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RAFO isn't wotmania either. Joel Send a noteboard - 14/11/2010 03:17:03 PM
Mainly because people keep insisting on starting new conversations instead of just reusing the same one. :P Anyway, howdy and welcome, or welcome back, as the case may be.

It's not the same. Clearly.

We can't go back, only forward. Websites and chats are what we make of them, however, for good or ill. Jury's still out on both RAFO and the Skype chats created for it and wotmania, IMHO.

You're right that it's not the same, no dispute there. It can still be quite good though, and frequently has been. Perhaps the best part is that if someone wants to be a :censored: they can and are booted or silenced (no bans yet, to my recollection) and that's that until one of the chat moderators says otherwise. You can also just start a whole new conversation and just not invite them, but there's something oddly satisfying about seeing the little pencil scribbling out a tirade and the little eraser rub it out when they hit enter (I admit to curiosity about what was said, but since I care so little it doesn't bother me much). I don't really like excluding people anyway, but then, it was a relief to me when other people started making new Skype convos when the original year old one began to lag unacceptably, because playing kindergarten cop was no longer my responsibility. Personally, I think being reduced to a spectator is more maddening to trolls than a boot or sheeping; the level of civility is generally much higher now, IMHO. Naturally, there are still occasional episodes, but they usually sort themselves out pretty quickly once people realize they won't be allowed to use chat as their personal shooting gallery, and that all the bitching and moaning in the world won't change that.

I do deeply regret the ugliness to which you were subjected when we were all at the other end of the learning curve; that it was needless makes it all the more inexcusable.
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WTF? RAFO doesn't have a chat? - 14/11/2010 12:55:00 AM 1114 Views
My heart breaks for you. *NM* - 14/11/2010 01:00:54 AM 281 Views
Wow, blast from the past there... assuming it's you? *NM* - 14/11/2010 01:06:32 AM 398 Views
Who else would it be? - 14/11/2010 01:10:26 AM 772 Views
Nope, but there are multiple Skype chats dedicated to RAFO. - 14/11/2010 01:21:16 AM 683 Views
Because Skype is not made for permanent chatrooms and we get tired of waiting days for a message. *NM* - 14/11/2010 02:30:09 AM 290 Views
No? I would say it kind of is, actually. - 14/11/2010 06:01:25 AM 659 Views
IRC is better. - 14/11/2010 06:38:02 AM 674 Views
A whole lot has to do with how often you log in to Skype. - 14/11/2010 02:59:45 PM 735 Views
Thank you for proving my point. Most people have no interest in logging in daily. *NM* - 14/11/2010 10:25:49 PM 307 Views
Then I dare say there's no problem. - 15/11/2010 01:16:40 AM 630 Views
So you only care about people who have the ability to log in every day? - 15/11/2010 01:41:06 AM 808 Views
"Ability"? - 15/11/2010 01:09:15 PM 778 Views
I must say I'm with Ghavrel on this one - 15/11/2010 01:46:03 PM 826 Views
Fair enough then. - 15/11/2010 02:02:34 PM 734 Views
Just how hard is getting mIRC and setting up a channel? *NM* - 15/11/2010 01:31:33 PM 340 Views
Sometimes it seems like the REAL complaint is that no one else makes it as effortless as Mike did - 15/11/2010 02:07:52 PM 544 Views
That's okay, mIRC is 20 years out of date too. - 15/11/2010 03:08:21 PM 696 Views
Ah, maybe right up my alley then. - 15/11/2010 04:17:15 PM 737 Views
*sigh - 14/11/2010 02:31:40 AM 735 Views
I feel shame for you. *NM* - 14/11/2010 02:35:20 AM 342 Views
why? *NM* - 16/11/2010 04:42:01 PM 355 Views
That you even went to Skype chat with them and found out. *shudders* - 16/11/2010 05:39:41 PM 618 Views
i'm no longer part of skype chat, so you're fine to go in. *NM* - 16/11/2010 07:28:58 PM 408 Views
Honey, it ain't you. *NM* - 16/11/2010 07:58:36 PM 356 Views
RAFO isn't wotmania either. - 14/11/2010 03:17:03 PM 768 Views
Welcome, hello, and read what Joel said. *NM* - 14/11/2010 02:49:33 PM 362 Views
New decade, new priorities it seems, Jodi - 15/11/2010 03:19:33 AM 631 Views
Re: New decade, new priorities it seems, Jodi - 16/11/2010 02:14:11 AM 725 Views
Indeed - 16/11/2010 12:18:19 PM 759 Views
Skippy!!! My god its been awhile! *NM* - 15/11/2010 06:12:09 AM 370 Views
Indeed! *NM* - 16/11/2010 02:14:40 AM 372 Views

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