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Post by Tau on Jan 29, 2010 21:09:30 GMT -5
Yeah yeah, I know what you're thinking, but hear me out. I'm a member on a small forum that has a chatbox. Due to small membership, the chatbox had virtually no activity for a long time. Occasionally you would luck out and find someone to chat with, but very rarely. Then we started scheduling chats for Friday nights at 7 PM. Soon we were having long group chat sessions that I really hated to miss out on. I know the IRC/Chatbox idea has been discussed to death, but I don't remember anyone ever proposing scheduling chat times. I know there are issues of moderation and whatever to be taken care of, but if something like this was in place, would people be interested?
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Post by Buster Cannon on Feb 1, 2010 0:12:22 GMT -5
I don't think an IRC is a bad idea in itself; I think the main problem last time had to do with moderating concerns or a lack of interest. I for one wouldn't mind trying something like this out, although I'm not exactly sure how you'd even implement something like this. If you wanted to make it an official thing, you'd have to run it by Dashe for approval, but if you wanted to have it be something separate (read: not bearing the MMLS name) like an IRC channel then I wouldn't see what the problem would be outside of having to generate interest.
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Post by Tau on Feb 1, 2010 4:53:03 GMT -5
Gauging interest is the reason I'm asking this. There seemed to be some interest when an IRC channel was made before, but (at least for me) finding people in it was so rare that I just stopped checking it after a while. I've seen scheduled chats work before, so I just thought I'd just propose the idea and see if anyone else might be interested in trying it, whether it be official or unofficial.
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Post by Santa Melty on Feb 1, 2010 5:13:10 GMT -5
If we had a chatbox in the forum and I knew there’s be people around at a certain time... Yeah, I’d probably drop in now and then.
An IRC channel I’d be less interested in. Tried the one that got set up before, but didn’t much care for the system. I found it to be a hassle to log into the channel, and it was kind of annoying keeping track of who I was talking to at times (not sure where people were getting their names, but they were all over the place, those things). Maybe it’s just that I wasn’t accustomed to the whole IRC thing, but whatevs.
Edit: Man, I logged out, closed the browser, then had an idea and had to come back.
You know what I’d love to see? A MMLS paint chat area. I’d be all over that right there if someone integrated one into the forum. Then again, we don't have THAT many active artists around here, so even scheduled sessions probably wouldn't help it from falling into inactivity after a bit. And heaven only knows if there's a workable forum add-on for that. Probably just a pipe dream, but I figured I'd put the idea out there.
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Post by in·clover on Feb 1, 2010 16:25:55 GMT -5
I know the IRC/Chatbox idea has been discussed to death, but I don't remember anyone ever proposing scheduling chat times. Not saying we should set up a specific time or date or anything, but it'd be nice to have some vague idea when people are even gonna be on. I might pop in if I knew when to expect others. Yeah... I so totally said that. You know what I’d love to see? A MMLS paint chat area. I’d be all over that right there if someone integrated one into the forum. Then again, we don't have THAT many active artists around here, so even scheduled sessions probably wouldn't help it from falling into inactivity after a bit. And heaven only knows if there's a workable forum add-on for that. Probably just a pipe dream, but I figured I'd put the idea out there. OMG. I'd spend every waking hour either drawing in the chat or wishing I were drawing in the chat. Is there any way to integrate one? Y'know. Assuming the 3 or 4 tablet wielding artists on these forums is enough to warrant one? Personally I know nothing about ProBoards but I'll see what I can dig up on it if someone gives the green light.
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Post by hopelessyouare on Feb 1, 2010 23:42:50 GMT -5
Scriblink is an online whiteboard that allows users to collaborate in real-time. The site is built using Java and requires no registration. Logging onto the site automatically connects users to their own private, fully featured whiteboard that has an in-screen chat, free VoIP conferencing, image uploading, and more. Scriblink also offers users the ability to fully customize the board and place it within their sites.Because knowing you guys, if no one spoonfeeds the obvious, planning it all and setting it up would take weeks.
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Post by in·clover on Feb 2, 2010 0:34:21 GMT -5
Alright. Running this by Dashe.
Can't say I like its features, but it's better than nothing, and you can always just use its chat.
Thanks Mir@k.
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Post by Santa Melty on Feb 2, 2010 22:24:50 GMT -5
Shows what you know.
