ChatBox Good / Bad Poll

[HenrikOlsson]

Hi Larry,
You can minimize it and you won't see it. It tends to pop back at times, for me at least so I have to remind it to stay out of my way.

Since a decision to keep it apparently have been made can we PLEASE have the big yellow message about voting for/against it removed? At one time I managed to get it out of the way but it too keeps comming back. Yes I HAVE voted and no it was not in favour of the chat box....

[lester]

Now, If you dismiss the poll vote reminder, it will not reappear.

The poll is on going. the number of users that have bothered to vote is very low. if more users decode to vote that its unwanted i'll remove it.

The option to show the chat is one forum area defeats the object of the chat system. The chat system, if being used, needs to be visible across all forums, else you cannot be involved in a chat as you browse the whole of the forum system.

I consider all votes for the chat as positive, so votes for the chat and votes for the chat in a single forum area are accumulated

Thus the for votes out number the against votes, quite dramatically.

Personally i don't favour the chat system.....but the majority of users that have voted, do seem to favour the chat system.

Now, it has occured to me that some of the votes for "Its OK, sometimes, so limit it to just 1 forum area." Might be people that are being polite. Really they dont want the chat system, but they accept that some do. So maybe I should not lump their votes with the FOR.

The bottom line is that which ever way i view the results, its favourable towards the chat system.

[Ioannis]

So we keep it. But once again it seems that people are coming get what they want and then disappear. Mybe that is why the people that voted is low. Along with the low visibility of topics.

But then how can this change if one is not bothering to search?

Ioannis

[lester]

Hi Ioannis, sorry but i don't follow your train of thought

But once again it seems that people are coming get what they want and then disappear.

Can you explain?

Along with the low visibility of topics.

???

Chat is transient, so topics come and go and change depending upon the conversation.

I do agree that with the level of conversation being so low the fact that the history is limited, means that you cannot browse backwards to see many different topics. But that's the nature of a chat system.

It seems to me that people have voted YES for the chat, but then use it like a forum post, rather than an instant message between others users in the same time zone to discuss some transient subject matter.

I don't think that the chat system works very well on this forum, but it was requested and the result of the poll seems to be that it should stay.

Its a shame to see it under used and mis undertood. It takes time to set-up and maintain these features, so if they are requested and voted to keep, it would be satisfying to see them used, and used correctly.

[Ioannis]

With come and go I meant on the threads. I think many are looking for a quick tip, get the answer and may never come back to contribute this forum.

As for the visibility, I too meant for the threads. But this is the nature of the forums. One have to search...

Sorry I did not made my self clear, but the lanquage barrier hit again I guess.

Ioannis

[Demon]

Yup, some just do not understand the use for the chatbox. I think I'm going to chat this when someone asks for help on a software/hardware issue:

The chatbox is for idle chitchat; please start a thread with a meaningful title if you need assistance on a subject.

Maybe it should be made a subtitle in the Chatbox title bar.

[Archangel]

I thought the posts in chat are supposed to expire? Same old stuff there forever.