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If programming is your scene, and you have some time to devote to volunteering in the ChatCore project, we're currently looking to add one or two people to the team. If interested just drop a line to [email protected] and we'll be in touch! Thanks.
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Negotiations are in progress and unfortunately at this time I am not at liberty to say more.
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Kool looking forward to checking it out!!
Please stop by Lobby if you haven't already! Anyone else also, everyone is welcome.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE:
from ChatCore.org
ChatCore's Free Webchat Service (www.chatcore.org) will no longer be offered on or after April 2nd, 2010.
We appreciate your use of the service and apologize for any inconvenience.
We have chosen instead to focus on ChatCore.com - a free to use Social / Chat network. Existing users of our Free Webchat Service, and new users alike will be able to create and register chat rooms there, and continue to receive the best webchat experience available on the internet.
Service will remain as normal until April 2nd, 2010.
We appreciate your support over the past three years, and hope to see many of you on ChatCore.com.
17th March 2010
ChatCore Administration.
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Some exciting news from ChatCore!
As you may know, we are a new but growing network. For a limited time to celebrate our opening and to help us test out new features we are accepting applications for Free Sponsored Chat Rooms and Free Premium Membership Accounts! There are a few simple limitations.
We are NOT changing our free chat service or requiring any sort of paid membership to use our service and do NOT plan to anytime in the future. We are simply allowing power-users to use a few premium features that most other user's wouldn't normally need in daily chat operation.
If you have a non-sponsored chat room on another network:
While not required, we ask that you have a regular user rate of at least 10-20 chatters minimum (of course excluding idlers). This needs to be an hourly average. In other words, on average each hour there need to be at least 10-20 people in your chat room including idlers. We are not so much concerned about the user count as we are the quality of conversation and value of the chatroom's users.
We also ask that your chat room be a general audience chat suitable for all members as we want to be able to include everyone in being able to join your chat room.
If you have a Sponsored/Paid chat room on another network?
We are offering to honor your existing paid/sponsored chat room for the duration of the existing term.
At this time we are not accepting registrations for user’s who do not already have an existing paid/sponsored chat room on another network.
If you paid for a sponsored chat room on a competing chat network we will gladly transfer it to our server for free for the remainder of your paid term without any terms or conditions. Why should you be locked into a service simply because you paid for it and can’t get a refund?
All we need is some evidence of your chat room on another network (it helps if your chat room is already on the other network and has an existing user base). We will also need your PayPal receipt showing a payment to the other network’s official payment address in the amount of at least the posted price on the other network’s home page.
While not required, we ask that you have a regular user rate of at least 5-10 chatters minimum following the same general guidelines above for non-paid chats.
Great Features
This is a great feature that will allow you to try out ChatCore risk free and bring your community to us. We will assist you in helping your user’s find your chat by promoting you on our home page and featured chat’s section. We can also help you to spread the word by setting you up with a group on our network as well. If you have a mailing list we can also help spread the word for you with a professional mail out.
For More Information
Contact Corey
or visit HelpDesk or Lobby on ChatCore.com
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Well... after seriously considering all the advice here about starting my own chat network; I am officially going to just give up.
I appreciate the good advice and the input. It seems though that ChatCore has pretty much done what I was planning to do.
Thanks!
Corey
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I don't really want to make a room and hide. That seems rather pointless. I also think that any server admin or staff that does not know what is going on on their server is probably not doing the best job. I can imagine that there are far to many users and rooms to know each personally; however, simply visiting around randomly and finding out what is going on is a good idea.
That's kind-of why I want to have my own server; to keep attitudes and ideas such as having to hide and being sneaky to a minimum and give those who actually want to chat in a nicer, more professional atmosphere a place to be.
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I think I would need to virtualize my server for stability in order to seperate the web content from the irc server? Does that seem like the best approach?
I would like to use OpenVZ as opposed to Xen due to its easier use and better flexibility? Does anyone really have an opinion on this or is anyone really able to provide any help in setting this up. I can download and install OpenVZ but actually configuring it is another thing?
I currently have 1 IP address but will go ahead and purchase another as the IRC server should have a dedicated IP? Also, ports on the IRC server should be open only on 6667 and 6669 for TLS/SSL?
I think we have decided that UnrealIRCd is the best solution out of the box as far as chat servers are concerned? It should provide native support with the MSN Chat OCX based on what I have read around the internet. Would someone be able to provide clarification on this?
For the actual website I am thinking of using Drupal as I am familiar with Drupal. Does anyone have an opinion on an alternative or something better? Primarily I am interested in Drupal because of the built in support for Organic Groups. For the forum software for the community I would prefer to use phpbb3 unless someone has an alternative recommendation?
Another reason for Drupal is the API system to allow a "PassPort" system for a unified login to the various services.
