Lazorphaze

Hi there,
I got an idea from the TH that there could be a chat with AIM users on Saturday nights. Now, I know some people might not be able to do this because of where they are located, so I thought that maybe they could start at 5:00 CST (where I live), and maybe end around 10:00CST. I might not be able to do these every saturday night, but anyone interested, could you please put your AIM names below?
I would like to have some volunteers that might like to host these (start, and continue) to help spread the responsibilty, because I will most likely not be on the chat for all 5 hours.
Thank you, as this would be a good resource to have on the TM.

P.S. if anyone doesn't have AIM, and wants it, here's the link:

http://www.aim.com/get_aim/win/latest_win.adp
I believe that whomever wants AIM can figure out what to do from there

trpguyy

One of the great things about this forum is that a CHAT option is built in (link at the top of your screen). It has been very useful for me, and I'm sure everyone could find use in it, but it is rare to ever find anyone else in the room. Perhaps a group chat time (or day) could be set up to maximize the use of this website. If I'm not mistaken, this has already been brought up.

Lazorphaze

I just love it how people like to shoot down your ideas, and take a bat, and pound them into the ground, like it was a big waste of their time. I'm new, ok? I didn't know that

Tootsall

SEVERELY EDITED!

I prefer either MSN Messenger or AIM to the TM chat. They both have "doorbells" so that you are free to browse around the 'net while waiting for chatters to show up (as long as you have the other folks already in your "buddies" list).

I tried using TM chat but lost too many chats when I'd be bored "waiting" and go back to the forums to read posts. While doing that, someone else might come into chat, say "howdy", not get an immediate response, and then leave again.

Why not post a schedule or note in The Lounge when you are wanting to "have a hang"?... say a day or at least a few hours ahead of time?

Jazzman

I would love to be a part of the chat on saturday's, but I am always on a gig on saturdays. Weekdays would be better for me......

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trpguyy

I was not trying to shoot down your idea at all. I was reenforcing what you were saying. The only reason I mentioned that it had been posted before is so that people could look back and see what else had been discussed. I was not suggesting that your idea was a bad one; quite the contrary. I think it's a good idea. What I was trying to do was spark some more interest in the TM chat room, that's all.

Lazorphaze

my apologies

fatpauly

Just a bit of history - I started the Sat nite TH chat session on AIM last year, jotting down THer's AOL or AIM screen names, then opening up a chatroom about 10pm on Saturdays, then inviting anyone who was active in AIM to join the chat.

Pretty quickly this became a challenge because (1) it required me to maintain the buddy list and (2) it required me to open up the room about the same time every week. When I went on vacation, I enlisted Chris (Blasticore) to take it over, and he happily obliged. Having the energy and a monster buddy list, Chris kept the chat a happening thing the rest of the time, and he still runs it.

The problem, however, is finding the room on any given Saturday nite. I tried to give it a consistent name, "TH Chat" so that people could log on and join the room without my having to notice they had logged on and sending them an invitation. Unfortunately, when Chris took over, he started (and still does) naming the room with seemingly random stuff. Like THchat09387538712598798753489! Try searching for that?

Typically, when I have joined the Sat nite chats, I hop on the PC, see Chris is logged on and send him an IM requesting an invitation. He may or may not see that, so I might message someone else in my buddy list who may be on, and they get me in invitation.

Point is, I can't just hop on, connect to a chat server, join a room, and PRESTO, start chatting away. Once I get in, all is cool, but I seem to only make it to the chats about 1 in 3 or 4 weeks.

Now, along comes TM, with its 24-hour, no invitation necessary chat. Great. Perfect. Love it! Use it regularly. TM himself was hoping to get a regular chat thing going, so I said "let's try to hijack the TH chat!" I didn't really think of this as a TH vs TM kinda thing (cause that really is pretty childish), but just trying to offer the chatters an easier alternative.

Most the the TH gang were not familiar with the TM chat button, and really resisted moving from AIM to this venue. Oh well. So I still try to hop on to the TH chat, if I can, but I also pop up a TM chat window and just sit and wait. I sympathize with Toots getting frustrated missing a chatter. Funny how some people hop on, then hop off. Guess they are looking for someone else. No big deal here.

So, if you want to start a new chat session, Lazor, bring it on. I am not MSN, but I can do AIM. I really prefer using the TM chat, however, since that allows me to come and go as I please. The key thing is that those participating have to really agree to a common start time. Changing from weekend nights to weekday nights is OK by me too, but if it is too early, then I will likely miss it. Don't let me stop you folks from getting the chat going.

I have really enjoyed chatting with everyone I have had the good fortune to meet at both locations. I think it is so wonderful for us to hook up in slightly more personal way than just posting PMs and on the Forums.

BTW - I assume the rest of you can see a snippet from te history of TM chat like I can, so if someone gets on and has to run off for a minute, they can leave a BRB message, right?

- Paul "fatpauly" Artola
Chattychatchat City, Chattyland

p.s. Sitting in the TM chatroom on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 4:30pm. All by myself....don't wanna be, all by myself....!!!

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What would be a good chat time for you? Post your best time for chatting here. We can make an announcement on the main page.

-admin

Lazorphaze

saturdays or sundays. Weekdays I'm full.