Planning it and setting it all up would take us weeks even with someone spoonfeeding us the obvious. So there.
Anyway, thanks for the link, masked stranger. Saves us a bit of research, that does. Checked it out... a couple of layers and pressure sensitivity for tablets would have been lovely, but those’re pretty minor issues. The 5-man limit could be a problem if the whole scheduled chat sessions actually take off, but I’m getting ahead of things. It certainly is better than nothing. Assuming Dashe got the proposal (or has at least seen this thread), I guess I’ll wait for word on this.
In the meantime, anyone else interested in a chatroom/paintchat with some scheduled sessions? It’d be nice to hear at least a couple more people’s thoughts.
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Post by Pitch on Feb 2, 2010 22:34:56 GMT -5
Scheduled chats would be neat, but considering we have people from various timezones on these here boards — what time is it there, MLT? — it may be more difficult than you'd like to imagine. The paint-chat idea does nothing for me, apart from being able to view whatever you talented people put up. Still, could be fun. o__o
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Post by Santa Melty on Feb 2, 2010 23:03:35 GMT -5
6 right now. I'm pretty sure I'm at least two or three hours behind anyone else on this board. Good point about the time zone thing. Still, I think it can be coped with... If we had a few people off in Australia or the middle east, it might concern me more, but I’m pretty sure most people here are from various parts of America. Most distant person I can think of is GSG, who I THINK is in the UK somewhere. Been a while since I’ve checked our surveillance data. Anyway, the difference probably won’t be more than a few hours; people have dealt with worst. And schedules should be more lenient if we're aiming for Friday or the weekend.
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Post by Pitch on Feb 2, 2010 23:28:49 GMT -5
It's about 10 here (well, 10:30 now). I've seen people online at really weird hours of night, on regular basis-es (bases?), I figured they had to be in some weird timezone or something like. But I suppose if it were more toward the weekend it wouldn't matter much.
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Post by in·clover on Feb 2, 2010 23:43:26 GMT -5
There's a 5 hour difference then. I was hoping for something more along the lines of ShiChan or one of them other weaboob things. If no one has any quarrels with using a server someone is already hosting, we should set up a schedule. Also, it's paint chat. You don't have to be an artist or even discuss art during the session. EDIT- When I said 5 hour difference I was responding to mlt's post. I'm only one hour ahead of Green. It's about midnight right now.
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Post by Tau on Feb 3, 2010 5:16:33 GMT -5
Yeah... I so totally said that. I guess I missed that. Very sorry. I like the paint chat idea. I'm not a great artist on paper and am even worse with my tablet, but it sounds like it could be a lot of fun. I've tried using Scriblink before, and as great as its feature list sounds, I found it to be pretty painful to use overall. I suppose it would be worth trying, but the user limit could easily become a serious problem. ShiChan looks pretty nice for drawing, but text chatting looks like it would be difficult with that tiny box. A simple application like that would be great, though. iScribble might be worth checking out. It requires registration, but it's not a big deal and seems to be a good drawing app. www.iscribble.netI'm on Pacific time and yes, I'm often on at weird times of the night. Like now. Pretty much any time on Friday evening or the weekend should work for me.
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Post by in·clover on Feb 3, 2010 15:25:49 GMT -5
ShiChan looks pretty nice for drawing, but text chatting looks like it would be difficult with that tiny box. An simple application like that would be great, though. iScribble might be worth checking out. It requires registration, but it's not a big deal and seems to be a good drawing app. www.iscribble.netCould be wrong, but I'm pretty sure you can stretch the borders of the chat box and canvas with ShiChan as you see fit. iScribble is great, btw. Despite registration and the very cramped space it provides it should be perfect for what we want to do. Did some doodling with Heat Sonata forever ago and it was a lot of fun. Again, 3 or 4 artists and whoever just wants to chat, should be perfect.
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Post by GSG on Feb 3, 2010 19:20:58 GMT -5
Most distant person I can think of is GSG, who I THINK is in the UK somewhere. Been a while since I’ve checked our surveillance data. Really? Gosh. You'd think it'd be somewhere a bit more exotic. Like the Philippines or something. But yes, according to your post, you're ten hours behind me. I think my timezone just lapped you. And I'm totally up for any scheduled doodling. I'm often on iScribble anyway, and Lord knows there's not enough Legends crack out there.
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