Project Avalon Chat Room
 

http://projectavalon.2012info.ca/images/pac.jpg
The Project Avalon chat channel can be accessed by clicking the link below

http://projectavalon.2012info.ca/


This idea has been tossed around before and with some support it would work very well for us. The point has been made that a chat room can harm the forum, this is the farthest from the truth in my experience. Chat rooms and have been around since before the web and now are integrated into many forums to enhance the users experience. A chat room gives users the ability to converse in realtime about the topics posted here. Forums hold alot more information and are not limited to 2 or 3 line posts like on IRC and therefore are two completely different means of communication. Project Avalon is here to gather the "Ground Crew" and to provide a place for networking. What better way to do so than with realtime chat in addition to Forum information.
The first post regarding this was by sylph16 last November( http://www.projectavalon.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=6656 )which raised my interest and since Sol Invictus started his post at http://www.projectavalon.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=9111 last December I have been busy building. Sols post was recently revived as well as interest in the idea. With the last few tweaks I have done this week, I think this is what we are looking for.

Here is what I can offer at my expense (time and money):

The Basics:

• A safe, secure web interface accessible with Firefox or Internet Explorer.
• Searchable channel logs on the web so no important information said in public chat will be lost. (private chats are not logged)
• Nickname registration so only you can use your name.
• Channel user statistics where you can view a variety of stats on users in the channel.
  

The technical Side:

• A small network of IRC servers capabale of supporting 5000 simultaneous users
• A host of services to provide User and Channel registration as well as a memo system and of course network security.
• Accessed easily with a IRC client like mIRC or Xchat at /server irc.2012info.ca or through the web based interface

What is needed now are a few people to help staff the place. Since the room/channel is open to all and not only Members here we would need some members of PA to act as Operators/Moderators to keep the place active.


Anyone want to help build this up? message me, respond here or join the chat channel.

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I'm in the room now.

:original:

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Here's a snippet from todays logs, enjoy:original:;

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Incidentally, GaiaLove is doing some very cool things to make it a nice place.

If you are using FireFox, (and if you aren't I recommend switching) you can add ChatZilla to it by simply going here.

Once you have done this, and FireFox restarts, you can open up ChatZilla to the Avalon room there by just clicking here.

Fred (yes, I am back.)

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Welcome back to the forum Fred!:welcomeani:

Thanks, it is a labour of love.:wub2:
I also feel that a backup meeting place is a must in the event the forum goes down for any length of time.
I strongly recommend all members bookmark the chat channels web page just in case.

And to add to that point check out this post: Project Avalon's IP address

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I don't want to talk to any of them lot :wink2:

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Well we love you anyways Swanny :tongue2:

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Those babelfish program translations can be quite humorous sometimes.
Some languages put the verb at the end of a sentence so 'i am here' becomes 'i here am'.
Or at least those progs used to not account for that, i haven't used one since 5 years ago or so.
So maybe they've fixed that, but yes use them carefully. :original:

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I just tried to sign in twice and it said I was "Terminated", lol.

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Im having a quick go on it now - its quite impressive.

A..

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actually it was "killed" ..:sad:

There is a logical technical reason but i will spare u that lol, suffice to say i had set a certain security feature too high and there was a sudden rush of people joining the network. so it killed off what it thought were attackers. The network has sustained two attacks earlier this month so i am trying to find a happy balance between security and accessibility

S'all fixed now :thumb_yello:

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Chat is fun. Hi GaiaLove!

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Hi Bellsisland, I agree, its fun and has the additional value as a 2nd gathering point for members and nonmembers alike as well as a great way to get to know people. Forums are fantastic mediums for sharing of information and ideas and a chatroom is the perfect compliment to a community like this one.

The chatrooms popularity is growing by 10-20% weekly and now is getting about 75 people joining the channel daily. Which is why I put out a call to anyone with IRC experience that is interested in helping moderate the place. I have been doing it alone but do not have very much time each day to stay there and play host.

Members can send me a message or post here, non members are also welcome to apply and can do so by joining the network and contacting Aragorn in any channel there.

These are the positions needing to be filled

• Channel Helper - No experience required, must be able to spend at least a couple hours daily in the chatroom as a host
• Channel Operator - Experience in IRC is helpful as well as knowledge of commands i.e. Bans, kicks and channel modes. (4 hours a day min.)
• Network Operator - Experience necessary in adding K-lines and G-lines as well as repairing netsplits and use of the DEFCON security system. (6 hours a day.)

Peace

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I am alone a lot too. My spouse is here and my doggies. I like being a hermit. My little galaxy.

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Hello to all the newcomers and the reactivated users,
just a reminder that for live conversations the chatroom is open 24/7 for all members and non members alike.
As posted above we are still looking for anyone who is interested in operator positions there.

