A Chat Room..... [Archive]

DansBlown73Nordic

03-02-2003, 05:44 AM

I remember back a couple months ago you e-mailed me saying a chat room was just around the corner. Whats the deal. I know some of the post whores would love it. wink

***boat

03-02-2003, 11:38 AM

Actually enough members of the board said that it would be a bad idea, so eventually I gave up on it. Main concerns were that it would draw too many people out of the forums and it would be empty in here. I have not completely given up on it, but I am waiting to see how much traffic we have in the forums over the summer.

Froggystyle

03-02-2003, 11:54 AM

I for one am against the chat room idea. A lot of good, referenceable information is given out on the forums during idle "chitchat" and it would all be lost to those not on at the specific time it is not being discussed.
Knowing the drama level here also, I think that it would create problems with a "what I really said was.." "No you didn't, what you said was..."
situation.
Plus, so many of the readers are not posters, but more lurkers. You would not get them to post there either, and it would decrease their enjoyment of the site significantly.
Just my .02

Her454

03-02-2003, 01:48 PM

In the beginning I thought a chat room would be beneficial to the site but now I am in agreement with Froggy 100% on the forums losing valuable information via public posts and all information shared. Even if the site slows down in the summer, I dont think thats justification for a chat room and the long term losses.

DansBlown73Nordic

03-02-2003, 02:47 PM

You Guys and Girls have some very good points.I was thinking more of a place for us to chat about boating. Not really as a info type reference.

Froggystyle

03-02-2003, 03:31 PM

Dans66Stevens:
You Guys and Girls have some very good points.I was thinking more of a place for us to chat about boating. Not really as a info type reference. No way to separate the two I'm afraid. Some of the best info comes up during BS posts. Phone numbers, places to stay, answers to problems, etc...

Rexone

03-02-2003, 05:29 PM

We already have one. It's called "who's still up" :D :D

DansBlown73Nordic

03-02-2003, 05:48 PM

That is True.... wink

HOSS

03-03-2003, 05:11 AM

Cali has enough chat rooms 66. :p

JetBoatRich

03-03-2003, 07:04 AM

Rexone:
We already have one. It's called "who's still up" :D :D This is the one I visit wink

24RODjr

03-04-2003, 12:52 PM

JetBoatRich:
Rexone:
We already have one. It's called "who's still up" :D :D This is the one I visit wink I'm in agreement here. The Chat room is a bad idea...I think the cliqishness (is that a word?) would be exaserbated in that format.