Chat Issues, Etc.

[thepast]

Hi everyone!

As the site keeps growing, our chat keeps growing as well! I am seeking ideas/suggestions/input on different things you'd like in chat (programming wise)... here are a few things we've tried in the past, just as examples:

1. Chat Mentoring Program: Paired off experienced & new Doms/subs/switches and provided structured mentoring program on a weekly basis...

2. Structured/Moderated Topic Chats: Opened up a room in the chat at a certain time & date for a discussion on a specific topic.


All right, so let's hear your ideas! Everything (logical) will be taken under consideration, though anything completely irrational, goofy, illogical, insane, impossible or otherwise extraordinarily bizarre may not quite make the final cut...

Thanks!

delia
Chat Admin

[violett]

Great ideas Delia........ I can't think of anything specific at the moment but will be sure to let you know if I do

[Midnite]

before you can go in to chat, I think you should have to completely fill your profile out, I don't know if this can be done, but it would cut down on a lot of confusion

[annie]

before you can go in to chat, I think you should have to completely fill your profile out, I don't know if this can be done, but it would cut down on a lot of confusion

Ummmmm no so sure I like that one. I can picture every male sub in town then knowing exactly who to hit on, which is annoying in the best of cases.

Plus, if people want to fill out their profiles they do. If they don't want their profiles completed they are just going to provide false information so you probably haven't gained anything.

Just a few examples of how that could create issues.

[thepast]

Midnite,
There are certain parts of folks' profiles that are mandatory to fill in, and others where they can expand as much (or as little!) as they want. For whatever reason, some folks choose one way or the other, or middle ground... the Site's policy is only that the mandatory fields be filled in.

So, although perhaps irritating to folks, it's up to the user how much they wish to disclose in their profile... You can always ask someone though Most people are more then happy to talk about themselves! hehe...

Thanks for the suggestion, keep the ideas coming, folks!

Regards,
delia

[angelic.zest]

1. Chat Mentoring Program: Paired off experienced & new Doms/subs/switches and provided structured mentoring program on a weekly basis...

i think thats a great idea, i still remember my mentor giggles...its a really great way to get to know ppl(non-sexually) and chit chat about the library be it rt or ol...good idea delia

[Red Dragon {mpellegrino}]

Hi everyone!

1. Chat Mentoring Program: Paired off experienced & new Doms/subs/switches and provided structured mentoring program on a weekly basis...

2. Structured/Moderated Topic Chats: Opened up a room in the chat at a certain time & date for a discussion on a specific topic.

I think 1. is an excellent idea. We did ir befoer and I think it was a really excellent idea. Might be worth asking past mentors/mentees who it might be improved upon and enhanced.

Again I think 2. is an excellent idea perhaps using one of the rooms in chat so as not to disturb the body of the kirk and perhaps a greater to steer people to the right room for chat. Choice of Host important here I think.

Live long

Dragon.

[Arria]

@ Midnite: Basically a good idea, but there are always the ones who don´t even bother to look at people´s profiles before bursting into chat and without any hello or other polite niceties start to PM whomever who might fit their prey pattern...

As for the rest, I agree with Annie, last but not least because there are people here for which it could create problems in real life if their likings became known (whatever the reasons for that might be).

[~hellish one~]

I have an idea. A different set of smileys for chat. I absolutely can't stand those smileys. (and I'm not alone here) I always curse when I forget about them and accidently use one. lol

Oh and what's with my text changing colors? going from purple to black and then back to purple again?

The chat mentoring thing isn't something I would be interested in, but I think it would definitely be a good idea to implement.

[thepast]

1. smilies are the ones that come with the program. we are looking into uploading others, but it takes a while to find ones that actually work in the room (a lot of the "real" smilies won't work for various reasons). So stay tuned on that.

2. The font color is a bizarre thing. If you use IE, it will hold your color 90% of the time (I rarely have an issue where it makes it disappear). If you use Firefox, there are odds & ends that don't work---font color, clicking someone's name before/after writing the msg to them. Also if you make a really long word that the program reads as scrolling (i.e. helllllloooooooooooooooooooooooooooo) it will appear in default black no matter what your color is.

Hope this helps!

d

[hurricane1]

How about a voice chat???

[thepast]

Hi h1,
At this point, that's not possible... the chat program we have doesn't support voice & we aren't really looking to get another new program. However, YIM & MSN, skype, etc. offer great voice services to chat with people--alone or in a conference.

delia

[~hellish one~]

how about a little thing that lets you know who is in chat before you login? that's a good idea!

[snowflake]

Delia Wrote:

1. Chat Mentoring Program: Paired off experienced & new Doms/subs/switches and provided structured mentoring program on a weekly basis...

2. Structured/Moderated Topic Chats: Opened up a room in the chat at a certain time & date for a discussion on a specific topic.

I think these an awesome ideas.. Especially the first one...

Maybe also find ways to show others how to express themselves a bit .. It is kind of frustrating when you type a 5 sentence comment and get a one word reply while playing.. maybe that is just me..

Midnite Wrote:

before you can go in to chat, I think you should have to completely fill your profile out, I don't know if this can be done, but it would cut down on a lot of confusion

I think this could be maybe a little more lenient but it certainly would help to at least give an idea on role you play.. whether you are a sub Dom/me or switch or trying to find your place... your gender.. what gender interests you... if you are particular... and possibly age..


Thanks Delia for starting this .. I wish you the best of luck with it..

hugs
snow

[oww-that-hurt]

2009 has not been a good year for me in the chat room

heck, even the main site has been impossible to get into some days

currently when i try to get into chat, i get a notice that the connection was interrupted during negotiations

a few days ago i got in but it was as if i was a voiceless fly on the wall

one recent day when i got in there was absolutely nobody else there, even after i hung around and did a few things at my desk, waiting to see if anybody showed up

has something happened to the site that makes it difficult for those with 56k dial-ups?

all of my software is 100% up-to-date (done daily), the computer is barely a month old, i clean up all history items daily when i shut down, it doesn't matter if i use IE or FireFox... that is just some background info

[Resist]

2009 has not been a good year for me in the chat room

heck, even the main site has been impossible to get into some days

currently when i try to get into chat, i get a notice that the connection was interrupted during negotiations

a few days ago i got in but it was as if i was a voiceless fly on the wall

one recent day when i got in there was absolutely nobody else there, even after i hung around and did a few things at my desk, waiting to see if anybody showed up

has something happened to the site that makes it difficult for those with 56k dial-ups?

all of my software is 100% up-to-date (done daily), the computer is barely a month old, i clean up all history items daily when i shut down, it doesn't matter if i use IE or FireFox... that is just some background info

Your computer is barely a month old and yet you have dial-up? That sucks Splurge on DSL or whatever. It's worth it!

[51ut4u]

Hello E/everyone,
Has A/anyone had any experience with comcast and not being able to log onto ANY chat room.
Thanks
-mary