To Chat: simply enter what you wish to say in the blank, then hit the "Say It!" button, or press the Return key. The page automatically refreshes periodically, but you may press the "Refresh" button to force the page to display the newest messages.
The following special commands are recognized:
Whisper: Whispering allows you to say something privately to another chatter. Other chatters will see you whispering, but they
can't hear what you're saying. Enter your message like "/w Handle Message".
For instance, entering:
/w Bob How are you?
(and press "Say It!", or the Return key) Sends the message "How are you?" privately to Bob. No one else will be able to see what you said.
Ignore: If someone is being a pest, you may simply ignore them. Enter the command "/i Handle" to ignore a specific person.
For example:
/i Bob
(and press "Say It!" or the Return key)
Will filter out all messages from Bob. Bob can talk all he wants, but
you can't hear him.
Un-ignore: This allows you to stop ignoring someone. This command has the form "/u Handle".
For example:
/u Bob
(and press "Say It!" or the Return key) Will allow you to once
again hear what Bob is saying.
(If you weren't really ignoring Bob in the first place, this has no
effect)
Action: The action command lets you describe what you are doing. The command has the form "/a what you are doing".
For example (assuming your handle is Bob), entering:
/a taps his foot impatiently
(and hitting "Say It!" or the Return key) causes the screen to display:
** Bob taps his foot impatiently ** , allowing everyone to know what you are up to.
Boot: You may "boot" people out of the chat room. This parameter is configurable by the room owner and may not be allowed in all chat rooms. Each chat room has a "booting level" which corresponds to the number of different people which have to "boot" someone before they are knocked out of the room for a certain period of time. This command has the form "/b Handle"
For example, entering:
/b Bob
(and press "Say It!" or the Return key) Will give Bob the "boot". Once enough people have "booted" Bob, he will be banished for a certain number of minutes (configurable by the room owner). Bob will see a message which tells him that he has been booted, giving the number of seconds until he is allowed back in.