We need a live chat room please?

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   accofrancoposted 15 years ago

   Hubbers need a live chat room other than just forum.It will make sense.Call it "hubconnect"

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      AEvansposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Now that does make sense and it is a wonderful idea...

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         jjrubioposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Yes it is a good idea

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            goldentoadposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            what do people do in chat rooms?

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               AEvansposted 15 years agoin reply to this

               To get to the other side....LOLOLOL

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                  jjrubioposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                  Isnt that the answer to every thing????

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                     AEvansposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                     It certainly is, we can only dream..

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         TheSandmanposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         YES YES YES

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      sukkranposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      it is a great useful idea. i welcome it.

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         accofrancoposted 15 years agoin reply to this

           Thanks Sukkran.You are highly appreciated,keep reading!

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      my-success-guruposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Great idea! What do you think we should do next?

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         accofrancoposted 15 years agoin reply to this

           Continue sending in your supportivd comments and suggestions to make it work well,i hope "Hupfler and co" are reading this thread,they will do something at the due course.Keep supporting.

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   Anamika Sposted 15 years ago

   Yeah, that would be a wonderful idea!

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   accofrancoposted 15 years ago

   May be to get to know more about masked people and their odds! Plz forgive me if u are masked already.My one and one AE i love this pic now,it reminds me of getting mar...d

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      AEvansposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      It is moi' I am backk..

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         accofrancoposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         AE please dön' get annoyed,are u mar...d or still s....e? Welcome back then?

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            AEvansposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            I am not annoyed at all Acco, I am married ....but thank you for asking.

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               accofrancoposted 15 years agoin reply to this

               I envy your husband and children(if you have any), and please what's the "...but" to AE?

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   darksideposted 15 years ago

   It's been suggested before and most have said they wouldn't use it.
   
   Why?
   
   Because usually chat rooms create meaningless banter. Yes, we get that in forums as well, but forums also allow people to ask questions and get answers and it's all searchable and available for others to find answers to their own questions.

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      accofrancoposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      O i see!

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         darksideposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Further on from that, and I've seen it happen on several forums that has had people partaking in chat on the side, it can be a very forced conversation. People feel the need to fill the 'dead air' with words, so they'll say anything to keep the atmosphere alive.
         
         Unlike a forum where a person can read and reread their reply before hitting submit, the 'quickly say it now' emotion of a chatroom will have people saying all manner of things. And people tend to be more aware that what is said on a forum stays there, whereas the general feeling with a chatroom is it disappears quickly. But while the chats aren't search friendly, they are kept in a log. And when discussions start to be about other people it can lead to quite an explosive situation.
         
         I'm not saying it will happen, but I've seen it happen often enough that I think it can happen too easily.
         
         Here's a few things that can happen and tend to go wrong very quickly:
         
         Asking people to vote up your pages.
         Asking people to vote down other pages. Or to report them.
         Asking people to bump a thread in the forum.

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   SirDentposted 15 years ago

   http://www.vsixc.com/rooms/join/il/en/Hub%A0Chat.html
   
   It requires a download of just under 1/2 MB and registration to chat.

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   Dame Scribeposted 15 years ago

   Why not just leave our messenger ID's for the various messengers out there? or send a request thru our email I have Pest on my Yahoo! but I dont get on it too much

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      accofrancoposted 15 years agoin reply to this

        Dame i don't seem to get your idea clearly,please can u pardon me and be more explainative a bit,so i and others kan get u clear?Thanks angel!

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   Dame Scribeposted 15 years ago

   Yahoo! messenger...MSN messenger...AOL messenger.. n lots others ...maybe just share that info with whoever one likes or wants to chat with both can meet up thru those messengers. I take it you dont have one? accofranco?

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      Pestposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Bingo!

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   Rochelle Frankposted 15 years ago

   Oh please, no.. I can't keep up with all that's here already.

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   Dame Scribeposted 15 years ago

   That's sad shows how low one will stoop huh, darkside.

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    SirDentposted 15 years ago

    The one I now have open was a good room at one time. No one did any of the thing Darkside mentioned. Mostly we helped one another out with advice on certain topics and such. Of course I am not syaing those things DS said won't happen because I cannot control what others do.

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       SweetiePieposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       I have to agree with sirdent on that.  Shirley Anderson, ProCW, Squimpleton, and Nicole Winter all participated and were very nice people to talk to.  Honestly if you do not want to participate in a chat room that is one thing, but implying that those who like to chat would only do silly things is a little over the line.

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    accofrancoposted 15 years ago

    My lord, u alwaz love to lean and dream from the -ve side y? Everything on Earth has -vity except "Death" allow the interested ones to give a try,im nt criticizing u plz,im observing tings.Thank u and don't take it to heart,this are just typed words. To "Dame",i have a yahoo, and is same as my id here on HP,so if u wish for a chat,hit me on!start to be about other people it can lead to quite an explosive situation.
    
    I'm not saying it will happen, but I've seen it happen often enough that I think it can happen too easily.
    
    Here's a few things that can happen and tend to go wrong very quickly:
    
    Asking people to vote up your pages.
    Asking people to vote down other pages. Or to report them.
    Asking people to bump a thread in the forum.

