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Just a thought. A couple of other forums I am apart of have chat boxes at the top of the screen. What would it take to have a function like that?

It becomes quite cumbersome when you have to delete your messages when you are messaging someone online through the PM inbox.
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Agree and support :)
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Being that this site is phpBB driven,,,if I can put it that way it's usually just a matter of going to one of the open source sites and grabbing a chat box. At least that's my limited experience with phpBB. Good idea though.
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it seems like a neat idea but i imagine some good information would get lost there
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its more of like a social thing... and almost like a quick troubleshooting box with more of the experianced members or a place to bounce ideas off of. Also a very good way for community "bonding"
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I could almost see info getting lost but I don't think wed let anything that valuable go, This sound like a pretty good idea to me too.
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There is an issue with the chat function, while it would be nice for live communication, it would be private in nature... (or that's the message I recieved anyways). This can cause issues as it does not enable debate - like any public site, there are more opinions than facts. I do not want to offend anyone here, but I only trust a very small group of members. Bad info on these cars could be the end. We need to be selective, encourage debate and offer solutions that may be searchable to others.
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RS_OBD'oh_2 wrote:There is an issue with the chat function, while it would be nice for live communication, it would be private in nature... (or that's the message I recieved anyways). This can cause issues as it does not enable debate - like any public site, there are more opinions than facts. I do not want to offend anyone here, but I only trust a very small group of members. Bad info on these cars could be the end. We need to be selective, encourage debate and offer solutions that may be searchable to others.
I agree there are some great minds here, I will be the first to say I don't know WTF I am doing. That's why I am doing a OEM rebuild and not a BP or KLZE swap. I think the chat is a good troubleshoot, but it could also mean your doom if you don't listen to what others have to say... Hell I don't belive half the stuff on here as till I read a work log about it.

It is a double edge sword, but I belive we get more pros than cons from having a chat box. I mean if u took joe blows info in the chat to heart and didn't search to back up his info...

Well in my mind u deserve the punishment of a broken car...
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Why don't you guys just use IRC? On the main Mx-3 page theres a thing for it.
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THere was a chat feature was eventually added here but was taken off while back in a Php upgrade, back when we had the MyGarage section. Both those features went away
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