IRC Or Shoutbox?

I don't believe we are a big enough community to sustain two methods of discussion. It would either detract from the forum or die out within a week. Most likely it would do both.

If enough members would use it then I guess it's something to be considered but at the end of the day wouldn't it just serve the same basic purpose as this forum?

For IRC I just go to www.chatwebdev.com 's IRC most people there are members from here. But I haven't been in ages.

Agreed with Bennett, although it would prove beneficial in some ways, you just cannot afford to loose TFL's professionalizm - especially when your trying to look for more members etc etc. TFL's professionalizm is what makes it unique in my opinion.

Terrible idea. Lowers the overall professionalism of the forum... and it doesn't need to go any lower.

With an IRC Channel, I would idle 24/7 in it..

I think itd be neat to have a chat thing, so we dont need to spam so much to talk, like a shoutbox at the bottom, so members on can chat with eachother..

I onno, maybe its been suggested.. didnt bother to search.. =D

Hmm Interesting idea, but wouldn't that take away from the forum's professionalism or post count?


I'm not sure how people would react... Coming to TFL for the first time seeing on the main page, "ShoutBox," filled with "WAZZZZZUP!!"

Well, I dont think its so much being spam in the shoutbox, or taking away the forum posts, but cutting back on some spam? Maybe new members could ask easy small questions there, other than wasting a post, and that way they could also find a faster answer, plus its more fun for the members, having someone to talk to, and actualy interact with, other than posting..

I believe having the user post the thread to ask the question, receive multiple answers, and then having that thread sit there for any one in the future that wishes to learn is much better than a refreshing chat.


Isn't that the entire idea behind a forum?

I guess so, I just figured so many 'Why cant i get in the offers' when they have 2 posts, would get a bit overload, and people would start to get aggravited to answer it, because, some people do read the rules, but some people dont either.. And maybe not even to asnwer quesitons, but maybe an IRC Channel with idlers, and what not, so that way only members who want to, can go in there, that way new members dont have to join and randomly see us weird TFL'ers talking in a shoutbox.