[waiting4]

So I have been 'on ' here since early december if I recall correctly....and I've posted replies....added one thread. So I went into chat which I've done a couple times, the most recently tonight. Seems everyone is in private message with people which is lovely, and I've no complaint....but if you're not gonna talk to people who come into a room....why are you there?????????
So I was gonna complain to that affect and was 'told' by the computer generated answer :

Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

K...so I've been able to post...and converse with the one or two people in chat who have dragged themselves away from private message to respond with one word answers.....what gives?

I'm frustrated, and disappointed and very disillusioned.

What a crock of crap.

[LadyShadow]

I have noticed that too. I don't go into chat anymore because of that reason. If I want to chat with someone or people that actually talk I log onto Paltalk or AOL. No one chats on here. They just mostly sit there. I understand your frustration.

The best thing is to just hang out in the forums like I do, or go somewhere else where people do actually chat. This may or not be helpful to you, but you are not alone in your feelings.

[Gus1234U]

recently chat has been undergoing a lot of changes. few of us actually Like changes~! it makes for some hard times, and 'default' behaviors. i hope you won't think things are always like this, or always gonna be this way~

it takes time to make friends anywhere, and those of us who have been here a while, see a lot of one-timers... it's hard to invest emotional energies elsewhere when we are struggling with the chat changes ourselves. please be patient with us~

[googley]

2 things: the current chat has problems. if there is a glitch sometimes it will log you out without telling you. And then you can type and it will show you what you write but you can't see what anyone else is typing. If you check the script of the chat you can see if others are chatting.

Other thing: chat goes in waves. there will be periods of lots of talking then periods of little or no talking. Some people are whispering, but others (like myself) multi task when they are in chat. If you want to talk you need to step up and try to converse with others and get the conversation going.

Good luck and I hope that you find chat more receptive in the future.

[sabby]

Waiting4,

Sorry about your experience so far on the forums and in chat.

The warning you received when trying to post could have been for a couple of reasons.

1. If you were trying to make a post in our Social Group forums and were not a member of that group, you would not be allowed to post in that forum. You first must join a social group in order to partake in their forums.

2. There are rare times when someone makes a post on a thread and before they have finished and pressed the submit post button, the thread has been removed for some reason. It is rare, but it does happen on occasion.

Chat can be a different experience every time you go into it. It's sometimes difficult but it's not good to assume things either. We don't know why members may not be chatting openly at the moment. As others have said, they may be away from the computer, they indeed may be whispering to another chatter privately and there are also times when someone may be lagged (meaning servers are not synced) and unable to post anything in chat for a bit. Those are 2 distinct possibilities and I'm sure there are others.

I don't believe that anyone was trying to be rude to you on purpose or had any ill intent towards you. By all means, enter chat and take a moment to see what's going on, if there is any discussion happening. If not, then post a hello to folks to see if you get a response. If nothing goes in that room, try another room.

Hope I've been able to help you with your issues regarding chat and posting.

[Fuzzybear]

Thanks for this thread

I haven't been in chat regularly for a while but I agree that some members, including myself, do multitask sometimes when in chat. My experience has been there are many good friendly members who frequent chat

[waiting4]

Originally Posted by PlatinumHeart

I have noticed that too. I don't go into chat anymore because of that reason. If I want to chat with someone or people that actually talk I log onto Paltalk or AOL. No one chats on here. They just mostly sit there. I understand your frustration.

The best thing is to just hang out in the forums like I do, or go somewhere else where people do actually chat. This may or not be helpful to you, but you are not alone in your feelings.

Thank you fuzzy......yes, I go on paltalk. I'm sorry the chat feature in this room is like that but...oh well. Thank you.

[waiting4]

Originally Posted by googley

2 things: the current chat has problems. if there is a glitch sometimes it will log you out without telling you. And then you can type and it will show you what you write but you can't see what anyone else is typing. If you check the script of the chat you can see if others are chatting.

Other thing: chat goes in waves. there will be periods of lots of talking then periods of little or no talking. Some people are whispering, but others (like myself) multi task when they are in chat. If you want to talk you need to step up and try to converse with others and get the conversation going.

