+Us 4 and Jess Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 simple question (i hope) how easy or hard would it be to make an english chatroom on this forum i know there is one already but it's always just americans would it be possible to make a UK chatroom? Quote
+dino-irl Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 simple question (i hope) how easy or hard would it be to make an english chatroom on this forum i know there is one already but it's always just americans would it be possible to make a UK chatroom? Where is it? I never knew one existed Quote
+S&G.Davison Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 simple question (i hope) how easy or hard would it be to make an english chatroom on this forum i know there is one already but it's always just americans would it be possible to make a UK chatroom? there used to be one on the UK geocaching web page at http://www.geocacheuk.com/ However when I went to get the exact link ... "This Account Has Been Suspended Please contact the billing/support department as soon as possible." Ooops Quote
+The Mighty Shark Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 Hi Guys This is not exactly related to the question of a chat room but I have just been to log into geocacheuk.com and found the following message "This Account Has Been Suspended Please contact the billing/support department as soon as possible." I see that someone else has posted the same note on here earlier but I was wondering if anyone else is getting the same message? Quote
+bobuk Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 Hi Guys This is not exactly related to the question of a chat room but I have just been to log into geocacheuk.com and found the following message "This Account Has Been Suspended Please contact the billing/support department as soon as possible." I see that someone else has posted the same note on here earlier but I was wondering if anyone else is getting the same message? Yup B. Quote
Deego Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 Hi Guys This is not exactly related to the question of a chat room but I have just been to log into geocacheuk.com and found the following message "This Account Has Been Suspended Please contact the billing/support department as soon as possible." I see that someone else has posted the same note on here earlier but I was wondering if anyone else is getting the same message? Its OK. They are moving the databade to a new server and they have been asked that when they started to move it that they would take the account off line, to save any corruption in the data. It will take a while to move the 20,000 trigpoint photos and all the Stats/Trigpoint databases More information can be found here Quote
Deego Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 There is a chatroom on the G:UK forum, but I will be the first to say it isnt the best and does not get much use. (Apart from us 4 and Jess ) Quote
+Us 4 and Jess Posted July 27, 2005 Author Posted July 27, 2005 yep, me sitting by myself most of the time come and chat to me i dont bite..........i just nibble lol Quote
+S&G.Davison Posted July 28, 2005 Posted July 28, 2005 Hi Guys This is not exactly related to the question of a chat room but I have just been to log into geocacheuk.com and found the following message "This Account Has Been Suspended Please contact the billing/support department as soon as possible." I see that someone else has posted the same note on here earlier but I was wondering if anyone else is getting the same message? Its OK. They are moving the databade to a new server and they have been asked that when they started to move it that they would take the account off line, to save any corruption in the data. It will take a while to move the 20,000 trigpoint photos and all the Stats/Trigpoint databases More information can be found here Pheeeewww Thanks Diego Quote
+Firth of Forth Posted July 28, 2005 Posted July 28, 2005 (edited) how easy or hard would it be to make an english chatroom on this forum Ahem! You might want to rephrase that. There used to be a chat room on the www.geocachingtoday.com online mag, but again, noone used it. There is a chat room on the Scottish geofrees forum (which isn't exclusive to Scots), for those who are registered there. Edited July 28, 2005 by Firth of Forth Quote
+Bill D (wwh) Posted July 28, 2005 Posted July 28, 2005 dino (IRL) wrote:Where is it? I never knew one existed Clayjar's Official Geocaching Chat is here. As Us 4 and Jess said it's mainly used by Americans. Quote
+Roving Rangies Posted July 28, 2005 Posted July 28, 2005 You can always go to the Off Topic thread and join in the cheers chat room. Mind you, the off topic thread has a lot of intresting off topics in it, so you must have plenty of time to spare. Oh! Yes! the Brits do use off toipc. Ask Nobby.Nobbs! Quote
Garmin8888 Posted July 31, 2005 Posted July 31, 2005 Why don't we have a chatroom on Paltalk, it is free and one can either type in a message or use the Mic and it as Webcams to....... WWW.PALTALK.COM Quote
