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    marye
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    As you may have noticed, we've just implemented a much-requested chatroom. It is quite simple and has few fancy features, but for the moment we just want it to work!

     Anyway, have at it, and post your thoughts, feature requests, effusive thanks to the tech team, etc., right here. Thanks!

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    hallo mary...
    i am in no way a tech wiz.but my brother IS,and my son is going that direction too.both of them have thaught me a basic rule when it comes down to work with comps.they are machines,and they wont do anything what was not put into their program to do!so my humble conclusion is:in this software there is a function,lets call it kick-machine,which to work must be turn ON,that leads me to the further idea that their must,no their HAS to be a function that is capable to turn OFF the kick-thing.its just incredible to imagine that you have software which you cannot controll,because ON/OFF are the basics of control.if i am wrong than you have a software which decides instead of the people who installed it.come on,mary,please tell me that this is not true. :-)(-:P.S.if it was a test run,than it is allready going on for months,and i just cant imagine that you have installed software which controls you instead of you controlling it.Please mary there is so much frustration,deception etc.being caused by this ONE malfunction...turn the button if you can........and have a nice weekend!!
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    cool !
    cool ... it is nice to know that Jonathan is working on the issue,,.. will someone please PM me when or if he gets it repaired.. Or anyone can Pm me for whatever reason , just to say hello or whatever conversation is a wonderfull thing ,,,,.... Thank you ! Have a Grate Day everyone.. peace ... Stu ..........
  • marye
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    latest...
    Jonathan says, oh, how we wish we could just disable the kick function, but it doesn't appear to be possible with the software in question. He also says that he's incorporated some fixes and is running a test version of the software on a test site and hopes to have some good news for us soon. Thanks, folks, we feel your pain and we want it to stop too.
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    I wish they would fix it....
    Part of the fun is the spontaneity of the format. It's like when you're trying to get it on with yer old lady and somebody keeps knocking on the door. Or the dog keeps yapping away, or the phone keeps ringing. All those distractions take away from the experience. The getting kicked out issue is becoming too much of a distraction. Please don't take this as a complaint, I just want to chat with a few buds, and have some fun. Thank you for having a great site for us DH's to hang out and have a bit of community, in that great big old place Mr. Barlow calls cyber-space. Peas and hominy, Bud Plant
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    badger
    I'm not entirely sure that's the true source of the problem rather than a symptom. But I'll pass along the request.
  • cosmicbadger
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    Please just switch off the kicking programme
    Can I repeat my request :-) it does no good at all so why not just switch it off, let us self police while the bugs are fixed off line and reinstall it when it works and if needed. Pleeeeease. A lot of us sad lonely folk who seek refuge there are being pushed further to the edge or madness!
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    Nobody's fault but Mine
    Maybe we got the boot for the blood & murder talk this time. Hells bells, I squealed like a pig. Hog actually ~ " Hog for you Baby"
  • stuman
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    i an not mad
    please do not take my postings the wrong way i an not mad . life just gets a little agravating sometimes. getting the boot, well i know everyone has this issue, getting booted so fast like that is just agravating thats all. we all just need someone to talk to sometimes. hope the chat room can be repaired soon.. peace ...
  • stuman
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    love to talk to someone
    If anyone wishes to say hello to me please PM me,, the damm chat room is frigin imposible !!!!!!!!!!! Been booted 6 times in 60 seconds !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! can`t even stay in long enough to see who is in there .... Maybe is should just be totally removed .... it`s like putting a big fat joint in front of you and telling you not to smoke that thing !!! Chat room blues for sure !!!! love that post Hal !! Take care everyone !! Hope to hear from someone !! Peace !!
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    Just got kicked out for being knotty
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As you may have noticed, we've just implemented a much-requested chatroom. It is quite simple and has few fancy features, but for the moment we just want it to work!

 Anyway, have at it, and post your thoughts, feature requests, effusive thanks to the tech team, etc., right here. Thanks!

