pawpaw Posted August 19, 2023 Report Posted August 19, 2023 Coming back here after being absent a few years, the biggest thing I missed was the old real time live chat. It used to always be packed with littles chatting and playing and making new friends. And a few Daddies here and there doing Daddy type stuff. It was always packed and always fun. Well yesterday I found out there is a real time live chat here still. It's just not very lively now. Maybe there are others like me who did not know how to find it... click on the 3 bars in the upper right of your screen and then click chatbox and there you are... real time live chat 3 1
beanbean Posted August 19, 2023 Report Posted August 19, 2023 We got to work to make it lively again 1 2
pawpaw Posted August 19, 2023 Author Report Posted August 19, 2023 19 minutes ago, beanbean said: We got to work to make it lively again Agreed... that's why I posted that. I see so many status updates of those looking for someone to talk to. But I didn't realize there was still a live chat to recommend. So much changed in the few years I was gone. Live chat used to be a highlight here. Always packed and so much fun. 3
CodeName: Trouble Posted August 20, 2023 Report Posted August 20, 2023 I loved hanging out in chat back in its glory days (been here since early 2018) - now whenever I pop in it's very quiet... I think that's because for a while, it was gone. I believe the old version of this site didn't support the chat feature anymore so it was taken away for some time before the conversion. That lead a lot of us going to places like discord and skype to talk with friends... not great for meeting new people though! I would love to see the chat get back to the lively and diverse place that it used to be 🙂we just need to get over the awkward phase of it being re-established and make an effort to participate... That said, I'm still shy about getting back into it after so long, lol. I'll try to pop in thou! 4 1
beanbean Posted August 20, 2023 Report Posted August 20, 2023 Yep Trouble was a important part of chat back in the day 2 1
beanbean Posted August 20, 2023 Report Posted August 20, 2023 6 hours ago, gigisweetheart said: I wish the chat could have separate rooms or maybe private messaging capabilities. I used to go on sites back in the day with slightly more advanced chat rooms. It was nice to know that certain rooms were for lighthearted conversations (here it could be for little space, which can be triggering for some people). I’d even settle for different font color capabilities, lol. Is that a thing that I just haven’t noticed? I like to go on sometimes but if it gets any busier then I’d have to use my laptop. Chat isn’t the greatest on mobile. Actually way back in the day it did you could chat with someone and go back and forth back to main chat 1 1
beanbean Posted August 20, 2023 Report Posted August 20, 2023 8 hours ago, GayKitten said: For a non-chatroom user’s experience (having grown up with pre-social media chat rooms, and having been here since 2020), I can offer a few things from my perspective: 1. I find it very hard to jump into, initiate, or follow a particular conversation. A lot of that is because of the design of old-school chat rooms, where there isn’t a threads functionality, but it feels at a more basic level — conversation-starters don’t seem to be effective/responded to, and the sheer number of people simply saying “hello” buries topics that are conversational pretty quickly. 2. Understandably, many people have (in the past at least) used the chat room for role playing or being in little space — and as someone who isn’t trying to role play or be in littlespace (or any type of dynamic) with people on here, that’s not something I feel like I can jump into, or want to interrupt for others. There are probably some other observations I’m forgetting, but yeah — I can definitely say that I haven’t tried to use it very often because conversations are hard to maintain, and I don’t feel comfortable (in the past at least) interrupting people using it for role playing/littlespace. It's not for everyone that for sure it can be scary for some people and hard to keep for others . And even though it's not for everyone a strong chat can make the whole site stronger too 1
Kittyara207 Posted August 20, 2023 Report Posted August 20, 2023 Shadow said if it really takes off and us used a lot that would show its the expense. 1 1
CodeName: Trouble Posted August 20, 2023 Report Posted August 20, 2023 One of the good things I think about the chat being 're-established' is that as a community we will be able to help shape what our new chat experience will be! It's great to give our opinions/feedback on what has and hasn't worked in the past. As a community and with participation we are able to help set the new standard and maybe with more use there will be features added in the future to help make it an even more enjoyable experience! I would also love to see something like a separate chatroom that is littlespace friendly - but that could be allot harder to implement (and moderate) than it sounds. . While having deep convos can be a bit challenging in a busier chatroom, I think it can still be a great place to "vibe check" potential friends and build up some confidence when exploring a community especially for new users. Following, friending, and private messaging someone can be quite intimidating and it's something I personally struggle allot with due to anxiety. Participating in a group chat can be a great way to break the ice for some people, I was able to make great friendships that all started in the chaos of our chatroom! Other's might find it intimidating, and I think as I've gotten a bit older I've started to lean that way myself. Historically though I have definitely benefited from chat, even just watching along as people talked and joked was a fun experience that helped me feel included in this community. 2 1 1
Kittyara207 Posted August 20, 2023 Report Posted August 20, 2023 Why don't we all try to set up certain times to try to use it. We don't want to crash it though if too many people...not sure if that is possible. Different time zones as well. 2 1
beanbean Posted August 20, 2023 Report Posted August 20, 2023 Eh I don't think we will crash it we never did back in the day and it was busy 1 1
CodeName: Trouble Posted August 20, 2023 Report Posted August 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, Kittyara207 said: Why don't we all try to set up certain times to try to use it. We don't want to crash it though if too many people...not sure if that is possible. Different time zones as well. This gave me a thought, In some grocery stores they have 'sensory friendly' hours or designated times for quiet shopping, It would be interesting if there was set "littlespace friendly" hours, lol that is probably not enforceable thou and wouldn't work with time zones differences - but it was a thought xD I think it would be cool to try and set up a time to talk, not sure how well it would work but I'm definitely open to the idea 1 1
