Rolfe 2 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Just want to air a personal opinion (that I know is also shared by others) about the use of the private messaging facility in the chat room. Whilst i know that certain things DO need to be PM'd, like phone numbers, e-mail addy's. filth....sorry personal information etc.,it seems to me that people are using the facility more and more for the purpose of general chit-chat that could just as easily be put up in open chat. Surely the idea of a chat room is exactly that........... FOR CHAT.......so others can join in and have a bit of a laugh and banter. Some nights in chat there are 15-20 members in and maybe 1 or 2 at most talking in open chat.......the rest are watching or talking in PM. To any newcomer in the chat room it would appear to be very "clicky" little club or to put it another way........quite unsociable. I with the help of other mods (and Tracey in particular) have been trying to keep the muppets out of chat just lately so it can be more enjoyable for everyone.......and i am pleased to see that some old chat room users are starting to return and enjoy chat once more now that the idiots are being kept out. As i said.........yes of course things do need to be said in PM sometimes... (the mods keep in close and regular contact by PM most nights.....whilst monitoring chat), but surely not all coversations need to be conducted in Private Chat. So can i make a plea to my fellow "Chatters" and those who PM all night (you know who you are ) can we all make an effort to conduct more conversations in open chat to make it more enjoyable for everyone as some conversations are so funny they need sharing. The two GOOD things about Private Messaging are: (1) When someone sends a PM to the wrong person. (2) When someone posts a message in open chat that was intended to be private. Absolutely priceless............and i've seen some corkers...........but thats another story With Best wishes to all fellow Chatters Rolfe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scottishlass 57 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 hope your not taking about me when you say, someone sends a pm to the wrong person i am getting good at that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rolfe 2 Posted July 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 hope your not taking about me when you say, someone sends a pm to the wrong person i am getting good at that Shhhhhhhshhh............nope......! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest traceyg Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 yes rolfe couldn't agree more you lose all track of chat when the pms start and the room is boring then . so yes lets keep the chat room full of fun and keep chatting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferretess 230 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 To any newcomer in the chat room it would appear to be very "clicky" little club or to put it another way........quite unsociable. With Best wishes to all fellow Chatters Rolfe. I know exactely what you mean ,, I'm a newbie to chat and no one talks to me ,, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 cant the pm function be disabled ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue 1 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 To any newcomer in the chat room it would appear to be very "clicky" little club or to put it another way........quite unsociable. With Best wishes to all fellow Chatters Rolfe. I know exactely what you mean ,, I'm a newbie to chat and no one talks to me ,, no one talks to me either tess lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 nore me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferretess 230 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 To any newcomer in the chat room it would appear to be very "clicky" little club or to put it another way........quite unsociable. With Best wishes to all fellow Chatters Rolfe. I know exactely what you mean ,, I'm a newbie to chat and no one talks to me ,, no one talks to me either tess lol We can stick together then ,,,, no more tess, sue and kay no pals Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 never even knew there was one lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
comanche 3,110 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 never even knew there was one lol Neither did I.I am very new to computers though so I don't really know how to access it or if my general ignorance of chat-room(computers in general )ettiquette would spoil other-folks rythme. One day I'll have a go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest smashygadge Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 freinds have mentioned it never new their was one .under thumb anyway lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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