Chat Room Novice

[Gadget]

Hope you don't mind me using this thread to ask a couple of questions. If it's inappropriate here then I expect that it could be moved to a new thread 

1. What are the best times of day to come into the chatroom - as a novice and just to watch?

2. is there any way of finding our who is in the chatroom, as there is for 'users on line' for example?

Gadget

Moderator Comment: topic split off and moved  - I am sure others would like to see this discussion in its own right

[gjil]

Gadget,

 Come in in the  afternoons, quite a mixture of nationalities in the chatroom.


 gjil

[hlbradd]

Hi Gadget

I went in for the first time last week.

It's not as scary as you think

Only trouble I have is typing an answer fast enough before someone else asks something.

Looks like some very strange answers to questions at times.     

Helen

[Gadget]

Hi Both

This thread seems to have been moved around a bit 

Thanks for the friendly advice/welcome. I was going to pop in this evening but events and all that.

I promise to come in one of these days, just to observe at first and, who knows, I might just end up chatting the hind legs off a donkey 

Gadget

[Lloydy]

Gadget

Let me know when you are venturing in!!!!  I used the chatroom a lot (not much lately though) and always had a giggle.

I found the evenings the best.  Lots of members in, and you do have to type fast to keep up but great fun nonetheless

Jan

[Gadget]

I will Jan. I nearly popped in last night but got sidetracked by HTML and CSS and stuff 
Maybe I'll watch for the first time (me in a room without saying anything  ) I'll have to revise all those shortcuts but I do type pretty fast - big sister taught me when I was in my teens - best thing ever 

Gadget

[Isles]

Gadget,

     When you log on to the chatroom several chatters will send a welcome. Apart from acknowledging, there is no need to dive in straight away.  You might want to wait until a topic comes up which might interest you and/or which you feel you can contribute to.

  Happy chatting,
  Isles.

[Gadget]

Hi Isles
How does one acknowledge  I read that there are shortcuts like plain text smilies  ....
or should I just wave 
Don't worry about the interest/contribution - I'll find that 

Gadget (waving)

[kerryb]

Gadget  I think you just say hello or morning or something!

Kerry 

I'm MSNing my niece at  the moment and she is trying to tell me how to change my name to purple, I haven't a clue what she is on about!!!!!