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Can we have...

PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 11 12:33 am
by Shinobi
...a shoutbox please?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 11 1:31 am
by Aidan
no

PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 11 1:38 am
by clyzm
I can personally attest from experience with forums that have shoutboxes that they are useless and only work for forums which are extremely active (i.e. not /alpha/)

PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 11 12:44 pm
by Shinobi
deusexmultiplayer.freeforums.org

they have one. *spits dummy out*

I WANT ONE GIVE IT TO ME DAMMIT

PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 11 1:05 pm
by Dae
It's never a good idea to mix a chat (a dumbed down version of it called "shoutbox") and forum.

The first request for it was filled in 2004 by the way.

PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 11 2:04 pm
by Shinobi
Okay. I don't see why it isn't though? A lot of forums have a simple shoutbox now? good for announcements etc.

PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 11 2:18 pm
by Dae
When you mix a more dynamic source of information with a less dynamic one in the same place, the more dynamic one eventually starts prevailing. It's not always good because dynamic sources stimulate less qualitative content.

The rule also applies to cases such as site + forum, social network + forum (not a particular page, I mean entire social network and its own forum), your own blog + social network profile (when you realize you get more feedback in social network, you're likely to start posting exclusively to it).

PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 11 2:33 am
by UT
Aidan wrote:no


Lol'd

I understand like 10% of Dae, but I think I get it, he doesn't want Shoutbox, xD.

PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 11 3:16 am
by Aidan
Shinobi wrote:A lot of forums have a simple shoutbox now? good for announcements etc.


no.

PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 11 3:28 am
by Shinobi
Yes.

PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 11 3:31 am
by Aidan
UT wrote:I understand like 10% of Dae, but I think I get it, he doesn't want Shoutbox, xD.


yes.

PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 11 5:45 pm
by ~ô¿ô~Nobody~
Yeah, generally it fails.
However, the success story of the FGS board shoutbox is a positive example.
If here was as much activity as there, it might work too! :lol:

PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 11 5:55 pm
by James
FGS is one of the most dead forums?

PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 11 5:58 pm
by ~ô¿ô~Nobody~
Weird conclusions are weird!

PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 11 6:00 pm
by James
Image

I do understand but it's not exactly a success is it?, lol.

PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 11 6:08 pm
by Psycho
James wrote:Image

I do understand but it's not exactly a success is it?, lol.


Dammit you beat me to it :D

PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 11 6:20 pm
by ~ô¿ô~Nobody~
That depends on your definition of success. :o
The shoutbox is there and used for small and often sense-free topics and on the other hand all normal issues are discussed within topics nonetheless.
I would call it success tho. 8)

PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 11 6:21 pm
by James
It's a success of sense-free DJ and ShadowRunner rants at eachother.*

PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 11 6:34 pm
by ~ô¿ô~Nobody~
Yeah, better than randomly inside the topics! :mrgreen: