AJAX chat over Java

[Laserturtle]

Okay, this is why I think an AJAX chat would be beneficial:
1.It's really, really quick
2. It reduces the number of dependencies for your users to have
3. It's efficient on the disk space
4. it's more ergonomic, and can adapt to it's surrounding, so that the chat actually looks like a part of the site
5. As the current doesn't run in my browser, it likely fails in others as well
6. I feel like Java really just isn't the best tool for the job.

I am running openSUSE with Firefox. I have installed Flash and java.
I have installed the AJAX chat on my board before, it works like gold.
Please don't take any offense, I simply want to help the site along, as I can relate on having unfound issues due to users' discretion.
No, I am not the creator of this system

https://blueimp.net/ajax/

[Rayquaza]

I think the chat room is fine as it is.

[Laserturtle]

for most folks it probably is, but just something to think about

[Scarface]

That chat would be great for a smaller site with less problems. However with the ever growing problems with certain rules being broken. I've personally just looked at the ajax chat, although I agree its faster the moderation capabilities are nothing compared to what we have on the addon, it would be like using the IRC which we already have and I think the IRC has a bit more moderation capabilities than the AJAX chat has. Granted there's an integration system for vB, but I'm not particularly looking for a new chat. However, if you're unsatisfied with the java chat, use the IRC. I appreciate the suggestion, but its not needed right now.

[Laserturtle]

ah, didn't think about that, but now that you mention it, I can see where AJAX might get a tad server-intensive with so many people, as you would have to increase the XMLHTTPrequest frequency to be maybe 1000 from 5000, thus quintupling server activity to accommodate the large numbers of users, that and I'm guessing you guys do a lot of post weeding, as most users are really quite suportive. for whatever reason, my moderators view it as a title without a responsibility :P

[TheMatrix]

It's nice, yes. But the neat thing about this Java chat is that we don't host it. Meaning, less traffic for us, and some things like chat logs are emailed to us automatically.
While it is expensive, it seems to work for most, and otherwise you might want to use IRC.

[Nathan Numberless]

All I know is that this chat won't even load on my computer... AjAx works perfectly however.

[ImCoolBeans]

Try updating Java on your computer, that will most likely fix that.