Discord Server

[Bêthberry]

The Barrow Downs did have chat rooms. On Mirc. Does Mirc exist any more?

[Galadriel55]

My my. If you say "Discord" three times in the looking glass, a treeish Downer awakens.

Nice to see you again, Bethberry!

[Bêthberry]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

Nice to see you again, Bethberry!

Hi Gal. How are you doing?

[Formendacil]

The 'Downs chatroom is so far back into the depths of time that I think its heyday, if not its entire existence, predates my membership... and the lichen on my branches is thick.

[Soriman the Whide]

Originally Posted by Bêthberry

The Barrow Downs did have chat rooms. On Mirc. Does Mirc exist any more?

I reccomend hexchat for anyone using Mirc still. EDIT: Mirc would still be fine or try IRCCloud it's pretty user friendly.
This place has an IRC?

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Soriman the Whide

I reccomend hexchat for anyone using Mirc still. EDIT: Mirc would still be fine or try IRCCloud it's pretty user friendly.
This place has an IRC?

This place has a whole actual site, of which the forum is but a sublink. But I don't think the main site has been used forever. The instructions to the chat though say to "use your favorite IRC client".

Again though, you recommend it for what purpose? We've been getting on without it for years, and I can't say they were dull years. Form says it was before his time, it was definitely way before my time. Why go there when it seems to serve a redundant purpose? We can chat here as it is, and make private arrangements for skype moots and such should the wish arise to chat in a less themed fashion at a agreed upon time.

[Soriman the Whide]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

Again though, you recommend it for what purpose?.

Oh just that these days it is rare for poeple to mention IRC and if anyone is still using IRC I'd just like to drop a mention of some decent clients to use. It was more of a passing comment than a reccomendation for this website. Live chat requires more than a handful of active users but it does offer a different and more casual experience in my opinion.


Thank you for posting a link to the main site, i'll enjoy looking through this relic.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

The problem with any new platform is that it needs monitoring, which means it needs people who can be trusted to keep it in line with the Barrow Wight's purpose for the main site and forum. As a mod here I can say that I barely have time to keep up with the threads (literally!) of my real life, much less to be a part of something new that is subject to public misuse. As interesting as the new idea is, the practical aspects seem to cost more effort than the benefits it would generate.

That said, I would like all of you, both old and new members, to refrain from calling other members "ignorant" or similar terms. If there's one thing we pride ourselves in here at the Downs, it's our friendliness, so please post accordingly.

[Huinesoron]

Possibly dating myself very precisely, I always think of Discord as a combination chatroom and MSN Instant Messenger, with video/voice chat functionality. Personally, all forms of group chat make me feel like Denethor beholding the black ships every time I set foot inside, but I've been thinking about it in general terms:

Originally Posted by Soriman the Whide

Live chat requires more than a handful of active users but it does offer a different and more casual experience in my opinion.

Originally Posted by Estelyn Telcontar

The problem with any new platform is that it needs monitoring, which means it needs people who can be trusted to keep it in line with the Barrow Wight's purpose for the main site and forum.

As a member of another community which has an active Discord (previously IRC, previously Bravenet), these two points sum up my view: any chatroom function is subject to abuse, and the best ways to avoid that are either to control access, or to actively moderate. On a community the size of the active Downs, controlling access will just lead to an Anfauglith-dead server, and there's not enough people to have a robust moderation system at this point.

hS

[Ring Bearer]

Originally Posted by Bêthberry

The Barrow Downs did have chat rooms. On Mirc. Does Mirc exist any more?

A quick Google Search tells me this IRC thingy still exists.]
Never used one in my life--looks horrible anyway.

The only old thing I like about Microsoft would probably be Age of Empires.(Used to play it a lot in the late 2000s)

[Mithadan]

Lol

[Mithadan]

To be clear, the reason I am laughing is because I did at times participate in the chatroom way back when, and, yes, it could be called "horrible." At least at times.