Meet-Up! Virtual Chat Meetup

pilotbob · 02-20-2009, 09:42 PM

During some discussions recently about the chat window there was a comment that no one uses it. I think the problem is we are on it at different times. So, why not PLAN some chat times. This has happened in other communities I have been in. We could do them as formal (topic with chat leader) or as informal as you all want.

I was thinking of having some times maybe a few a week or more. Trying to hit some times that work good across time Zones...

Like Friday night at 10PM Eastern would be 3AM in London... so maybe not so good for those folks... but that would be 7PM Pacific... so that might work. Also people could come and go if they knew a group would be there.

Then maybe Saturday we could do a few times... something that might work for a few time zones...

Once we get something set we can post a schedule somewhere.

Thoughts?

BOb

europas_ice · 02-20-2009, 09:54 PM

Sounds good to me.

Fledchen · 02-21-2009, 05:44 AM

Sounds like a great idea! I help run a forum with members who are mostly in the US, Canada, UK, and Australia. Finding times when the majority of people can participate is difficult, but having chats on a rotating schedule of times and days of the week seems to work best.

Sweetpea · 02-21-2009, 10:08 AM

Well, I usually check that chat if I'm online (and actually sitting behind my pc...)

GeoffC · 02-21-2009, 10:10 AM

nice idea, but I'm not convinced that little chat area suits a 'group' - you can never tell whether anyone is typing (as you can on messenger for instance)...

pilotbob · 02-21-2009, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

nice idea, but I'm not convinced that little chat area suits a 'group' - you can never tell whether anyone is typing (as you can on messenger for instance)...

Why do you need to know if someone is typing?

BOb

Justy · 02-21-2009, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Why do you need to know if someone is typing?

Sometimes 2 people will answer the same question or comment on the same thing... But that just makes life interesting I think.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 02-21-2009, 03:26 PM

Sounds fine to me too. Of course, none of the European members would be online at so unearthly an hour as 3am (right Zelda & Patricia?

)

ravenne · 02-21-2009, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Sounds fine to me too. Of course, none of the European members would be online at so unearthly an hour as 3am (right Zelda & Patricia?

)

3am??!! Uh, no problem

- not at all, oh well....

zelda_pinwheel · 02-21-2009, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Sounds fine to me too. Of course, none of the European members would be online at so unearthly an hour as 3am (right Zelda & Patricia?

)

me ? goodness, never.

LazyScot · 02-21-2009, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Sounds fine to me too. Of course, none of the European members would be online at so unearthly an hour as 3am (right Zelda & Patricia?

)

Isn't 3am 4am for Zelda (and other Europeans isolated (

) from the UK by the Channel/La Manche)?

zelda_pinwheel · 02-21-2009, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LazyScot

Isn't 3am 4am for Zelda (and other Europeans isolated (

) from the UK by the Channel/La Manche)?

i confirm that when it is 3am in the UK it is 4am in France / Europe.

LazyScot · 02-21-2009, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i confirm that when it is 3am in the UK it is 4am in France / Europe.

So you could just about fit it in after a Paris Meet-Up, then?

zelda_pinwheel · 02-21-2009, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LazyScot

So you could just about fit it in after a Paris Meet-Up, then?

if we finish early, yeah...

ShortNCuddlyAm · 02-21-2009, 08:12 PM

Better yet, you could incorporate it into the next Paris meetup, to increase your geek points...

02-20-2009, 09:42 PM	#1
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Virtual Chat Meetup During some discussions recently about the chat window there was a comment that no one uses it. I think the problem is we are on it at different times. So, why not PLAN some chat times. This has happened in other communities I have been in. We could do them as formal (topic with chat leader) or as informal as you all want. I was thinking of having some times maybe a few a week or more. Trying to hit some times that work good across time Zones... Like Friday night at 10PM Eastern would be 3AM in London... so maybe not so good for those folks... but that would be 7PM Pacific... so that might work. Also people could come and go if they knew a group would be there. Then maybe Saturday we could do a few times... something that might work for a few time zones... Once we get something set we can post a schedule somewhere. Thoughts? BOb

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GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	nice idea, but I'm not convinced that little chat area suits a 'group' - you can never tell whether anyone is typing (as you can on messenger for instance)...

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ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Sounds fine to me too. Of course, none of the European members would be online at so unearthly an hour as 3am (right Zelda & Patricia? )

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ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Better yet, you could incorporate it into the next Paris meetup, to increase your geek points...