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Why 68KMLA is amazing...
im sry i didnt want to start an argument
There is nothing wrong with idle chat, I just think its better to do it on IRC then to use the forum for it (where it gets saved for the rest of time, or untill the next crash).
I would rather see a comunity built around people who have and tinker/use 68k macs then a community where people show up to a 68k forum to talk about teen current events. That is all I was trying to say. There are plenty of places to go for idle chat, and very few for 68K related discussion.
I would rather see a comunity built around people who have and tinker/use 68k macs then a community where people show up to a 68k forum to talk about teen current events. That is all I was trying to say. There are plenty of places to go for idle chat, and very few for 68K related discussion.
This is an interesting topic...
Well, I do think there is a limit to how far off we should get.
If something in the world is, should or will happen we should be able to talk about it. But yes, most things should be discussed in IRC
Well, I do think there is a limit to how far off we should get.
If something in the world is, should or will happen we should be able to talk about it. But yes, most things should be discussed in IRC
Whoo - an original!!!!! Welcome back!!!!!I've always Loved this place. The original site of the 68kMLA pretty much marks the beginning of my online life.
How has everybody been?
I don't think the emphasis should be locking out all off-topic discussion. The fact is when there's excess discussion in the lounge, there's less in the 68k forums, and that could well be due to the current inactivity in the vintage Mac market.
So while blocking off topic discussion except for IRC may work, it has the potential to damage the community.
Finally...
I've seen several times in the IRC channel where users have suggested the channel be ONLY 68k discussions. So forwarding the off topics from here to IRC cause problems there, and the only solution is to move off the 68kMLA altogether just to talk about something else. It's been done before (often with our Car discussions, for example).
You may all resume topic now.
So while blocking off topic discussion except for IRC may work, it has the potential to damage the community.
Finally...
I've seen several times in the IRC channel where users have suggested the channel be ONLY 68k discussions. So forwarding the off topics from here to IRC cause problems there, and the only solution is to move off the 68kMLA altogether just to talk about something else. It's been done before (often with our Car discussions, for example).
You may all resume topic now.
In case anyone couldn't tell, I tried veering off-topic for the heck of it, just to see if anyone noticed.
But nonetheless, I think people who come to chat about off-topic stuff all day are OK, as long as they are doing it in threads that aren't about something 68k (or computer) related.
I personally don't even know how to use IRC, and have hardly *ever* been in a chat room, so I don't know how everything works with those, I suppose.
But nonetheless, I think people who come to chat about off-topic stuff all day are OK, as long as they are doing it in threads that aren't about something 68k (or computer) related.
I personally don't even know how to use IRC, and have hardly *ever* been in a chat room, so I don't know how everything works with those, I suppose.
If you want to give it a try sometime go over to:
http://www.68kmla.org/chat
You can do it in your browser
http://www.68kmla.org/chat
You can do it in your browser
Seems to work fine under Firefox 2.0.0.6 with JRE 6.x in Ubuntu 7.04.
Thanks iMac and LCG.
Oh, as for off topic banter, I've always believed there should be at least somewhat of a mix. THe MLA did this from the beginning with this forum and from what I see, it has always worked. Without the chance to discuss the bs from normal life at times, it would make a board too sterile. It would become more a place where people check in when they need something and check right back out when done. Here in the lounge, everyone can express themselves much better and we build the friendships that help a community grow. Those bonds that are built are also what prompts us to let the imagination flourish with creativity for all the great projects that you've seen posted in the other parts of this board and the archive that iMac saw me from.
Lol, now you're making me wonder who is still around LC. Does Trash still come here?Whoo - an original!!!!! Welcome back!!!!!I've always Loved this place. The original site of the 68kMLA pretty much marks the beginning of my online life.
How has everybody been?
Oh, as for off topic banter, I've always believed there should be at least somewhat of a mix. THe MLA did this from the beginning with this forum and from what I see, it has always worked. Without the chance to discuss the bs from normal life at times, it would make a board too sterile. It would become more a place where people check in when they need something and check right back out when done. Here in the lounge, everyone can express themselves much better and we build the friendships that help a community grow. Those bonds that are built are also what prompts us to let the imagination flourish with creativity for all the great projects that you've seen posted in the other parts of this board and the archive that iMac saw me from.