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Online chatbox for forum

PostPosted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:34 pm
by Mr D
Would you want one?
Could we have one?
Or is it even needed?

Its not like I want to presure Renra into anything but I was just thinking if the forum should or could have one. There are people that work on projects with several people and their biggest problem is comunication an this might solve it. I know nothing about website managment so I dont know if it even would be possible. So what do you think .Would you want one? If yes do you know how to add one? How much does it cost? Or is it even needed?

Poll is up so we shall see how desired this option would be.

Re: Online chatbox for forum

PostPosted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:58 pm
by BlueLight
We ran in to the same trouble in the RP section. I believe the trouble was not enough bandwith.

Re: Online chatbox for forum

PostPosted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 5:25 am
by Zeus Kabob
We could also set up a dedicated IRC server. Problem with that one is that it's not integrated and people can "masquerade" as other users.

If someone is a pro at coding (sadly not me), they could make a PHP-based IRC socket and make a front-end in the forums. Then the bandwidth would be a concern of the IRC server host, and the IRC host could be different from the forum host.

Re: Online chatbox for forum

PostPosted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:40 am
by talin
Good idea zeus, if someone could set that up then everyone would probably be using it.

Re: Online chatbox for forum

PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 1:32 pm
by Schramm
Damn, I was beaten to the IRC idea... still, i have seen some IRC chatrooms with good registration system scripty things, that could posibly solve the problem of imposters

Re: Online chatbox for forum

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:51 am
by Zeus Kabob
Ah, true. It doesn't have to be directly correlated to the forum.

Re: Online chatbox for forum

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 4:30 am
by daxtinator396
But really wouldn`t you notice if it was an imposter? We`ve all been here a while and the only people worth really imposting have their own mannerisms and such that we all know and when someone claiming to be someone else starts acting different people would notice right?

Re: Online chatbox for forum

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:57 pm
by BlueLight
I so cuul that ppl wud luv 2bme!

Like that?

Re: Online chatbox for forum

PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:29 am
by Zeus Kabob
I don't know about that. A serious lurker could certainly impersonate accurately.

Re: Online chatbox for forum

PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:33 am
by BlueLight
Some of my speech habits are easy to spot. aside from that fact, who likes this joke?

Re: Online chatbox for forum

PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:37 pm
by GoRepeat
So many fake Gorepetes!

Re: Online chatbox for forum

PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 3:28 pm
by LightBlue
yes bluelight... we would all Love to be you

Re: Online chatbox for forum

PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 3:57 pm
by daxtinator396
Lol yeah Blue like that xD if anypony pops up and does that instant imposter xD

Re: Online chatbox for forum

PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:38 am
by talin
"It appears my chat room account name was taken by someone, can an admin or perhaps a mod reassign the account to me?"

AND the imposter is quickly identified.

Re: Online chatbox for forum

PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:37 am
by FMPraxis
It's far from ethical, but isn't it theoretically possible to use a tracking cookie for this? Granted, some people wouldn't be happy to have to have a tracking cookie to have their name in the chatbox, but perhaps combined with having to be signed in to view it and people who don't have a cookie showing up as guests, we could have a coding nightmare a decent chatbox.

Re: Online chatbox for forum

PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:08 am
by maximilianos
LightBlue Wrote:yes bluelight... we would all Love to be you


I see what you did there, blue! :o :shock:

Re: Online chatbox for forum

PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:49 pm
by Zeus Kabob
FMPraxis, I think there would be an easier solution that would also turn out to be more ethical.

Re: Online chatbox for forum

PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 7:28 pm
by BlueLight
Like what?


maximilianos Wrote:
LightBlue Wrote:yes bluelight... we would all Love to be you


I see what you did there, blue! :o :shock:

No. Who are you again?

Re: Online chatbox for forum

PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:10 pm
by maximilianos
me? just a humble member of the legend of krystal forums. (btw, checking your pm box soon -.-)

Re: Online chatbox for forum

PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:12 pm
by BlueLight
maximilianos Wrote:me? just a humble member of the legend of krystal forums. (btw, checking your pm box soon -.-)

great :|