Ok, I am done posting and bothering you all for one night. Just hoping to pick your brains. If anyone wants to help let me know because I want to get this off the ground as quickly as possible.
Thanks for entertaining me and thanks for all the helpful comments and information so far.
Corey
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Thanks for the supportive posts and inspiration. Yes I would be more than happy to read as much as I could about this. I really am serious about it and want this to succeed.
I have a domain name in mind (I think its pretty good) and I will be registering it later this evening if I can really get things together in my head as far as to whether or not this is a sustainable idea.
Attracting the right staff and people to help with the project is going to be one of the major issues I have a feeling since my knowledge of the technical aspects and operations are a little limited. I know a little about irc and some basic coding skills but nothing to impressive.
I have just received my BPOS trial from Microsoft so I have a full year of 250 seats for Exchange, SharePoint, and Livemeeting for internal use. (25GB Exchange Mail Boxes!!!) That should be an incentive for someone?
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Thanks,
I was planning on using UnrealIRCd and Drupal for the Community as Drupal in my opinion is very flexible and allows for ease of use and much flexibility in modifications. I appreciate your candor in my endeavor. That is one reason that I have chosen to ask my question here.
Yeah, you are right about some people 'hell bent' on causing problems. I will never quite understand that about our society; where we have to have people who are so dedicated to destructive behavior. I was hoping to incorporate some sort of 'reputability' engine in the profile system that allows scoring of people's reputability and then would eventually allow restriction on content access based on the reputability score. IE "Do not allow members with reputability less than X to enter, etc..."
I am unsure whether or not I should virtualize my server environment to allow for multiple servers on my single dedicated box? Hopefully, I can drum up enough interest and/or support and get something going in the next week or so. Thanks for entertaining my idea.
Corey
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if you are planning on running any type of irc software you better be prepared to devote a lot of time to it. If you don't have the time I would just suggest using mibbet and connecting to an already established server.
Thanks for the input err0r. I really value your opinion as you are one of the unquestionalbe experts in this subject matter. I do have about 4-6 hours a day on most days and then about 12 hours twice a week to devote to it. I am real dedicated to doing this.
Its not that I don't have respect or admiration for the existing networks out there; its just that they lack so much in feature content or are so diversified in their offerings that they miss the primary focus (which is the community).
Unlike the other communities out there who rely on donations or are almost run in a month to month manner as far as finance goes; I have already pre-paid the server. I also have business and operationsal skills in management and finance in order to sustain a community without resorting to unprofessional behavior and begging through forums for financing.
Also, I would ensure that the community is ran according to standards of professionalism and ensure that all members act according to that standard. I am mostly tired of going on networks ran by 'children' or those with the minds of children.
Sorry for the rant!
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I have a dedicated server (400GB x2 w/ Softwar Raid) IRC Hosting Allowed and now I don't really know what to do with it?
I would like to start some sort of community site as I am unhappy with the existing services out there (Buzzen, Phreik, etc...); unfortunately I don't really have any programming skills and a full time job as a nursing student.
I am not to sure if this is the right thread to be posting this in; but, I would really like to see if anyone is interesting in helping me to set-up some sort of community site.
I was hoping to use UnrealIRCd with the MSN Chat OCX unless someone can help me create another one or recommend something equally as impressive. I have the server paid for 6 months so that I can see if this is going to work out or not.
I would really like to do something different; offer some very nice, quality services. I think using either Drupal or Joomla for the CMS and Backend due to its extensibility and flexibility.
Some of the services that I would like to include are:
•File & Image Hosting
•Chats
•Groups
•Forums
•E-Mail
I know this is probably a stretch; and forgive me if it is out of place; however, I think that if it were able to be done this forum would most likely have the experienced and qualified people to do this. I would most likely need people skilled in System Administration, SSH, Linux Setup & Configuration, IRC Administration, Web Programming & Design, PHP, and graphics/design professionals.
Please let me know if this is something that is manageable. I am not looking for criticism; however, helpful comments and constructive criticism would be most appreciated.
Thanks,
Corey
Chatcore Chat Network
in Chatcore Network
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Major Chat Network Merger in Discussion
March 23rd 2010 – ChatCore Ltd (http://chatcore.com), the provider of the free and widely used ChatCore.org chat software is in negotiations for a merger with other chat networks at this time. Details are limited and the names of the networks included in the merger are not being named due to the ongoing negotiations.
The proposed merger would consolidate other networks into the new ChatCore network. Again, details are being kept highly confidential. Official Announcement would be made via the Lobby in ChatCore followed by a subsequent press release.
ChatCore recently launched its own chat network using the ChatCore.org chat software. Decisions were made to close the public distribution of the software to other chat networks that are using it and assign an April 2nd deadline to stop using the service. Larger networks which rely on ChatCore are being given additional time on a case by case basis to continue to use the software until a replacement can be found.
For more information please contact [email protected] or visit http://chatcore.com