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"VOTE HERE FOR CHAT (OR NOT)"

Should Special Reserve have a chat room?

Or not.

One "man" one vote.

State you arguments too.

(Several days have now elapsed)

Here is the result of the Vote:

These guys voted NO:
Ant
Fishstick
Darkness
Bronzefinger
Sniper
Goatboy
Webmaster
M16
Terry

These guys voted or interpreted as YES:
Reaper
er-no
The Game
Monkey
Laurence
pb
Venom
Lewq
Morrigan
Time Warp
Grix

These guys are on the FENCE:
Batistuta
Tony
Tarrant
Sheepy
Edgy - who doesn't really care cos he doesn't use chatrooms much at all....

Should Special Reserve have a chat room?

Or not.

One "man" one vote.

State you arguments too.

(Several days have now elapsed)

Here is the result of the Vote:

These guys voted NO:
Ant
Fishstick
Darkness
Bronzefinger
Sniper
Goatboy
Webmaster
M16
Terry

These guys voted or interpreted as YES:
Reaper
er-no
The Game
Monkey
Laurence
pb
Venom
Lewq
Morrigan
Time Warp
Grix

These guys are on the FENCE:
Batistuta
Tony
Tarrant
Sheepy
Edgy - who doesn't really care cos he doesn't use chatrooms much at all....

I say NO.

The FOG has always been a discussion forum, and a discussion forum it should stay. I mean, all the posts are recorded, and on here we can all look back at what we've previously written. Also, I believe we function better like this. It means friendly arguments and topics are discussed for longer, without stupid internet language, and annoying little symbols.

A discussion forum is what the FOG has been. We all met in this discussion forum, we all laughed at Sniper being killed in this discussion forum, we all told eachother about what consoles/games we own in this discussion forum, and most importantly, we all became friends in THIS discussion forum.

That is why I believe, SR should NOT have a chatroom.

Thanks for reading, Ant.

No

Chat attract alot of micreants, which no wants to speak to.

Ant wrote:
> I say NO.

The FOG has always been a discussion forum, and a
> discussion forum it should stay. I mean, all the posts are recorded,
> and on here we can all look back at what we've previously written.

Yeah, all things in a chatroom are lost. This is an archive of our time at SR. A chatroom is a waste of this.

> Also, I believe we function better like this. It means friendly
> arguments and topics are discussed for longer, without stupid
> internet language, and annoying little symbols.

Even though this is happening a lot on here anyway recently. :(

A discussion
> forum is what the FOG has been. We all met in this discussion forum,
> we all laughed at Sniper being killed in this discussion forum, we
> all told eachother about what consoles/games we own in this
> discussion forum, and most importantly, we all became friends in
> THIS discussion forum.

That is why I believe, SR should NOT have
> a chatroom.

Thanks for reading, Ant.

Well done. Put across with a huge heart, and your feelings were clear. I don't think I have much to add, except; NO CHATROOM!

I'd say keep it, but I don't suppose I count in this really. I'm more used to the pace on IRC, whereas the forums can seem a little slow sometimes. As I said, no-ones being forced to use it, and it attracts new users to the site without exactly "stealing" the old ones, they can post and chat, as several people already have tonight.

maybe u could a MIST style chatroom. Just have it open during the late hours.

Thought it might appeal to MIST users..

I've enjoyed my limited experience of the chat room over the past couple of days. But I have spent more time actually trying to get into the things than in them. And that's worrying.

Assuming that the glitches were ironed out I don't disagree with a chat room, but I don't think I would use it myself.

Everything is a little too "on the fly" for me. All those rapid one-liners.

Then there is the fact that entries dissappear. If you aren't there at the time you don't see them. If you come in part way through the conversation then you can't contribute properly. (though I presume you can scroll)

Also - on the forums you can browse different subjects and choose which ones to get involve in. In the chat room you either have to lead the subject or wait quietly until something comes your way in which you can take part.

It's no wonder these things end up with sexual banter if they have girls in them. That seems more what they were designed for than for proper conversation.

It's a fact though, that lots of people search the internet for chat.

Overall my vote is NO, unless there is a strong vote by the regulars for the chat room.

That's what I said before about it working together with a forum, it's not possible to do long stories and threads on there, but just chatting to a friend on a forum can be very slow, so there's choice for the users.
Hum..losing battle here.

It will be interesting to watch this thread over the next few days.

Then I'll post a summary of the votes.