What time for a Chat? by Tieka

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What time for a Chat?

POSTED BY: TIEKA
UPDATED: Saturday, July 13, 2002 04:43
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Sunday, June 23, 2002 5:13 PM

Okay, one thread just to find out what time people want to chat. Or maybe, what time are you chatting. It seems like I always arrive right after everybody leaves, so I figured I ask.

Have you used the chat here? What do you think about it?

Would you like to chat about a special subject each week? What sort of subjects?

When do you want to chat?

Would you rather just drop-in and chat about anything?

Would you be interested in ICQ chats? What about IRC?

This isn't official or anything, I'm just curious. Maybe we can get something set up if we can all agree on a time or two.

Tieka,

to all

Once you've been in Serenity, you never leave. You just learn to live there. --Firefly script

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Sunday, June 23, 2002 9:38 PM

Have you used the chat here? What do you think about it?

Used it. Like it. A date/time stamp would be cool and I'm sure all kinds of bells and whistles could be added, but that's all I feel the lack of.

Would you like to chat about a special subject each week? What sort of subjects?

As a special event, that sounds fine. I don't know that I could say a particular subject though. The Whedonverse, TV, books, music, getting to know people - anything's good.

When do you want to chat?

It would vary, but usually sometime between 7-12 Eastern - no special days. Seems like most people are chatting in the afternoon (Eastern) though, when I've dropped in a few times.

Would you rather just drop-in and chat about anything?

Generally, yeah.

Would you be interested in ICQ chats? What about IRC?

I've never tried IRC - my new browser has a chat client but it freaks me out.

I've also never tried ICQ chat, though I've got ICQ. (I hardly even use the instant messaging on it or anything.) So maybe... I don't know.

Don't know if that was real helpful...

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Monday, June 24, 2002 12:21 AM

HAKEN

Likes to mess with stuffs.

Just a quick note. Not much of an ICQ user myself, but I do have MSN messenger running all the time here on the site. If anyone wants to chat me that way, the address is haken@fireflyfans.net.

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Monday, June 24, 2002 4:29 AM

BLAISE

the chat on this site is cool...though i seem to be missing everyone :insert sad face of me: there's no emoticon for that one.

Scheduled chats would be good, as long as I can work out the time zone differences.

on the subject of irc, i'm an irc junkie, and there is a #fireflychat channel on irc.atomicchat.net but there never seems to be anyone chatting there, so if anyone is up for irc that could be a place to go.

Blaise

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Thursday, June 27, 2002 8:09 AM

TIEKA

It seems like alternate chat programs may be nice for private messaging, but not for a group chat. I checked out IRC and it's easy enough to create a temporary room. But if there are no people in it, it goes away. I haven't found a permanent IRC channel for firefly yet. Okay, two things down.---

Fireflyfans.net html chat

Okay, people seem to like that, so I'm going to make an announcement and then people will magically appear at the right time.

-------> July 3, 8pm EDT. Topic will be What was the first Joss Whedon show you ever watched? Did you know that who JW was then?

That puts it after the big Canadian holiday, and before the big American one. I think the time will work for a lot of people. For the Brits it will be around midnight

and for the Pacific Island folk, it will be about 2 or 3 in the afternoon. Well, we can give it a try anyway.

Maybe we can get a lot, I mean a LOT of people.

Once you've been in Serenity, you never leave. You just learn to live there. --Firefly script

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Thursday, June 27, 2002 7:53 PM

BLAISE

i think i mentioned this before, but anyways

IRC
/serve irc.atomicchat.net
/join #fireflychat

that is a permanent registered channel, it ain't going anywhere. you can chat about anything, and it's okay to organize a chat topic and time in there, the ops don't mind. i find it easier to chat in there.

also this one is good, they are trying to merge a lot of the chat rooms on the server, so all the important people are here for help and general chatting

/join #Atomic-Chat

again, this another registered channel, it ain't going nowhere either. i'm usually always in both those channels, unless ofcourse, i'm asleep, or i've gone shopping/work, just say my name and the machine will talk to me(just in case i'm not watching the channel).

Blaise

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Monday, July 1, 2002 10:28 PM

BLAISE

FOR HAKEN!!!

