Questions tagged [chat-rooms]
For questions primarily relating to chat rooms. Chat rooms are interactive channels used to communicate with other people or devices on the internet and are generally about a specific topic.
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How can I encourage people to use the (secondary) chat feature on my community's software?
I have a site that I moderate where the main part of the site is strictly professional.
However, there is a separate chat feature that I think people most don't know about. Bonding with others in the ...
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How to explain that you should use proper grammar?
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but it is an issue mostly on forums and other online places. What are some good arguments to use proper English? Some people just don't seem to ...
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Handling user that's offended by a joke about a disability
On a chatroom that I moderate, there is a regular user who is deaf (for simplicity, let's call him A), and recently someone (let's call him B) made a joke about deaf people, but he did not yet know ...
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How can I deal with a disruptive moderator?
As part of a team of moderators for a community chatroom, I work with a problematic moderator.
The chatroom is used as part of a gaming community, in order to make plans, as well as socialise.
Our ...
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How do I handle a disruptive user across multiple platforms?
Currently I moderate a community across two separate platforms, which we are in the process of migrating between.
A particular user, who is generally very valuable and helpful in our current ...
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What can be done about chat ban evading users?
I moderate a chat system that has a rudimentary ban application. Problem is, it is incredibly simple for a user to create a new account and start chatting right away again. It is hard to create some ...
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How can I effectively moderate a chatroom without always being there?
There are many perks to having a chatroom associated with a website. However, the chatroom is fast paced, and there are typically less than 15 users active at once. While there is often a moderator ...
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Should moderators be involved in chat, or just be ready to take action if needed? [closed]
I'm wondering if it is better to be involved in chat, or to just be there, and ready to take action when the time comes. I personally like being involved in chat, and chatting with people, but then I ...
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