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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 1190 Views
Yes - 10/10/2010 11:10:18 AM 725 Views
Hey you - 10/10/2010 04:14:47 PM 803 Views
Hey Missa - 13/10/2010 04:35:46 AM 685 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 426 Views
it depends which chat we get. - 10/10/2010 05:44:58 PM 788 Views
You're in the Skype Chat now, btw. - 10/10/2010 10:59:24 PM 703 Views
When chat used to be down for long stretches, everyone would just pile into AIM chat. - 10/10/2010 06:54:33 PM 842 Views
Which they could easily do with Skype and get voice, yet no one does. - 10/10/2010 10:56:55 PM 886 Views
The idea of voice chat creeps me out on so many levels *NM* - 11/10/2010 12:34:22 AM 816 Views
So don't do voice; we rarely do. - 11/10/2010 07:35:33 AM 812 Views
Same *NM* - 11/10/2010 09:40:29 AM 339 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 425 Views
Come and find out *NM* - 11/10/2010 10:48:56 PM 311 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 471 Views
This. *NM* - 11/10/2010 04:43:52 AM 298 Views
Then that, again, seems a problem that coding can't solve. - 11/10/2010 07:33:32 AM 851 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 873 Views
Honestly, I think the "one time event" is the biggest problem. - 12/10/2010 04:20:04 AM 883 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 768 Views
What effort? - 12/10/2010 04:38:42 AM 759 Views
The effort beyond clicking two buttons. - 13/10/2010 04:25:57 AM 637 Views
Install, make a SN and search for people you email. - 13/10/2010 04:43:09 AM 810 Views
Re: - 12/10/2010 11:00:56 PM 638 Views
Then where are they? - 13/10/2010 04:00:46 AM 705 Views
You have a faulty memory. Chat was incredibly active as late as 2007. - 13/10/2010 04:24:25 AM 782 Views
Again, that's people, and not/having Chat won't change that. - 13/10/2010 04:45:40 AM 790 Views
Incorrect - 13/10/2010 04:58:30 AM 815 Views
Initially only the person who started it can boot. - 13/10/2010 05:12:27 AM 867 Views
Re: Initially only the person who started it can boot. - 13/10/2010 02:45:50 PM 728 Views
And me! - 13/10/2010 03:27:15 PM 747 Views
oops, sorry about that. *NM* - 13/10/2010 03:42:33 PM 684 Views
What do you mean where are they? There isn't a chat linked to the site. - 13/10/2010 10:44:10 PM 840 Views
So? - 14/10/2010 04:52:37 AM 816 Views
Are you deliberately trying to not understand? - 14/10/2010 05:54:16 AM 932 Views
Not deliberately. - 14/10/2010 06:21:09 AM 821 Views
I doubt that as well, frankly. *NM* - 13/10/2010 03:32:33 PM 348 Views
Things aren't what they used to be... - 13/10/2010 10:46:04 PM 751 Views
No - 13/10/2010 04:45:29 AM 719 Views
"Unmoderated" would be going too far. - 13/10/2010 04:53:19 AM 857 Views
Most of the group consists of long-standing Wotmaniacs, so. *NM* - 12/10/2010 05:25:39 AM 418 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 820 Views
Also, what qualifies as "good standing"? Who's the judge? *NM* - 13/10/2010 05:36:23 AM 451 Views
The one who wants to chat, of course? *NM* - 13/10/2010 07:23:15 AM 412 Views
Jonte is right. The judges are numerous. Each with their own motivations and interests. *NM* - 13/10/2010 11:10:04 PM 387 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 840 Views
Colorful. You big, gay elitist. *NM* - 14/10/2010 12:06:14 AM 420 Views
See - 14/10/2010 05:42:21 AM 723 Views
we are Rafonauts now. - 13/10/2010 03:16:32 PM 685 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 859 Views
I sure hope you're right. - 14/10/2010 05:04:26 AM 905 Views
I am RAFOlk. - 14/10/2010 06:22:25 AM 711 Views
When I got facebook I stopped logging in to aim. - 11/10/2010 01:24:26 AM 733 Views
There's a Chat if you want one. - 10/10/2010 11:01:57 PM 841 Views
i wouldn't say mutely - 10/10/2010 11:40:13 PM 820 Views
Ditto. - 10/10/2010 11:53:32 PM 746 Views
Well, like I said, talk about something else. - 11/10/2010 01:32:15 AM 770 Views
do you know how hard it is stopping sports fanatics talking about sports? - 11/10/2010 09:59:56 AM 861 Views
I'll usually shut up if someone carries another topic. - 12/10/2010 04:25:19 AM 785 Views
I'd deign to chat with you, m'friend. *NM* - 13/10/2010 11:43:13 PM 372 Views
- 14/10/2010 05:45:26 AM 749 Views
Re: - 14/10/2010 05:47:07 AM 775 Views
While I'm passing through, "Hi wooly and Kit. Long time." *NM* - 14/10/2010 10:14:49 PM 419 Views

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