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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 1072 Views
Yes - 10/10/2010 11:10:18 AM 603 Views
Hey you - 10/10/2010 04:14:47 PM 674 Views
Hey Missa - 13/10/2010 04:35:46 AM 554 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 376 Views
it depends which chat we get. - 10/10/2010 05:44:58 PM 633 Views
You're in the Skype Chat now, btw. - 10/10/2010 10:59:24 PM 578 Views
When chat used to be down for long stretches, everyone would just pile into AIM chat. - 10/10/2010 06:54:33 PM 710 Views
Which they could easily do with Skype and get voice, yet no one does. - 10/10/2010 10:56:55 PM 730 Views
The idea of voice chat creeps me out on so many levels *NM* - 11/10/2010 12:34:22 AM 685 Views
So don't do voice; we rarely do. - 11/10/2010 07:35:33 AM 681 Views
Same *NM* - 11/10/2010 09:40:29 AM 282 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 368 Views
Come and find out *NM* - 11/10/2010 10:48:56 PM 252 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 386 Views
This. *NM* - 11/10/2010 04:43:52 AM 241 Views
Then that, again, seems a problem that coding can't solve. - 11/10/2010 07:33:32 AM 711 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 735 Views
Honestly, I think the "one time event" is the biggest problem. - 12/10/2010 04:20:04 AM 736 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 650 Views
What effort? - 12/10/2010 04:38:42 AM 626 Views
The effort beyond clicking two buttons. - 13/10/2010 04:25:57 AM 508 Views
Install, make a SN and search for people you email. - 13/10/2010 04:43:09 AM 682 Views
Re: - 12/10/2010 11:00:56 PM 518 Views
Then where are they? - 13/10/2010 04:00:46 AM 589 Views
You have a faulty memory. Chat was incredibly active as late as 2007. - 13/10/2010 04:24:25 AM 663 Views
Again, that's people, and not/having Chat won't change that. - 13/10/2010 04:45:40 AM 658 Views
Incorrect - 13/10/2010 04:58:30 AM 673 Views
Initially only the person who started it can boot. - 13/10/2010 05:12:27 AM 740 Views
Re: Initially only the person who started it can boot. - 13/10/2010 02:45:50 PM 610 Views
And me! - 13/10/2010 03:27:15 PM 602 Views
oops, sorry about that. *NM* - 13/10/2010 03:42:33 PM 559 Views
What do you mean where are they? There isn't a chat linked to the site. - 13/10/2010 10:44:10 PM 706 Views
So? - 14/10/2010 04:52:37 AM 666 Views
Are you deliberately trying to not understand? - 14/10/2010 05:54:16 AM 794 Views
Not deliberately. - 14/10/2010 06:21:09 AM 683 Views
I doubt that as well, frankly. *NM* - 13/10/2010 03:32:33 PM 292 Views
Things aren't what they used to be... - 13/10/2010 10:46:04 PM 605 Views
No - 13/10/2010 04:45:29 AM 582 Views
"Unmoderated" would be going too far. - 13/10/2010 04:53:19 AM 728 Views
Most of the group consists of long-standing Wotmaniacs, so. *NM* - 12/10/2010 05:25:39 AM 359 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 691 Views
Also, what qualifies as "good standing"? Who's the judge? *NM* - 13/10/2010 05:36:23 AM 399 Views
The one who wants to chat, of course? *NM* - 13/10/2010 07:23:15 AM 360 Views
Jonte is right. The judges are numerous. Each with their own motivations and interests. *NM* - 13/10/2010 11:10:04 PM 334 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 712 Views
Colorful. You big, gay elitist. *NM* - 14/10/2010 12:06:14 AM 362 Views
See - 14/10/2010 05:42:21 AM 576 Views
we are Rafonauts now. - 13/10/2010 03:16:32 PM 547 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 729 Views
I sure hope you're right. - 14/10/2010 05:04:26 AM 756 Views
I am RAFOlk. - 14/10/2010 06:22:25 AM 577 Views
When I got facebook I stopped logging in to aim. - 11/10/2010 01:24:26 AM 591 Views
There's a Chat if you want one. - 10/10/2010 11:01:57 PM 709 Views
i wouldn't say mutely - 10/10/2010 11:40:13 PM 671 Views
Ditto. - 10/10/2010 11:53:32 PM 614 Views
Well, like I said, talk about something else. - 11/10/2010 01:32:15 AM 619 Views
do you know how hard it is stopping sports fanatics talking about sports? - 11/10/2010 09:59:56 AM 712 Views
I'll usually shut up if someone carries another topic. - 12/10/2010 04:25:19 AM 656 Views
I'd deign to chat with you, m'friend. *NM* - 13/10/2010 11:43:13 PM 321 Views
- 14/10/2010 05:45:26 AM 604 Views
Re: - 14/10/2010 05:47:07 AM 656 Views
While I'm passing through, "Hi wooly and Kit. Long time." *NM* - 14/10/2010 10:14:49 PM 364 Views

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