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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 1087 Views
Yes - 10/10/2010 11:10:18 AM 620 Views
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Hey Missa - 13/10/2010 04:35:46 AM 572 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 382 Views
it depends which chat we get. - 10/10/2010 05:44:58 PM 653 Views
You're in the Skype Chat now, btw. - 10/10/2010 10:59:24 PM 591 Views
When chat used to be down for long stretches, everyone would just pile into AIM chat. - 10/10/2010 06:54:33 PM 726 Views
Which they could easily do with Skype and get voice, yet no one does. - 10/10/2010 10:56:55 PM 748 Views
The idea of voice chat creeps me out on so many levels *NM* - 11/10/2010 12:34:22 AM 703 Views
So don't do voice; we rarely do. - 11/10/2010 07:35:33 AM 701 Views
Same *NM* - 11/10/2010 09:40:29 AM 289 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 374 Views
Come and find out *NM* - 11/10/2010 10:48:56 PM 259 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 393 Views
This. *NM* - 11/10/2010 04:43:52 AM 246 Views
Then that, again, seems a problem that coding can't solve. - 11/10/2010 07:33:32 AM 731 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 751 Views
Honestly, I think the "one time event" is the biggest problem. - 12/10/2010 04:20:04 AM 754 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 661 Views
What effort? - 12/10/2010 04:38:42 AM 645 Views
The effort beyond clicking two buttons. - 13/10/2010 04:25:57 AM 523 Views
Install, make a SN and search for people you email. - 13/10/2010 04:43:09 AM 701 Views
Re: - 12/10/2010 11:00:56 PM 534 Views
Then where are they? - 13/10/2010 04:00:46 AM 599 Views
You have a faulty memory. Chat was incredibly active as late as 2007. - 13/10/2010 04:24:25 AM 682 Views
Again, that's people, and not/having Chat won't change that. - 13/10/2010 04:45:40 AM 676 Views
Incorrect - 13/10/2010 04:58:30 AM 691 Views
Initially only the person who started it can boot. - 13/10/2010 05:12:27 AM 759 Views
Re: Initially only the person who started it can boot. - 13/10/2010 02:45:50 PM 625 Views
And me! - 13/10/2010 03:27:15 PM 623 Views
oops, sorry about that. *NM* - 13/10/2010 03:42:33 PM 576 Views
What do you mean where are they? There isn't a chat linked to the site. - 13/10/2010 10:44:10 PM 723 Views
So? - 14/10/2010 04:52:37 AM 681 Views
Are you deliberately trying to not understand? - 14/10/2010 05:54:16 AM 811 Views
Not deliberately. - 14/10/2010 06:21:09 AM 695 Views
I doubt that as well, frankly. *NM* - 13/10/2010 03:32:33 PM 300 Views
Things aren't what they used to be... - 13/10/2010 10:46:04 PM 622 Views
No - 13/10/2010 04:45:29 AM 600 Views
"Unmoderated" would be going too far. - 13/10/2010 04:53:19 AM 745 Views
Most of the group consists of long-standing Wotmaniacs, so. *NM* - 12/10/2010 05:25:39 AM 368 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 709 Views
Also, what qualifies as "good standing"? Who's the judge? *NM* - 13/10/2010 05:36:23 AM 406 Views
The one who wants to chat, of course? *NM* - 13/10/2010 07:23:15 AM 366 Views
Jonte is right. The judges are numerous. Each with their own motivations and interests. *NM* - 13/10/2010 11:10:04 PM 339 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 726 Views
Colorful. You big, gay elitist. *NM* - 14/10/2010 12:06:14 AM 370 Views
See - 14/10/2010 05:42:21 AM 591 Views
we are Rafonauts now. - 13/10/2010 03:16:32 PM 565 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 746 Views
I sure hope you're right. - 14/10/2010 05:04:26 AM 781 Views
I am RAFOlk. - 14/10/2010 06:22:25 AM 593 Views
When I got facebook I stopped logging in to aim. - 11/10/2010 01:24:26 AM 611 Views
There's a Chat if you want one. - 10/10/2010 11:01:57 PM 725 Views
i wouldn't say mutely - 10/10/2010 11:40:13 PM 687 Views
Ditto. - 10/10/2010 11:53:32 PM 631 Views
Well, like I said, talk about something else. - 11/10/2010 01:32:15 AM 637 Views
do you know how hard it is stopping sports fanatics talking about sports? - 11/10/2010 09:59:56 AM 732 Views
I'll usually shut up if someone carries another topic. - 12/10/2010 04:25:19 AM 671 Views
I'd deign to chat with you, m'friend. *NM* - 13/10/2010 11:43:13 PM 326 Views
- 14/10/2010 05:45:26 AM 623 Views
Re: - 14/10/2010 05:47:07 AM 666 Views
While I'm passing through, "Hi wooly and Kit. Long time." *NM* - 14/10/2010 10:14:49 PM 372 Views

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