The chatroom is like that. I suspect most of the people on there are nattering to other people in private messages and not necessarily following what's happening in the main room. If I'm there I'm usually reading something else in another window at the same time, and just glancing at the chatroom to see if anything catches my eye - because, to be honest, the standard of "conversation" in the public room isn't usually enough to hold my interest. (It's usually about 75% people saying "Big cock for hot babe in Glasglow, PM me" or people getting told off for pvt-ing without permission.) Sorry if that offends any regulars.
i am usually speaking to quite a few peeps at once.. so find it hard to keep up with the general conversation.....unless someone specifically says my name and my speaker beeps, i would not usually notice someones hellos.
am sure that this is the case for a lot of people... its not that you are being ignored.
BTW, my speaker beeps regularly when I'm in the chatroom, but people aren't saying my name... what's that mean? Is there a way to stop it (since it's quite annoying if you're listening to music or something)?
Me have big stick. Woman come to cave, cook dinosaur leg, sit on big stick. Ug.
Hi thrax. next time you're in i'll say hi anyways.
most of the advice i'd give you's already been said. i think i maybe had an easier time of it coming to the room a few months ago, when it wasn't quite so hectic but the advice to bide your time, and just keep saying hi to people you recognise still applies i guess. soon enough they'll begin to recognise you. most regs are a little wary of new users at the mo because of the number of idiots passing through, so polite perseverance and regular visits is only the way forward! ;-)
and roger, i use invincible script with mIRC. easiest one i've found to use, and easily customisable. few of the ops using it as well, but easy enough for a beginner like me to get my head round after struggling like hell with 'vanilla' mIRC and other scripts like scoop!
neil
Having lived in the chat room for the past nine months, I have seen it change into what it is today.
Personally I feel that many of the regulars don't say "hi" or "bye" to ppl coming or going in the room could be down to the recent adverse press publicity. There have been nights when the regulars were outnumbered by the journalists.
This has made many of the regulars very wary of nick names that they have never seen before.
I totally agree with many of the previous comments about it being a male dominated environment and can become full of base comments. However there are lighter moments.
like when we discuss pie !... sorry couldnt help that.
for those who are dissolusioned about the chat room, I suggest sticking with it. Once people start to recognise your nicname they will start talking to you. Just be polite and stick with the rules and you'll soon be part of the family.
Ian_Mids (when I'm moderating)
The_Pie_Man (when I'm not).
Thx to you all for your advice guess I'll bear it in mind as I keep trying!
Wilma; Uni/ oh my god brains and beauty it's all too much for a newbi like what I am!!!
Cheers all,
:swingingchair: thrax
confused from the NW 
