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  • #31
    Originally posted by Cerebrum123 View Post
    You might set up a Discord server. It works pretty well, it's free, and you can use it from an internet browser.

    ETA: You might want to set it up so people have to ask for an invite code to join. Might be too easy to get spam bots in there if you don't.
    The nice thing about PalTalk was that it was set up like a forum, you had sections, like we were in the Christian area. Anyone who was on PalTalk could come in and join the chat. We had moderators that could control and silence or kick out/ban any user who we did not like. Every once in a while we would get trolls in there or scammers trying to get money. Usually we had fun with them like we do some of the trolls that end up here. The idiots who kept interrupting and shouting stuff on the mic we just kicked out and banned. We had a couple that just kept signing up as new people and coming in to make trouble over and over. But it wasn't too big of a deal.

    We had a lot of fun in it, and we got several new members from people wandering in. We had several debates about various things, and a lot of just silliness and fellowship.

    does anyone know if paltalk ever cleaned themselves up and became more secure? Most of the viruses and crap came from the advertisements they showed on the chat page. or clicking on a link that a spambot might have been able to put in the room but most people are smart enough not to click those. Somehow some of the ads could infect you with malware or viruses without you even clicking on them. It just wasn't worth the risk any more.

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    • #32
      Originally posted by Teallaura View Post
      Which is why we need a replacement....
      Once bitten and all that

      I'm always still in trouble again

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      • #33
        Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
        Once bitten and all that
        Right - okay, okay, I'll hold your beer...
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        • #34
          Originally posted by Sparko View Post
          The nice thing about PalTalk was that it was set up like a forum, you had sections, like we were in the Christian area. Anyone who was on PalTalk could come in and join the chat. We had moderators that could control and silence or kick out/ban any user who we did not like. Every once in a while we would get trolls in there or scammers trying to get money. Usually we had fun with them like we do some of the trolls that end up here. The idiots who kept interrupting and shouting stuff on the mic we just kicked out and banned. We had a couple that just kept signing up as new people and coming in to make trouble over and over. But it wasn't too big of a deal.

          We had a lot of fun in it, and we got several new members from people wandering in. We had several debates about various things, and a lot of just silliness and fellowship.

          does anyone know if paltalk ever cleaned themselves up and became more secure? Most of the viruses and crap came from the advertisements they showed on the chat page. or clicking on a link that a spambot might have been able to put in the room but most people are smart enough not to click those. Somehow some of the ads could infect you with malware or viruses without you even clicking on them. It just wasn't worth the risk any more.
          You can do some of that stuff with Discord. Make separate chat channels, set up people as moderators etc. Usually you need an invite code to get in, but maybe they have more open channels as well. Although the service is intended for people playing video games together, that's far from the only application.

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          • #35
            just checked. people are still complaining about the viruses and malware on Paltalk so I guess they haven't changed.

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            • #36
              Originally posted by Teallaura View Post
              Right - okay, okay, I'll hold your beer...
              Don't encourage him.
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              • #37
                Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
                Don't encourage him.
                But that's my JOB!!!


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                • #38
                  Originally posted by Sparko View Post
                  just checked. people are still complaining about the viruses and malware on Paltalk so I guess they haven't changed.
                  How the heck are they still in business?
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                  • #39
                    yeah paltalk was fun...some weirdo used to make animal noises on there too

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                    • #40
                      Originally posted by Teallaura View Post
                      How the heck are they still in business?
                      apparently porn rooms.

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                      • #41
                        we need to herd more cool people back

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                        • #42
                          :yt:




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                          • #43
                            so who wants to volunteer to check out PalTalk and report back?

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                            • #44
                              Hmm, let me see how things go Saturday - I might can do it then (on the library's computers - they have better firewalls than I do!).
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                              • #45
                                Originally posted by Littlejoe View Post
                                There's no outspoken Calvinists for Muz to play with.
                                yeah no outspoken Calvinist but we are still here.

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