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IRC Revival of #macrumors
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i wasnt here last time. would you mind giving me a run down on the advertising/intent of the IRC? how long did it stay popular for? this time i think it would be nice if it was more of a preliminary help desk for random questions. maybe it would be good for walkthroughs like if somebodies hard drive needs cloning - or whatever.
i didnt know we could do that! thank you xUKH.
if you wouldnt mind, can you add "Do you think a MacRumors IRC "help desk" & "Social" channel would be successful?"
1. Yes to both
2. Yes to "help desk" (no to "social")
3. Yes to "social" (no to "help desk")
4. No to both.
thankyou!
i couldnt around 9 that sort of joined then left.had quite a few people come in and out recently, hi to the people I missed when afk
schweet thank you!Done and done
i voted yet to both
hehethats an interesting concept. i know that its pretty important that archiving is used, but im sure that IRC could be moulded in such a way to also provide that function?
i dont really care what client it uses, as long as i can chat freely to people.
schweet thank you!
i voted yet to both
thats an interesting concept. i know that its pretty important that archiving is used, but im sure that IRC could be moulded in such a way to also provide that function?
i dont really care what client it uses, as long as i can chat freely to people.
By using IRC bots, should be able to archive as well.
yup its still available!
but im using an app called Colloquy, intel based. very cool! just like any other IM client i guess you would say.
i didnt know that MikhailT, thanks!
impressive! that makes things so much easier! MR couldeven have a dedicated web page for "mibbit"? with embedded chat browser. maybe? very nice suggestions.
btw webers, my VM froze my whole computer so i had to reboot after 42 days of uptime! (noo).
I started reading all the posts in this thread, then I remembered that I have a geometry test to study for so I shall write this before I go:
Macrumors Revived IRC + Adium = Happy me, Instant mini support, too much time wasted.
It will never replace the forums though, wether you want it to or not.
Lets dewwit.
-Omi
Macrumors Revived IRC + Adium = Happy me, Instant mini support, too much time wasted.
It will never replace the forums though, wether you want it to or not.
Lets dewwit.
-Omi
I'd be in support of an [active] MR IRC channel, would give me something to do, hah. I popped in the current one the other day and it was pretty dead -_-
wow yoyo thats a great idea! adium, i didnt think of that. lots of people already have the app! it wont require much more to get them to have IT support/social chats related to macs.
its still pretty quiet at the moment. i am on.
get just 10 users who wanna chat away and it will look lively. at times there have been 5 of us chatting away nicely.
Indeed. Why not a Facebook or Myspace wall
I like the idea of a MR MOO space. Or Arn could spend some of his millions on setting up a Second Life area complete with flying toasters.
Nah, let's be hypermodern and set up a WoW area focussed on MR. Slay the Software Update demons, evade the tangled iPod swamps ... ?
I like the idea of a MR MOO space. Or Arn could spend some of his millions on setting up a Second Life area complete with flying toasters.
Nah, let's be hypermodern and set up a WoW area focussed on MR. Slay the Software Update demons, evade the tangled iPod swamps ... ?
Indeed. Why not a Facebook or Myspace wall
I like the idea of a MR MOO space. Or Arn could spend some of his millions on setting up a Second Life area complete with flying toasters.
Nah, let's be hypermodern and set up a WoW area focussed on MR. Slay the Software Update demons, evade the tangled iPod swamps ... ?
that wasnt sarcastic at all
seriously though, what do you think?
votes so far are favouring me
Have had some really interesting chats with some really cool guys!. There is someone always on, so come on in and enjoy~!
that wasnt sarcastic at all
seriously though, what do you think?
votes so far are favouring me
It's a pretty good turnout too, with 11 out of so many thousands of active users.
yes please hamham
its been pretty busy while i was asleep! if anybody is keen to have a look its probably a good idea now.
With all the references about searching before posting that appear in the Forum Rules, FAQ, New Thread window, etc., they STILL don't search! What makes you think a sticky will get newbies to notice anything?
just for the record, there has been ALOT of activity lately. we have a number of, quite well educated, regulars. it would be nice to actually help a few people out.
if you need any IT assistance, hit us up!
you can also connect using adium - its very easy.
download the adium beta (from their website), and install the IRC client. use irc.krono.net as the hostname. then go to File->Join Group Chat, and "Chat Room Name" must = "#macrumors" (dont use inverted commas).
if you need any IT assistance, hit us up!
you can also connect using adium - its very easy.
download the adium beta (from their website), and install the IRC client. use irc.krono.net as the hostname. then go to File->Join Group Chat, and "Chat Room Name" must = "#macrumors" (dont use inverted commas).
**STATUS UPDATE**
We have had constant growth, and have already help many members with the more technical prospect. Hopefully we will see you soon!
We have had constant growth, and have already help many members with the more technical prospect. Hopefully we will see you soon!
well, a whoping 80% of users would like some sort of IRC revival so far - i think thats a pretty positive result for the channel!
this are slowly getting busier and busier! we have a good 10 users that constantly sign on and new ones are coming every day. a lot of us have attached a small IRC comment into our MR signature. if anybody would like to do that, please feel free.
our main aim for the moment is to provide a friendly social area to talk about anything mac related, if you have a question feel free to join and have a nice chat with us
this are slowly getting busier and busier! we have a good 10 users that constantly sign on and new ones are coming every day. a lot of us have attached a small IRC comment into our MR signature. if anybody would like to do that, please feel free.
our main aim for the moment is to provide a friendly social area to talk about anything mac related, if you have a question feel free to join and have a nice chat with us