nobby.nobbs Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 yep guilty as charged happy to use off topic threads. always fun to win up the colonies! well they're the only people awake when i 'm online! speak up garmin8888 we can't hear you! Quote
+Couparangus Posted August 2, 2005 Posted August 2, 2005 It is dead easy to create an Geocachingt chatroom on IRC and it won't cost you a penny. Anyone who has a computer running 24/7 can do it. I don't otherwise I'd offer. HTML based chats are crap, you're much better off using a protocol that's been purposely engineered for group discussions. C-A Quote
StuartP Posted August 2, 2005 Posted August 2, 2005 If anyone is interested in trying out IRC as a chat medium, I'll setup a channel on a friendly server and post details on how to log-on. Probably worth agreeing a time to try it as well. Regards Stuart Quote
+Skippy and Pingu Posted August 2, 2005 Posted August 2, 2005 No idea what you're talking about with all the technology but we're up for a chat, just give us step by step instructions and we'll be there. Quote
Garmin8888 Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 Paltalk is alot better and easier than mircand it is free.. Quote
nobby.nobbs Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 No idea what you're talking about with all the technology but we're up for a chat, just give us step by step instructions and we'll be there. likewise what's all this techno babble about? set it up and i'll visit. but who else will be there at 4am??? Quote
StuartP Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 Ok, after a glimmer of interest I've setup an IRC channel. For those that are IRC aware details as follows IRC Server : irc.nixhelp.org Server port : 6667 Channel : #geocaching For those who've not used IRC before I'm putting together a brief HowTo which I'll have finished by the end of the day hopefully. Feel free to drop in, I'm normally around most of the day. Regards Stuart Quote
+Pengy&Tigger Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 Ohh it works.... somewhere to waffle at last!! Quote
Team 'James W' Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 Will have to download an IRC client for PPC now tonight!! See you in there shortly, hopefully! Quote
+HazelS Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 No idea what you're talking about with all the technology but we're up for a chat, just give us step by step instructions and we'll be there. same here... Nice easy to understand instructions, and next time I'm an insomniac, I'll be there! (Beats ironing at 3am anyway!) Quote
+Us 4 and Jess Posted August 3, 2005 Author Posted August 3, 2005 i've treied to get in but im puter iliterate so some nice easy destructions for me too please Quote
StuartP Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 Ok, here goes, some basic instructions, more detailed one's hopefully with screen grabs to follow. For the purposes of this guide, I’ll assume IRC is totally new to you, and start at the bottom. You can download any irc client you want, but I’m going to suggest mIRC and talk you through how to connect to nixhelp with this client. Mirc can be found at www.mirc.co.uk and you install it as you would any windows application. Upon opening mirc (and bypassing the shareware screen) you will be presented with the mIRC Options dialogue fill in the fields as you see fit, but you will need to select a nickname, and a secondary one, incase someone has taken your first choice. Your nickname is the name that appears on screen to other people when you are connected to irc, and is basically your online identity from that point forward, choose wisely. Once all the details are filled in, click the little sunburst icon in the bottom left (this is something they added in this version of mirc, older versions employ a slightly different screen, but the principles are the same), you will now be presented with the server screen of mIRC Options. Click the add button and a further dialogue pops up . in the description field, type nixhelp, or something memorable, something you’ll remember when wanting to connect to irc, in the irc server box, type “irc.nixhelp.org” (no quotes). We use port 6667, and there is no password to connect to the network. The group box is irrelevant at this point, as we are only adding one nixhelp server, but I would type nixhelp in there also. Click add and you will be taken back to the previous screen. Simply press the "Connect To Server button", and you will be connected to nixhelp. A join dialog box should pop-up. ou type in “#geocaching” (no quotes again) into the box at the top, and press the join button. You will now be presented with the ukha channelin all it's glory! On the right are the people who are in the channel, at the bottom, where you type your input, and taking up the majority of the space, is where all the channel messages are displayed. And now your on irc! Just type what you want into the input box at the bottom, hit return, and your chatting Any problems let me know, same goes for improvements to the instructions. Cheers Stuart (Gadgeteer on IRC) Quote
