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Jake Pehrson 
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Posted: December 05 2003 at 12:24pm |
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Due to popular demand we are going to try out a new Off-Topic section of the message board.
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Posted: December 05 2003 at 11:10am |
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Someone should just start a conversation and invite everyone they see actively browsing the forums. Everyone would just need to make sure their correct information is in their profile.
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Posted: December 05 2003 at 11:08am |
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I've already got MSN messenger and my login is the same as my e-mail address. But can multiple people talk together through MSN Messenger? |
Yes, at least on the newer versions.
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Posted: December 05 2003 at 9:16am |
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The great thing about Messenger, is that you can invite other people into the conversation. I don't know if there is a limit to how many people can be included at once though...
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Posted: December 05 2003 at 6:48am |
I vote MSN messenger too! And, yes, you can have a conversation with several people at the same time.
And, MSN messenger should not cause Jake or Adam or anyone else extra work.
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Posted: December 04 2003 at 11:06pm |
I'll vote MSN messenger cause it already come with each Windows install (sorry Mac guys/galls) - I am usually online under with MSN id "glenlivet4me@ [email protected]"
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Posted: December 04 2003 at 10:33pm |
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I vote MSN messenger. Besides, any of the messenger programs that could be added onto the board aren't very user friendly, at all. And not nearly as slick as MSN Messenger.
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Posted: December 04 2003 at 9:55pm |
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I've already got MSN messenger and my login is the same as my e-mail address. But can multiple people talk together through MSN Messenger?
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Posted: December 04 2003 at 9:35pm |
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jbruse
I like your idea. It would be alot less work. I vote aol instant messanger.
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Posted: December 04 2003 at 5:11pm |
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Rather than going to that trouble why don't we all just agree to use a common IM program MSN, YAHOO AIM there are a few. most likely wvery one on this board running windows already has MSN messenger installed on there machines. That would be easier than the whole Java thing my experience with java IM is that they are flakey at best unless you have a tun of time to set them up.
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Jake Pehrson
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Posted: December 04 2003 at 4:03pm |
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Yes, the only problem is integrating it into the message board.
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Posted: December 04 2003 at 3:30pm |
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Jake-
Would a Java based messenger work?
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Posted: December 04 2003 at 2:25pm |
DutchDude wrote:
How hard would it be to implement an "on board instant messenger" Jake? |
Semi hard for me (mostly time consuming), maybe easier for someone else. I will look and see what options we have.
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Posted: December 04 2003 at 11:14am |
DutchDude wrote:
How hard would it be to implement an "on board instant messenger" Jake? |
That would be sweet!
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Posted: December 04 2003 at 9:05am |
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I second Bruce's motion of the "Off Topic" name. I would not want it in the general section.
How hard would it be to implement an "on board instant messenger" Jake?
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Posted: December 03 2003 at 7:11pm |
I'm all for the completley off topic somewhere off in left field on the 13th moon of jupiter... It gives people a place to talk about other things without worrying about whether or not it's got to do with fish. Or rocks. Or sand. Or salt. Or bacteria in the water column.... etc. 
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Posted: December 03 2003 at 7:02pm |
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I agree that it should only be for club related topics as well. Reefs.org has a "Sump" section where political, religious, and other Non-Related-often-offensive things come up, and it comes to the point of where do you draw the line on what's acceptable and appropriate and what's not. I like a chat room personally. John and I sent PM's back and forth one night for about an hour and I thought it would be cool if we had a chat room to talk real time.
Nevermind, I just read the post regarding the live chat idea... I think it would be even harder to monitor now that I think about it... The only thing that's hard is that everybody here has a different messenger program, and I don't want to install 5 of them on my PC...
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Posted: December 03 2003 at 3:51pm |
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I am thinking that the general posts area is more for posts that dont fit anywere but are still related to the club. I like the name Off Topic
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Posted: December 03 2003 at 9:57am |
Well in that case, we could also call it "The Case" or "The Fifth", because that's what usually gets consumed when these things happen. At least where I am from.
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Posted: December 03 2003 at 9:34am |
How 'bout we call it "The Front Porch". You know, the kind of conversations you might have with a friend while sitting out on the porch  .
I just hope the "The Front Porch" doesn't get too crowded...
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