# Sometimes I wish there was a Straight Dope chatroom. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 10, 2008, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-wish-there-was-a-straight-dope-chatroom/476542 "2008-12-10T10:23:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Between\_the\_Bars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@Between\_the\_Bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Between_the_Bars)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-wish-there-was-a-straight-dope-chatroom/476542/1 "2008-12-10T10:23:21Z")
Sometimes I wish there was (were?) a Straight Dope chatroom. Then I could probably find an interesting conversation whenever I am lonely, or it’s really late. That would be nice. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-wish-there-was-a-straight-dope-chatroom/476542/2 "2008-12-10T10:29:52Z")
[Ye’re in it](http://www.yougotstyle.org/archives/000055.html) ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-wish-there-was-a-straight-dope-chatroom/476542/3 "2008-12-10T10:32:56Z")
Um, there _is_ a chatroom. IIRC, on [Newnet.org](http://Newnet.org), look for #straightdope. Tripler I think it’s still on that server. ---
**Author:** ![Between\_the\_Bars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@Between\_the\_Bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Between_the_Bars)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-wish-there-was-a-straight-dope-chatroom/476542/4 "2008-12-10T10:37:04Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > [Ye’re in it](http://www.yougotstyle.org/archives/000055.html) That’s clever, but I want more out my fellow dopers. I want live action! On preview, I never knew that. I will try and figure out how to find that. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-wish-there-was-a-straight-dope-chatroom/476542/5 "2008-12-10T10:39:55Z")
I often wish the same thing; that there was a Straight Dope chatroom that didn’t involve messing around with IRC or anything complicated like that. I’ve seen other boards with an in-built chat programme that works pretty well, but I don’t think we’re ever likely to see anything that progressive or useful around here anytime soon… ---
**Author:** ![Between\_the\_Bars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@Between\_the\_Bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Between_the_Bars)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-wish-there-was-a-straight-dope-chatroom/476542/6 "2008-12-10T10:46:31Z")
Perhaps I’m flattering myself, but I tend to find myself pretty advanced when it comes to being online. I have no idea what IRC or IIRC is until a few moments from now, when I Google it. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-wish-there-was-a-straight-dope-chatroom/476542/7 "2008-12-10T11:32:29Z")
More accurately, there _was_ a SDMB chatroom. Technically, it’s still there - IRC chatrooms don’t go away - but there’s been no traffic for at least a couple of years now. Once I quit hanging out there, there was no point in anyone else dropping by. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-wish-there-was-a-straight-dope-chatroom/476542/8 "2008-12-10T13:02:54Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > [Ye’re in it](http://www.yougotstyle.org/archives/000055.html) That’s excellent. twicks, a long-time Edith Wharton fan ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-wish-there-was-a-straight-dope-chatroom/476542/9 "2008-12-10T17:33:29Z")
Still on Newnet. Every 6 months or so I’ll get really bored and poke some friends online via IM or on my livejournal or whatever with the desire to have an “old school chat night!” We can usually gather up anywhere from 20 t0 30 people or so, and it’s pretty fun. Might be time for another one! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-wish-there-was-a-straight-dope-chatroom/476542/10 "2008-12-10T18:02:11Z")
> [@Between\_the\_Bars](#): > > Perhaps I’m flattering myself, but I tend to find myself pretty advanced when it comes to being online. I have no idea what IRC or IIRC is until a few moments from now, when I Google it. That’s the problem… IRC isn’t advanced at all! It’s downright ancient, as these things go! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-wish-there-was-a-straight-dope-chatroom/476542/11 "2008-12-10T18:12:13Z")
I tend to treat my online games [eve or wow] as a chat room=) with the added bonus of making in game loot and killing stuff=) ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-wish-there-was-a-straight-dope-chatroom/476542/12 "2008-12-10T19:29:40Z")
> [@Between\_the\_Bars](#): > > That’s clever, but I want more out my fellow dopers. I want live action! > > On preview, I never knew that. I will try and figure out how to find that. unh Unh UUHNNN!!! Was it good for you? I need a cigarette. You virile beast you!! ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-wish-there-was-a-straight-dope-chatroom/476542/13 "2008-12-10T23:56:42Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Edith Wharton fan boooooo! oh, sorry. still a little bitter over that incident senior year. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-wish-there-was-a-straight-dope-chatroom/476542/14 "2008-12-11T01:58:23Z")
> [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](#): > > boooooo! > > oh, sorry. still a little bitter over that incident senior year. If it involved a sled, so am I. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-wish-there-was-a-straight-dope-chatroom/476542/15 "2008-12-11T16:10:20Z")
> [@Telperien](#): > > If it involved a sled, so am I. I’ve never read _Ethan Frome_, and intend to keep it that way. Check out _Custom of the Country_ if you’d like to see why she has fans. ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-wish-there-was-a-straight-dope-chatroom/476542/16 "2008-12-11T16:17:37Z")
I nearly shot myself reading Age of Innocence. I don’t know that I’ll subject myself to her again. Austin? Fine. No more Wharton. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-wish-there-was-a-straight-dope-chatroom/476542/17 "2008-12-11T16:45:38Z")
Newnet?! Jeez, am I out of the loop… I kept going back to Undernet.