Go Go Hikago chat
Jan. 24th, 2013 05:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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hikarunogo activities for a while probably have seen us linking to the Go Go Hikago chat as a fun way for us to socialize in real time.
bookshop generously has been hosting this chatroom for us on her Campfire account. hostilecrayon, one of the co-mods, came up with the brilliant idea of having a chat to accompany the anime rewatch. However, the popularity of the chat exceeded even our expectations, and it's become in many ways a central hub for our community and our fandom.
Since Campfire accounts are not free, the mod team has agreed that it's time for us to look into migrating the chat so that we can pay for the costs ourselves. We are exploring several options at the moment and would like to ask you, the community, to weigh in on what you would prefer.
The options:
Campfire - We could open our own Campfire account and set up a chatroom there. The advantages are that we'd be using the same chat software so people would be familiar with it. Campfire allows for guest access, so no one needs to create accounts to join the room, and the chatroom can be reached from any browser without downloading any additional software. The main disadvantages are that chat transcripts would only be available to people who do create an account and that there is poor mobile support for Campfire (there are Android and iOS apps, but both have issues). There is also no PM feature.
phpFreeChat - This is open source chat software that we can install on a website. You can see a list of the features here. If we go this route, you should be able to access the chat through an easy-to-remember URL, plus we can add on a variety of features, including logging all chat transcripts in a text file that all chat participants can access easily, moderator controls like blocking spammers, and styling the chatroom itself (maybe we could put together a Hikago theme?). It's also mobile-friendly.
AJAX Chat - This is another open source chat software that we can install on a website. Similar as phpFreeChat for the most part, though it has a slightly different list of add-on features.
IRC - We could also create a dedicated IRC channel. The main disadvantage is that IRC usually requires a client or at least a browser extension, and many IRC networks do require you to register your nick. On the other hand, IRC has All the Features.
So, given the above, let us know where you would like Go Go Hikago chat to move!
hikarunogo activities for a while probably have seen us linking to the Go Go Hikago chat as a fun way for us to socialize in real time.bookshop generously has been hosting this chatroom for us on her Campfire account. hostilecrayon, one of the co-mods, came up with the brilliant idea of having a chat to accompany the anime rewatch. However, the popularity of the chat exceeded even our expectations, and it's become in many ways a central hub for our community and our fandom.Since Campfire accounts are not free, the mod team has agreed that it's time for us to look into migrating the chat so that we can pay for the costs ourselves. We are exploring several options at the moment and would like to ask you, the community, to weigh in on what you would prefer.
The options:
Campfire - We could open our own Campfire account and set up a chatroom there. The advantages are that we'd be using the same chat software so people would be familiar with it. Campfire allows for guest access, so no one needs to create accounts to join the room, and the chatroom can be reached from any browser without downloading any additional software. The main disadvantages are that chat transcripts would only be available to people who do create an account and that there is poor mobile support for Campfire (there are Android and iOS apps, but both have issues). There is also no PM feature.
phpFreeChat - This is open source chat software that we can install on a website. You can see a list of the features here. If we go this route, you should be able to access the chat through an easy-to-remember URL, plus we can add on a variety of features, including logging all chat transcripts in a text file that all chat participants can access easily, moderator controls like blocking spammers, and styling the chatroom itself (maybe we could put together a Hikago theme?). It's also mobile-friendly.
AJAX Chat - This is another open source chat software that we can install on a website. Similar as phpFreeChat for the most part, though it has a slightly different list of add-on features.
IRC - We could also create a dedicated IRC channel. The main disadvantage is that IRC usually requires a client or at least a browser extension, and many IRC networks do require you to register your nick. On the other hand, IRC has All the Features.
So, given the above, let us know where you would like Go Go Hikago chat to move!
Poll #12689 Future of Go Go Hikago chat!
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 16
Which of the following chat software would you prefer?
View Answers
Campfire
0 (0.0%)
phpFreeChat
8 (50.0%)
AJAX Chat
1 (6.2%)
IRC
6 (37.5%)
Other (please elaborate in comments)
1 (6.2%)
