CHAT CHANGES- VIP ACCESS

Hippie3 · 06-11-08, 20:39

very soon
only staff & VIP members here will have access to chat.
i regret the necessity
but i feel a message must be clearly sent
that i will not permit the chat to
be a place of negativity.
i will re-open chat
on a probationary basis
with new criteria to gain access.

steelyourface · 06-11-08, 20:57

ah thats a bummer, i really enjoyed being in chat.

I hope things go more smoothly next time its open.

malefacter · 06-11-08, 21:06

I hope it wasn't me hip i really like the people in chat here.

sooo when is chat gonna be closed?

CoyoteMesc · 06-11-08, 21:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by steelyourface

ah thats a bummer, i really enjoyed being in chat.

I hope things go more smoothly next time its open.

livewire420 · 06-11-08, 21:17

why not have mods and vip have access. if a vip messes up then pull their vip for good it their loss, and ur gain of $25. personally i dont use chat much but when i do is in good reason.

Mermaidia · 06-11-08, 21:18

that is awesome CM

mysticwonder · 06-11-08, 21:18

I am really new to this site and enjoyed the chat room here. I hope that the issue or whatever is resolved and we may once again get together. Thank you all for the good times.

Hippie3 · 06-11-08, 21:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by livewire420

why not have mods and vip have access. if a vip messes up then pull their vip for good it their loss, and ur gain of $25. personally i dont use chat much but when i do is in good reason.

that's the plan.
also upgrading our version.

mydarling · 06-11-08, 21:33

oh man, this is so sad.

chat is the best

BobS346 · 06-11-08, 21:35

I pop in and out of chat every once in a while, but have never seen anything that I thought was negative. Can anyone fill me in on what happened?

Hippie3 · 06-11-08, 21:38

i'm not going to gossip, sorry.

steelyourface · 06-11-08, 21:43

I always got help in chat

Sometimes I dont get as much help in post.

I hope things get resolved. I would donate. But, its not a donation if you gain something in return.. thats like giving to charity and getting a tax break. Thats just how I feel about it.

I dont want to pay for chat because there are so many irc channels out there. I just liked this one. Oh well, all good things end

5thHorsemen · 06-11-08, 21:46

Bummer! Good thing its only a week!

Hippie3 · 06-11-08, 21:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by steelyourface

I always got help in chat

Sometimes I dont get as much help in post.

I hope things get resolved. I would donate. But, its not a donation if you gain something in return.. thats like giving to charity and getting a tax break. Thats just how I feel about it.

I dont want to pay for chat because there are so many irc channels out there. I just liked this one. Oh well, all good things end

all free rides eventually end.
if it ain't worth it to you
that's cool too.
it's just my way
of weeding my garden here.
only people who appreciate the value
will be in chat here,
making it a more positive part of the site.

steelyourface · 06-11-08, 21:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hippie3

all free rides eventually end.
if it ain't worth it to you
that's cool too.
it's just my way
of weeding my garden here.

it is cool hippie
i wouldn't say it isn't worth it, but there are so many irc chats around that will stay free as long as you pay your isp for internet.
I understand, though.

This site really is worth anyone's donation, though. Lots of good information and good people.

steeq · 06-11-08, 22:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by steelyourface

This site really is worth anyone's donation, though. Lots of good information and good people.

Well said, if you enjoy something as much as I enjoy Mycotopia then it is worth it to donate. Charity or whatever you want to call it, it helps keep the lights on so to speak.

Hip, I haven't used chat yet, but might be interested in the future. Am I at VIP status?

Thanks

Mermaidia · 06-11-08, 22:13

yes steeq your name is purple. Signaling a VIP status.

Hippie3 · 06-11-08, 22:13

yes, see your name is colored purple to denote VIP status.
plus it says VIP member right under...

steeq · 06-11-08, 22:17

Missed that one.

FDK · 06-11-08, 22:38

Dang. looks like I'm gonna have to get a Visa gift card.

dice4717 · 06-11-08, 23:31

Does suck chats down for now, gonna miss all the fast updates. If it had to be done than it had to be done.

moldylogic · 06-12-08, 00:33

Chat is officially down now.

11:53 EST

I am donating(with a gift card), and I always was planning on it... i just recently got a job so now i'll soon be able to.

Im not sure why this decision was made, and I'm neutral. Negativity should be restricted and enforced to the fullest. We have too much of this in the 'real world' as it is.

If you criticize someone, it better be constructively... maybe question would be better then criticize.

I definitely dont mind helping the cause... Not to mention chat has got to use up quite a bit of bandwidth.

Thank you fellow topians.
Thank you hippie3.

