The Conspiracy Room

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

Lovely Ladies (and Gorgeous Gentlemen, if you're out there) of the Court of Queen Rowana, it appears we have a problem.

Chatzy has decided to block our conspiracies from our view, namely by cutting off the backlog and refusing to allow access without us paying at least nine dollars to see it again.

It appears to me we have a few options:

1) Pay the nine dollars, retrieve the backlog, then search for another chatroom service.

2) Pay the nine dollars, and keep paying it whenever Chatzy decides to make us pay again.

3) Don't pay anything, and search for another chatroom service.

4) Don't pay anything, and stick with a backlogless Chatzy.


From what I understand, the reason the comm uses Chatzy is for the backlog.  I think the chatroom is a great thing (and not just because it keeps me far, far away from my homework), and I think the comm would be seriously bereft without it.  But right now we have a problem, and I think it needs solving.

Plus, this is a matter of life or death for the crackfic!  Crucial pieces of future chapters are contained in the backlog!  The story may never end without those crucial plot points!

I thought I'd raise the issue for discussion, other ideas, and solutions.  So...comment and plot away!

Edit:  You guys are fantastically brilliant.  Special thanks to Nutmeg for giving Chatzy money to rescue the backlog (now we all know who to ask for bail money, ~_^).

Comments

[fabricalchemist.livejournal.com]

Wasn't this already a problem, and we were supposed to have been looking for another chat service? I totally don't remember. I'll ask 'Costis'; he might have a good idea, or even be able to make us one because he does have witchlike powers of html and so forth.

[willow-41z.livejournal.com]

Well, before, the chat room was the free one. If I understand correctly, it was upgraded for a while as a sort of courtesy because it didn't work for so long. So I'm not sure we use Chatzy because of the backlog, but someone else might be able to verify that.

I would go for options 1 or 2, except my vote really shouldn't count, because I have no way of contributing at the moment without trying to explain the whole thing to my parents, and I doubt they'd approve. So... consider me an observer without a vote. I'll make myself useful by looking at other chat room services.

[willow-41z.livejournal.com]

Can I steal your icon, Jade?

[chocolatepot.livejournal.com]

I don't do the chats, so I don't know if this is possible or okay or what, but why doesn't everyone who wants to chat get AIM or YM or a similar free IM service? And then everyone could go online at the same time, and one person could start the chat and invite everyone else. It makes things slightly more difficult, but also doesn't rely on a webservice.

I think MSN Messenger automatically logs everything.

[avian-xj.livejournal.com]

AIM dosen't have a backlog, and the chat rooms are only temporary. Also, any new users would have no way to introduce themselves without being invited. I think that's why we don't already use something like AIM or MSN.

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

I'd be happy to throw in a few bucks to get the backlog back while we decide how to move forward. Just tell me how.

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

PS - Great icon. You just can't trust that Gen, LOL!

[fizzko.livejournal.com]

Er, I made that icon, but I don't mind who uses it. Just...please credit me. :)

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm perfectly willing to throw down the nine dollars to retrieve the backlog, but my parents still have access to my bank account, so I'm kind of in the same boat you are.

And yes, you may steal the icon that I stole from someone else on the comm but didn't know who to credit. (if the real Gen icon will please stand up)

[fizzko.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to be unable to really have an opinion either way--I have little understanding of how the chats work--but could you please credit me for the icon you're using? Thanks. I was happy beyond words to see someone else using it. :)

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

You CAN invite yourself into an AIM chatroom--just put your own screen name on your buddy list, and then invite yourself into the chatroom, just make sure everyone's using the same name. Just in case you ever need to do that. ^_^

but we're looking for something more permanent.

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

OH YAY! I didn't know who did it, so I couldn't credit! Thanks for speaking up!

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

And lo and behold, the real Gen icon did stand up. Credit to fizzko.

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure it's a PayPal exercise.

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

test to see if it credits (I've had all sorts of problems with it)

[fizzko.livejournal.com]

Ha, no problem! Thanks for crediting. And for using the icon to begin with. XD

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

...is it working now?

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

YAY it's working.

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

But to whom? And how does it get to Chatzy?

[willow-41z.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Will do.

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

Um...I clicked on "click to see more"--how you usually access the backlog--and it told me I couldn't go backward, and would I like to see more options, and I said "OK" and it took me to a screen involving what size I'd like, details on what exactly you were paying for, and a PayPal icon.

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

at the top of the backlog it says "activate Chatzy Plus" and that'll get you to the screen I was talking about.

[fabricalchemist.livejournal.com]

YO!!

Nobody needs to throw down any cash just yet. Costis says he can make us a room and host it off my site. Or something. I don't know how long it will take or anything, but he says he's going to start tonight =)

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

Done. Y'all have 28 days to save the history and figure out a good place to go.

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

Too late. But at least now you (or someone) can rescue the backloog.