Chatroom vs. Messageboard

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-12-26 09:49pm

All right. I've explained it to my parents a hundred fucking times, but they still see no difference between the two. Will someone PLEASE help me out?

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-12-26 09:53pm

THey won't get it, Iggy. They are internet illiterate. It's very hard to explain something like this.

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2002-12-26 09:55pm

show them the two things, they might get it then--just don't show them this board

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-12-26 10:00pm

Kelly Antilles wrote:They are internet illiterate.

My dad isn't. I just can't get the right words for the explanation.

Post by **Zaia** » 2002-12-26 10:13pm

To me, chat rooms are intensely chaotic with only a score of people in them. Here, we can have controlled discussions with hundreds upon hundreds of people and actually be able to follow the topic of conversation.

Those are the big differences to me; order and coherence.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-12-26 10:19pm

IG-88E wrote:
Kelly Antilles wrote:They are internet illiterate.
My dad isn't. I just can't get the right words for the explanation.

Amor Peirce is right. Show them a chat room and then show then a message board.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2002-12-26 10:30pm

In your situation, I would probably say that while both are internet communities, a message board has order, and is filled with intelligent discussions while chatrooms are mostly just small talk.

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2002-12-26 10:39pm

Well if your parents have any gaming experience you could say that chat-rooms are "real-time" and boards are "turn-based".

If not, I don't know what to tell ya.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-12-26 10:41pm

Message boards are like the radio call-in shows. You tune into a particular channel discussing a particular topic (or "thread"), and you hear what people have to say about it. There's even a host, or "moderator", who can cut people off, and different moderators have differing levels of tolerance.

Chatrooms, on the other hand, are like being invited to a really big party where most of the people are strangers. Everybody's milling around in a big house making slightly uncomfortable small-talk.

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2002-12-26 10:46pm

Also, Chatrooms can sometimes be dictatorships of acid freaks. I learned this the hard way...

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2002-12-26 10:47pm

One difference is while message boards discuss an extremely broad range of subjects, while 10% of chatrooms are for kids, 89% about porno, and 1% you'll probabyl never find.

Also, message boards are more memorable to me. On a chat room, you can be on all you want, but you still won't be remembered by others, while message boards are far more organized, and people will know you.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2002-12-26 11:11pm

About chatrooms being messy: wait till you log on to an IParty

And message boards are better places for you to leave a memorable mark to to acquire a reputation.

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2002-12-26 11:20pm

All the chat rooms that I've ever seen always have people trying to find online BF or GF. I can't shake off the fealing that most of these people are pedophiles though. Am I paranoid? No because they are. Funny when two pedophiles talk to each other thinking that each other are kids .

BTW am I memorable and if I removed my avater and sig pic would I be remembered?

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2002-12-27 01:14am

Captain Lennox wrote:Also, Chatrooms can sometimes be dictatorships of acid freaks. I learned this the hard way...

Leave out the acid freak part and now I know why I'm such an over bearing asshole on the internet. So damned used to AoL chatrooms. Whew. Talk about handing out ass whippins'.

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2002-12-27 01:18am

DG_Cal_Wright wrote:
Captain Lennox wrote:Also, Chatrooms can sometimes be dictatorships of acid freaks. I learned this the hard way...
Leave out the acid freak part and now I know why I'm such an over bearing asshole on the internet. So damned used to AoL chatrooms. Whew. Talk about handing out ass whippins'.

Nah, it's a Star Wars chat with an acidic dictator that actually looks nice, but stay they about a year he trips out and does weird shit. And AOL Chat is there for shits giggles not too become an asshole.

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2002-12-27 01:28am

No no, we had Star Wars chats. Not to mention Star Wars sim chats. That will cause you to be an asshole quicker than anything.

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-12-27 01:32am

IG-88E wrote:All right. I've explained it to my parents a hundred fucking times, but they still see no difference between the two. Will someone PLEASE help me out?

Chat room: Live feedback

Message Board: Feedback comes if and when someone wants to respond (much like a chatroom) but unlike a chatroom, there is not live feedback,. because the person may not be in the same room as you while still browsing the same forum

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2002-12-27 01:36am

Chat room have cybersex, while discussion groups have people posting pornographic fanfiction, as well 15 pages about how long their ejaculation distance is.

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2002-12-27 01:39am

DG_Cal_Wright wrote:No no, we had Star Wars chats. Not to mention Star Wars sim chats. That will cause you to be an asshole quicker than anything.

Yep, same here.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-12-27 01:49am

Durandal wrote:Chat room have cybersex, while discussion groups have people posting pornographic fanfiction, as well 15 pages about how long their ejaculation distance is.

I'm not entirely convinced that most discussion boards do the things we do

XaLEv · Post by **XaLEv** » 2002-12-27 01:52am

Darth Wong wrote: I'm not entirely convinced that most discussion boards do the things we do

I know of at least one which is comparable.

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-12-27 01:55am

Chatroom: You have cyber anal sex

Message board: You discuss anal sex. But you can also cyber it.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2002-12-27 02:03am

Tell em chatrooms are kind of like a big conference call where everyone is talking into the phone at once except its typing instead of speaking.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2002-12-27 11:43am

XaLEv wrote:
Darth Wong wrote: I'm not entirely convinced that most discussion boards do the things we do
I know of at least one which is comparable.

Now, we look like nothing to them. The entire forum is about pornography! Speaking of that, is anyone from here going to register there now? (Everyone raises their hand)

XaLEv · Post by **XaLEv** » 2002-12-27 11:50am

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:
XaLEv wrote:
Darth Wong wrote: I'm not entirely convinced that most discussion boards do the things we do
I know of at least one which is comparable.
Now, we look like nothing to them. The entire forum is about pornography! Speaking of that, is anyone from here going to register there now? (Everyone raises their hand)

Did you register? Hmmm?

It's not really that dissimilar from here, and the whole place is not about porn.

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