+dino-irl Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 Just used these instructions and it works perfectly...cheers Quote
markandlynn Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 This would be a good thread to pin at the top allthough we are in danger of having to many pinned threads Quote
+The Hokesters Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 Thanks for setting this up StuartP - works v.well! Quote
+marinor Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 works for me too Mandy, if you are still stuck, give me a ring and I'll talk you through it stay safe Bill Quote
+The Hokesters Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 IceChat is free from Download.com - includes smilies and other stuff not on mIRC, it is free and a quick download. You need to use 217.8.243.12 instead of irc.nixhelp.org to set up though. Oh and did I say it was free Quote
+MarcB Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 (edited) I'll be idleing in there for a while MarcB Edited August 5, 2005 by MarcB Quote
+Pengy&Tigger Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 It's a pity that the person who started the channel thinks it's ok to kick off one of the main people using it - for no reason I might add. I wouldn't have thought it would get much use with megalomaniac ops in charge. I think an apology to the person concerned is in order. T Quote
+Pengy&Tigger Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 What a nice channel to chat, have a laugh, and then get kicked off. Don`t think I`ll be frequenting that place again. Until there is someone who`s a little diplomatic at the steering wheel. Thanks Pengy Quote
NickPick Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 Are you sure that they intended to kick you off? Perhaps it's their first chat room, and they were experimenting with what the buttons did. ("Hmmm, I wonder what this 'Kick' button does" <click> "Ooops!") I know the first time i used irc, I wondered what the "Slap" button did, and it slapped someone in the face with a wet salmon. I apologised immediately, but of course, if you've kicked someone off, then they're no longer there to apologise to. Quote
+Pengy&Tigger Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 It was definately intentional. Some form of joke, but I didn`t find it very funny. Pengy Quote
+The Hokesters Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 Hi Pengy, I'll go and have a chat with Stu and find out what the problem is. Si Quote
+The Hokesters Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 (edited) I have now set up an online java script that will allow you to get in to the chat room without downloading a piece of software. www.hokesters.co.uk/IRC/geocaching.html Click the link and bookmark it. You will have to wait a moment whilst the applet logs on. When you see 'End of MOTD Command' type the following; /nick *your cache name* (eg. /nick hokesters - there is a character limit of 14) and press enter. now type; /join #geocaching Have fun! Edited August 5, 2005 by The Hokesters Quote
+Pengy&Tigger Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 I'll go and have a chat with Stu and find out what the problem is. Good luck Maybe setting up a channel by a person who`s more diplomatic, helpful and friendly, who`s a little less volatile, would be the answer. Someone who`s been in the sport longer and is more respected..... I don`t know, it`s just left a bit of a bitter taste in my mouth. Pengy Quote
+Couparangus Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 I just tried Chatzilla, which comes with Mozilla, and it worked first time. Quote
StuartP Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 The kick whilst intentional wasn't ment to cause any harm or bad feeling. It's true that it's often seen a a joke amongst chan ops, which was exactly how it was ment. I've appologised to Pengy and I believe the issue to now be resolved, and Pengy is back on channel. I consider Pengy to be a co-founder of the channel, and perhap didn't afford her the respect she deserved. Stuart Quote
+Pengy&Tigger Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 Due to mounting pressure.... Okay Tigger slapping me around a bit with a wet fish, she has mediated a solution, and all is well in Channel Geocaching... Thanks for the apology, tar. Now let`s get Waffling!!! Pengy Quote
Andys101 & Redfrock Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 think hubby has set firewall rather high and all I get is a little red square in the corner. Ho hum. And he is away all weekend playing soldiers which means No caching for me which = sheer blind panic!!! Quote
+The Hokesters Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 think hubby has set firewall rather high and all I get is a little red square in the corner. Ho hum. And he is away all weekend playing soldiers which means No caching for me which = sheer blind panic!!! PM me and we will see if we can't get you online soonest! Quote
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