Poll - Integrated chat

Started by SimonV, July 25, 2016, 02:24:47 PM

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Add integrated chat on the forum?

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SimonV

July 25, 2016, 02:24:47 PM
I was just discussing this with Dean and I'm curious to see if anyone else would be interested in integrating a chat box on to the forums. In my opinion, it would be perfect for all the small questions that aren't worth a new thread, off-topic chit-chat and frustrated rants.

What's your opinion? Vote or discuss!

deanwebb

#1
July 25, 2016, 02:27:19 PM
As long as we don't ruin the forum vibe with discussions that start fights (religion, politics, Star Trek vs. Star Wars), I'm all for it.
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burnyd

#2
July 25, 2016, 02:49:02 PM
Any chance of just doing a public slack channel?

deanwebb

#3
July 25, 2016, 03:03:52 PM
I've never used slack... could you explain how it's different from IRC?
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

burnyd

#4
July 26, 2016, 08:52:35 AM
Its really cool. I have a few channels I am on currently.  You have to invite people.  Once they are invited its like IRC for 2016 with like modern day media and all sorts of things.

Its also used a lot of time for things like software development but thats a whole other use case.

join the pp one if you want

http://packetpushers.net/future-collaboration-asynchronous/

SimonV

#5
July 26, 2016, 12:59:55 PM
Don't forget to vote :thankyou:

deanwebb

#6
July 26, 2016, 06:25:03 PM
OK... https://networking-forums.slack.com/messages/general/
Now, do I need to invite everyone to it, or can folks just apply to join and then get approved?
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

that1guy15

#7
July 26, 2016, 07:54:09 PM
My vote is yes but I agree with Burnyd, slack would be a solid option.
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that1guy15

#8
July 26, 2016, 08:09:18 PM
maybe even split this thread and see what slack channels everyone is subscribed to.
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Dieselboy

#9
July 27, 2016, 01:12:23 AM
How does slack work?

I dont think a chat would be good for this forum. I reckon it would work like facebook chat? Seems like another avenue for spammers

SimonV

#10
July 27, 2016, 02:24:03 AM
Quote from: Dieselboy on July 27, 2016, 01:12:23 AM
I dont think a chat would be good for this forum. I reckon it would work like facebook chat? Seems like another avenue for spammers

Naah, it's just an add-on for SMF forums. It's integrated into the menu and takes you to a group chat box.

Screenshots here: https://frug.github.io/AJAX-Chat/screenshots.html

mmcgurty

#11
July 27, 2016, 07:44:56 AM
I'd be willing to try it but I would be almost certain my company blocks Slack.  If that would be the case, I would end up just idling more than anything like I do with Discord with my gaming buddies.  With wife and kids and work, there just isn't enough time in the day to do all the things I want to do.

deanwebb

#12
July 27, 2016, 11:29:23 AM
Since I'd have to invite people to slack - auto-approve is done only for a domain, it seems - I'll try an SMF plugin.
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

Netwörkheäd

#13
July 30, 2016, 07:31:27 PM
Tried working with SA Chat... it was free, but breaks HTTPS because it pulls in data via HTTP. Then it just flat-out breaks on Chrome.

There are other chat programs, yes, but they tend to make a website pay up if it wants to have more than 5 people chatting... grrr...
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