Chat on the forum???

[pitzerwm]

I can get a plug in that will show who is on line and there is a Chat button and two or more of you could "chat". Does anyone use this on another forum, or what are your thoughts? It's not expensive to get, but I don't want to clutter up the Forum if no one is going to use it.

I know that we had it before, and it wasn't used much, but maybe it was ahead of its time.

Everyone wanted a rating system and now that it is on the way, not enough of you are filling out the form.

 

[Jimmy Buffett]

Being a resident dumba$$ who often needs help I would love such a feature.

 

[Turbo]

sounds good to me. I would use it. But I would probably be a listener vs a talker as I have limited expereince.

 

[Jeff_L]

IMHO - I hop on and off the website throughout the day, never long enough to sit and chat with folks. Thus, I don't feel the chat would enhance my use of the forum, nor would I probably use it.

 

[rph9168]

Maybe the chats could be scheduled.

 

[Tom Thumb]

Bill,
I am not a chatter but I get on the forum daily, and get alot of good information here,
I am sure some of the forum readers would enjoy it and I have no opinion either way, but will say that this forum ia very usefull asset to all who view it.

 

[Jeff_L]

What I like about this forum is that I can read what people are thinking on my own time and not have to worry about missing something because I'm not in a chat room. If something of interest is discussed in chat, then I'm out of luck. Of course, I'm only one vote.

 

[MEP001]

It sounds like it might be used more if there were chat events, such as a Q&A hosted by someone. The chat could be logged so those who miss it have a chance to read it later. We're not a bunch of internet geeks who sit at the computer all day with nothing better to do, thanks to the car washes.

 

[Waxman]

Agree with much of these posts.

I would be more likely to chat if it were a scheduled event rather than a facebook-style feature.

My problem with those was always ending the conversation when I had to do stuff and the other person seemed less willing to end the chat.

 

[Uncle Sam]

I tried to have a scheduled chat time of 1 hour when Bill first tried this format some years ago. With a 3 hour difference in time zones for forum people, it is not easy to pick a time when all parties are available. It didn't work for me when I tried it the first time, but it might do OK now. I probably won't use it, but there may be some who will.

Email works the best for me with the time zones and all.

Uncle Sam