Should Aussie Stock Forums introduce a live chat room?

[treefrog]

Hi - i'm another comsec refugee, frustrated at the potential value of live chat but that in reality it degenerates into too many threads by far too many amatures.
Comsec's Stock Analysis Room for example rarely has any analysis at all and it is virtually impossible to know what timeframe the different posters are referring to.
In reading the responses here, felt that the majority are "slow" traders with little to gain from live calls and from my very early skim of the quality of posts here can understand why the reluctance to risk live.
If it was my call I would want the objectives clearly spelt out and some VERY tight guidelines on what was acceptable.
e.g. discourage live chatter threads and posts which are not urgent and the existing forum format is logically better.
One advantage of live would be to refer to specific threads and posts in the existing format and have further detail interaction on it
But hey, its probably a bit premature for me to be offering those comments on the basis of my very flimsy poke about this site so far.
cheerz

 

[pacer]

Sounds good to me and if you don't want to look in then don't, it's your choice, and a bit of banter between friends never hurt anyone, as long as it doesn't get out of hand, and anyone who annoys you can be put in your ignore list so you don't have to see thier rubbish, just like yahoo and other chat rooms,. It's easy enough to have several chat rooms too.

If your sensitivities are going to be agitated then just stick to the posts and leave the chat room for those that can handle it......

GOGOGO Ausie stock forums OIOIOI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[The Mint Man]

Ive read a few of the first post and i have to agree with them.
It would be a big fat NO for me.
I would be worried about it taking away from the detaild posts that you get in the forum threads as people wouldnt have as much time to discuss whatever the issue/topic may be.

Wanna chat? get MSN!

 

[The Mint Man]

Would just like to add that the following may have some merit.

(1) Set times for everyone to visit chat as this will focus participants.
(2) Topic for chat times.Not all times but at least 1 or 2 a week
(3) A modorator during chats to KEEP on TOPIC.
(4) Guests with a specialty who are asked to come along and present.
(5) Open to all members a Chat request topic to be discussed.
(6) The ability to block absolute nutters(Ive seen chats taken over by nutters).
(7) Interactive charts would be great (BOSS?).
What would others like.
Tech

I would be more for it if it was every now and then and if we had talks about specific topics such as a certain stock, sector, Commodities etc.
I think tech's point 3 and 6 would be a must.

cheers

 

[TraderPro]

I think tech/a said it all...

(7) Interactive charts would need some additional software - I think macromedia along those lines.

But certainly a topic and a certain window of time would definitely be beneficial, as people can choose to tune in and we won't be wasting time.

 

[pacer]

Just saw the new chat room and it looks great!....good on you guys.

Do you think one of the administrators could message or email a note to inform everyone of it's opening and some basic info on how to use it (rules, topic making etc), as it may be very quiet otherwise and I would like to get a feel for how it's going to run.

 

[nulla nulla]

Those of you who were members before I installed this vbulletin software would remember that I had a live chat room installed. At that time the number of members was much smaller and it didn't see that much action.

I have just come across a live chat modification for this software and wanted to take a survey of Aussie Stock Forums members views on this subject.

Do you think the site would benefit from a live chatroom? Or do you think Aussie Stock Forums is fine as it is?

Give me your views!

P.S. Even if you don't want to make a post in this thread, please vote so I can see how the majority of active members feel about it. Thanks!

I vote in favour of a Live Chat Room.

 

[toocool]

HAHAH digging up some old threads here nulla !!!

I just voted.

 

[nulla nulla]

I did a search on "Chat Room" to find the thread I started to post a question to Joe and this thread popped up as well.
Amazing how history repeats itself, just like the share market, eh.
Mind you some of the original proposals were very restrictive as to control of topics and kicking out nutters.