# How to participate in SDMB-related chat? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 27, 2000, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-participate-in-sdmb-related-chat/47452 "2000-12-27T23:57:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jeyen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a4c791/32.png) [@jeyen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeyen)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2000, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-participate-in-sdmb-related-chat/47452/1 "2000-12-27T23:57:29Z")
Hi, all. I’m fairly new here. Sorry if I’m asking something that’s been asked before. I didn’t find anything via a search of the boards. In this thread ([http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=52632](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=52632)) and several others, the posters have mentioned speaking via chat. I don’t see a chat board as an option on the SDMB pages though. Is there a particular chat service or engine that dopers are using? Thanks! Jeyen ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2000, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-participate-in-sdmb-related-chat/47452/2 "2000-12-28T00:10:23Z")
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**Author:** ![TotalRecall\_cb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@TotalRecall\_cb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TotalRecall_cb)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-participate-in-sdmb-related-chat/47452/3 "2001-11-18T19:28:42Z")
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