6
Hedgerowe Pope Join Date: May 2009 Location: Virginia	It might be an outstanding addition. Okay, I admit it--I am a Neanderthal--technologically superior beings will hopefully have some views.

09-30-2009, 11:07 PM	#9
MaggyNoLia Fox Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Carolina	I'd like the addition of a chat feature here.