PF Chat Returns Oct 5th | All Access Full Week

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Great news! PF Chat will return this coming Sunday Oct 5th! We'll kick things off with a all access chat for a full week. After that it will be for Gold members only, but we'll have our usual all access Sunday Chat Events.

Below is a preview showcasing some features. There is an option for pop out which can go full width.

To access the chat on sunday there will be a link in the header navigation between Forums and Members. There will also be a widget on the right homepage sidebar.
 

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YAY FOR CHAT!
 
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Oh man you bet that we're excited...! :D
 
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yay i was looking for it now its coming back!
 
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This thread's title is a lie. The chat is not back yet, it'll be back soon =((
 
Yay!
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
Anyone excited for chat to be back?
Of course. :L:k:L
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
Anyone excited for chat to be back?
I'm excited for a chance to learn chat!

(I didn't take the opportunity before. Reading posts just before the migration about rescuing a Jetsons theme and sounds, I missed out on something way cool.)
 
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Where is the chat?
 
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Chat is back in 15min. There will be a link in the header menu.
 
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Chat is open
https://www.physicsforums.com/chat/

There is also a link in the header nav where you can select a pop up version.
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
Anyone excited for chat to be back?
I'm new here so this chat feature is new to me, but none the less I am excited!
P.S. to anyone questioning the veracity of the title of this thread: you have to be pretty narrow minded to call it a lie. In fact, the philosophy behind Heisenberg's uncertainty principle allowed for complete truthfulness; and error in uncertainty allows it!
 
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The chat seems to be always empty nowadays ://.. I think people don't like the current chat, hence none joins.

@Greg Bernhardt, is it not possible to have an IRC channel instead? Mentors would be admins of said channel (@) and gold members could have voice (+). That way, it could be open to the entire community and gold members would have a reason to buy gold.

If you don't want the chat to steal content from the forums, then you could ban lengthy Physics/Math/W/E related questions/discussions there.
 
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I'm always a fan of an IRC channel.
 
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This will be the last week all members will be able to use the chat 24/7. Starting next week it will be reserved for gold members. Then our usual Sunday chat events for everyone will be active.
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
Anyone excited for chat to be back?

I would be more excited if I could type fast enough to keep up with the flow of conversations:(
 
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Chat is now disabled for normal users. Chat will be open to all on PF Chat Sundays like before. When the chat opens you will see a notice at the top of the site telling you so. If you want 24/7 chat access please upgrade your account here https://www.physicsforums.com/account/upgrades
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
Chat is now disabled for normal users. Chat will be open to all on PF Chat Sundays like before. When the chat opens you will see a notice at the top of the site telling you so. If you want 24/7 chat access please upgrade your account here https://www.physicsforums.com/account/upgrades

I'm a Gold member and can't access chat.
 
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Rocket50 said:
I'm a Gold member and can't access chat.
Looking into it, thanks
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
Looking into it, thanks
Greg Bernhardt said:
ok it should be back now for gold members
Six minutes to fix. Where else could one get this kind of service? :)
 
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Sadly not. I'm locked out again.
 
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I'm trying to fix some wonky permissions. You should be able to get back in now.
 
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Works for me now, thanks!
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
It will be unstable again at some point
Unstable using unstable = I'll likely never notice any problem:)
 
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Ok I think the permissions are now correct. On Sundays the chat will be open for all. All other days it's reserved for Gold, SA, HH, Staff members.