-moldylogic

CoyoteMesc · 06-12-08, 01:23

cya in a few moldy

lucysd · 06-12-08, 02:00

hopelessly clicking on the chat icon and seeing that im not allowed, i keep doing this in the hopes that maybe ther is a bug and ill be allowed on chat lol shit i gotta donate

can i send prints instead of cash ? how many like ten or so ? lemme know happy to help in anyway i can

no bnl though lol

aenima · 06-12-08, 02:08

Damn, only new here, havnt been able to get into chat, was wondering why :| hope it works out, and ill be chatting to you guys soon

Yale · 06-12-08, 02:48

Figures it happens on my b-day

... Oh well.. maybe I will donate. I love chillin' in chat (I have a lot of chatting experience points. 9 years on IRC will do that). Is there a reason for the change? Did I miss something? the only negativity I saw was the joshing around of moderators. Oh well...My only regret is that chat will be lonely for some time.

imsodangraw · 06-12-08, 04:10

Will recommendation from a mod be substantial criteria to re-enter chat when it opens back up?

Peace.
ISDR

mrpanda · 06-12-08, 04:45

Aww that sucks badgers nadgers and I am far too poor to give money now.

I don't want to bite the hand that feeds but I think this is a bad Idea. I fully understand if its for a financial reason but other wise maybe a few more vips members made into chat mods to better police the chat. I have never found it to be a negative place apart from the odd nutter about once every few weeks. On the whole I have found it a very positive place. It provides me with quick answers to my questions and in turn allows me to help other people with all those small questions like; "how many cc per hole?" "what is field capacity?". I think without chat newbs who cant yet use the site properly and look the answers to these questions up for them selves will lose out.
MrP

bear · 06-12-08, 08:24

I agree, and I will miss you in chat. The way I see it though is that this 'removal of user-level chat privileges' makes me realize how much I use and appreciate chat. If I want it back now, I'll donate for it.

Hippie3 · 06-12-08, 08:26

the problem is two-fold-
much of the negativity is whispered in chat so no witness, no record.
we have a small but determined group of 'trolls' here who refuse to abide by board policy, talking shit on me, topia, the mods, spewing racist, homophobic garbage etc.
then if we ban them they're back in a day under a new name causing mischief again.
the majority of all bullshit drama here stems out of the chatroom.
i intend to put a stop to this abuse of privilege .
i figure no one will throw away $25 repeatedly just to stir shit for a few minutes .
these clowns with 2 dozen nyms will all be locked out
and only those who care enough to actually support the site
will now have the privilege of using our chat.
i may, on rare occasion, award honorary VIP status to certain members who show their worth in a non-financial manner.

jay-pheno · 06-12-08, 09:01

dang i miss you folks already !

well if any you all need some puter help ,etc,, feel free to pm me here or the other places !

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06-11-08, 20:39	#1 (permalink)
Hippie3 Admin Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 36,274	CHAT CHANGES- VIP ACCESS very soon only staff & VIP members here will have access to chat. i regret the necessity but i feel a message must be clearly sent that i will not permit the chat to be a place of negativity. i will re-open chat on a probationary basis with new criteria to gain access. __________________ GROW SUPPLIES: www.Mycrotopia.com ------------Simply The Best------------ Namaste Temet Nosce Last edited by Hippie3 : 06-13-08 at 10:27.

06-11-08, 21:06	#3 (permalink)
malefacter :P Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 891	I hope it wasn't me hip i really like the people in chat here. sooo when is chat gonna be closed? __________________ All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed; second, it is violently opposed; third, it is accepted as self-evident

06-11-08, 21:17	#5 (permalink)
livewire420 VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,234	why not have mods and vip have access. if a vip messes up then pull their vip for good it their loss, and ur gain of $25. personally i dont use chat much but when i do is in good reason. __________________ lw420's guide to great fungi grow info

06-11-08, 21:18	#6 (permalink)
Mermaidia Sober Sister Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,030	that is awesome CM __________________ Don't let your gift take you somewhere your character can not keep you.

06-11-08, 20:57	#2 (permalink)
steelyourface Mycophage Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 110	ah thats a bummer, i really enjoyed being in chat. I hope things go more smoothly next time its open.

06-11-08, 21:18	#7 (permalink)
mysticwonder Wind carry me Home!!!!!!! Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 77	Hope!!!! I am really new to this site and enjoyed the chat room here. I hope that the issue or whatever is resolved and we may once again get together. Thank you all for the good times.

06-11-08, 21:33	#9 (permalink)
mydarling narf Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 496	oh man, this is so sad. chat is the best __________________ tonight your ghost will ask my ghost, who put these bodies between us?

06-11-08, 21:35	#10 (permalink)
BobS346 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 46	I pop in and out of chat every once in a while, but have never seen anything that I thought was negative. Can anyone fill me in on what happened?

06-11-08, 21:38	#11 (permalink)
Hippie3 Admin Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 36,274	i'm not going to gossip, sorry. __________________ GROW SUPPLIES: www.Mycrotopia.com ------------Simply The Best------------ Namaste Temet Nosce

06-11-08, 21:43	#12 (permalink)
steelyourface Mycophage Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 110	I always got help in chat Sometimes I dont get as much help in post. I hope things get resolved. I would donate. But, its not a donation if you gain something in return.. thats like giving to charity and getting a tax break. Thats just how I feel about it. I dont want to pay for chat because there are so many irc channels out there. I just liked this one. Oh well, all good things end

06-11-08, 21:46	#13 (permalink)
5thHorsemen VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 144	Bummer! Good thing its only a week! __________________ I walk the line, but I draw my own

06-11-08, 22:13	#17 (permalink)
Mermaidia Sober Sister Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,030	yes steeq your name is purple. Signaling a VIP status. __________________ Don't let your gift take you somewhere your character can not keep you.