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It good to chat, then wait for pm's!! :)
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What should we chat about?Good to see the pictures are back!
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I just asked Mr Pid the following question 'You at work?' instantly the chatroom window went blank and I got this message 'You have been kicked out. Further abuse will result in permanent banning.' had to log back into the chatroom. Promise not to mention work again!
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I hope Badger's experience wasn't because of anything I said. I did respond to the question, even though it was just to say I had to go, because of that dreaded four letter word... Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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that's very strange, and not the first report I've seen of strange deployment of kicked-out tools. I'm gonna report this. Thanks.
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I have no idea, but Inquiries Are Being Made. Perhaps the poor thing has collapsed from the strain of the marathon...
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It's been taken offline for the moment to see if it's related to some technical problems elsewhere on the site, it being one of relatively few new things that may have been a factor. More as I know it...
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I dig the chat room but every time I go there I'm lost in space, not a single soul to be found. Frown.
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the chat room's down, so let me use this forum. first off, I am new at this on-line stuff and since my work just gave me a lovely Macbook, I feel the need to sit in bed and use it. I am searching for some specific older shows from my way back machine days. My tapes are shot and I have no where else to turn (heavy sigh). Anyone have a decent copy of Penn State 1980? It's my favorite China-Rider. My tape wasn't great and had my friend constantly looking for a lighter or bumping into the mike stand.... Anybody have a copy?
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Bring it back soon, please and thank you. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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Try the looking for stuff forum, or keep searching all the forums and posting on them, someone is bound to help you out!! PS Welcome!!
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Check out Internet Archive.... Grateful Dead Live at Rec Hall, Penn State U on 1980-05-06 you can download the show from there!! Not sure if its the right show or not but check it out!! It's a smokin Chinacat! *Peace, Gigi*
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is trying to figure out what's causing assorted technological misbehavior, which may or may not ultimately have anything to do with the chat room but experiments are in progress. Your distress is duly noted!
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Internet.archive is an awesome site, see I knew someone would help you out!! You'll be able to download almost any show you want. Give it a try.
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When is going to be up and running?
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Is kind of losing energy, it has been a grate place. And I guess things will ebb and flow and come and go. I miss What Happened on This Day In Deadhead History? and the chatroom.Hope everyone is having a fine weekend. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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well in a way I feel the same, but then there do seem to be a whole lot of new folks appearing here too which is great to see...we used to be a little gang and now we are a big community here which must be good...but I think that is showing up some weaknesses in the site design..it is getting harder and harder to keep up and still very slow to explore a forum....maybe a shake up would shake us up too. The chat room was a really welcome addition.though may it come back soon!
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I think it's safe to say that a lot of technical issues are being scrutinized, especially as things like listening parties and chat rooms get added to the mix. I share your pain about the system performance issues; I trust that they are temporary, but I understand the aggravation. It's always something! Thank you for your patience...
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and the tape trading topics aren't doing it for you?
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I am looking forward to re-introduction of the Chat Room. Think of it like this, there were many songs that the band stopped playing, but they came back. Dark Star (7/13/84 to 10/8/89), Black Throated Wind ('74 to '90), Casey Jones (84 to 92), Loose Lucy (74 to 90), etc. Just like the songs continue playing ... Ok lost my train of thought on this ... All good things, in all good time.
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sorry, posted to soon. I enjoy getting in touch with heads all around. Immediate satisfaction is something that chatrooms give. A good conversation was also one of the reasons I loved the shows. The chat, kind of resembles the lots...etc.
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I would expect that everyone's spread a little thin, but I'll see if I can get a status update.
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thanx to all those involved technically and otherwise keeping this forum and entire website up and operational....ur efforts are appreciated very much! as for the chat room...it was/is a GRATE idea and hope it's back online soon. stay safe and feel good! >><<<< :>
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I liked the chat room, hope it's up and running soon!Peace
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Like, for good? Or is it just a test? Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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it's back! Though no one seemed to be at home when I looked in a minute ago.
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I am having trouble finding a link to subscribe to the almanac. Any help is much appreciated.Nothing left to do but Smile, Smile, Smile.
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when I enter chatroom...The page you requested does not exist. For your convenience, a search was performed using the query chatrooms chat 9.
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I liked it too even though everytime I went there It was an empty house! Keep it going!
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does anyone know danita murray? she was looking for me but didn't leave a number!
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nice to see the chat room is back up running ..hope it lasts ,, I enjoy talking to other folks while listening to what i can ,,...
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Is it OK to allow anonymous guests in the Chat Room? Not sure.
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I share cosmicbadger's concern for potential problems here, but have somewhat mixed emotions. We were always free to attempt to strike up random conversations in the lot or the show without identifying ourselves, and while the chatroom context is similar (to me,) it does lack the physical proximity/available security dimension of an in person encounter. Perhaps a solution might be to require that a virtual token be delivered via email and re-presented to the site for anyone desiring to post in the chatroom anonymously. That would create some semblance of accountability at least. It's hard to imagine any possible problem caused by someone who merely wanted to eavesdrop, but not actively participate. It's not like there can be any assumption of privacy in what is effectively a public space. Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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I have a feeling this is a leftover fro the KPFA chat, but also I think it's worth letting it run a bit and see what happens. We can always turn it off later, I would guess.
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until recentley i though you had to at least be a registerd member to have access to most of this site,, so ,,.i guise not,,... be careful what you say and who you speek to ,,,