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Post by sidestep on Oct 20, 2016 12:30:27 GMT -5
L.E.: ***I've changed the title & thinned this thread to reflect that this thread has morphed into a Chat Status discussion with updates from Celeste & Greg on the last page.
I will make a new thread focusing only on announcing Chat Challenges on another thread. 
TLDR?
12/15/2016 Update: Celeste will be announcing a Chat Room Fund Drive soon-- Stay Tuned.
Until then, our Chat will look/act differently (back to basic), don't worry, it's not your computer!
She is also working on changing the platform to non-JAVA Chat accessible to all-- Stay Tuned!
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 Good Afternoon! Anyone ready to Get Rolling & Get Things Done? Just click on that Chat button in the Upper Right Corner. Come Right On In & Join Us! (One needs JAVA installed & don't use the Chrome Browser.) C'mon over & Jump On It!  " style="max-width:100%;"] ~~~  " style="max-width:100%;"] ~~~ 
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Post by Unswamping on Oct 23, 2016 17:53:12 GMT -5
Gosh Step, i just saw this! No one in chat right now. Im so sorry i missed the party. I hope you were able to get alot done and have some fun doing it.
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Post by sidestep on Oct 24, 2016 11:16:13 GMT -5
jean, Unswamping, & anyone else, consider this your personal invitation to Come On In & Join Us!
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Post by Unswamping on Oct 24, 2016 11:41:13 GMT -5
Good Afternoon! Anyone ready to Get Rolling & Get Things Done? Just click on that Chat button in the Upper Right Corner. Come Right On In & Join Us! (One needs JAVA installed & don't use the Chrome Browser.) C'mon over & Jump On It! ~~~ ~~~  Good morning Step. I needed to my java installed.  |
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Post by sidestep on Oct 27, 2016 7:24:20 GMT -5
Eek, we're in DANGER of LOSING our FEATURE-LADEN CHAT: . . . Actually, messymimi and I were the only members making monthly donations to ProBoards that kept the forum ad-free. I can no longer afford a monthly charge so I stopped this month. From now on, unless we get another patron or two, every month will be ad-free for half the month. After that, we'll start seeing ads again. . . . The Stepping Out of Squalor "Hedgiethons" never went for paying for ad-free. It goes to paying for our chat room that no one is using anymore. I paid for the last 3 month extension myself, thinking I'd have time to work on adapting it to the non-Java platform, but now I'm not too sure anyone will use it. Yes, everyone will be able to log into it, but it will look and act very different from our Java-based chat room. I've begun to wonder if it will get used any more often than the current platform. Yes. I'm discouraged for a variety of reasons, mostly at myself for not being able to pay the money to keep the ads off, but also because I'm letting my disappointment in the use of the current chat-room set-up persuade me into not working on transferring platforms. I'm sorry. I'll get back to it. We'll hold a Hedgiethon once it is set up. You can decide then whether you still want an official chat room here at Stepping Out of Squalor. The above quote is excerpted from: takeonestepatatime.proboards.com/thread/29115/ads-logged~~~~~ Awaiting more info on how to pool resources to help keep our current feature-laden Chat Room. For me, personally, this Chat Room has been instrumental in assisting me with emergency crises, etc. & it would be a shame to lose this very helpful feature-laden lifeline Celeste has worked so hard to enhance & implement. Once again, many thanks to the humble mods behind the scenes working so hard to keep things running smoothly & for your previously unknown financial contributions to keep this very helpful site functioning as we know it.   |
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Oct 27, 2016 7:46:25 GMT -5
Celeste , I think people stopped using our Java-based chatroom a few years ago -- when so many browsers and devices stopped allowing Java. I gather it's a lot of work to change the chatroom to a different platform that doesn't require Java. It is my personal opinion that we don't need all the bells and whistles from the old chat to be transferred to the new chat. What we need are PEOPLE in chat.
