Nate June 15, 2009 Share June 15, 2009 I belong to another Reef club from Vermont that has a chat feature. Its pretty cool cause it tells you who is actually in the chat before you login. Its nice to spend sometime chatting with some people every now and then. Especially when you need some advise right away. It could be setup as one single chat room that members can jump in whenever. Just a thought. Not sure how hard it is to add this feature to the site. Would anyone else utilize a feature like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen June 15, 2009 Share June 15, 2009 I think a chat room is a nice idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL June 15, 2009 Share June 15, 2009 we had one in the past but i think it all changed when we switched boards or something like that. i still think it should be an option for all kinds of discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8 2 RISE June 15, 2009 Share June 15, 2009 (edited) +1, we also have a wamas group on fb, I've friended and been friended by a few people so that hopefully if there's an extreme emergency I can talk to someone on there... Edited June 15, 2009 by L8 2 RISE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdytat June 15, 2009 Share June 15, 2009 http://www.wamas.org/forums/index.php?autocom=chat Thoughts? I figured using a third party would save the headache of reinventing the wheel. Keep in mind that this is not final until the Board agrees to having a chat room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL June 15, 2009 Share June 15, 2009 seems pretty neat, but is it dependent on someone always being in there to keep it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boret June 15, 2009 Share June 15, 2009 I am kind of against the chat. I love the possibility of searching back in the forums to find answers to pretty much anything. In the chat, unless you are participating at that exact moment, you can loose on a lot of useful info. I am trying to figure out what is the value added to having a chat.... Also, chats can go awry and it is too much to ask to keep a moderator online. When you post, knowing that the post remains, you tend to be more thoughtful about what you write. In the heat of the moment we might type something in the chat that we could regret. I am not against sharing skype or any other IM info if you feel incline to do so. That way it is out of the realm of WAMAS and we don't have to put extra burden in the server and the moderators. Just my $.02! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnguyen4007 June 15, 2009 Share June 15, 2009 http://www.wamas.org/forums/index.php?autocom=chat Thoughts? I figured using a third party would save the headache of reinventing the wheel. Keep in mind that this is not final until the Board agrees to having a chat room. i agree with you there. Why reinvent the wheel if you don't have to. Do you see any downside to using 3rd party chat application or is it fairly straight forward? Will there be any extra work on your end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extreme_tooth_decay June 15, 2009 Share June 15, 2009 I think it's a great idea, and using 3rd party chat software is probably the right path Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdytat June 15, 2009 Share June 15, 2009 No extra work to plug it into the site. I'll probably use ChatRoll if the Board wants chat. Boret does make very valid points - we lose out on an archived knowledgebase in the forum/topic format and what about moderation. On the other hand, many forums have a chatroom to add to the community features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8 2 RISE June 15, 2009 Share June 15, 2009 I vote go ahead with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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