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Hi all!
Over the past few weeks I've been made aware of the number of bugs and problems and incompatibilities with the current chat setup here on bcUK ... I hate to have things that only half work and even more when there are bugs in it that don't look that they are going to be ironed out (and bugs that affec some more than others).
With this in mind I will be phasing out the current chat software and replacing it with a better chat application ASAP.
Paganwolf
20-01-2005, 20:37
Top man, its nice to real time chat to the guys :biggthump
is the current one going to stay untill the new one is up or will chat be offlinf for a bit!
Paganwolf
20-01-2005, 20:58
no by the looks of it tt.
OK, introducing the new chat software:
http://www.bushcraftuk.net/community/vBChat.php
I'll leave the other one up for the next day or so before I junk it.
Enjoy and let me know what you think!
looks good can we make rooms still or is there no yurts/katas/other bushcrafty names..? :wink:
Paganwolf
20-01-2005, 21:06
sweet :wink:
Personally i prefer the old style rooms, they were much simpler and looked better IMO>
But if more people can log into the new ones then :biggthump
Gets my vote
With the new chatroom you can also see that there are people in there which is much better. It's more integrated with member info etc So, even though it's not as good looking it is more 'get people on there' friendly. :biggthump
Paganwolf
21-01-2005, 09:46
i like it tony, its more user friendly and has more toys. :wink:
more oppertunity to creat mayhem muuhahahaha :yikes:
Paganwolf
21-01-2005, 10:53
you need more opportunity!!!!! :shock: :yikes: :rolmao:
Ahh, better bin it then, can't go providing more oppertunities :wink:
An excellent addition and well integrated. Now I can see who is in there instead of wandering in on the off chance I may find someone.... cheers :biggthump
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bothyman
22-01-2005, 13:01
Well I can't even get in it ?? and I never had any problems with the old one.
Why changed something when it isn't broke??
If I try to change rooms it just keeps returning to the change rooms page.
If I to post on the default page (The only one I can get in) it takes an age to come up plus the message stays in the message box after it has come up on the main screen??
And I have no problems getting in other groups Chatrooms??
Well I can't even get in it ?? and I never had any problems with the old one.
Why changed something when it isn't broke??
If I try to change rooms it just keeps returning to the change rooms page.
If I to post on the default page (The only one I can get in) it takes an age to come up plus the message stays in the message box after it has come up on the main screen??
And I have no problems getting in other groups Chatrooms??
Why change something that isn't broken ... well, I'll tell you that the other one was well and truly broken. It was the most complained about feature we had and it was a case of updating or scrapping it altogether.
Your saying in the one post that "I can't even get in it" and "If I try to change rooms it just keeps returning to the change rooms page" and "If I to post on the default page" - that sound to me like you are managing to get in. Which is it?
This is slower than the other chat but offers greater coverage and integrates better with the forum. However, it is a free tool made by members of the vBulletin community and as such not perfect.
TheViking
22-01-2005, 13:23
I like the new chat better than the old one. This one looks more vBulletin and there's more options. :biggthump
If I try to change rooms it just keeps returning to the change rooms page. About changing rooms:
This isn't a problem you're having. It's just that after you select a room in the vBChat Room Change option, you then need to go back to vBChat area by clicking on the link on the left of the blue bar.
Hope that helps!!! :-D
bothyman
22-01-2005, 14:43
[QUOTE=Adi007]Why change something that isn't broken ... well, I'll tell you
Your saying in the one post that "I can't even get in it" and "If I try to change rooms it just keeps returning to the change rooms page" and "If I to post on the default page" - that sound to me like you are managing to get in. Which is it?
This is slower than the other chat QUOTE]
You asked for feedback I gave it , so why are you being so arrogant about it?? :?:
As I said I did not seem to have any problems with the old one, but it seems others did. :roll:
I can't get into the chatroom everyone else is in, and can only get into the default one (which no one uses) which does not seem to work correctly for some reason, :yikes:
try reading my post again.
My connection is already very slow compared to many others which could be one of the problems?? :naughty:
bothyman
22-01-2005, 15:03
>>>Why change something that isn't broken ... well, I'll tell you . :yikes:
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A rather arrogant statment methinks ,I thought you wanted feedback ??
Try reading my post again.
I cannot get in the room where everyone else is, and can only get as far as the default room and no further, which also does not seem to work correctly , not for me anyway. :?:
If the lastest version is slower than the old one that could be the problem as my connection is slow at the best of times.
No, we do not have Broadband we are still waiting for a decent phoneline.:wave:
Did you read MY post above??? :?:
>>>Why change something that isn't broken ... well, I'll tell you . :yikes:
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A rather arrogant statment methinks ,I thought you wanted feedback ??
Try reading my post again.
I cannot get in the room where everyone else is, and can only get as far as the default room and no further, which also does not seem to work correctly , not for me anyway. :?:
If the lastest version is slower than the old one that could be the problem as my connection is slow at the best of times.
No, we do not have Broadband we are still waiting for a decent phoneline.:wave:
Who's being arrogant - you asked why replace something that wasn't broken and I told you that for many it was. As I said for people that could get in it seemed to work but there was a raft of people who couldn't use it - combined witht he fact that members wated features such as to know who was online and greater intergration with the forum, the old one was dead as the original developer had stopped work on it.
Did you read the post above on how to change chat rooms ... I've not had reports from anyone else yet about this issue. This chat software works in a very similar way to the rest of the board so I'm not expecting many compatibility issues to arise.
Which chatroom were you trying to access?