This is just as "live" as a chat room.  But a forum is organized, categorized, and a permanent record of everything that's been said.  I have just never got all the "social media" stuff, it all seems like a downgrade.  Like when web forums replaced USENET.  USENET was much better, it was a single forum for the entire world!  The web broke USENET up into a million forums for each topic spread all over the place.

It's like every time they make internet "better" they actually make it worse, but everyone agrees that it is better for some reason that I will never understand.  

^ You'll never understand something you haven't tried... Let that sink in for a moment. 

Chat has been around for a long time.  I'm not complaining, it's certainly better to have both a forum and chat than just a forum.  I just don't understand why everyone thinks the chat is great and constantly complains about the forums.  I guess I am used to very primitive forums so I don't see anything wrong with these forums where I guess this is "primitive" to the social media generation.

It is not just that we get frustrated with the state of the software that powers these forums.

We get daily updates from Brad in the Skype channel. We get nothing here on the forums.

We have unmoderated freedom in the Skype channel. We are under the moderator's boot on the forums.

For someone who is into science fiction, you are very much rooted in history.

Kavik: "I don't see anything wrong with Flip Phones / Usenet / Monochrome Screens / Telegraphs / Horse and Buggies / Spearmen, or the Stone Wheel."

:: Kavik looks at new chat sites like Discus / Discord. ::

Kavik: "It doesn't look like anything to me."

I was really into computers in the early days.  I knew a lot about system configuration in DOS, to make games work back then.  I had a PC in 1981.  I stopped at cell phones.  I never had any desire to use such a tiny screen, or to carry a computer around with me wherever I went.

It's just like my grandfather, really.  He was really into the "high tech" of his day in the 1950's-1960's.  He always had the newest and nicest TV and stereo system, he was into HAM radio and talked to people all over the world, he even had osciloscopes and stuff like that.  When computers came along he had no interest, he said "that is for your generation, I am content living in my generation".  

When cell phones came along I finally understood what he had meant by that, my interest in computers ended with cell phones;-)

^ This is exactly what I mean.

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Just a reminder... You guys are missing out if you haven't joined.

And if you have (and found the amount of non-SCO chat daunting), I have been keeping the title of the room up to date with the latest Skype-Only SCO news.

We have also learned a great deal about our fellow members, and it has provided a release valve to vent some member-to-member tension that has built up on the board. If you feel slighted, upset, or challenged, come over and hash it out with us.

What I do not miss is 99.99% of off topic content in the chat.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/skype_log_view.html

Hmmm.

Frogboy, is there a specific reason why you are not adding me to the channel?

Busy guy.  Took a couple of days to approve me.  He'll get to you.

I have added you

Make sure you're easy to recognize from the forum.

Its fun there!

Whoops, glad it's fixed...lol

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I really need to join, but I have rarely used Skype before, this will be interesting to say the least.

Hey guys, anything interesting in the skype channel lately? I still haven't been added and I am terribly excited about the Melee coming out!

Brad's at the GDC. He'll add ya when he's back. Skype plebs are privileged Founders. You won't regret joining.

Until we start talking to you.  Then you'll regret it.

I'm a bit late to the party... Hope brad still lets me in! 

Kermit is out for the time being

he is lovable

Hey guys, any updates from the skype channel? I am still not added a week later, I guess Mr. Frog is being busy after the GDC