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    Dame Scribeposted 15 years ago

    Don't chat rooms have moderators anyways? they could toss out somebody gettin nassy

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       SweetiePieposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       The one sirdent had with us hubbers was really pleasant.  We were not on it 24/7, but for those who like to chat it was nice to get to know hubbers a little bit more.  Of course chatting is optional and no one can make you .

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       darksideposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       I think there should be a Religious Chatroom and Misha and Mark Knowles can be the moderators.

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          Dame Scribeposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Debates can be quite the 'sparring with words' least with no real gore n bloodletting too

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    Pestposted 15 years ago

    I don't think a chat room would work here.  I use Yahoo, Skype and FaceBook for chat.  I simply invite friends.  No need for a chat room.

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    Dame Scribeposted 15 years ago

    So very true SweetiePie nobody can force anybody to a chat room... sides.. some people probably be too shy like me, lol

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    SweetiePieposted 15 years ago

    Well chatting on that link is the same as chatting on facebook.  Thanks for sharing the link again sirdent .

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    Dame Scribeposted 15 years ago

    Hey...is that wascally, Pest when we goin chat is you goin chat me earz off? lol

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       Pestposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       I was just over to Yahell lookin! 

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    Pestposted 15 years ago

    Okay then...a chat room would be spectacular.  What is the difference between here or any other chat site...silly me.  i are so dumb.

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    Dame Scribeposted 15 years ago

    I have no idea what time you get on I would meet up with you...just give me a time, n if I dont make it..probably cuz me sons kicked me offline

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    SirDentposted 15 years ago

    I am going to close it now. Seems no one is really interested. If you chzange your mind let me know something and I will open it and get it set permanent.

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       SweetiePieposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       I was getting ready to download it.

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       Pestposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       just set it as permanent and when it doesn't do well throw it out.

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          accofrancoposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Arrest my case, there are daggers in every hubbers' smiles.I sensed something...

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    Dame Scribeposted 15 years ago

    I didnt even know a chat room existed for Hubbers

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    Eric Graudinsposted 15 years ago

    Hubpages needs a chat room like my dog needs a chess set.
    
    How about using MSN, Google chat, or  something else that is specifically built for chat.
    
    The infrastructure needs of a large chatroom are non trivial. I'd rather hubpages concentrate on what it does best - provide a platform for writers.
    
    (although a religious chat room with Mr. Knowles and Misha as moderators is probably something I'd pay money to see )

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       B.T. Evilpantsposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Ok Eric, now you're just being ridiculous. Everyone knows that dogs do not possess the mental acuity to play chess. Mine was barely able to learn checkers. Although he does play a mean game of poker!
       
       I went to SirDent's chatroom many times. It was a noble gesture on SirDent's part,but I always seemed to end up talking to myself. Kinda made me a little self conscious, ya know?

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          agvulpesposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Well B.T. at least you were having an intelligent conversation.
          And I want to play chess and checkers with yours and Eric's dogs' Please.
          I agree with JamaGenee and the other naysayers.
          My vote is "no chat room for Hubpages"

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    Uninvited Writerposted 15 years ago

    The problem is that we are all in different time zones and countries. I visited the chat when Sir Dent was trying to get one going and I was always alone. Most people ended up visiting the chat room when no one else was there.

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    SirDentposted 15 years ago

    I am not opening the chatroom anymore unless I get enough positive feedback about having one. When I had it open before I would always post that I was there when I went to it. Oh well, thats in the poast now.

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    mayhmongposted 15 years ago

    I know right! I suggested that too! The hubconnect is a great name! Maybe I should start making one up for the heck of it?!

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       accofrancoposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks for buying the idea and the name, please get down on it and let's see it fast. Kudos to u!

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    JamaGeneeposted 15 years ago

    Just throwing my 2 cents in. I wouldn't visit a chat room.  Forums work fine for me.  On a Friday or Saturday night, it can get so lively that some people can't keep up.  If a "good" chat room is for helping each other, how is that different from the forums already set up for that? 
    
    Chat rooms were a great idea back in the net's infancy, but now we have Facebook, Twitter, etc. that work much the same (better, actually).

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    mayhmongposted 15 years ago

    ...I had no idea this forum was generating this much replies?!
    We did successfully managed to chat with one another. The key is to make sure you invite the right type of hubber you want to chat with. Not some perve, standing by the sidelines watching and waiting to prowl on a certain hubber?!

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    Jodahposted 8 years ago

    Sounds like a good idea.

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       SheilaMilneposted 8 years agoin reply to this

       Six years, and it still hasn't happened.  I don't suppose it will now.

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          eugbugposted 8 years agoin reply to this

          Hold on and I'll get my tools and build one in Second Life

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          Marisa Wrightposted 8 years agoin reply to this

          As others have said, HubPages has limited staff and there have always been other priorities for them to work on.   
          
          Since this thread was started, several Hubbers have tried setting up chat rooms for Hubbers and not one of them has survived.  That tells you something about the level of support for one!

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    clivewilliamsposted 8 years ago

    WattsHub

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    cjnileskiposted 8 years ago

    I like the idea of having a chat room here.  I, personally, do not have a problem waiting for answers to my questions or concerns but sometimes it's nice to get answers right away.  Great idea for a chat room.

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    ShaanSoniposted 8 years ago

    YES

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