# A chatroom for you?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chatroom-for-you/10542>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 3, 1999, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chatroom-for-you/10542 "1999-11-03T04:56:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![ChrisCTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ChrisCTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCTP)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 1999, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chatroom-for-you/10542/21 "1999-11-04T07:12:00Z")

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Omni: I had the same problem when I first went in. I was hitting the Tab key to enter my text. Just hit enter.

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“Excrement. That is what I think of J. Evans Pritchard, PhD.” --Robin Williams, Dead Poets Society

Chris’ Homepage: [Domestic Bliss](http://www2.crosswinds.net/~domesticbliss/)

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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 1999, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chatroom-for-you/10542/22 "1999-11-04T08:33:00Z")

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Badges? You mean the “@” in front of names? If so, that is the irc indication that the person is a channel operator. Someone with “ops” can do things like kick unruly people, change the topic line, op other people, etc. We saw you come in lots of times but you never said anything. Most of us were using the web java version.

Were you using the tab key? That will kick you out. It might be a strange thing that will be fixed when you reboot, too…

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–  
O p a l C a t  
[www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com)

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**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 1999, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chatroom-for-you/10542/23 "1999-11-04T09:50:00Z")

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Nope, never hit the tab key, I was typing, and i saw all your name, but my text wasn’t appearing after I hit return, and I didn’t see any text from you guys either.

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**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 1999, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chatroom-for-you/10542/24 "1999-11-04T14:09:00Z")

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Omnicient: same thing happened to me…

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You say “cheesy” like that’s a **BAD** thing.

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**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 1999, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chatroom-for-you/10542/25 "1999-11-05T01:32:00Z")

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Movin’ this up to the top so people remember to stop in and say “hi”…  
Zette

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A friend is someone who likes you even though you’re as ugly as a hat full of assholes.  
[Zettecity](http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/zettecity/index.html)

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**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 1999, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chatroom-for-you/10542/26 "1999-11-05T07:18:00Z")

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Got nothing to do?? Good, now go chat, I’m waiting for you.

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