chatroom ettiquette

lumberjim · 03-02-2009, 09:00 AM

This is mainly directed at BigV.

But...I'm bringing it up on the main board so that it can be referenced later, and so those that might want to come chat can see it.

This is not a rule book....I've no more right to dictate the actions of other chatters than anyone. What follows is MY OPINION of good chat ettiquette.

The main irritations in chat are 2:

1. Lurking. We have all pretty much agreed that people that come into chat and won't share their real identity should be booted immediately. Using cute names is fine, but when you are asked who you be....spill or be kicked, and/or banned.

Also, when you leave, log out. V has a very annoying habit of logging into chat, and then just ......? is he sitting there reading(eavesdropping) without participating in the conversation? Has he left and is just leaving it up so he can monitor it later? It makes me uncomfortable. I know some others feel the same. I've asked him to stop, but he refuses. I don't want to limit your rights to chat, V but you're doing it WRONG.

Chat is like being at the pub. would you want a silent non participant hanging out behind you all night?

2. Drama. We've all broken this one. If you want to spat with some one in chat, open a private window/tab. just click their name in the list and select private message, and then tell them to check tabs in the main room.

/rant

TheMercenary · 03-02-2009, 09:41 AM

Yea, I think I left my computer on after I logged in. I forgot about it because when there was a call for participants and I went there, you along with 3 other people were logged in and not chatting. There had been no activity for about a hour. So I left it and forgot about it. I will try to remember to log out.

limey · 03-02-2009, 12:55 PM

I've dropped in a number of times and found just one name "in there" - but no activity. I think everybody forgets to log out from time to time.

lumberjim · 03-02-2009, 01:02 PM

yeah, but not EVERY NIGHT for the last three weeks after being told about it

go look in chat right now

classicman · 03-02-2009, 01:06 PM

I've been guilty of that as well. Just kick me out if I forget to sign out.

lumberjim · 03-02-2009, 01:09 PM

no...you close your browser and eventually time out. I'm talking specifically to V on this issue. IMO, he is doing it on purpose to be creepy.

Sundae · 03-02-2009, 01:15 PM

Actually, my main issue with chat (apart from the biggie of not being able to get there when everyone else is) was people with unrecognisable names.

I felt like an old square having to demand that people identify themselves - I want a chat based on Cellar values - you are who you are and I am interested in your real life situation. Glad that's not an issue anymore anyway.

Obv can't comment on V because I haven't been in chat for ages. But as it's not an issue that affects me I am in a position to ask you cut him some slack, LJ. The bottom has just dropped out of his world. And after all, what do you talk about there that is so private that a lurker is anathema? Makes me wonder...

lumberjim · 03-02-2009, 01:22 PM

if everyone that chats regularly is fine with it, then I'll stfu. Actually, I've pretty much made my opinion known at this point anyway, so......

bluecuracao · 03-02-2009, 01:44 PM

I agree with you, LJ. No creepiness allowed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

And after all, what do you talk about there that is so private that a lurker is anathema? Makes me wonder...

I feel like there's an implication of what V may think he's eavesdropping on, because of his past activities in chat and on the Cellar. It causes an elephant-in-the-room effect. That wouldn't be there otherwise. It makes it tough to move on from that past, if that is possible.

footfootfoot · 03-02-2009, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

- I want a chat based on Cellar values -

Cellar values, now that's a creepy thought.

Also, I agree. I think the lurking is just garden variety passive aggressive behaviour and is the sort of stuff up with which we will not put.

kerosene · 03-02-2009, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

I think the lurking is just garden variety passive aggressive behaviour and is the sort of stuff up with which we will not put,

Nice sentence structure.

footfootfoot · 03-02-2009, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by case

Nice sentence structure.

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/churchill.html;)

Cicero · 03-02-2009, 04:15 PM

This one one is clear: If you come into chat, and then don't participate with others..Why come in?

To monitor?

lj's right here. I think it's an annoying habit. Not a chat bannable offense...Just irregular and annoying.

It's comparable to being in a restraunt, refusing to sit with your company, then stare at them from another table.

But there are many personalities that make up the cellar. Part of the fun of it.

kerosene · 03-02-2009, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/churchill.html;)

Wha-huh?

Beestie · 03-02-2009, 04:44 PM

The whole point of chat is to participate. And to be open about who you are - at least your Cellar login name if using an alias.

03-02-2009, 09:00 AM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	chatroom ettiquette This is mainly directed at BigV. But...I'm bringing it up on the main board so that it can be referenced later, and so those that might want to come chat can see it. This is not a rule book....I've no more right to dictate the actions of other chatters than anyone. What follows is MY OPINION of good chat ettiquette. The main irritations in chat are 2: 1. Lurking. We have all pretty much agreed that people that come into chat and won't share their real identity should be booted immediately. Using cute names is fine, but when you are asked who you be....spill or be kicked, and/or banned. Also, when you leave, log out. V has a very annoying habit of logging into chat, and then just ......? is he sitting there reading(eavesdropping) without participating in the conversation? Has he left and is just leaving it up so he can monitor it later? It makes me uncomfortable. I know some others feel the same. I've asked him to stop, but he refuses. I don't want to limit your rights to chat, V but you're doing it WRONG. Chat is like being at the pub. would you want a silent non participant hanging out behind you all night? 2. Drama. We've all broken this one. If you want to spat with some one in chat, open a private window/tab. just click their name in the list and select private message, and then tell them to check tabs in the main room. /rant __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-02-2009, 09:41 AM	#2
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Yea, I think I left my computer on after I logged in. I forgot about it because when there was a call for participants and I went there, you along with 3 other people were logged in and not chatting. There had been no activity for about a hour. So I left it and forgot about it. I will try to remember to log out. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

03-02-2009, 12:55 PM	#3
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	I've dropped in a number of times and found just one name "in there" - but no activity. I think everybody forgets to log out from time to time. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

03-02-2009, 01:02 PM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	yeah, but not EVERY NIGHT for the last three weeks after being told about it go look in chat right now __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-02-2009, 01:06 PM	#5
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I've been guilty of that as well. Just kick me out if I forget to sign out. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-02-2009, 01:09 PM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	no...you close your browser and eventually time out. I'm talking specifically to V on this issue. IMO, he is doing it on purpose to be creepy. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-02-2009, 01:15 PM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Actually, my main issue with chat (apart from the biggie of not being able to get there when everyone else is) was people with unrecognisable names. I felt like an old square having to demand that people identify themselves - I want a chat based on Cellar values - you are who you are and I am interested in your real life situation. Glad that's not an issue anymore anyway. Obv can't comment on V because I haven't been in chat for ages. But as it's not an issue that affects me I am in a position to ask you cut him some slack, LJ. The bottom has just dropped out of his world. And after all, what do you talk about there that is so private that a lurker is anathema? Makes me wonder... __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

03-02-2009, 01:22 PM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	if everyone that chats regularly is fine with it, then I'll stfu. Actually, I've pretty much made my opinion known at this point anyway, so...... __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-02-2009, 04:15 PM	#13
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	This one one is clear: If you come into chat, and then don't participate with others..Why come in? To monitor? lj's right here. I think it's an annoying habit. Not a chat bannable offense...Just irregular and annoying. It's comparable to being in a restraunt, refusing to sit with your company, then stare at them from another table. But there are many personalities that make up the cellar. Part of the fun of it. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

03-02-2009, 04:44 PM	#15
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	The whole point of chat is to participate. And to be open about who you are - at least your Cellar login name if using an alias. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

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