effdeegee Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 When chat switched over to the new version, we lost this feature. I'd like to suggest the reinstating of it in order to promote more participation and keep the user list organized and tidy. What are others' thoughts? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BlindMango Posted February 9, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2016 When chat switched over to the new version, we lost this feature. I'd like to suggest the reinstating of it in order to promote more participation and keep the user list organized and tidy. What are others' thoughts? You mean kicking people who are inactive for an hour? Yeah maybe, no big deal to me either way That being said, I think anyone who mentions "blender" though should actually be autokicked, mangos don't like blenders and chat does 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAFoxAnymore Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Doesn't sound very necessary imo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruliya Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 If we did that Mango, no one would be in chat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbuk Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) I'd rather it didn't return, I found it very annoying on the old chat. There are only usually 10-20 users anyway, including the idlers, so it isn't too hard to look through the list. Edit: for those who weren't chat regulars in the old days, this kick feature promoted spam. The only ways to get the timer to reset were to switch between private chats, post something, or refresh the page. Many people simply posted ".", to which others would then post "..", "...", etc. Oh, those were the days ;-; Edited February 9, 2016 by madbuk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYuriG Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Bring it back. What is the point of joining the chat if you are going to stay afk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post xcomplicatedx Posted February 9, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2016 It would be pointless, honestly. There are times I am in the cb but walk away to do things. But then i come back and can scan through the chat. If people want to idle they can. You can idle in there just by having skype up over the cb. And being we are all gamers, we tend to game and chat, so we could potentially focus on our game for an hour. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruliya Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Bring it back. What is the point of joining the chat if you are going to stay afk? Sometimes I go in to PM some people coz I don't have them on Skype or whatever and it's easier than tons of PM's. Also what comp said, sometimes I'm playing a game and check it every so often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meepy- Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 ThrillRow would be very disappointed if this was implemented. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYuriG Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Sometimes I go in to PM some people coz I don't have them on Skype or whatever and it's easier than tons of PM's. Also what comp said, sometimes I'm playing a game and check it every so often. Staying in private makes you considered as idle? Didn't know that. Comp raised a good point but because she is the chat mod, she can just read through the logs if she wants to. Maybe the afk settings could be changed slightly so it would only count afk who is not actually using the system and kick those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruliya Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Staying in private makes you considered as idle? Didn't know that. Comp raised a good point but because she is the chat mod, she can just read through the logs if she wants to. Maybe the afk settings could be changed slightly so it would only count afk who is not actually using the system and kick those? If it doesn't, then i stand corrected. I could have sworn I'd heard someone say it does. But also the comp thing, about gaming. Or even just browsing other websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYuriG Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 If it doesn't, then i stand corrected. I could have sworn I'd heard someone say it does. But also the comp thing, about gaming. Or even just browsing other websites I don't know if it does or not, don't stay in private much, you two might be right about that. What i meant was that if you spend a whole hour without changing to the chat tab, you are not really interested in talking, are you? What takes me back to my previous point, what is the point of joining a chat... If you do not chat? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruliya Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I don't know if it does or not, don't stay in private much, you two might be right about that. What i meant was that if you spend a whole hour without changing to the chat tab, you are not really interested in talking, are you? What takes me back to my previous point, what is the point of joining a chat... If you do not chat? But I am chatting, just not to the group, but to an individual. So I'm obviously still interested in chatting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wikkibur Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 When chat switched over to the new version, we lost this feature. I'd like to suggest the reinstating of it in order to promote more participation and keep the user list organized and tidy. What are others' thoughts? Why you like this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYuriG Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 But I am chatting, just not to the group, but to an individual. So I'm obviously still interested in chatting Ek, i said that the chat afk should be tweaked to only kick people really away from the system. If you are in private, you are not the person in referring to, I'm referring to the people that goes to sleep or to school and leave the chat open. You shouldn't be kicked if you are talking in the chat because that would make you... Stop taking in the chat. Looks counterintuitive to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruliya Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 It's true an hour is a pretty long time to be idle, most online games'll kick ya after 15 mins. But, it's a gaming community, and I've noticed a bunch of people who seem to be gaming together, and using chat as a link between them all to co-ordinate. So can be out for periods of time coz they're playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawler Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 There's no need for this if there isn't a cap of how many people can be in the chat. Even if there were a cap, I've never seen it reached. An idle kick doesn't motivate people to get involved. Striking up a good conversation might be a bit better for that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xx_ForTheSesh_xX Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Considering the amount of users is rarely over 30, I see literally no advantage to having this implemented again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asuka Langley Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 (edited) Sorry eff, but every time I decide to pop into the chat when I'm afk and I see loads of other people afk, you're the only one who's counting the "yellow circles" then posting your count in chat, by the time it's posted it's changed, I see literally no point to getting the kick in because it'll fuck up your count further. Bring it back. What is the point of joining the chat if you are going to stay afk? Better yet, What's the point of joining chat if you're going to disappear for a number of months anyway?? also: year 2 chat features irrelevant for year 1 chat content???? Edited February 10, 2016 by Lilly Brawl3r 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntenseFATE98 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 ummm, no. I don't want auto-kick again. Sometimes I leave the chat on and go for dinner or something, if someone highlighted me in a convo, I can see the message as soon as I get back. Auto-kicking would refresh the chat and sometimes, that message will get wiped off the screen, so no.... Besides, there are hardly 25-30 people in chat during peak hours, it doesn't get cluttered 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowStar83x Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Seems unnecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asuka Langley Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 There's no need for this if there isn't a cap of how many people can be in the chat. Even if there were a cap, I've never seen it reached. An idle kick doesn't motivate people to get involved. Striking up a good conversation might be a bit better for that. If there is a cap it'd have to be a fat ass one, remember the time Sly took down the forums and everyone piled into the chatbox automatically? Fun times 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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