06-11-08, 22:13	#18 (permalink)
Hippie3 Admin Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 36,274	yes, see your name is colored purple to denote VIP status. plus it says VIP member right under... __________________ GROW SUPPLIES: www.Mycrotopia.com ------------Simply The Best------------ Namaste Temet Nosce

06-11-08, 22:17	#19 (permalink)
steeq Star Gazer Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 606	Missed that one. __________________ Life is nothing more than a series of moments strung together, but we can only live in the present one.

06-11-08, 22:38	#20 (permalink)
FDK Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 339	Dang. looks like I'm gonna have to get a Visa gift card.

06-11-08, 23:31	#21 (permalink)
dice4717 Just a Stoner Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 922	Does suck chats down for now, gonna miss all the fast updates. If it had to be done than it had to be done. __________________ Id like to live beneath the dirt, a tiny space to move and breath is all that i would ever need.(Phish)

06-12-08, 00:33	#22 (permalink)
moldylogic Mycophage Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 147	Chat is officially down now. 11:53 EST I am donating(with a gift card), and I always was planning on it... i just recently got a job so now i'll soon be able to. Im not sure why this decision was made, and I'm neutral. Negativity should be restricted and enforced to the fullest. We have too much of this in the 'real world' as it is. If you criticize someone, it better be constructively... maybe question would be better then criticize. I definitely dont mind helping the cause... Not to mention chat has got to use up quite a bit of bandwidth. Thank you fellow topians. Thank you hippie3. -moldylogic

06-12-08, 01:23	#23 (permalink)
CoyoteMesc KEY MASTER Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,509	cya in a few moldy __________________

06-12-08, 02:00	#24 (permalink)
lucysd junior autodidact Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 953	so here i am hopelessly clicking on the chat icon and seeing that im not allowed, i keep doing this in the hopes that maybe ther is a bug and ill be allowed on chat lol shit i gotta donate can i send prints instead of cash ? how many like ten or so ? lemme know happy to help in anyway i can no bnl though lol __________________ THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS EVOLUTION, but there is a list of animals Chuck Norris allows to survive!

06-12-08, 02:08	#25 (permalink)
aenima Mycophiliac Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 26	Damn, only new here, havnt been able to get into chat, was wondering why :\| hope it works out, and ill be chatting to you guys soon

06-12-08, 02:48	#26 (permalink)
Yale Mycophiliac Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 141	Figures it happens on my b-day ... Oh well.. maybe I will donate. I love chillin' in chat (I have a lot of chatting experience points. 9 years on IRC will do that). Is there a reason for the change? Did I miss something? the only negativity I saw was the joshing around of moderators. Oh well...My only regret is that chat will be lonely for some time.

06-12-08, 04:10	#27 (permalink)
imsodangraw Myconoob Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 118	Will recommendation from a mod be substantial criteria to re-enter chat when it opens back up? Peace. ISDR __________________

06-12-08, 04:45	#28 (permalink)
mrpanda It is big and I am clever Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 615	Aww that sucks badgers nadgers and I am far too poor to give money now. I don't want to bite the hand that feeds but I think this is a bad Idea. I fully understand if its for a financial reason but other wise maybe a few more vips members made into chat mods to better police the chat. I have never found it to be a negative place apart from the odd nutter about once every few weeks. On the whole I have found it a very positive place. It provides me with quick answers to my questions and in turn allows me to help other people with all those small questions like; "how many cc per hole?" "what is field capacity?". I think without chat newbs who cant yet use the site properly and look the answers to these questions up for them selves will lose out. MrP __________________ Weeeeeeeee. That is all.

06-12-08, 08:24	#29 (permalink)
bear Glasswalker Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 567	I agree, and I will miss you in chat. The way I see it though is that this 'removal of user-level chat privileges' makes me realize how much I use and appreciate chat. If I want it back now, I'll donate for it.

06-12-08, 08:26	#30 (permalink)
Hippie3 Admin Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 36,274	the problem is two-fold- much of the negativity is whispered in chat so no witness, no record. we have a small but determined group of 'trolls' here who refuse to abide by board policy, talking shit on me, topia, the mods, spewing racist, homophobic garbage etc. then if we ban them they're back in a day under a new name causing mischief again. the majority of all bullshit drama here stems out of the chatroom. i intend to put a stop to this abuse of privilege . i figure no one will throw away $25 repeatedly just to stir shit for a few minutes . these clowns with 2 dozen nyms will all be locked out and only those who care enough to actually support the site will now have the privilege of using our chat. i may, on rare occasion, award honorary VIP status to certain members who show their worth in a non-financial manner. __________________ GROW SUPPLIES: www.Mycrotopia.com ------------Simply The Best------------ Namaste Temet Nosce

06-12-08, 09:01	#31 (permalink)
jay-pheno ia ia cthulhu f'thagn Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 95	dang i miss you folks already ! well if any you all need some puter help ,etc,, feel free to pm me here or the other places !