#Newf-Net on IRC?

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Miyax

Inactive Member
I know I just found this forum last week (and y'all are probably sick of my oodles of posts already), but I felt the need to say that I have found this forum sooo valuable and so thoroughly enjoyable! The gang here is so darn nice!

In a few of the recent posts in the General Discussion catagory - like Greg's and Kanela's let me get to know them and what's going on in their lives (Newf-wise and otherwise) and I loved it! Soooo, this maybe a very touchy subject (and I've thought twice and thrice before posing this question)but I figured what the heck!: Do you think a #NewfNet channel on IRC would be a good idea? So we could chat with one another real-time if we care to? Or should we just leave great enough alone?

GAD, feel free to smack me if I'm over-stepping my boundries here.


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"beauty without vanity
strength without insolence
courage without ferocity
and all the virtues of man without his vices"
- Lord Byron, 1808
 
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bridge2itnf@aol.com

New member
well its just my opinion to keep newf net just the way it is . I like this forum because it topics are just for newf related topics . i myself have found that we have strayed a hole lot from what this forum is to be about.I find myself not posting as much because the topics are sooooooo scaterd.
Bridget
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Until We Newf Again
 
GAD

GAD

Administrator
Staff member
You have not overstepped your bounds. I can't keep you from starting an IRC channel.


The benefit of this forum is that many people don't know about IRC, how it works or care to take the time to figure it out.

Newf-Net, being a web based forum, makes it easy for everyone to participate with a very small learning curve.

As for the scattered topics, I belong to boards that are very loose, and boards that are very strict about what gets posted.

The very loose boards turn into mayhem, and the very strict boards, either prosper due to a large number of users willing to stay precisely on topic, or flounder due to a small number of users that rebel under the rules.

So far I think Newf.Net is doink pretty well. Some of the topics get a little goofey, but that's OK. Newf-Net should be fun. If things get too overboard, I'll shut down the thread if I think that's necessary, but short of profanity, verbal assaults or other general malfeance, I won't get involved.

I thought about locking Greg's "naked guy" thread, but decided against it. It spawned from Gentle giants, and everyone seemed to be having fun, so I saw no harm.

The benefit of a forum like this, is that everyone is free to ignore anything they wish, or participate in anything they wish.

If the topics start really getting out of hand the rules may change, but so far I'm OK with it.

I've toyed with the idea of putting up a java chat engine so people could chat real time on a webpage, but I'm too busy these days to spend any real time on it.

GAD
 
GAD

GAD

Administrator
Staff member
IRC = Internet Relay Chat.

IRC is one of the oldest protocols around the Internet. It's a means whereby people can chat, real-time, in a text based environent.

Newer IRC clients have improved the technology greatly, but it's vastly different then anything web based.

IRC can be daunting to learn, and if you don't have somewhere specific to go, a little painful if you find the wrong group of people.

IRC BTW, is a hackers paradise, and servers running IRC Daemons are often hacked, or otherwise messed with quite often (If they are open relays etc. etc...).

The whole idea of "chatrooms" and even to a degree this forum software can trace a great deal of their basic ideas back to IRC.

GAD
 
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Miyax

Inactive Member
All points well made. Leave great enough alone.


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"beauty without vanity
strength without insolence
courage without ferocity
and all the virtues of man without his vices"
- Lord Byron, 1808
 
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HPond

Inactive Member
IRC sounds too confusing for simpleton me. I like NewfNet the way it is. Sure topics get scattered but it's always for a good laugh or friendly sharing. Most importantly, the common thread is a love of Newfs!
 
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shawn

Inactive Member
Yes, I agree to leave Newf-Net the way it is. I feel that if some of the participants want to do the IRC thing they could go to a chatroom and do it there. Just from listening to friends of mine that do the chatroom thing, it scares me, but I am one big chicken anyway.

Another thing that I have done is to start a friendship with another N-Netter by way of emailing her. I got her email address from her profile and we keep in close contact away from Newf-Net and on N-N as well.

Just a suggestion.

shawn
 
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AmyPC

Inactive Member
I like Newf-Net howit is but there's always room for other things, I think. I like hearing new ideas, even if I don't necessarily go for them all the time!

I have used chat rooms on other sites and find them really hard to keep up. But that's just me.
 
Annie Milliron

Annie Milliron

Alpha Goddess
My experience with IRC has been very little... it was intimidating and frustrating.... and at times rather "eye-opening"!

There was one time, where I was online at the request of my Mother. She had a shih-tzu who was seriously ill. It was on a Sunday, and she was in a total state of panic. We had taken him to the vet on Saturday, and received so "not so good" news. She had some options, and was having a hard time making an "informed" decision. So, I suggested going online, and finding a chat room of pet lovers to discuss this with.

So, bravely, I ventured into IRC. I had visited before, in other areas. I ended up in a "pets" chat room. I think that there were about 20-25 people chatting. The conversation was fast paced and hard to keep up with. I dove in, and introduced myself, and told them about my Mom's sick dog.

Suddenly, I realized that there were several types of conversations going on.... and that some of these people enjoyed pets for a whole different reason, which was totally incomprehensible to me.


Disgusted, horrified, I logged out! I didn't go back for a long time. I have tried Newfie Chat on IRC from time to time, but didn't enjoy it because I found IRC difficult to use.

I love Newf.Net because it is easy to use, we can share information, joys and sorrows, and post pictures. We can discuss many topics at the same time. I would never want to change it, or leave it for something else.

However, I think it would be great to chat with you guys. I'm sure that lots of us use ICQ, or AIM, or Yahoo Messenger! Maybe we could post our different "chat id's" and look for each other when we're online?

Just a thought!

Annie

[This message has been edited by Annie Milliron (edited 01-26-2002).]
 
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Miyax

Inactive Member
"However, I think it would be great to chat with you guys. I'm sure that lots of us use ICQ, or AIM, or Yahoo Messenger! Maybe we could post our different "chat id's" and look for each other when we're online?

Just a thought!"

I like that idea Annie.




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"beauty without vanity
strength without insolence
courage without ferocity
and all the virtues of man without his vices"
- Lord Byron, 1808
 
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