Thread: Chatroom

Gf272 · 07-01-2006, 09:58 PM

Have you tried it yet or are you like most of us were - new to chatrooms?
Never entered one, nervous, not sure what to do? You are not alone!! It does take a lot to enter a chatroom for the first time and then it can be un-nerving when your in because every thing is strange.

So, why not try it when it is empty or invite a moderator to come in with you to show you the ropes.

Any member can enter the chatroom at anytime and you are not required to chat you may want to see how it works or if you will enjoy it. The best time to do this is when its empty, simply to get used to the chat/type screens and set your text/type colour. How to find and use the emoticons (smiley's) bold your text etc. This can be difficult when you feel under pressure to answer a question.

Everyone in chat uses netiquette. You will be welcomed by others in the room as soon as you enter. If it is your first time...take your time...do not panic...nobody will rush you...you are expected to answer as soon as your ready simply to acknowledge the welcome....you only need to say, Hi!... until you feel ready to join in....the chatroom is used as a break from genealogy and chat can and is about anything it is normally fun, and you join in as you wish.... you will not be ignored...everyone is encouraged to join in...but it is not a requirement...except to acknowledge your presence or to say that you are leaving. To leave you are required to 'log-out' of the chat room, this is done by clicking the Logout Button at the top right of the chat screen, this is done to allow you the opportunity to re-enter during the day should you so wish.

The most important thing to remember is that everyone will give you help...if your not sure ask!

floss · 08-01-2006, 01:22 AM

Gf ..........very well explained ,
hope we get more peeps in the chat room , lots of fun

cher · 08-01-2006, 10:50 AM

Hi i can vouch for what Geoff is saying i wanted to know how to go into chat and Shan told me and waited for me to go in and showed me around and how to do things. They are all patient on here and will wait so i will be giving it a go again.

Cher

Shan · 08-01-2006, 01:02 PM

Hi Cher Glad you enjoyed it and found out that we dont bite

Veldixena · 08-01-2006, 11:04 PM

The important thing to remember is that we were all new to Chat once. Even the "Staff" were newbies once so please come and give it a try

petal · 10-01-2006, 12:41 PM

well put geoff x aa was the first chat room i'd ever been into and i was really nervous........no need, peeps were brill and i've found some good friends who i would never have met had i not taken those first steps.

mollie · 17-02-2006, 11:51 PM

Come in, sit down, relax and join in the fun

07-01-2006, 09:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gf272 Advanced Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cardiff, South Wales Posts: 229	Chatroom Have you tried it yet or are you like most of us were - new to chatrooms? Never entered one, nervous, not sure what to do? You are not alone!! It does take a lot to enter a chatroom for the first time and then it can be un-nerving when your in because every thing is strange. So, why not try it when it is empty or invite a moderator to come in with you to show you the ropes. Any member can enter the chatroom at anytime and you are not required to chat you may want to see how it works or if you will enjoy it. The best time to do this is when its empty, simply to get used to the chat/type screens and set your text/type colour. How to find and use the emoticons (smiley's) bold your text etc. This can be difficult when you feel under pressure to answer a question. Everyone in chat uses netiquette. You will be welcomed by others in the room as soon as you enter. If it is your first time...take your time...do not panic...nobody will rush you...you are expected to answer as soon as your ready simply to acknowledge the welcome....you only need to say, Hi!... until you feel ready to join in....the chatroom is used as a break from genealogy and chat can and is about anything it is normally fun, and you join in as you wish.... you will not be ignored...everyone is encouraged to join in...but it is not a requirement...except to acknowledge your presence or to say that you are leaving. To leave you are required to 'log-out' of the chat room, this is done by clicking the Logout Button at the top right of the chat screen, this is done to allow you the opportunity to re-enter during the day should you so wish. The most important thing to remember is that everyone will give you help...if your not sure ask! Last edited by Jon; 05-04-2006 at 02:09 PM.
	Geoff -------------------------------------------------- The quiet one, whose hung up his boots

08-01-2006, 01:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
floss Advanced Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: kings lynn norfolk england Posts: 226	Gf ..........very well explained , hope we get more peeps in the chat room , lots of fun
	Duchess Floss reseaching Maddern,Horn,Davies,Scott,Wilson, Bowes-Lyon,West

08-01-2006, 01:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
Shan Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hampshire Posts: 1,747 Total Awards: 1	*Hi Cher Glad you enjoyed it and found out that we dont bite*
	Shan *Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life* The UK's No 1 For Genealogy & Family History. Top Tip: Use the forum search page to find surnames!!.

08-01-2006, 11:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Veldixena Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sunny Shropshire Posts: 1,399	The important thing to remember is that we were all new to Chat once. Even the "Staff" were newbies once so please come and give it a try
	Vel The UK's No 1 For Genealogy & Family History. Judge thou me by what I am - so thou shalt find me fairest

10-01-2006, 12:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,637 Total Awards: 5	well put geoff x aa was the first chat room i'd ever been into and i was really nervous........no need, peeps were brill and i've found some good friends who i would never have met had i not taken those first steps.
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...

08-01-2006, 10:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
cher Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 1,008 Total Awards: 3	Hi i can vouch for what Geoff is saying i wanted to know how to go into chat and Shan told me and waited for me to go in and showed me around and how to do things. They are all patient on here and will wait so i will be giving it a go again. Cher

17-02-2006, 11:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
mollie Ancestry Aid Staff Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 1,686 Total Awards: 2	*Come in, sit down, relax and join in the fun*
	Mollie Ancestry Aid Moderator The UK's No 1 For Genealogy & Family History. Top Tip: Use the forum search page to find surnames!!. Dunne,McManus, McCann,O'Dowd, Higgins, Smith, Traynor, O'Byrne, Lamond/t Henry/Nicolson/Bowman/McCafferty/Keelan and more....did I say Smith...oh yes I did...we all have one.........lol