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anyone else just getting a blank screen after logging in?
logged in then now waiting for the site to be maintained
I just keep seeing 'maintanance is being carried out.......please try later'
Ill give it 10 mins and try again
Ill give it 10 mins and try again
ye mine says try in a few mins 
typical! At least eight of us.. and we cant get in!
I'm seeing the same, hopefully Chrispy has gone to get his tool kit! 
Chris is just adjusting a finely-tuned setting or two in the chatroom... 
Everyone could talk to the moderator, but not chat to everyone else.
Everyone could talk to the moderator, but not chat to everyone else.
a mallet 
I was in until it went under maintenance
wheres evry1 going??
Im sure we can find something for 2 Girls and 7 fella's to do in the meantime...
Maybe two lots of washing up, a six-pack of lager, a can of guiness maybe, and a footy match on the TV?
Maybe two lots of washing up, a six-pack of lager, a can of guiness maybe, and a footy match on the TV?
still got a blank grey screen... why is it all coming up in german anyway?.. hang on.. im on the user list but blank screen still!
i cant get in it wont accept my username 
my german gcse...why didnt i concentrate!
Cant get in with my user name....anyone else got this?
Can see who's in the room but im stuck at the door
Cant get in with my user name....anyone else got this?
Can see who's in the room but im stuck at the door
then register with another user name
will try paula
I had 20mins of maintenance whilst I learnt German. Now its working.
However, you will need to make sure that you have Java installed before you enter.
However, you will need to make sure that you have Java installed before you enter.
ADS, Mikeee:
Sorry 'bout that, the pc just crashed!
Sorry 'bout that, the pc just crashed!
Crispy, thanks for helping to try to get me in last night! Boo hoo... I was looking forward to a good old natter... it used to work when we did the old chatroom!
Tony, no problem thought it strange one minute there the next I was on my own in there waiting for Paula, gave up at about 1am.
Yes, thank you Chrispy. You are clever arn't you!
i must say the live chat l ast night was good i really enojyed my time in there, it was good to talk in real time with all you guys and gals.
we must have another one soon.
once again well done Chris youn really do treat us well
we must have another one soon.
once again well done Chris youn really do treat us well
sorry i missed it, spent the evening in A&E..............
Well, once it was letting people see what everyone else was typing...it was fine.
Obviously, it would have been nicer with everyone in, who wanted to get in, but, maybe we can try again soon.
The only snag which i found was occasionally(one sent line, in 10), it didnt "notice" what you had typed in, meaning that you had to re^type it, maybe some "multi user buffer" needs to be increased for next time, to prevent that.
Obviously, it would have been nicer with everyone in, who wanted to get in, but, maybe we can try again soon.
The only snag which i found was occasionally(one sent line, in 10), it didnt "notice" what you had typed in, meaning that you had to re^type it, maybe some "multi user buffer" needs to be increased for next time, to prevent that.
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What the hell is a multi-user buffer???. Currently no forum chatroom is 100% effective since they rely on a number of things including the persons connection speed, PC and browser in other words - things beyond my control. MIRC is the next best option but a lot of the people on here don't have the interest or knowledge to set it up on their PC's and besides MIRC Chatrooms are full of all sorts of weirdos
so moderating it would be a nightmare. The invision chat plug in is supposedly good but I'm not going to spend $100 on a chatroom for 8 people to chat every 6 months!.No idea what the problem was with regard to it not letting Karen in
, but I really think its a PC Problem Kazzi since the majority of others managed to access it okay - maybe time to spend some of that lovely Xmas money on a new PC??.Not that's going to be a regular thing, the chat last night was just a one-off. I may arrange another one later in the year but for now you'll have to make do with the forum and chatting to each other on MSN.
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Seems to me that using MSN for a chat session is by far and away the most sensible option. Many of us already use MSN to chat with each other and at times I've been involved in chat with 3 or 4 members of this forum.
If anyone got out of order it's a doddle to block messages from that person, or if you were really worried about 'privacy' you could set up a new email address on Hotmail and use that for the MSN chat sessions.
The only drawback with MSN is that it is limited to a maximum of 5 consecutive users. Even last night we had around 10 people logged in, and the record number for members online at the same time in previous chats was 18.
Bearing in mind that I use MSN for both business and leisure means that I can already have 3 or 4 people chatting with me at any one time and I already often have to put up "Busy" or "away" even when i'm there!.
With it limited to 5 people, it means that ultimately, people will have to pick and choose who they have in their "chat" window at any one time, which will lead to negativity and people joining mid conversation and having no record of what was the topic previous to them joining. It's also worth noting that it is impossible to block a user when invited in by somebody who is on your allow list.
We did try this before I bought the old chatroom, and those on dial up found their PC's crashing with just 3 or 4 people connected, and it was just to impractical and limited in functionality.
Good suggestion, and great for small groups of members to chat, but not a possibility as far as a community chat goes.
Bearing in mind that I use MSN for both business and leisure means that I can already have 3 or 4 people chatting with me at any one time and I already often have to put up "Busy" or "away" even when i'm there!.
With it limited to 5 people, it means that ultimately, people will have to pick and choose who they have in their "chat" window at any one time, which will lead to negativity and people joining mid conversation and having no record of what was the topic previous to them joining. It's also worth noting that it is impossible to block a user when invited in by somebody who is on your allow list.
We did try this before I bought the old chatroom, and those on dial up found their PC's crashing with just 3 or 4 people connected, and it was just to impractical and limited in functionality.
Good suggestion, and great for small groups of members to chat, but not a possibility as far as a community chat goes.
crispy.. think you are right.. I can even use the emoticons on occasion and I can never open links when they have been posted on a topic!
why dont we open one of them 'msn groups' and use their chat room for things as its FREE!!
and you effectively end up with an msn chat room screen then
just an idea
and you effectively end up with an msn chat room screen then
just an idea
Thanks Ben, i'll look into that. Although whatever we do has to be moderated. I don't like using open Internet chatrooms since they are accessible to every passing weirdo / perv / Troublemaker and end up being a pain to moderate.
I'll go and see what the deal is.
I'll go and see what the deal is.
Chris i think you can make them member only and select who you have in and also you become the host and can assign admin.. at least thats what my sister tells me
Did anyone turn up after 1am ?
i tried to get in for about 2 hrs gave up in the end 
gave up in the end
Chris what about ICQ?? Its free and people wont have to pay for the software!!
Have a look into that too
Have a look into that too
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