FabSwingers.com forum: Regional Rooms

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

At the mo, we have the following rooms in chat:

Lobby

California

General

Directing

ireland

London

Scotland

Wales

Supporters

The Scots/Welsh and irish rooms are there for that region....and I know for sure the scots room has a good "community feel" about it, I assume the welsh room does too.

Would it be of any benefit if we had more regional based rooms, IE North, Midlands, South or even going further to North East, North West, Midlands, South East, South West?

Many people do use the chat rooms to either arrange meets or to chat to folk to get to know them before pouncing on them so more chance of folk been closer to them for a prospective meet?

Im sure there will be negatives against this idea though.... but is it worth admin looking into it?

Steve

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

From me the answer is a definite YES to a North West Region. The problem with the Welsh room is that the majority of ppl are from the South (No disrespect) and it's a LOT easier to get from North Wales to say Manchester/Liverpool or anywhere really!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The more different rooms that are provided will most likely lead to more accusations of the charooms being 'cliquey'

If I had my way I'd have less segregation in chatrooms not more

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"The more different rooms that are provided will most likely lead to more accusations of the charooms being 'cliquey'

If I had my way I'd have less segregation in chatrooms not more"

It does seem unfair on the other regions of the country that havent got more localised rooms and maybe Im been biased here but I dont think that the Scots room is cliquey.

However, due to the fact that so many socials are run most of the regular users of the Scots chat have met face to face which makes chatting a lot easier in my opinion. To others this may look like its cliquey but its just cos we all know each other well but when newcomers wander into the rooms they are generally greeted and welcomed with open arms.

Steve

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To a point Steve, I agree with what you are saying, but hand on heart these are my feelings......,

You mentioned the Scottish room so I'm using this as an example and it is no way a reflection of the Scottish room in particular..

I never go into the Scottish room, because I feel that it's for Scots people ONLY. Now I know that I'm wrong and I also know that if I went into the room I would be welcome, but because it is labeled as a Scottish room, I feel that I shoudln't be there.. and I'm a friggin moderator

But seriously, I wonder how many other people are reluctant to go into other 'labeled' chatrooms because they feel that they don't belong there. ?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

See ya point there redhot.

Any change would have plus and minus points and that def is a minus point!

Steve

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

well im a mod as well and i do wander into the scottish room and find them very friendly, as in most of the rooms, the irish room really not many people in there they usually in the welsh room we do have a lot of northwalians as well but so far away from the south it is hard for them but we have a general room and that is for all regions so i wander hither and thither xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Like redhotcouple we never really go into rooms like London or Wales. But we do love the scots room. Its good to have a room for your region. So a NW, Midlands type rooms would be good for folk!

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By *entscotscplCouple
over a year ago

falkirk ish

on the subject of rooms maybe a room for people that are looking to meet on that day or night could be good for the site

we know the meet today thing existsts etc but poss a room for people that maybe want to meet ?

just our thoughts ?

best wishes r n l

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By *eviousLiasonsCouple
over a year ago

Travelling

Of a night we can easily get 500 or so people in chat. Maybe if we had 500 rooms there would be something for everyone?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

" Of a night we can easily get 500 or so people in chat. Maybe if we had 500 rooms there would be something for everyone?"

Then the site would need to take on about 480 new mods -

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By *eclan_and_AimeeCouple
over a year ago

dunblane, stirling

what about if the username section was catagorised into regions so that you could see who was in from your area but everyone was still in the same room?

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By *eclan_and_AimeeCouple
over a year ago

dunblane, stirling

oh and show the 'meet today' icon next to usernames in the column at the side too.

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By *ilandlarryCouple
over a year ago

more north lincs than mids!

"what about if the username section was catagorised into regions so that you could see who was in from your area but everyone was still in the same room?

xx"

Can you imagine how busy the chat would be tho? Get over about 50 ppl in a room and the chat is flowing so fast that it's easy to get lost. Put everyone in the same room chatting and there wouldn't be a hope in hell of following.

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By *eclan_and_AimeeCouple
over a year ago

dunblane, stirling

no, i didnt mean EVERYONE lol

just in the chatrooms already there. like once you join a room there could be sub-folders?

hmm, not explaining this very well - sorry

take the scotland room for example

Scotlandroom 47users

HIGHLANDS

joe bloggs

shugggy

james

username

EAST

username

CENTRAL

_eclan_and_aimee

username

WEST

username

BORDERS

username

OTHER

username

when you join the chatroom you decide what catagory you want to go in, then if anyone is looking for someone local, they just have to look at the usernames in that area instead of having to read through all the profiles?

and there could be another column where the blue A and V's show to show the meet today icon?

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By *eclan_and_AimeeCouple
over a year ago

dunblane, stirling

arghhhhh it didnt work

i give up lol

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