Mike-Pratt.co.uk: Chatroom

Chatroom - The Mike Pratt Chatroom

Main Menu - Return

Chatroom - Enter the chatroom

Nickname - How to register your nickname

Guide - How to use the chatroom

Symbols - What the symbols mean

Rules - Chatroom etiquette - please read before entering

Nickname - How to register your nickname

You may enter the chatroom as a Guest. This chatroom also enables you to register a Nickname and a Profile that is unique to each member.

Enter the chatrooms above. Then select Register Now. Here you can register a nickname to use. The nickname is the name that you appears next to any comments you make in the chatroom.

You can then fill in your profile. This profile is available for other members to view. An email is required for administration. Your email address will NOT appear anywhere online and will only be used by the chatroom administation to notify the member of chatroom related matters.

This symbol is inside the profile information. By clicking on it you will be able to enter a URL (online image address) to an image file of your choice, ie. avator, online photograph etc.

The time in the chatroom is set to GMT. You can change this to your local time by clicking on this image in your profile. Here you can add or subtract hours eg for British Summer Time, or other time zones.

If you have forgotten the password to your member profile then click on Password during login.

Guide - How to use the chatroom

The chatroom opens up in it's own browser window. So you can continue to surf online while leaving the chatroom open. You will be notified by a Sound Alert if anyone enters the room.

If you click on Members you will be able see a list of the chatroom members and their profiles.

If you click on Profile you will be able to edit and update your profile information.

Once you have logged in you will be given a choice of chatrooms.

If it says Public next to the message box where you type in the chat then these words will appear to everyone who is in the chatroom.

You may send a PM (Private Message) to another chatroom member by clicking on their nickname that appears on the right-hand side of the chatroom. This will replace Public next to the message box with the person's nickname who will be able to view the message you type. Before sending a PM (Private Message) ask politely to the member you wish to PM.

To return to Public chat mode click on the person's nickname that has appeared to the left of the message box, then Public will appear and you are ready to chat with the room again.

You can check the profile of memebers while in the chatroom by clicking on their nickname that appears next to text in the left-hand side of the screen.

Symbols - What the symbols mean

Enters the text you have typed up in the message box

This shows you a log of the chat history. The history is the most recent 150 lines of chat.

This logs you out of the chatroom.

This is for the chatroom adminstration.

This gives you a choice of images to use within chat.

This will give you a choice of chatrooms to enter.

This shows the reresh rate. The chatroom reresh rate can be set at 6, 12, 24, 48 or 60 second intervals.

This switches the sound alerts on and off. If set to on you will receive a sound alert when members enter the chatroom etc.

This will refresh the chat page.

Rules - Chatroom etiquette

Please be respectful to other members in the chatroom. Annoying or intolerant behaviour towards other users will cause your IP address to be suspended.

Unacceptable behaviour includes bullying, threatening, harassing, intimidating, degrading, victimizing anyone regardless of their age, gender, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation.

Any messages posted about illegal activities will cause your IP address to be suspended.

No commercial solicitations. No spamming. No web addresses regardless of the content of the website listed.

Do not post your email address or give any personal information while chatting in the chatroom.

Do not ask other members or give out any personally identifying details.

Offensive nicknames will be deleted.

Do not repeatedly type your messages in caps lock, this is considered to be shouting.

Before sending a PM (Private Message) ask politely to the member you wish to PM.

The Admin will suspend access to anyone who acts in an untoward manner without notice and without need of explanation. Guest members will be suspended for 7 days. Registered members for 48 hours. After this access will be granted again. Any continuation will mean an indefinate ban.

Above all please have fun and be sensible.