Possible forum add on?

[Reaper Man]

I was wondering, if it were possible to integrate some sorta facebook-style live chat feature to the forum. I know such plugins exist for vBulletin (though I don't know if it's just a global chatroom, or if it's direct-to-user facebook style). It would make it much easier to talk to people online if you don't have their AIM/MSN/etc of if they haven't provided it. Private messaging can be somewhat tedious for simple, short conversations.

In addition, I believe such a feature would cut down on shitposts, because then users could, well, directly insult each other, haha.

A quick search revealed this thread, discussing the exact thing, with a bunch of options to choose from.
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=176924

E: After reading through that thread, I don't think such a feature has been finished yet, but if they ever do it, I hope you guys will consider integrating it.

[rossmum]

I dunno, I always use VMs for shit that's too short for PMs (unless the user's online or I don't have their IM details). Strikes me as a little pointless at this stage, there are plenty of other things that could be better for the forums shitpost-wise like some edits to the rep system I proposed a while ago to the staff (which would actually protect new users from vendettas but not from the kind of widespread -rep they'd cop for shitposting, amongst other things). Even that's not really essential, I'm sure there are plenty of more important things that could be done.

[sdavis117]

What about the Modacity IRC?

[flibitijibibo]

#modacity + /msg = What you're looking for.

[p0lar_bear]

There is an embedded AJAX IRC client on the homepage; click the "Chat" link.

[Heathen]

ya I think me means like an In-Browser IM like MySpace's new thing.

Tbh I think thats a stupid idea. PM's should suffice.

[Rook]

I visit a forum that has this:

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/2523/chatbox.jpg (http://img32.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chatbox.jpg)


Chatbox at the top, is that what you mean? And yeah its vB too.

[StankBacon]

chatbox is different than what he is suggesting.

[supersniper]

yeah that's a shoutbox or chatbox...
what reaper man is suggestions is a built in IM system just like facebooks. so when you visit a friends profile or something you can click a button that says chat or whatever and then a little chatbox will come up between the other perosn and you.

not needed, people have AIM, skype, xfire, IRC, PM system, we don't need anything else to communicate with personally.

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

Honestly I think a chatbox was suggested in the past, but then shot down.

[Inferno]

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