Chat Room Etiquette

Unca_Tim · Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 4:23 pm Post subject: Chat Room Etiquette

Proper etiquette in a chat room makes it a more enjoyable place to gather. Many places to chat have become an open forum for argument and hurt or just plain vulgarity. When this happens good people leave. The following rules are a general guideline to follow which will help make this a quality chat room and develop a true sense of "Community".

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The Folks at MakeMeThinner

NikkiNix · Preferred Member #40 Club Joined: 31 Mar 2004 Posts: 125

Hi Unca,

I just read your post about etiquette and I feel soooo embarassed

I always put my typing in all caps because I have iritis( inflamation of the eye) and it's harder for me to see smaller letters so I just wrote larger to see it clearer. MY BAD. I definatly don't want to be known as the loud mouth. Anyway I'm glad you cleared that up for me cause I've never been part of a forum before but i'm sure glad I am now. Apoligies to those of you who thought I was being obnoxious

I try to be friendly as I can no more large letters from this embarassed mfaster.

Nikki

Unca_Tim · Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 11:05 pm Post subject:

No prob Nikki,
I shoulda posted that long ago. I think quite a few here are relatively new to the net.

Unca

Carrie · Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 5:27 am Post subject:

Tim,
Many thanks for this post. You accomplished with little fanfare (and drama) what I tried, and failed, to communicate recently.

I want this to be a forum where everyone feels comfortable, and where everyone gets and gives support. Many of us spend a significant amount of time here, and as with any group of people, we have differences of opinions and misunderstandings. These are going to happen, and I do not believe that anyone here has anything other than the best of intentions. I believe the important thing is to work through our glitches with respect for one another.

We all have different 'writing styles'. The more time you spend here, the more you get to know a particular person and how they talk. It is very easy to misinterpret one another. I personally believe very strongly, here and in my 'real' life, in taking responsibility for what I say and do.

Every person here deserves to be treated with kindness and respect. I would NEVER say anything to be deliberately hurtful - and if someone interpreted what I was saying as such I would be mortified and HOPE that they would allow me the opportunity to further clarify myself before they left with the feeling that I had been hurtful to them. Truly, my only intention is to participate in this forum, in a safe and courteous environment, and get and give support.

I appreciate this forum very much,
Carrie

SharonR · Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 2:00 pm Post subject:

Am I missing something? Where is the chat room?

JeepGirl · Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 2:12 pm Post subject:

Ahh I believe they call the forum a chat room here. I was all confused at first but that is how it was explained to me.

It seems there used to be a weekly chat somewhere but it is no longer available.

SharonR · Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 3:49 pm Post subject:

ahh cause it says, when someone comes in greet them with a hi or hello. Made me wonder...

They should have live chat, that would be really fun.

Serendipity · Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 3:53 pm Post subject:

Until recently, we had live chats regularly, but there's been something wrong with the webchat. Unca's been working on it and they should be back.

Yep, they were fun.

JeepGirl · Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 4:41 pm Post subject:

hmm I wonder what kind of issues they are having with the chat--they are fairly simple to load and run. I know there hasnt been one here since at least the beginning of June. It would be fun to do!

Serendipity · Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:27 pm Post subject:

We were using "Live Online Meeting". I don't know exactly what went wrong. You can ask Unca when he gets back, I guess.

Mike · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:36 pm Post subject: Re: Chat Room Etiquette