by Ant » Dec 3rd, '09, 16:04
Chatrooms and forums do not mix very well.
Forums are about suggesting an idea or topic and then over a period of time people responding to them.
A chatroom is about instant (often inane) conversation.
A forum allows a discussion to seamlessly transcend timezones, a chatroom is too restrictive. If you enter a chatroom mid conversation you cannot catch up in the same way you can with a thread. As most people (like myself) I assume grab quick snatches to look at the forum during the working day or occasionally in the evening a chat room would be something that could never be used.
I have been on forums before where chatrooms have been introduced and they have either destroyed the forum or not been used.
Just my shillings worth.
We could always have a dedicated channel on IRC or something but again it's pretty pointless. I would PM someone if I wanted a discussion.
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