I assume you are suggesting something similar to IRC

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Perhaps something like meebo rooms could be used to see if there's truly enough demand for such a thing. It's hosted elsewhere so Capable Networks wouldn't have to do anything up front, and all the server load and bandwidth would be someone else's problem. If it proves to be popular enough, C.N. could "roll their own" any time after (which would presumably use the existing user database).

Watch out, don't step in the anthropomorphization.

No worries I did that too(as you know).  I think I chat room would be cool.

Keep the robotic dreams,
-BG
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Maybe Jeff can tell us if it is already under construction? I also agree that it would be helpful... tho, do the conversations get captured anywhere in the system? (like if we gave really good advice one day, and the next seek someone else had the exact same problem...)

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I don't think there should be worry about keeping chat logs for future same-problem problems. There's really not a great way of differentiating between random chattiness and useful chattiness, nor is there a great way of channeling good info into a readable log. How about a "rule" that if you come to the chat with a problem, and someone helps you solve said problem, it's the "duty" of the cured person to take that information to a new forum post. Even then there will always (always) be people coming straight to the chat with same-old problems, whether they read the forums or not. Some folk just need the human interaction, walk-me-through-it type of assistance. Also, if someone shows up in chat with a Stupid Question*, the regulars can easily say "Oh, that's been answered in the forums at least three hundred times. Try there real quick. If you can't find it, or if you still have questions, let us know and we'll go from there."

I don't carry a notebook around in real life to log good discussions I have with other folk. I imagine few people do. If something comes up that's worth making a real note of, I'll jot it down when I next have the opportunity. If it's really good I grab my phone and send a reminder/note to my twitter or mobile blog. Six times out of ten I'm sober when I find my note, and it doesn't seem like quite the good idea I thought it was anyway :) 

Maybe a clicky button for each line of the chat to save a particular comment to a "best of" style archive could be fun. There might be a fairly high potential for misuse though, as well as an even higher potential for future misunderstanding (due to lack of context). Thoughts like that have always been what keeps me going back to not keeping chat logs.

* There are no stupid questions. Just a lot of inquisitive idiots. 

Watch out, don't step in the anthropomorphization.

Hello everyone!

We aren't currently developing a chat feature for the site.  We're really glad, though, that everyone is getting ideas out there for ways that we can add on to, or improve the site.

We keep all of these things in mind for the future.  Keep the ideas flowing on ways we can make the site better!

Thanks to all of you,

Pete

Peter Redmer
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if anyone is still interested in chatting I have created an IRC channel on the server: irc.xchat.org (ChatJunkies) named #RobotNation

You can download xchat at www.xchat.org
The server is the default to make it easier.

Then after you have your name setup and connect type in:

/join #RobotNation

It will be running on my computer all the time (unless I have to reboot, but it will be back up ASAP) :P

string robots = "Robots are awesome!";

if (robots.Equals("Robots are awesome!")
{
console.writeLine(robots);
}

Ok, I finally got in. And I'm the only one there and as ops? Odd.

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