I'd rather be in no-frills chat with lots of people getting stuff done,
than be in an empty chatroom with lots of bells and whistles.And I'd especially prefer that all those who were excluded by Java technical issues ... have a way to join in chat. How about we try a no-frills non-java chat now, so that everyone can join in? Something NON-PERFECTIONISTIC. Later on, if you feel like it, you could gradually add features, but you NEVER "need" to do that. At this point, all I need is .... knowing that the chatters are members here. Everything else is gravy. (I know I've whined in the past about colors and sounds and smileys, but I hereby pledge to stop doing that) Hugs to Celeste !
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Post by Unswamping on Oct 27, 2016 9:44:25 GMT -5
Lionness i second your post! I try to use chat when i can. Sometimes, like today and yesterday, my ipad wont let me in. (I think its the ads, im geting lots of video ads and it slowing my ipad down. Just typing on the forum is a struggle today). Chat for me is already preety no frill. I cant see avatars, status, etc. i have to type code to create smileys. So it really doesnt matter to me about the bells and whistles (i cant hear sounds either).
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Post by nifty50 on Oct 27, 2016 11:53:22 GMT -5
I still use our Chat room. I know there are a few people who have more or less migrated to the chatzy.com/soar chat room, and I sometimes visit there, but honestly, it is just too hard on my eyes.
I think during the last period of time when our chat was "down" -- that's when we lost a lot of people. A lot of them haven't come back.
I agree that a frills-free chat room with participation is probably better than a fancy chat with no one there. I didn't realize that money was required for having a chat room -- I thought that went for an ad-free page. My mistake!
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Post by purpleangel on Oct 27, 2016 13:48:52 GMT -5
Maybe I am missing something here, but it seems as though we have two issues (?)
1. Ads showing on this site (threads AND chat)
2. Not enough ppl in this site's chatroom AND ads appearing
1. Ads
Will the monthly fee mean that ALL users will be ad-free or only ME? Is there a minimum of monthly fees that will ensure ALL users are ad free?
The ads don't really bother me because I'm so used to them that I tune them out. But I wd be willing to pay a monthly fee so ALL of us could be ad free. I guess the piece I'm missing is WHAT does that monthly fee accomplish.
2. Chatroom
There are many times I'd like to jump into chat, but I'm using a Chromebook. So, Java based chat is OUT for me, ads or no ads. For this reason, I wouldn't be willing to pay a monthly fee for something I can't use. (This is in no way a hint or pressure on anyone to create a non-Java based chatroom!)
Clarification I need: WHAT does the monthly fee actually cover? I've read the "Store Checkout" page but it's still unclear.
One More Important thing:
Thanks to all the people behind the scenes making this site run smoothly.
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Post by sidestep on Oct 27, 2016 15:13:58 GMT -5
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Post by angela on Oct 28, 2016 0:43:27 GMT -5
Oh I would be SO bummed without our chat!
I am a terrible challenger but I really depend on chat just "being there" for so many of the days that I really just need company and motivation. I would be really bereft without it.
So. What can I/we do to keep chat alive, make it accessible again to all our members who can't use Java, and support our dear Celeste who has plenty to do IRL anyhow?
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Post by SetMeFree on Oct 31, 2016 12:35:04 GMT -5
I'm in chat and ready to rumble!
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Post by angela on Oct 31, 2016 15:05:00 GMT -5
I will try to come in later today and get some basic chores done. Thanks SetMeFree for hanging around in chat! |
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Post by 1rarebeautifuldove on Nov 14, 2016 10:02:58 GMT -5
Come to chat!!!!!!!!!!!!
the challenge train is going frequently!
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Post by angela on Nov 23, 2016 15:53:45 GMT -5
It's Wednesday and I'm going to hang out in chat all afternoon. I'm going to get a fire going in the trash burner and heat up the kitchen at least and then clean clean clean the back porch, kitchen, and maybe even the bathroom if I can keep going. It's all reached a level of dirty that even I can't abide.
Join me and let's get something CLEAN today!
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