I have 2 ideas

[Rachel]

I just had ideas so it's okay if we don't

[FlyingJesus]

it would of been cool if quizzes and stuff were done in the chat for vip etc but it was just left to die. I don't think there was even an attempt to get people using it more was there? or is my memory crap

Well I tried getting comps and events to work with it (it was one of the tasks as community manager I was actually given the power to do...) but as I say there was little to no response, and they never actually put anything in motion. I think the most action that the chatbox got was if someone was kicking off and there was some bullying to be done, but that only happened on like 2 nights that I ever saw

[iLogan]

I swear there was some flash chat box at the bottom of the forum.

[Eoin247]

Knowing for a fact that many people on the forum chat to other forum members on msn and seeing how spam is the most used forum, i don't personally see why a chat box wouldn't be used. Maybe conditions have changed since this chat box was taken out?

Maybe a compromise for people who want the food & drinks forum back would be to make a sub-forum in discuss anything for it?

[Rachel]

Maybe try the chat box again? I mean if it didn't change well take it off, simple right?

[GommeInc]

Maybe try the chat box again? I mean if it didn't change well take it off, simple right?

It wasn't that long ago, and conditions haven't changed. Chatboxes on forums tend to not work, the forums are where you discuss things while a chatbox tries to leech off that but goes no where because chatboxes rely on chat in real time, while posts are immortalised forever.

There literally is no reason to use it. If people want to chat about anything, they can do so in the Spam Forum where anyone can get involved. A chatbox conversation relies on people being on at the same time, which doesn't happen that often on here which is why the forum is a better place - a conversation can go on for days, while a chatbox conversation doesn't last long at all

[Stephen]

Didn't the chatroom software they used cost like over £100 for a licence thingy lol

[Eoin247]

Didn't the chatroom software they used cost like over £100 for a licence thingy lol

Really? I'm pretty sure i've seen chat box software for forums being licenced out for a lot less than £100.

[Narnat,]

I think chatboxe's look quite tacky tbh.

[Richie]

1) The chat box would defeat the purpose in the forum and would lower activity around the forum.

2) Food and drink isn't a huge topic.