| Chat Courtesies Please be curtious at all times and Welcome all people joining Chat and say goodbye when you leave Chat. Remember that many of us are Club Members who have gotten to know each other, and new comers to our Chat Room can easily and quickly feel left out if not drawn into the conversation which is "Quitting Cold Turkey and Staying Quit for Life". Please use (or make) the Chat Opened and Chat Closed postings for Chats, as a courtesy to others (and let's others know people are in chat and may want to join). Chat Help 1) If you are having trouble getting into chats here is a way to fix it so you can. For those of you that are having problems with any MSN Community Chats, here is what you do:
Open a Internet Explorer window, copy and paste this on the address bar-
C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files
Then click Go.
It will take you to a file in your computer.
Then look for a yellow "dialoge" bubble icon, and under it will say msn chat control
Right click on it and then click on remove.
And "POOF".
The next time you sign in to chat, it will download NEW chat version. 2) If you feel or think you are going to light up at any time, PLEASE come to your Quit family(s) first and POST 911, SOS HELP or CHAT 911 on the Board sepearate from any Chat Open Thread, so anyone coming on site will see it right away and Post to it and let you know they are on Site and to meet in our private Club Chat Room. If you're not already down there waiting in Chat (best to be reading Quit Articles and/or posting until someone posts back to you that they are on site and you meet them in chat, say you'll check your post for responses every few minutes). If you are entering the Chatroom in response to someones SOS, please be quiet and do not interupt if an older more experienced Quitter has engaged the person in conversation. Many members joining in the middle or beginning of a SOS that is already taken care of can be distracting and even though well intended the repeated "how are you doing?" is distracting and one must keep focus. Please Whisper to the senior Quitter who is talking to the person in distress and ask them if they need help or does the Quitter want privacy and one on one, or just a few in chat as is often the case. Club Chat Room Rules - Looking Out For Others in Stress Club Chat Room may always be used freely unless there is a Scheduled Chat. HOWEVER if a New Quitter enters, others in Chat will always ask how they are doing, to feel out if the New Quitter needs to talk and if so then ALL focus goes to THEM. If a Member enters the Chat room in distress thinking they want to smoke, then all attention will focus on that member, and ALL other chatting will stop so that the more experienced Quitter on hand can get their focus and keep it. . If that member only wants one or two members with them to work it out then please respect this and leave in kindness. Chat Room Etiquette To make chatting on MSN.com more pleasurable for all, please follow these rules of etiquette when in a chat room. Read the Code of Conduct for a more complete version. Respect others: Treat others as you would like to be treated. Keep it legal: Microsoft does not allow any illegal activities. Play nice: Keep postings pertinent and do not be disruptive in the chat room. Don't spam or scroll: This includes sending identical and irrelevant submissions to several chat rooms or sending the same message in rapid succession. Don't advertise your business: You may refer to a business only if it relates to the conversation. Accept responsibility: You are responsible for all messages you send to a chat room and for screening any content in the chat room from minors. Protect your privacy: It is recommended that you do not give out any personal information (such as social security numbers, credit card numbers, names and addresses, telephone numbers, or driver's license numbers) to strangers online. Uphold the Code: Please do your part to follow these guidelines and make chat a great place for all users. Thank You. |
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