A CCF Chat Room?

Great idea. Can't believe no-one thought of it before (Or maybe it wasn't a viable idea back then). I'm 100% with you on the idea.

Yes--I understand your point. It's one reason I try to be concise/informative when I post on CCF...in the event anyone reads the thread at a later date.

So I'm not quite sure what I'm suggesting for chat rooms, that can't be covered on topic threads--and later archived. It makes little sense to install a chat room if it won't get used. What's the real difference between the two?

Thanks for all your observations...it's helped me piece together what I'm driving at. Actually, I started thinking about this from observing posting behavior of some brand-new CCF members, who sometimes sprinkle short, somewhat meaningless comments across forum threads. Sometimes this may be an attempt to pad one's post count to B/S/T on CCF. However, other times it may simply be due to their posting behavior from other sites on the 'net. After all, not all sites really care (or count) your post number.

--Just observing here, trying to understand online behavior. This is not a value-judgment of CCF members or CCF policies. The system here seems to work pretty darn well--people generally play well together here.

Sometimes I have nothing to add, but would click "like" for the photos or content--if I had that option rather than say "nice post!". This may be trivial, but other forums do it, and sometimes I enjoy getting "likes"--it helps me know when my content is interesting.

Yes, that's always an option, but I see little cross-over traffic. How many people regularly visit the CCF page on Facebook? Honestly, I'm getting a little tired of FB. Very little of substance happens there--it seems mostly about internet memes and "look at me" posts rather than getting people to actually think/interact.

JBuck, I appreciate your take on this subject. Maybe I wasn't that clear...I care less about "chat" than I do of increasing quality of posts--which may ultimately affect participation and CCF's 'net presence. Far be it for me to suggest that moderators increase their workload to monitor chat rooms.

Sometimes, I'm probably guilty of clogging posts with blather, simply because there are no other options to "like" content. Generally speaking, I come here to read and post quality material. And the 'net isn't cut into stone. There's always a better way to do something--it's a fluid, time-critical medium.

Speaking of which, did anyone see that Superbowl ad yesterday: "The 80's called--they want their store back". I hope CCF knows I like the forums (heck, look at my post count!)--but honestly CCF is starting to lag behind, when there are more socially-interactive features built into forums now.

I've probably belabored way past my point--please don't shoot the messenger.