[request] Chat wall

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#1

I think RbxDev could benefit from an official chat wall (i.e. not an unmoderated Skype group) on this site.

Quite often I have a short question that quite simply doesn’t deserve a dedicated thread. This, and the other obvious advantages live chat has over forums (in many cases). I’d love to easily give feedback on your games and projects as I play them. In general I think a chat wall could be a really productive feature–provided, of course, everyone abides by

as we do on the forums.

Thoughts? Support? Criticism?

#2

Many of us would happily moderate it, but the problem is it doesn’t impact here. People are willing to get kicked out of the skype group because they can just make a new one and people will join.

#3

What’s wrong with the skype lounge? It’s unmoderated sure but I haven’t seen anyone fail to receive any help before.

#4

I think he wants a moderated chat because he knows that the staff will ban members? Like when things happen on skype and the staff can’t do anything because it was outside their channels

#5

Skype lounge is scary

#6

I’m not in the lounge because apparently I “take things too personally”
So yeah, a chat wall would be nice.
-Dennis

#7

The Skype lounge is more for off-topic leisurely talk between developers than short, simple help requests. The things that do get asked in the skype lounge get filtered out really fast.

#8

I would like this. Maybe even a live chat room?

#9

Yeah

[8/17/2014 7:15:00 PM] six: do girls watch ####
[8/17/2014 7:29:26 PM] Drew (Echo): SIX HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU
[8/17/2014 7:29:29 PM] Drew (Echo): DO GIRLS WATCH ####
[8/17/2014 7:29:31 PM] Drew (Echo): ?
[8/17/2014 7:29:36 PM] Lilly: depends on the girl
[8/17/2014 7:29:39 PM] Drew (Echo): do you
[8/17/2014 7:29:41 PM] Emma: ._.
[8/17/2014 7:29:49 PM] Ben: JESUS CHRIST THIS IS ####ING HARD
[8/17/2014 7:29:51 PM] Lilly: see emma I told you to run
[8/17/2014 7:29:57 PM] Drew (Echo): that’s what she said ben

#10

My line in that is entirely out of context. Get your mind out of the gutter.

#11

Yeah

[8/17/2014 7:15:00 PM] six: do girls watch ####
[8/17/2014 7:29:26 PM] Drew (Echo): SIX HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU
[8/17/2014 7:29:29 PM] Drew (Echo): DO GIRLS WATCH ####
[8/17/2014 7:29:31 PM] Drew (Echo): ?
[8/17/2014 7:29:36 PM] Lilly: depends on the girl
[8/17/2014 7:29:39 PM] Drew (Echo): do you
[8/17/2014 7:29:41 PM] Emma: ._.
[8/17/2014 7:29:49 PM] Ben: JESUS CHRIST THIS IS ####ING HARD
[8/17/2014 7:29:51 PM] Lilly: see emma I told you to run
[8/17/2014 7:29:57 PM] Drew (Echo): that’s what she said ben[/quote]

This confirms my reason why I don’t participate in Skype group chats. I’m only in two and this is similar to 75% of their discussion.

#12

Yeah

[8/17/2014 7:15:00 PM] six: do girls watch ####
[8/17/2014 7:29:26 PM] Drew (Echo): SIX HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU
[8/17/2014 7:29:29 PM] Drew (Echo): DO GIRLS WATCH ####
[8/17/2014 7:29:31 PM] Drew (Echo): ?
[8/17/2014 7:29:36 PM] Lilly: depends on the girl
[8/17/2014 7:29:39 PM] Drew (Echo): do you
[8/17/2014 7:29:41 PM] Emma: ._.
[8/17/2014 7:29:49 PM] Ben: JESUS CHRIST THIS IS ####ING HARD
[8/17/2014 7:29:51 PM] Lilly: see emma I told you to run
[8/17/2014 7:29:57 PM] Drew (Echo): that’s what she said ben[/quote]

This confirms my reason why I don’t participate in Skype group chats. I’m only in two and this is similar to 75% of their discussion.[/quote]

It’s not mostly like this. There’s lots of code, math, ROBLOX-related talk, science talk, etc

#13

Plus lots of cool sneak peeks at things. There’s also cool people there.

#14

I could put together a lounge and promote Lilly and Echo to be able to remove people from the group, and also disallow other people adding users. That way we can keep a tighter knit on certain topics and remove users who do not comply. That’s not to say users have to join, but it’s more a lounge for devs who want to be much more on-topic.

#15

External Media

What’s wrong with the #roblox IRC?
Plenty of ROBLOX employees go on there and it isn’t RBXDev exclusive. I found it a lot more developer-oriented than the Skype chatroom.

#16

I’d possibly join such a group. [size=1]I still want an official chat wall/room, though[/size]

#17

I would join the Skype lounge if I knew where to access it from…

#18

Access it from skype you n00b

Or are you saying you don’t know who to ask to get access? Leates IIRC.

#19

I have failed to receive help there before loads of times. PPL hate me.

#20

If an admin could point out any reasons a chat wall is a bad idea, or otherwise is low on the to-do list, please post :emo-angst: