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Right when I saw this title, the following popped into my head:
- there are rules (everyone else got that)
- not everyone's on at the same time
- it's much more organized
- people are more likely (but not gaurunteed) to atleast try to use grammar and spelling
- the conversations have some sort of topic
- there's alot less instantaneous replying (which I think is good, on a chat room, 4 or 5 people say things at once and by the time you type something, you're reffering to what someone said 50 posts ago)
So: forums != fancy chatroom
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Whatsmore, there generally aren't so-called moderators on chatrooms. Someone say something offensive? They'll be sorry. Although I must admit IRC's community deals with this quite well.
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Agree with whiteninja. Forums are more structed (unless some people make them go off-topic... *mumble*...
). Chat is real time and is more free-ranging on topics. There are less rules for chat as well. It can go off-topic and not be shouted at
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Forums aren't even close to what a chat room is. A forum is slower, usually more civilized, more controlled, and can actually possess a "community" whereas a chat room is just for yacking back and forth and any moron can wander in and get booted and banned just as fast as they got there.
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Who said "Yes" (on the poll) a forum is like a chatroom? We've already stated several reasons why they're different, and no one has stated anything otherwise.
Another thing: Forums can have cool doo-dahs like the signatures and mags, or customed titles. (that I still don't have.....)
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well... glad to see how you guys feel about this...
I too wanna know you voted "yes" but didn't say why...
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I voted kind of because they have a similar purpose, to talk to each other; but, there is the real time aspect and many other factors. I didn't want to say no or yes though because the topic could be interpreted in many different ways.
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pink Wrote:Forums aren't even close to what a chat room is. A forum is slower, usually more civilized, more controlled, and can actually possess a "community" whereas a chat room is just for yacking back and forth and any moron can wander in and get booted and banned just as fast as they got there.
words for what................
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Kireek, was that post really necessary?
But yeah, forums are much different. When I think of chatrooms the first thing I think of is desperate nerds trying to 'score'. Sorry if I offended someone who actually goes on those things, but it's just what pops into my head.
Forums, on the other hand, are a good place to form friendships, and have a proper conversation about anything you like, not (as other people have said) just loads of people talking at once about nothing.
So in conclusion, a forum is NOT a chatroom.
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Lol! I'll have to remember that next time I'm on IRC, although I'm sure my girlfriend would have something to say about it!
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