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Discussion in 'Zoo Cafe' started by Nisha, 15 Jan 2014.

  1. animalszoos

    animalszoos Well-Known Member

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    Is it still empty in the afternoon on weekends?
     
  2. bongorob

    bongorob Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Usually some of the regular chatters are out visiting zoos.
     
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  3. birdsandbats

    birdsandbats Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    How do you access the chatroom?
     
  4. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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  5. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    I haven't been in the Chatroom in a very long time. I just went there now (nobody in there) - but does everyone else get the girls at the top of the page?
     
  6. aardvark250

    aardvark250 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    What girl? I don't get it.
     
  7. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    Let's phrase it, that they are for adult chatting.
     
  8. taun

    taun Well-Known Member

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    Thats a smart advertising.........what have you been on the internet? ;)

    I get an online game website.
     
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  9. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    I think the adverts at the top of the page are random - if you log in, then out, then in again you almost invariably get an entirely new advert in my experience.
     
  10. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I've gotten both online gaming ads and that girl ad before.

    ~Thylo
     
  11. taun

    taun Well-Known Member

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    I was joking, but right now the bottom of this page has an advert for dfs.

    I have been looking at new sofas, so in this case it is using my cookies to target ads at me.
     
  12. elefante

    elefante Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I currently have an ad for senior living at the top of the page and Ann Taylor (women's clothing) on the bottom of the page.
     
  13. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Administrator Staff Member 20+ year member

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    The adverts are there because I stopped paying for the ad-free version of the chat software.

    The old IRC chatroom isn't really used much anymore - I no longer hang out there.

    As part of the upcoming upgrade to the new version of the forum software, I am planning on implementing a new chatroom system for ZooChat - something which will be more tightly integrated with the forum software and give us full moderation capabilities in the chatroom, which will help keep things civil and allow us to apply our community guidelines to the chat as well.

    I had been evaluating Slack as a replacement for IRC - and while the software is fantastic and works really well across multiple device types, unfortunately the management facilities and integration capabilities are simply unsuitable for our needs - it is designed as a corporate chat platform rather than for online community chat. So at this point, I don't expect to be continuing with Slack.

    Instead, I am currently evaluating using Discord for the ZooChat chatroom - so those of you who are into gaming will probably be quite familiar with the platform. None of this is operational yet - I will make some announcements once the new chatroom is available.
     
  14. lowland anoa

    lowland anoa Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    So the Chatroom has died out...
     
  15. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Administrator Staff Member 20+ year member

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    Yes, but new chatroom coming next year!