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During the past 24 hours many Avalonians who had bookmarked the
chatroom page met there while the forum was down.
I encourage everyone to bookmark it in the event of a similar outage. :thumb_yello:

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Yes indeed GaiaLove .
Could you make this thread sticky maybe so
everyone can see it constantly ?

Love from me
mudra

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I moved it to General discussion and Stickied it :thumb_yello:


:wub2:
Rich

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Hey folks, new to the forum.. nice to see a nice busy forum of like minds.. anyway great idea about the chat room guys... adds another dimention to the avalon community in general...

Would be great to (when the channel is established enough) have open forum days with perhaps guest speakers, a q&a sesh so to speak, amongst a mirriad of other applications.

ps sorry about the dire spelling


addition:
in addition and related to guest speakers, would be a great idea to use the chat room in conjuction with the radio show every thur, whereby folks can give real time feedback.

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Thank You GaiaLove :thumb_yello:

Love from me :wub2:
mudra

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I'm in there right now.

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I tried the chat, my computer loads the page, I can see a list of users to the right, the writing space is there and I can write in it. However; I cannot see any text, neither the ones I've just sent or any body elses?

Any idea what might be the problem? I use Firefox in Linux (Ubuntu).

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Same system I use. make sure you have the java runtime libraries installed

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Hello.

I have been going to the chat for a few days now and have enjoyed it very much. Thank you to all those that support it and made it a reality.

Love and Peace to all,

Centauro

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Hi folks, hope ye all had a wonderful xmas.

Im am currently working hard on making the Project Avalon chat room a little bit more interesting by making some chat rooms tools, services & entertainment .. including a bit of fun.

Im am working on a "games room" that people can join to take some time off, relax and play some games with fellow avalonians. This "Games room" will be launched very soon. The reason for the seperate room is alot of the games may disturb people who just want to talk in the main room, hence a seperate room keeps everyone happy.

One of the games I am working on is a Trivia Game, with questions that are related to UFOS, NWO, ETS, EARTH, SPACE..etc.. and anything avalonian related.
I am therefore requesting some help from the good folks on the Avalon Forum to help me build up a good database of questions. The questions must as factual as possible, not too obscure.. the answer must be no more then 4 words long.

So for example:

Q: On November 5, 1975 this logger was supposedly abducted by a UFO while his friends watched. His story is the basis for the movie 'Fire In The Sky'.

A: Travis Walton


I have taken the time and made about 50 questions so far, but eventuly I would like the questions database to contain lots lots more then that, perhaps 1000+.. So im calling out to you guys to give me some quality questions (with answers)

If everyone suddgested only one question, it would be fantastic.


Hope you folks can help me out.

Happy xmas
Wishing you all an "eventful" 2010 :thumb_yello:

Fondest regards
Pan
:original:


PS. stay tuned for more developments regarding the games rooms and avalon chat in general.

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great idea, and, a good chat ;)

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I try to log onto chat and I get

You are banned from the channel #Project_Avalon

er?

also can anyone help me with a password for Light Warrior Forum?

Thanks :lmfao:

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hi divinity4infinity

think there was a mix up there, its fixed now.


Regarding lightwarrior, i cant help, you`ll have to contact whoever is organising that.

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This is why:

You cant just join, post a link and quit without triggering a reaction.

in this case it was assumed as spam and I banned your address.

The ban is now removed, next time at least say hello lol ;)


Sorry cant help you there.

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GaiaiLove or Pangaea --

i just joined the new chatroom, and i was just wondering if you could tell me why no "entry times" are logged beside my posts and my name doesn't display in green like the other loggers? i'm low-tech when it comes to this stuff .... is it maybe something that went wrong when i downloaded the software before i got into the chatroom??? i haven't a clue really.

Love the chatroom, the forums, the site, the spirits here. thanks for being one of the "servy-est" ones here!

hippi

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:original:Hello,

Ref: Chat Room
I'm no expert but based on you questions, I'm wondering what operating system are you running? If its a PC, the java program should display time stamps.

Cheers
Harry:original:

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Hi Hippi :welcomeani:
Entry times should always appear next to your messages to the channel. if not try reloading the page as the web interface can be weird sometimes.
Also everything is designed for FireFox so I suggest using that.

The colors are there to help users differentiate between their text and that of others.
Again, the web based interface is geared towards the low-tech crowd to make it easy as possible to access this part of the community.
There are better quality alternatives that are not necessarily for advanced users, like mIRC for PC or X=Chat for Linux

what software did you dowload?

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just wanted to say hello to everyone.

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Hello, I'm from Australia and it is 8:18 am here.

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Hi lovepeaceunity :welcomeani:

If you feel like chatting just follow the link in the 1st post or below in my signature.
:original:

Welcome to Avalon!

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"We'll be waiting for you..."

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Hi all, just like to say i like the chat facility, it brings some of the personality behind the forum posters :) :thumb_yello: