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<blockquote data-quote="AltReality" data-source="post: 4128145" data-attributes="member: 15935">Possible Changes to the Chat SystemHi All,&nbsp; I just wanted to put in my two cents...IRC is the internet's standard Chat application. It was created before the World Wide Web, and it is a proven technology.&nbsp; We have an established community at #dnd3e on otherworlders.org, some of which came from the enworld site, some who have come just through word of mouth and google searches. Changing the chat service so it is not accessible with a standard IRC client will split that community. Some will move over, others will stick with IRC, and both sites will have less visitors as a result. &nbsp; I'm assuming that this change was suggested as a result of the rather funky webchat interface that is currently being used. There are many options available to spruce up the existing page, and maintain the current destination of the chat room. Bynw's mention of the CGI:IRC project is the first to come to mind, and the MIBBIT.COM site looks outstanding...so please allow us to assist you in getting the webchat up to the same standard as the rest of the site, and don't punish the existing community for decisions they have no control over.Thanks,AltReality</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AltReality, post: 4128145, member: 15935"] [b]Possible Changes to the Chat System[/b] Hi All, I just wanted to put in my two cents... IRC is the internet's standard Chat application. It was created before the World Wide Web, and it is a proven technology. We have an established community at #dnd3e on otherworlders.org, some of which came from the enworld site, some who have come just through word of mouth and google searches. Changing the chat service so it is not accessible with a standard IRC client will split that community. Some will move over, others will stick with IRC, and both sites will have less visitors as a result. I'm assuming that this change was suggested as a result of the rather funky webchat interface that is currently being used. There are many options available to spruce up the existing page, and maintain the current destination of the chat room. Bynw's mention of the CGI:IRC project is the first to come to mind, and the MIBBIT.COM site looks outstanding...so please allow us to assist you in getting the webchat up to the same standard as the rest of the site, and don't punish the existing community for decisions they have no control over. Thanks, AltReality [/QUOTE]

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