NOTICE: chat is offline
 

The software that powers FlyerTalk Chat is no longer. While we implement a new chat platform with exciting new features, chat will be offline for several weeks. We apologize for the inconvenience.

-The FT Team

As per previous outages, I've setup the alternate chat at http://mibbit.com/?channel=%23flyert...irc.mibbit.net

See you all there!

The recent thread dealing with Chat problems, Chat Problems [master thread: Apr 2012 - Nov 2014 version] has been unstuck, but can still be read.

A new thread dealing with questions and issues relating to the upcoming Chat system will be opened when the new Chat is implemented.

JDiver
Senior Moderator

Is there any point in trying to discuss the features we most want in chat, other than it being reliably functional, or has IB already made those decisions?

Unless they are creating their own chat app (which I really doubt, since that's a lot of hard work and generally not worth it), they will get an off-the-shelf product like the Envolve product was. Envolve was really simple -- there weren't even emojis! -- and that wasn't a bad thing. As for other options though, the usual case is that the fewer options it has, the cheaper it will be, and the lower the likelihood of something going wrong.

If FT wants to make the IRC room Ripper3785 came up with a final solution and make him the impromptu chat operator, I wouldn't mind that... although a permanent ban function would be greatly appreciated (some of you know what I'm talking about :rolleyes:).

Not to nitpick, but it's been down since October 1st @:-)

-J.

Thanks. I've not been a user of chat for some years, and was away for a bit. I'll amend my post.

Any progress or updates on the future of the FT chat? :)

-J.

Tech is still working on implementing. I will ping them!

I would love to see this. I need a good chat room to hang out in these days.

Some long weeks...

Anyone still use this IRC channel?

It's a paarrty! With two people in the chat! lol. Get online now!

Usually it gets busier around 11pm or later Eastern Time :)@:-)

-J.

I actually went into chat tonight for the first time in ages and...nothing! So hi...I was here. :)

Still broken

This.

Chat is on indefinite hiatus. Watch this space in the future. Thanks!

Paul

How long into the future? It's been almost a year ;)

Cheers.

We do not have a technical solution at the moment.

The chat software companies keep going out of business!

Hey :-: Any news on the chat front?

-J.

Internet Brands recently bought Ngage Live Chat. I suspect we'll hear more. ;)

Exciting :D

-J.

As we approach December...
 

... Maybe it will be a holiday miracle! :-: :D

Don't get excited, it's not going to happen, to the best of my knowledge.

Chat is pretty passé anyway. ;)

Disagree. I used to participate in chat on a regular nightly basis & many friendships were made via chat - including visiting an FTer in New Zealand 10 years ago when I was there & whom I only knew from chat. He & his family were quite kind to me & showed me around. I've also met many other FTers on chat - and had many good conversations on a nightly basis (granted, easier to do when I lived on the west coast so it was earlier my time).

I'm still irritated that a corporation of IB's size that deals w/ nothing but internet bulletin boards can't figure out multiple years later how to have a decent chat :mad: Quite frankly I think less of IB because of that. But then again, given how many other things IB can't get their act together on - including a decent mobile app - perhaps I shouldn't be surprised they can't get their act together on chat.

But chat is definitely not passe.

Cheers. Sharon

Hi Sharon,

Both chat and mobile were discussed in the Mod Do.

Chat is being deprecated because there were only a handful of people using it, and because it does not make sense for an online resource like FT to host a chat, whose information is not available to the community once the chat window closes. At this time, there is no plan to revive chat.

As for a mobile app, that is planned for 2016. I am not sure if the Do minutes have been posted, but you may want to review them.

Thank you,

Paul

:(

Honestly though, you have a good point about only a handful of people using it (perhaps SkiAdcock will join us more often in the future), although it didn't hurt FT by having it (except when certain members scared others off... you know who you are :td:). Regardless, thank you for the update.

-J.

The reason so few were using it is because there were so many problems w/ it - dating back to 2011 when IB was in charge & in 2012, & even a year ago IB was saying hey we've got new features coming, hang on. I'm sorry but 4 years is a long time for people to hang on. No wonder there aren't too many participating!

Also I don't buy the idea that just because the conversation closes out that it meant it had no value. It was chat, not an archive. And FWIW - prior to IB acquiring FT there were regularly lots of FTers posting on chat nightly. IB didn't like the way chat worked (even though it worked well for years before IB took over). Heck it was even mentioned that & gave some b.s. reason for discontinuing the old chat. And then when IB said chat was working in '13 IB did very little in terms of announcement on it publicly, and FTers went to the alternate method of chatting (not on IB).

IB dropped something that was of value & had lots of FTers posting on it, including from Australia, etc, in the middle of the night. FT Chat use to be a vibrant community w/ lots of FTers posting.

And let's chat (pun intended!) about the mobile app, which is also years behind schedule. Heck it was a year ago at this time IB said we'd have a new mobile app in early 2015. Now it's sometime in 2016. (and even prior to last year we were told it was just around the corner).

If you don't want to lose folk who aren't willing to put up w/ all the problems they're encountering w/ the mobile app IB needs to get its act together. It's not like IB is a small shop w/ just a couple of employees. Most people access FT via mobile devices. To have a crappy mobile app hurts FT/IB. And I'm sure KKR would like more people to check in/click.

* It should be noted that my comments are not specific to IBobi/Paul, who I know & like (and who is just the messenger).

Cheers. Sharon

Where would a non-moderator find these?

A non-mod wouldn't have access to the Mod Do minutes. I think IBobi assumed I was a mod, probably because he's seen me at some of the Mod Do dinners (invited by mods) & because I've served on TB.

Cheers. Sharon

Indeed!

Figured that was it - and I edited my post a couple of posts above to get my input across w/o being as cranky as I was when I posted a couple of nights ago :)

Cheers.

Live Chat - Does it exist on here?
 

I've tried for a few months using different browsers, but when I click on "live chat" I don't get anything of value (ie: no chat, just a blank page). Am I missing something or does this group not really participate in live chat? Thanks!

it used to
 

it's been broken forever....

I'd love to chat on here. Wish it worked. Where are all the computer geeks!

The best forum for these kinds of questions is Technical Support and Feedback, not OMNI.

In fact, the issue has been discussed in at least 77 threads on that forum. Most recent one, AFAICT:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/techn...t-offline.html

Thanks!

Turned off. Won't be back.

Well didn't see that coming :rolleyes:

I know it's been a long time using the IRC room ripper3785 made, but I did want to make a suggestion should the FT developers ever become interested in making a live chat available again. Another website I use utilizes BlaB! AX Pro for their online chat. It has multiple rooms and apparently it can integrate with vBulletin (among others). It would bring a fun, "new" (not so new?) aspect to FT and with so many people grounded these days I think it would be popular. The software is only $75 USD from what I understand.

-J.