OC3D Chat Box

[RamboOC]

Here it is:
The NEW chat box replacement!:
http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthr...083#post732083
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so I was looking through the cached web archive of overclock3d.net, and i went back to 2008 and i saw a chat box. what happen to it? why isn't it there anymore?
It would work a lot better now as there is more members
http://web.archive.org/web/200812040...erclock3d.net/

[QuietOne]

I'm guessing as someone said before somewhere, if we had a chat box then members would be less inclined to post in the forums.

[jamesriley94]

Originally Posted by QuietOne

I'm guessing as someone said before somewhere, if we had a chat box then members would be less inclined to post in the forums.

This ^^

When we had it before it took away a lot of posting on the forums. Quick questions were just asked on there rather than on the forums which isn't really great from our point of view.

[Remmy]

I agree it's a shame there isn't one any more; I posted recently suggesting one, but got told the same reason.

It'd only work if there were rules against posting questions in the chat which were more suited to a thread, but all that does is increase the need for moderation, so it's just not practical unfortunately.

[SeekaX]

imagine the spam some people who are known to have the answer would get. the thing would have to be restricted to friends only and then it's kinda pointless.

[dalewakelin]

1 post wonders would flood it with questions

[Rogster]

i dont like chat boxes, when they are present one will when a bit merry wander in there spew some stuff, take the poop end of the stick & then get banned for being a silly drunken mess

[QuietOne]

Originally Posted by Remmy

I agree it's a shame there isn't one any more; I posted recently suggesting one, but got told the same reason.

It'd only work if there were rules against posting questions in the chat which were more suited to a thread, but all that does is increase the need for moderation, so it's just not practical unfortunately.

I think that's where I saw the reason why we shouldn't have it.

[Remmy]

What about just using a thread just for generic chitchat for people that are just sitting on the forums for a while? Can anyone see something like that working?

[QuietOne]

Isn't that what General forum is for?

Off-Topic I mean.