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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Dec 29, 2016 16:09:21 GMT -5
Fancy-Java-chat is fully funded now, thanks to all those who have donated in the past several days, whoever you are.
It's back to full features.
And the two rooms (challenge and social) are back.
At this moment, there are 7 chatters in the main room, and people are both challenging and chattering, and nobody is telling anyone else what to do, and there is both action and camaraderie.
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Post by Unswamping on Dec 29, 2016 21:01:01 GMT -5
Thank you to everyone who donated! Together we did it!
Fivecat i hope that you will venture back to chat when you are able. I tend to be a focused worker (or not very focused but i try hard to stay on task, like creativeness i have problems with distractibility and attention). I love the social aspect of chat too. I may not participate in conversations but i value them. I have social anxiety, lifelong shyness and have bern living alone for a number of years with no social contact. Having that social contact is really important to me, its helping me to slowly relearn (or learn for the first time) normal social interactions. I know im not the only person who deals with this problem.
I think the biggest thing we could all learn is tolerance. Not just in chat or on the forum but everywhere. Some people may just want to work, some may just want to socialize, some may want a mix of both work and socializing. Lets help each other take care of our needs. Be respectful of others differences. If you are there for socializing, please dont be upset if others go off and challenge. Challengers, realize that others need to stay and chat, do what you need to do, then come back and join back in. Be open, talk about what you need. The more people that use chat, the better it it is for everyone.
ETA: i havent witnessed bullying but if anyone sees it happen, call it out. Talk to the person, if you feel you can. Maybe they didnt mean to come across that way. If you dont feel comfortable doing that, see if someone else can. Contact the mods. Dont let it just continue. (I happen to be conflict avoidant and it would be hard for me, but i think i would speak up).
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Post by creativechaos on Dec 30, 2016 22:54:25 GMT -5
hey Celeste - so this question is directed at you... does this paid in full chat status cover the year 2016 or 2017? i'm thinking the year starts whenever you pay in full, but some services go by the calendar year - which ends tomorrow! kind of a dumb question i know, but thought i'd ask anyway. thanks! my fave chat feature is the colored text; especially helpful when there are a lot of people on chat. thinking when we get a month out from the paid year ending, would you please put up a fund drive thingy again so we know it's time to donate? thanks so much, celeste and messymimi for keeping us ad-free AND fancy-chat equipped!
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Post by Celeste on Dec 31, 2016 11:44:11 GMT -5
creativechaos, our "chat" year starts when we pay in full. Hopefully, I'll have my ducks in a row when we're due for another fundraiser and we won't see a lapse like we did this time.
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