Good luck and I hope that you find chat more receptive in the future.

Was not so much about not being able to chat, per se....it was that I was not able to note in room, that everyone was talking separately to each other because of the generated message. And I realize it's a glitch. A very unfortunate glitch especially when it would be helpful to talk to more than one person, at a time.....about anything. Some people find the 'one on one' experience a little off-putting...especially if they're shy about themselves and/or feel the need to keep space and boundaries clear.

Thank you tho

[waiting4]

Originally Posted by sabby

Waiting4,

Sorry about your experience so far on the forums and in chat.

The warning you received when trying to post could have been for a couple of reasons.

1. If you were trying to make a post in our Social Group forums and were not a member of that group, you would not be allowed to post in that forum. You first must join a social group in order to partake in their forums.

2. There are rare times when someone makes a post on a thread and before they have finished and pressed the submit post button, the thread has been removed for some reason. It is rare, but it does happen on occasion.

Chat can be a different experience every time you go into it. It's sometimes difficult but it's not good to assume things either. We don't know why members may not be chatting openly at the moment. As others have said, they may be away from the computer, they indeed may be whispering to another chatter privately and there are also times when someone may be lagged (meaning servers are not synced) and unable to post anything in chat for a bit. Those are 2 distinct possibilities and I'm sure there are others.

I don't believe that anyone was trying to be rude to you on purpose or had any ill intent towards you. By all means, enter chat and take a moment to see what's going on, if there is any discussion happening. If not, then post a hello to folks to see if you get a response. If nothing goes in that room, try another room.

Hope I've been able to help you with your issues regarding chat and posting.

Interesting. I do want to clarify, I NEVER said, nor indicated that anyone was rude to me personally. I thought the chat client was messed up. And I still think so...my complaint was that my question about everyone in private message was interrupted by the generated, generic message that I couldn't post. If there are specific rooms just for specific people, that might be helpful to know *before* trying to enter them tho. Because that *is* rude, if one doesn't know a party is private when they try to join.

Duncha think?? Thanks tho.

[Gus1234U]

most of the private rooms that i know of will tell you if they are wanting privacy. many actually do welcome newcomers, esp. if you join in on topic and be supportive~

join the rest of us in waiting for the Ideal Chat program~!

[(JD)]

Just wondering if this occurred (tonight) in the Lobby? I checked on the chat rooms... just to get a sense of what is or isn't happening like I usually have when we have a new chat or lots of issues/complaints...

and there were 13 people in the lobby chatting. I asked if only the lobby was working (I really didn't know) and they said they hadn't bothered so-to-speak with moving. I went and sat at the coffee room for a few minutes and not one followed. Then I went back to the lobby and they asked if it was lonely there. (I said ttyl and left after explaining I was checking...)

This is a common problem with people loitering and chatting in the lobby, even though it says to move on. So the person entering the chat room area is stuck in the middle of a conversation...or in being ignored for exactly how you felt.

Every time the chat changes here PC does have 'old' issues come up new again. I'm sure it will all be straightened out eventually...DocJohn is pretty consistent with quality. Pick and choose and maybe find a friend and meet in your own chat room for a while?

[waiting4]

Originally Posted by Gus1234U

most of the private rooms that i know of will tell you if they are wanting privacy. many actually do welcome newcomers, esp. if you join in on topic and be supportive~

join the rest of us in waiting for the Ideal Chat program~!

I'm sure it'll happen just as soon as butterflies shoot out my unicorns' butt.

Can anyone tell me why some forums on PC won't allow me to post a thread and say: " forum closed?"

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[Turtleboy]

threads get closed after they reach 1000 posts so we close them and a follow up thread is usually set up by members

Originally Posted by Turtleboy

threads get closed after they reach 1000 posts so we close them and a follow up thread is usually set up by members

I've been trying to start a new thread in the Relationships and Communication section though and am being told the forum is closed and to contact an admin.

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[Turtleboy]

strange let me ask admin

[lizardlady]

FMIW, I just posted a test message in the relationship forum and it went through.

[(JD)]

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