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Reaper Man
May 16th, 2009, 09:24 AM
I was wondering, if it were possible to integrate some sorta facebook-style live chat feature to the forum. I know such plugins exist for vBulletin (though I don't know if it's just a global chatroom, or if it's direct-to-user facebook style). It would make it much easier to talk to people online if you don't have their AIM/MSN/etc of if they haven't provided it. Private messaging can be somewhat tedious for simple, short conversations.

In addition, I believe such a feature would cut down on shitposts, because then users could, well, directly insult each other, haha.

A quick search revealed this thread, discussing the exact thing, with a bunch of options to choose from.
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=176924

E: After reading through that thread, I don't think such a feature has been finished yet, but if they ever do it, I hope you guys will consider integrating it.

rossmum
May 16th, 2009, 09:34 AM
I dunno, I always use VMs for shit that's too short for PMs (unless the user's online or I don't have their IM details). Strikes me as a little pointless at this stage, there are plenty of other things that could be better for the forums shitpost-wise like some edits to the rep system I proposed a while ago to the staff (which would actually protect new users from vendettas but not from the kind of widespread -rep they'd cop for shitposting, amongst other things). Even that's not really essential, I'm sure there are plenty of more important things that could be done.

sdavis117
May 16th, 2009, 10:01 AM
What about the Modacity IRC?

flibitijibibo
May 16th, 2009, 10:16 AM
#modacity + /msg = What you're looking for.

p0lar_bear
May 16th, 2009, 12:42 PM
There is an embedded AJAX IRC client on the homepage; click the "Chat" link.

Heathen
May 16th, 2009, 12:58 PM
ya I think me means like an In-Browser IM like MySpace's new thing.

Tbh I think thats a stupid idea. PM's should suffice.

Rook
May 16th, 2009, 01:53 PM
I visit a forum that has this:

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/2523/chatbox.jpg (http://img32.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chatbox.jpg)


Chatbox at the top, is that what you mean? And yeah its vB too.

StankBacon
May 16th, 2009, 01:55 PM
chatbox is different than what he is suggesting.

supersniper
May 16th, 2009, 05:53 PM
yeah that's a shoutbox or chatbox...
what reaper man is suggestions is a built in IM system just like facebooks. so when you visit a friends profile or something you can click a button that says chat or whatever and then a little chatbox will come up between the other perosn and you.

not needed, people have AIM, skype, xfire, IRC, PM system, we don't need anything else to communicate with personally.

Pyong Kawaguchi
May 17th, 2009, 10:33 AM
Honestly I think a chatbox was suggested in the past, but then shot down.

Inferno
May 17th, 2009, 02:29 PM
Visitor messages.
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