Sorry i missed you today, I wasn't feeling very well, so no talkies today. Anyways, I did read over some of what you were saying about whether or not #fireflychat was a permanent channel. As to my knowledge, it's not going anywhere. I do know it IS registered, and I spoke to the people who run about you guys going to chat in there, and he gave no indication of the channel going anywhere in the near future. The only way i see it dissappearing is if it continues to attract no interest after the show starts, or #fireflyepisodes, it's...ahh...sister channel doesn't take off either. It is permanent for the now at least, and if it attracts enough interest, it certainly won't be going anywhere. It's not a channel that someone just created on whim, it has a purpose and should hopefully be there for the entire run of Firefly.

But, if you guys want to go somewhere else, that's fine also, i just figured that since it was empty, and just sitting there, we may as well use it. The guy who runs the atomicchat server, MasterTLH is lovely, there's only a handful of active channels on the server, and i didn't even like irc much untill i found this server, it's been a wonderful experience for me personally. I know that sounds corny, but it really is a lovely community.

Blaise

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Thursday, July 4, 2002 5:13 AM

HAKEN

Likes to mess with stuffs.

Quote:
Originally posted by Blaise:
FOR HAKEN!!!
But, if you guys want to go somewhere else, that's fine also, i just figured that since it was empty, and just sitting there, we may as well use it.

The IRC channel is great. Personally, I prefer IRC because it's something I'm used to using. The HTML chat I wrote for this site, while it's great at what it does, has one serious drawback--the annoying browser refresh.

I'm working on a solution now to perhaps integrate IRC into this site, but it's still in the early planning stages. Besides, I gotta brush up on my Java.

When are you usually on? I'm probably missing you because of the time difference between us.

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Friday, July 5, 2002 4:38 AM

BLAISE

why oh why do i keep missing you haken?

hehe.

Blaise

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Sunday, July 7, 2002 8:43 AM

HAKEN

Likes to mess with stuffs.

Yes, it's possible. But do we really want hear your voice.

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Sunday, July 7, 2002 1:20 PM

NOVAGRASS

Quote:
Originally posted by Haken:
Yes, it's possible. But do we really want hear your voice.

Ouch! Ten points for Haken!

--Dylan Palmer, aka NoVaGrAsS--

The Ultimate Buffy-Angel Quote Generator™
Anya: Do you think she walked around on clouds, wearing, like, Birkenstocks, and played a harp? 'Cause those are just not flattering. You know, the clunky sandals, not a harp. I mean, who doesn't look good with a harp?

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Wednesday, July 10, 2002 9:45 PM

BLAISE

i just don't get that....what did i miss??

if you are serious at all about getting irc channel, and aren't interested in using the existing one, and want your own, or want to intergrate it into the site, the techy bits are not my thing, you could always contact the guy, MasterTLH, who runs the atomicchat server, and see what can happen. his email is

irc@superior-web.net

i haven't used many irc servers, but this one is heaps better than Dalnet and efnet, IMO.

Anyways, that's it for now, you know where to find me if you need anything.

Blaise

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Wednesday, July 10, 2002 11:54 PM

HAKEN

Likes to mess with stuffs.

Quote:
Originally posted by Blaise:
i just don't get that....what did i miss??

Oops...You missed a troll.

Sorry about that. The comment about voice wasn't directed at you. There was a message written by someone else that was after your post. My response was directed at him. The message was deleted during the troll hunt. I guess I should delete my post as well so that there are no further confusion.

Quote:
if you are serious at all about getting irc channel, and aren't interested in using the existing one, and want your own, or want to intergrate it into the site...

It's not just the channel that I want, it's the whole shebang. Maybe I'm a bit of a control freak.

It's just more convenient for me to be able to do what I want, when I want, without having to depend on other services or softwares written by other people. If it's within my ability to build something that I need, I'll attempt to do that first before considering other alternatives.

But if I do hit a dead end with the chat, you'll definately be the first to know.

Quote:
Anyways, that's it for now, you know where to find me if you need anything.

Look like I missed you again on IRC. When are you usually on? And what time zone are you in?

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Saturday, July 13, 2002 4:43 AM

BLAISE

i dunno...it's odd, if you're in the timezome you say you are, our time should be pretty much in sync, a day apart, but still roughly the same time of day for here and there. oh doh, i hope that made sense. i guess it's just been bad timing...i see you, i try to hail you, leave pretty pointless pms for you(hehe), but wander off from the comp just when you come back...oh well, if it's gonna happen, it'll happen. what'd the troll say? oh well, no matter, i missed that completely, haven't been checking the forum much lately....

ok babble enough...i'm off..and leaving too! teehee!

Blaise

God, i need help...

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