Friday, November 17, 2006
Chat Rooms
I saw an interesting comment today in the Live Ireland Chat Room. One chatter made the comment, “if I was caught emailing on here I would be shot, or fired, or both”.
Now there’s no doubt that many of us think the same thing, yet there we are. Day after day, chatting and listening to Live Ireland.
What makes us do it? I think I am going to give my opinion on why I am there. And then, if anyone would like to add a comment please feel free.
I do go to Live I for the music, but I have a large playlist of Irish/ Scottish music on my computer. So it isn’t the only reason. I go for the chatter as well. But why? What makes a grown man go to a “chat room” when he should be working?
Well for one, I’m simple not that busy at work. Case in point, check the time stamp. But that’s not the only reason. I could just as easily be playing EverQuest, or any other number of games. And there are thousands, millions of chat rooms all over the internet. Why Live I?
Simply put, the people. The live Ireland chatter community is one of the best groups of people I have come across online. They come from different countries all over the world. Different religions, different backgrounds. They all come to meet in this one small chat window to share their lives with one another.
Politics and religion are almost always avoided as topics of discussion. These being two topics that can cause so many problems. However, they do get discussed also. But when they do, most chatters will be civil and respectful of the other’s opinions and beliefs. No one being overbearing that their way is the right way, or even the only way. This isn’t to say that there are never heated discussions. Or that everyone is always wonderful. We have our moments. Liken it to a family dinner gathering. We may fight sometimes, but do not mess with one of us.
That being said, it is an open chat room, and as such we do have the occasional “troll”. These are usually ignored until they become bored and go away. Sometimes the tech people of Live I have had to “ban” an IP address. But this has been rare considering this is an Internet chat room.
I also must say that the people of Live I, the techs, and DJ’s are an incredible group unto themselves. The techs are very responsive to the chatter community. Even going so far as taking part in a community started blog site. Live Irelnd News
The DJ’s make the chatters part of the show. They ask for request, tell stories, share Irish History, and even go help others to learn the Irish Language.
I rarely go to the chat room when I am at home. I am usually busy there. But, sometimes, when I’m not doing something, I’ll log in to say hey. Or just to see who is there and what is going on.
So there it is I suppose. Why do I go to the Live Ireland chat room during the day? Because it is comforting. It’s very close to meeting friends at the coffee shop in the morning, or a Thanksgiving dinner with family.
Please feel free to leave your comments on this topic. If you have never been to the Live Ireland chat room please stop by sometime. We’ll be happy to meet you, and I think you’ll be happy also. Even if you are part of a different chat room, go ahead and post why you go there.
Have fun and be safe,
Dae
Now there’s no doubt that many of us think the same thing, yet there we are. Day after day, chatting and listening to Live Ireland.
What makes us do it? I think I am going to give my opinion on why I am there. And then, if anyone would like to add a comment please feel free.
I do go to Live I for the music, but I have a large playlist of Irish/ Scottish music on my computer. So it isn’t the only reason. I go for the chatter as well. But why? What makes a grown man go to a “chat room” when he should be working?
Well for one, I’m simple not that busy at work. Case in point, check the time stamp. But that’s not the only reason. I could just as easily be playing EverQuest, or any other number of games. And there are thousands, millions of chat rooms all over the internet. Why Live I?
Simply put, the people. The live Ireland chatter community is one of the best groups of people I have come across online. They come from different countries all over the world. Different religions, different backgrounds. They all come to meet in this one small chat window to share their lives with one another.
Politics and religion are almost always avoided as topics of discussion. These being two topics that can cause so many problems. However, they do get discussed also. But when they do, most chatters will be civil and respectful of the other’s opinions and beliefs. No one being overbearing that their way is the right way, or even the only way. This isn’t to say that there are never heated discussions. Or that everyone is always wonderful. We have our moments. Liken it to a family dinner gathering. We may fight sometimes, but do not mess with one of us.
That being said, it is an open chat room, and as such we do have the occasional “troll”. These are usually ignored until they become bored and go away. Sometimes the tech people of Live I have had to “ban” an IP address. But this has been rare considering this is an Internet chat room.
I also must say that the people of Live I, the techs, and DJ’s are an incredible group unto themselves. The techs are very responsive to the chatter community. Even going so far as taking part in a community started blog site. Live Irelnd News
The DJ’s make the chatters part of the show. They ask for request, tell stories, share Irish History, and even go help others to learn the Irish Language.
I rarely go to the chat room when I am at home. I am usually busy there. But, sometimes, when I’m not doing something, I’ll log in to say hey. Or just to see who is there and what is going on.
So there it is I suppose. Why do I go to the Live Ireland chat room during the day? Because it is comforting. It’s very close to meeting friends at the coffee shop in the morning, or a Thanksgiving dinner with family.
Please feel free to leave your comments on this topic. If you have never been to the Live Ireland chat room please stop by sometime. We’ll be happy to meet you, and I think you’ll be happy also. Even if you are part of a different chat room, go ahead and post why you go there.
Have fun and be safe,
Dae
# posted by Daeoin Arlson @ 4:21 PM 
