The Ace Railgun Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) It'd be nice if we had some sort of timed auto kick feature in the chat room that kicked people after like 5 minutes of being afk so we don't get people who sit in chat all day not chatting for the majority of time in there, or just if the forget to log off the chat before they go. This feature would be nice even without the 5 person limit just so it gets cleared up. Edited December 13, 2015 by The Ace Railgun le717, Quisoves Potoo, STUDZ and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Cupcake Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I concur your Acellency. Although I'd say 10-15 mins is a better time. aidenpons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quisoves Potoo Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 While we're at it, it would be nice if the system were quicker to realize that you're gone. It's annoying when you accidentally press ctrl-w, and the site, Aristotle-be-damned, insists that you're both in the chat room and not in the chat room, and consequently doesn't let you in. aidenpons, Wognif, IncogM and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncogM Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Eh, I figure a half hour timer at least. You set it too short and you'll have people participating in a conversation, but not necessarily typing, getting kicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Cupcake Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 "participating" If you are silent that long I'd say the people are talking to a wall, or you're just being a lurker. At this point I may as well suggest a "Don't kick me!" button which refreshes your inactivity time without the need to send a message. Quisoves Potoo and The Ace Railgun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ace Railgun Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 (edited) At this point I may as well suggest a "Don't kick me!" button which refreshes your inactivity time without the need to send a message. The only problem with that is people could still lurk and take up spaces, without actually typing. Also yeah 30, and even 15 minutes is too long. I'd go with 10 minutes at the most. Edited December 14, 2015 by The Ace Railgun Quisoves Potoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yajmo Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 If something like this does happen, be sure to disable this if their is only one person in the room. Otherwise we are going to need to talk to ourselves while waiting for other people to join Quisoves Potoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncogM Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Honestly, the problem isn't people not talking in the chat room. Thats how chatrooms are. People idle and join in when the conversation is agreeable. Thats how every chatroom/IRC I've ever used over the last 15-ish years has worked. It's silly to think that in this age of tabbed browsers that a 10 minute lull in conversation is unacceptable. The real problem is that a limit of 5 people is roughly half the size the limit should be. (Why is there a limit in the first place, anyway? Technical? Financial? Spam?) If I remember right, several of us RRUers treated the shoutbox like a chatroom. Now its RRUers wanting the chatroom to function like a shoutbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quisoves Potoo Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Honestly, the problem isn't people not talking in the chat room. Thats how chatrooms are. People idle and join in when the conversation is agreeable. Thats how every chatroom/IRC I've ever used over the last 15-ish years has worked. It's silly to think that in this age of tabbed browsers that a 10 minute lull in conversation is unacceptable. If we taking about mere ten-minute lulls, I'd agree. We're talking about people spending 30+ minutes doing nothing but take up (limited) space. That is problematic, surely? The real problem is that a limit of 5 people is roughly half the size the limit should be. (Why is there a limit in the first place, anyway? Technical? Financial? Spam?) I believe the problem is financial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidenpons Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I recall somebody saying that RRU's forum works a bit like... er.... the LRR upgrade system, for lack of a better example. You have the base forum code, then you have various additional things you can put on. I think Cyrem downgraded from a complete chatroom to a 5-person-limit chatroom due to financial issues... but I also think that some auto-kick could be developed to fit onto whatever the base of the forum is. (Le? [/beg]) I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Cupcake Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I believe the problem is financial. Everyone should give money to RRU for Chirstmas. P.S. I just did. MaelstromIslander, IncogM, Arthuriel and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lair Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I don't think money's going to change anything at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDZ Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Eh, I threw money at it anyway. Lind Whisperer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Cupcake Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Maybe not, but I'd rather help the site where and when it needs it rather than let it die/suffer. Right now it cries for funds, so that's darn well where I'll be helping it. Lind Whisperer and IncogM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lind Whisperer Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Off-topic a bit, but if we're discussing chat room features/etiquette: I vote that we make "No talking using only a single vowel" a chat rule. Ot's rothor hord to rood... aidenpons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Cupcake Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Well aren't you the silly one. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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