Posted by jane d on March 18, 2003, at 15:26:08
In reply to Re: Is there a chat or something..., posted by Shortcake on March 18, 2003, at 8:37:59
> I did get set up in Yahoo but I either had no one in the chat or else I got into a post area. Or more than likely I did something wrong ((grin)).
Trust me. Most likely Yahoo did something wrong. But, there aren't a lot of people using the chat room (I like that) so the best way to find someone there is to arrange it. Post a note on the board (probably the Social board is best) asking if anyone wants to chat at x time. Don't forget to put in a time zone too since there are posters here from everywhere. If you wait around for awhile at the appointed time someone will often show up.
I used to use the chat feature a lot and I can tell you that your ego will take less of a beating tho if you try to keep the following things in mind.
If no one comes they may not have seen your note in time. Or, they may have been dying to talk to you and were unable to sign into Yahoo. Yahoo chat will seem to work fine on one day and not the next, and fine with some computers but not others, and I suspect phases of the moon may have something to do with it as well.
If you come into the chat room and see someone's name there but they do not answer you they probably wandered away from their computer and therefore don't know you are there. It's not a nice thing to do but everyone forgets now and then. Once and awhile yahoo may also make the stuff that you type disappear before they appear on the other persons screen. What you see on your screen is NOT a copy of what they see. If they aren't answering you they probably don't know that you are saying something.
If someone just disappears from the chat room without saying good bye - they are not mad about whatever you just said. They aren't so distraught that you need to rush out and call 911. Most likely they were just disconnected by the infamous Yahoo again. They'll probably come back if Yahoo permits it but sometimes yahoo doesn't. (And, of course, by extension if you are mad about something you need to say so - because if you just leave everyone will think you were just disconnected.)
Believe it or not it really can be fun despite the hassles. Good luck.
Jane
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