Inferno Shoutbox

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Originally Posted by Jin

Then why not use private message. That essentially what your doing with a private chat. Are you even thinking any of this through or are you a sales rep for inferno chat? :rolleyes:



Not sure how we are back at square 1. Care to elaborate.

Because that software is all paid for, regardless of whether we use it or not we still own it. Nobody really likes using it as it is so disconnected from the rest of the forum, it is essentially a chat room integrated with the forum in a mediocre way. Not to mention it doesn't handle usernames with any special characters in.

This was ---Mad---'s doing in order to overcome our original issues with server load, data transfer etc it has evidently failed in other ways.



The other issue we have is moderation. It isn't easy on a chat system.

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We're back at square 1 because if only Platinum members are allowed to use it, then its still going to be barely used. However, if you added VIP and VIP+ into it, and could give away access to the chatroom in competitions, perhaps, then it MIGHT work.

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Originally Posted by Jin

Then why not use private message. That essentially what your doing with a private chat. Are you even thinking any of this through or are you a sales rep for inferno chat? :rolleyes:



Not sure how we are back at square 1. Care to elaborate.

Because that software is all paid for, regardless of whether we use it or not we still own it. Nobody really likes using it as it is so disconnected from the rest of the forum, it is essentially a chat room integrated with the forum in a mediocre way. Not to mention it doesn't handle usernames with any special characters in.

This was ---Mad---'s doing in order to overcome our original issues with server load, data transfer etc it has evidently failed in other ways.



The other issue we have is moderation. It isn't easy on a chat system.

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No sir :)
If i was a sales rep (guessing that means they try to sell stuff) I wouldn't be posting in other forums, I just did it because I thought it would be a good idea but since its not going to suit the system then why post anymore, thread should of been closed a while ago..

Why not just remove the broken chat thats there at the moment, add a flash irc client then just create a room on slashnet or freenode or somthing.
Op a few staff and you have a chatroom thats easly moderatable, supports 100's or people at once and doesnt use any habbox bandwidth aside from loading a flash based client :)

(plus we can use are own clients to access just that when wanted) - seems win win to me :p

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Originally Posted by Mentor

Why not just remove the broken chat thats there at the moment, add a flash irc client then just create a room on slashnet or freenode or somthing.
Op a few staff and you have a chatroom thats easly moderatable, supports 100's or people at once and doesnt use any habbox bandwidth aside from loading a flash based client :)

(plus we can use are own clients to access just that when wanted) - seems win win to me :p

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Sounds better then a broken chat :D

Face it lol, it's not happening.

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Originally Posted by Mentor

Why not just remove the broken chat thats there at the moment, add a flash irc client then just create a room on slashnet or freenode or somthing.
Op a few staff and you have a chatroom thats easly moderatable, supports 100's or people at once and doesnt use any habbox bandwidth aside from loading a flash based client :)

(plus we can use are own clients to access just that when wanted) - seems win win to me :p

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This is what I think we should to, tbh.

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Originally Posted by Mentor

Why not just remove the broken chat thats there at the moment, add a flash irc client then just create a room on slashnet or freenode or somthing.
Op a few staff and you have a chatroom thats easly moderatable, supports 100's or people at once and doesnt use any habbox bandwidth aside from loading a flash based client :)

(plus we can use are own clients to access just that when wanted) - seems win win to me :p

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That's why I suggested Mibbit ages ago :rolleyes:, however Jin has decided that no one will bother loading a broken chat room so it may as well be left as is to save bandwidth on the flash loader...

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Originally Posted by Robald

Or not, Coding. This is the second thread you've started "bullying" me in (for want of a batter phrase). I think it might be against the rules for me to threaten with -rep but the next instance will result in all relevant posts being reported :).

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omg he was not bullying you in this thread, its called an opinion and everyone has one.. not just you

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Originally Posted by mwah

omg he was not bullying you in this thread, its called an opinion and everyone has one.. not just you

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"Everyone else has said that" isn't an opinion. In the given context, it wasn't even a valid comment.

To be fair, a chat feature has one advantage; users will be able to chat to each other quickly and easily. On the other hand it has countless disadvantages; security risks, extra work for admins and moderators, probable risk of people abuisng it (I imagine much more than actual constructive conversations), and relatively few using it rendering it pointless anyway.

So there is literally no point. I do agree that the existing thing be gotten rid of because quite frankly, it's just a piss take :P.

well it was paid for so i doubt it will b removed