beanbean Posted August 20, 2023 Report Posted August 20, 2023 18 minutes ago, CodeName: Trouble said: One of the good things I think about the chat being 're-established' is that as a community we will be able to help shape what our new chat experience will be! It's great to give our opinions/feedback on what has and hasn't worked in the past. As a community and with participation we are able to help set the new standard and maybe with more use there will be features added in the future to help make it an even more enjoyable experience! I would also love to see something like a separate chatroom that is littlespace friendly - but that could be allot harder to implement (and moderate) than it sounds. . While having deep convos can be a bit challenging in a busier chatroom, I think it can still be a great place to "vibe check" potential friends and build up some confidence when exploring a community especially for new users. Following, friending, and private messaging someone can be quite intimidating and it's something I personally struggle allot with due to anxiety. Participating in a group chat can be a great way to break the ice for some people, I was able to make great friendships that all started in the chaos of our chatroom! Other's might find it intimidating, and I think as I've gotten a bit older I've started to lean that way myself. Historically though I have definitely benefited from chat, even just watching along as people talked and joked was a fun experience that helped me feel included in this community. Plus it's a more personal experience I made some of my friends on chat youcan be silly and not be judged 1 1 1
pawpaw Posted August 20, 2023 Author Report Posted August 20, 2023 It's not a conversation per se... and you don't have to keep up really... it was always many conversations and you could jump in (or not) any place you wanted. It used to be littles chatting with other littles while in little space. Those not in little space chatting. Daddies chatting. It was multiple conversations you could join in or start your own. It was a good way to meet new people. And for the old timers... I was the one who always pushed in a cart of ice cream and hot fudge and sprinkles... and then a silent but kind Fox who could throw fireballs would light my cigar and I'd just kick back and relax... 🤣😂😇😂🤣 2 1
Kittyara207 Posted August 20, 2023 Report Posted August 20, 2023 Well shhhh some of us are there. But icecream awesomes. But has to have hotfudge and brownies...ohhhh an root beers. Smoking is bad. 1
pawpaw Posted August 20, 2023 Author Report Posted August 20, 2023 12 minutes ago, Kittyara207 said: Well shhhh some of us are there. But icecream awesomes. But has to have hotfudge and brownies...ohhhh an root beers. Smoking is bad. I only smoke the best ground unicorn horn with sparkles so it's not bad... An errant fireball on the other hand....🤣🤣 1 1
shadowrider Posted August 20, 2023 Report Posted August 20, 2023 And there was always someone that refused to use a door, crashing through the ceiling was a preferred way of entering lol. All those nights gathered around the fire enjoying smores, good times. With the upgrade we will be able to create separate rooms for different things, like little space only, big talk, things like that. I'd like to hear ideas from y'all on room ideas and even room names since y'all will be the ones making this all work. That way if we upgrade we can roll it out ready to go without too many hiccups. We will also be able to create rooms based off of the clubs we have. So any club owner that wants a chat room can create one. I think that would be nice for some of the clubs to be able to have live discussions about things. I believe the full version also brings back the in chat users list. That way you can know who is there instead of having to ask. I think they offer a couple skins so maybe we can have a different color in a couple rooms. Not 100% sure on that yet. 1 1 1 1
pawpaw Posted August 20, 2023 Author Report Posted August 20, 2023 I completely forgot about the ceiling entrances. I remember sitting around the fires though... that's how I met the silent fox who threw fireballs to light my cigars. I have been lax in greeting new people in introductions... maybe if we all start mentioning live chat when we greet someone new we can get it lively again. It's much better than having to leave to go to discord or somewhere else because unless someone keeps posting about their discord group they will get limited participation anyway. 2
beanbean Posted August 20, 2023 Report Posted August 20, 2023 (edited) Lol yep Ravenclaw always came through the ceiling Edited August 20, 2023 by beanbean 1
beanbean Posted August 21, 2023 Report Posted August 21, 2023 13 hours ago, pawpaw said: It's not a conversation per se... and you don't have to keep up really... it was always many conversations and you could jump in (or not) any place you wanted. It used to be littles chatting with other littles while in little space. Those not in little space chatting. Daddies chatting. It was multiple conversations you could join in or start your own. It was a good way to meet new people. And for the old timers... I was the one who always pushed in a cart of ice cream and hot fudge and sprinkles... and then a silent but kind Fox who could throw fireballs would light my cigar and I'd just kick back and relax... 🤣😂😇😂🤣 Yeah many times it was pure crazy lol just hope in it wanted to lurk if you wanted to no pressure either way
Guest ravenpuff321 Posted September 6, 2023 Report Posted September 6, 2023 In the words of @beanbean moar chat haha all of these ideas sound fantastic and while I wasn’t here for the original chat it sounds like a really great concept. I can be more of a lurker but I like the idea that @CodeName: Trouble trouble suggested about maybe trying to set up scheduled times that people are in chat. I know that’s one of the harder things is not knowing whose available and just sitting in an empty chat can feel discouraging
beanbean Posted September 6, 2023 Report Posted September 6, 2023 Repeating that genius of bean is always good 1 1
Sadistic_Nursing_Mommy Posted August 31, 2024 Report Posted August 31, 2024 I don't know, I have tried the three dots and it leads me nowhere right now,... at least not on my unit.... That is my luck though...
shadowrider Posted August 31, 2024 Report Posted August 31, 2024 If on mobile click the 3 bars in the upper right corner and in the drop down menu you should see Chat. On pc click More and the drop down menu should show Chat in between Events and Quizzes. Once in the Chat category you can choose which room you want to pop in. 1
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now