Chat Room

 
Saint PeterChat Help 101

I've done this already...
Click here to go right down to login info

red checkThe Input Box

The input box is where you type to chat, enter chat commands, various actions, or channel and nickname commands. It is located on your chat screen and looks like this:

input box

 
red checkYour Nickname

In chat rooms, it is usually recommended that you use a "nickname" as a safe alternative to using your real world name.
 
However, since this is a closed-community site for the South Side Christian Church family, it is recommended that you use your "real" first and last name (john_doe) as your nickname.
 
When you first begin using the chat server, you will be expected to initially enter your nickname. If you instead begin with a message, you will be defaulted to a random "Guest" name and may find that when you are greeted in the channel you will be named "Hello" or "Hi"... this is a very common mistake.
You will then need to change your nickname which is very easy to do.

In the input box you would type the following:


Replace new-nickname with your first and last name (all lower case with an underline separator is recommended). For example, if you are John Doe, this is what you would enter:


 
 
red checkRegistering your Nickname

Why would you want to register your nickname? So no one else can use it when you are not on, this can lead to people thinking that someone that uses your nickname is actually you when it is not.

Example:
Let's say you are john_doe and you want to register it so that no one else can use it. You first need two things: a password that you will use to know it's your nickname, and a valid email address.

Ok, so you are going to register the nickname john_doe. You have selected a password, lets say the password is "glory". Your email address is me@somewhere.com (although you have to have a valid one).
 
In the input box you would type the following:


 
Once you have completed this, your nickname is registered.

 
red checkNick Kill Enforcing

You have one final option now. That is to activate an option called "Nick Kill Enforcing". (Apologies to our Minister...we didn't choose the program commands!) What Nick Kill Enforcing does is force anyone logging into the chat who tries to use that nickname to identify the password that goes with it.

Example:
If the nickname john_doe is registered, and someone tries to use it, they have to know the password. They will have 60 seconds to enter the password, or the server will forcefully change their nickname to "Guest".
 
If you want to turn Nick Kill Enforcing on (it's not required), you would do the following (after you have already registered a nickname).

In the input box you would type the following:


 
 
red checkIdentifying a Nickname

So now you're wondering how do you identify that a nickname belongs to you? It's easy, read on. When you log on the the chat server, and the server asks for the password, you need to enter the password (the one you used when you registered the nickname). This is how you identify you are the registered owner of a nickname:

In the input box you would type the following:


 
Remember! You put your password in there, the one you used when you registered the nickname.
 
 
 
red checkLOL & BRB

LOL and BRB are shortcuts for sentences in chat. LOL stands for "Laughing Out Loud" and BRB stands for "Be Right Back". There are many of these, but there are a few very common ones. These are the most commonly used:

Abbreviation Meaning
lol laugh out loud (or lots of laughs)
brb be right back
bbl be back later
btw by the way
ic "I see."
oic "Oh, I see."
rotflol rolling on the floor laughing out loud

 
 
red checkHow to do Actions

So you want to know how to do actions? Not a problem, it's very easy. All commands for actions are started with a   /me

Example:
If you were wanting to do an action in the channel like waving.

In the input box you would type the following:



 
 
Red CheckHow to add Pictures to your Comments

Click on the first "Session" button at the top of the chat screen. On the right side of the window that comes up, click on the "Image Panel" button. In the window that comes up, click on the desired icon and it will be added to your current entry.
 
 

 
 

I know the routine...
Click here to go on and do it!

red checkLogin and Usage Steps

  • Step 1 identifies you to the chat session.
    (enter first and last name, all lower case, with an underline separator)
  • Step 2 opens your active chat screen
  • Step 3 is where you see who else is currently on line and available to chat.
  • Step 4 is where you read what others are saying.
  • Step 5 is where you enter your dialogue or commands.

screen shot


 

...and now it's time to chat ...
Click here and ENJOY !


 
Note: Clicking above will open up a separate chat window that you can resize and move around on the screen. You can thereby maintain this chat session as you go on to browse other pages or even work in other applications (as long as you maintain your internet connection).

Logo of South Side Christian Church South Side Christian Church
1000 Broadmoor Avenue ... Munster, Indiana
Click here to contact us
Button to navigate back

(020814:118)