Am I doing chat rooms right?

Thanks for posting this one Marina. I felt like a dork about this one, too!

chatrooms are tough to get used to, but you’ll get there! don’t worry, we were all newbies at everything at one point!

In chatrooms, there are often many different conversations going on at once…the trick is to keep up with the convo you’re having. It’s not rude to type into a chatroom while these convos are going on…that’s part of a chatroom!

Just be friendly, introduce yourself, and see if you can slide into an existing convo with an interesting comment/thought about that topic. Or ask a question to everyone and see who responds! You can even notice someone who is interesting and say something like “hey (so and so)...insert comment/question here.” Just be friendly and nice. :)

You’ll get the hang of it. No worries.

I know the chat room can be weird at first, but just dive right in and mix it up. Feel free to diverge conversations. We often don’t talk about something for too long anyway. Seriously, just jump right in. We don’t bite… usually. ;-]

P.S. – Here is the room if anyone is looking for it.

Where does it link to the chat room? I remember seeing it before, but I can’t find it now.

@hiphiphopflipflapflop If you’ll refresh the page I just added a link to my answer. =]

There is no right or wrong way to chat, so don’t worry about that. :)
I check in once in awhile to see if any of my friends are there and chat for a few minutes. I have kept the page open today because I lost the link earlier and I couldn’t find it.

@Allie thanks.

Just dive in, fellow Jelly. :)

I’d love to see you there!

I haven’t gone into the chat room in a long time. I’m just too slow! I love the idea of one, but I just get so lost and look like a wallflower in the chat room. :( chat room challenged! I need a dunce cap.

@cak We’ll have to try it together sometime.

@Marina – Good idea. I won’t feel completely lost. :)

I’m with you @Marina. I went to the chat room a couple of times, but I felt awkward so I never went back. I always feel like an intruder in a conversation, and I don’t know how to start my own. Oh, well.

Chatrooms are like a party. There are two ways of entering a party:

1) Cautiously. You’re not sure who you know or if you’ll be comfortable. You’re afraid you might do it wrong. Don’t make waves.

2) Brazenly. You’re here to have some fun. You’re pretty sure you’ll know some people, will meet some other cool people, and it will be a blast, no matter what happens. Anything and everything goes.

I recommend the latter (obviously). Let your hair down.

@Trustinglife Great analogy and approach. Thanks.