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Initially only the person who started it can boot. Joel Send a noteboard - 13/10/2010 05:12:27 AM
For many years there were a decent bunch of chat admins at wotmania chat that kept the bullshit to a minimum. Many, including myself, became less regular and things sort of fell apart from there. If we were to get a chat here and select the right admins (i.e. not me) then I could expect to stroll in every now and then and have a decent experience. I assume that your Skype room only allows whoever started the room to boot people?

That person can also set others to "master" status and that basically allows them to do all the same stuff, except they can't edit what the "creator" or other "masters" say. As far as booting and banning, however, they can do all of that, or just edit offending comments; they can also set people to "listener" status, which is amusing, because then you see a little pencil as they type this big long string of profanity, and then you see the little eraser smudge it all out when they hit enter.

It's not like a free for all, though there is a chat like that; I forget who created it, but I think kronin did. Somehow he kept getting the creator tag in all of them, even the first one I created when wotmania went down the last time. He and Kylia Skydancer started another one that was supposed to be for RAFO Mafia Wars but wound up getting most people, so now they have a third one that's an IC RPG "tavern" and seem to run both pretty smoothly, though I've not been in the last. Ultimately, it is what you make of it, because in terms of features I don't really see anything Chat had that Skype lacks, quite the opposite: That doesn't mean people will use it, or be decent on it, anymore than it did in '08. If it were as simple as just snapping your fingers and having everyone come we wouldn't be having this conversation, and certainly not on the CMB. ;)
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Chat - 10/10/2010 07:34:44 AM 981 Views
Yes - 10/10/2010 11:10:18 AM 519 Views
Hey you - 10/10/2010 04:14:47 PM 595 Views
Hey Missa - 13/10/2010 04:35:46 AM 479 Views
I've already had several days like that. Yet people keep insisting RAFO is better without chat. *NM* - 10/10/2010 05:29:46 PM 347 Views
it depends which chat we get. - 10/10/2010 05:44:58 PM 546 Views
You're in the Skype Chat now, btw. - 10/10/2010 10:59:24 PM 472 Views
When chat used to be down for long stretches, everyone would just pile into AIM chat. - 10/10/2010 06:54:33 PM 616 Views
Which they could easily do with Skype and get voice, yet no one does. - 10/10/2010 10:56:55 PM 642 Views
The idea of voice chat creeps me out on so many levels *NM* - 11/10/2010 12:34:22 AM 600 Views
So don't do voice; we rarely do. - 11/10/2010 07:35:33 AM 599 Views
Same *NM* - 11/10/2010 09:40:29 AM 248 Views
Is that why the Edinburgh gathering pics are always nothing but sign language and dirty gestures? *NM* - 11/10/2010 10:36:00 PM 336 Views
Come and find out *NM* - 11/10/2010 10:48:56 PM 220 Views
The group that is popularized as being a part of that is not enticing to long standing wotmaniacs. *NM* - 11/10/2010 03:29:57 AM 358 Views
This. *NM* - 11/10/2010 04:43:52 AM 212 Views
Then that, again, seems a problem that coding can't solve. - 11/10/2010 07:33:32 AM 635 Views
I don't think most want to download another program when they had it so easy before. - 11/10/2010 10:39:55 PM 655 Views
Honestly, I think the "one time event" is the biggest problem. - 12/10/2010 04:20:04 AM 652 Views
I disagree. I don't think enough people think it worth the effort to deal with Skype. - 12/10/2010 04:28:21 AM 563 Views
What effort? - 12/10/2010 04:38:42 AM 540 Views
The effort beyond clicking two buttons. - 13/10/2010 04:25:57 AM 422 Views
Install, make a SN and search for people you email. - 13/10/2010 04:43:09 AM 599 Views
Re: - 12/10/2010 11:00:56 PM 434 Views
Then where are they? - 13/10/2010 04:00:46 AM 510 Views
You have a faulty memory. Chat was incredibly active as late as 2007. - 13/10/2010 04:24:25 AM 570 Views
Again, that's people, and not/having Chat won't change that. - 13/10/2010 04:45:40 AM 573 Views
Incorrect - 13/10/2010 04:58:30 AM 587 Views
Initially only the person who started it can boot. - 13/10/2010 05:12:27 AM 651 Views
Re: Initially only the person who started it can boot. - 13/10/2010 02:45:50 PM 533 Views
And me! - 13/10/2010 03:27:15 PM 520 Views
oops, sorry about that. *NM* - 13/10/2010 03:42:33 PM 475 Views
What do you mean where are they? There isn't a chat linked to the site. - 13/10/2010 10:44:10 PM 627 Views
So? - 14/10/2010 04:52:37 AM 589 Views
Are you deliberately trying to not understand? - 14/10/2010 05:54:16 AM 707 Views
Not deliberately. - 14/10/2010 06:21:09 AM 601 Views
I doubt that as well, frankly. *NM* - 13/10/2010 03:32:33 PM 263 Views
Things aren't what they used to be... - 13/10/2010 10:46:04 PM 521 Views
No - 13/10/2010 04:45:29 AM 495 Views
"Unmoderated" would be going too far. - 13/10/2010 04:53:19 AM 635 Views
Most of the group consists of long-standing Wotmaniacs, so. *NM* - 12/10/2010 05:25:39 AM 322 Views
I probably didn't phrase that right. Maybe an -er after long and an "in good" before standing. - 12/10/2010 11:02:30 PM 605 Views
Also, what qualifies as "good standing"? Who's the judge? *NM* - 13/10/2010 05:36:23 AM 367 Views
The one who wants to chat, of course? *NM* - 13/10/2010 07:23:15 AM 322 Views
Jonte is right. The judges are numerous. Each with their own motivations and interests. *NM* - 13/10/2010 11:10:04 PM 298 Views
I'd fuck myself to death with a spike of frozen cat piss before I'd chat with that skype crowd. - 13/10/2010 11:42:16 PM 631 Views
Colorful. You big, gay elitist. *NM* - 14/10/2010 12:06:14 AM 329 Views
See - 14/10/2010 05:42:21 AM 481 Views
we are Rafonauts now. - 13/10/2010 03:16:32 PM 467 Views
Yeah, I know, I came up with the term. Many still consider the "old gang" as "wotmaniacs" though. - 13/10/2010 11:01:58 PM 649 Views
I sure hope you're right. - 14/10/2010 05:04:26 AM 645 Views
I am RAFOlk. - 14/10/2010 06:22:25 AM 487 Views
When I got facebook I stopped logging in to aim. - 11/10/2010 01:24:26 AM 510 Views
There's a Chat if you want one. - 10/10/2010 11:01:57 PM 627 Views
i wouldn't say mutely - 10/10/2010 11:40:13 PM 587 Views
Ditto. - 10/10/2010 11:53:32 PM 531 Views
Well, like I said, talk about something else. - 11/10/2010 01:32:15 AM 567 Views
do you know how hard it is stopping sports fanatics talking about sports? - 11/10/2010 09:59:56 AM 614 Views
I'll usually shut up if someone carries another topic. - 12/10/2010 04:25:19 AM 572 Views
I'd deign to chat with you, m'friend. *NM* - 13/10/2010 11:43:13 PM 293 Views
- 14/10/2010 05:45:26 AM 519 Views
Re: - 14/10/2010 05:47:07 AM 572 Views
While I'm passing through, "Hi wooly and Kit. Long time." *NM* - 14/10/2010 10:14:49 PM 332 Views

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