Hi All,

Okay here is the deal....the programmer is in the middle of a really big project that has to be completed before he can even think about working on the chat.  Resolving all the chat issues is going to take some time once he gets in there and tries to figure it all out.

SO, the question is, would you all rather we just take down the link and have no access to chat at all until it's issues are completely resolved OR would you rather leave it and use as is until then?

It does work just can be very buggy. I went over the transcripts to see and it appears there has been plenty of activity and discussions going on in there over the last week or so.  It can be used, you will just have to keep in mind that we are aware of the bugginess and will get it resolved as soon as we possibly can.

Let me know in this forum thread what your preference is as far as leaving it or taking it down until it's all working as it should.

Thank you and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Stacey

Leave it up running as it is for now. It may take a few tries, but once you get in, it usually runs pretty well for a little while at least.

I'd rather be able to chat in it, slightly buggy, then not at all.

Thanks BR.. That is what Oshio said as well:)  Great minds and all that lol

sometimes it does take a while to get in, usually worth it tho..umm   yeah no innuendo there then.

We have about 5 or 6 people chatting pretty smoothly with not very much buginessd at all.. YAY

I'd say keep it as is for now.

But I do like my idea of an IRC-based chat.. c.c

Thanks Day.. When the time comes for the programmer to sit down with this, I will give him all suggestions, issues, etc so it is possible:)

I check in every once in a while, but I keep moofing. lol q-:  It's okay.  I didn't have much to say anyway! ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!! (:

LOL Carol:)  

And people who try, keep in mind sometimes it takes 13 logins to actually get in.

So people don't stop at the first attempt to login or 2 or 3 or...:P

was able to log in after 5 tries - it said "You are posting messages too fast!"

p.s. would suggest putting it on the back burner, in case they can repair it as an overhead activity.  it doesn't add value to the site IMVHO, and it may do more harm than good.  most members here avoid using it even when it works AFAIK.  I agree about setting up an IRC room, but they can do that without any official imprimatur, and they can be in charge of it.  I used some of those toon channels in the 90s when they were popular, and they can be fun with the right people.

I used to host in the MSN Comichat rooms.  I also have an Australian friend that has a chatroom in one of those servers now.  Those were awesome chatrooms. (:

Even when I do get in, the flashing names to the side is annoying.

IMO use an IRC service if you can.  If not I'll try to tolerate the flashing and the you're typing too fast messages.

I havent been able to get in there for the past few weeks with my mom still in the hospital, but it wasnt working too too bad when I was.  If looking for another chat is an option, and easier than all the bugginess then I say go with something new.  But leave it as is till the decision is made, cuz I do like to pop in once in awhile. :)

I think it's a good idea to leave it until something better is done.  At least we know there are some people in there, and if we are lucky we can STICK around long enough. lol  That's STICK without moofing. hee hee!

Chat is broken again, I am getting a big old white empty screen. :(

Leave it as it is until the fix.

Out of curiosity... should a normal user be able to view all the transcript activity stuff since approximately April 11th? That seems to be what is displaying when I click it, and as one can imagine, it's one hell of a huge transcript.

it was working approx. 7 min. ago.

in case anybody asks.  didn't check the transcript.

A quick update that we are going to get started looking into the chat issues this week:)

Cool Thanks

:)  I will keep you all updated as we work through the issues.

FYI they will be taking the chat down in a few minutes to upgrade some stuff.  Just wanted to let you all know if you try to go there and it doesn't come up at all. It will be back just give us a few:):)

Okay we have a few more little tweaks to work through on the chat for now but it should be working much much better than previously. Please either post here or sitemail me if you see some of the old craziness occur.

Thanks

Looking good! Thank you!

Thank y'all.  We still got a few minor things to resolve tomorrow but it is working MUCH better now.  I really appreciate everyones patience.

Now, if any of you have any ideas about how to get more members in the chat on a regular basis, please email me (stacey@renderosity.com ) I'm open to any and all suggestions to see what we can do to get members having fun and learning from each other.

o.k., I tried it now and it works somewhat.  that's the main idea on how to get 'em in there - make it work and they will come.  right now it stops accepting keyboard input after typing a period, then it doesn't accept keyboard input again until re-clking "send" after msg appears in chat window.