So you've decided venture into the exciting and entertaining realm that is the chat here on WouldYouHitThis. Excellent! We're glad to have you, but first there are a few things we think you should know....
Orange = Orange smileys with sunglasses are operators, they run the chat. They have the first, last, and final word on all things. They are the law. You answer to them, and do not question them.
Red/Evil Smilely = Half-Op. Kind of like an operator, but less...awesome. They can't kick other operators, or change certain chat modes...nothing YOU need to worry about. If operators were OPTIMUS PRIME, then the Half-Ops would be like ULTRA-MAGNUS or even RODIMUS PRIME. They're not quite as badass, but they'll give you an equally painful kick in the junk.
Sunglasses = People with "sunglasses" (or voices, for people who are "in the know") are regulars in the chat. They are people who are...generally not retarded, and/or have been coming to the chat for at least a steady few days. They're also people that the ops can at least stomach for an extended few hours (usually). They have absolutely no privelages other than that in the event the channel is moderated (+m), they retain the ability to talk, where as everyone else who isn't an operator of any sort (i.e. PEONS) is muted. Not that cool.
Peons = Peons are the lesser folk. They are the passers-through, the unloved, and/or just the generally unprivelaged, but don't fret! Peons who show exceptional conversational skills and a generally low douchitude level, then they too may one day transcend to the plain of the "slightly less crappy", aka "sunglassed/voiced people."
II. Getting "sunglasses"
You're probably wondering, "Well how do I get cool sunglasses?" The answer to this is very simple, you wait. Waiting for someone to give you a voice is the only sure fire way to get it. It's not going to happen over the course of a few hours, or even days, but it'll happen eventually if you stick around and chat it up. However, one sure fire way to ensure you're not going to get voiced, is by asking or begging for it. So don't.
TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM TYPING IN ALL CAPS. It's annoying. Every once and awhile is A-OK, but don't come into the chat with your caps lock on or your shift key taped down, and expect everyone to be fine with it. Same goes for bold.
"hey ne1 here wanna chat? press 124" Hold on their champ, perhaps you forgot where you were. This is the WouldYouHitThis "chat room", people usually come in there with the intention of chatting. If they're already chatting, then hop into the conversation! Be aware though, the people in the chat are only human. They have to eat, sleep, and go to school/work just like everyone else. So try to remember the chat might not be as lively at 6 or 7 AM as it would at 6 or 7 PM. (Unless you're in Australia =P)
"hey ne ladies here..." Let me stop you there. I can already assure you the answer is more than likely yes, as we have quite a few female regulars. Do they wanna chat with you? Maybe, maybe not, but this is absolutely not the way to find out. For the most part, people in the chat are willing to talk, but this doesn't mean they automatically wanna hop on AIM and start talking about how their day was. Try talking in the public chat for awhile, so you can establish who you are, and who everyone else is, before you start trying to jump into 1-on-1 conversations with people.
"roflmao doug ur rating is low you old guy" This is a common misconception about the chat. Not everyone there is who they seem to be. This is because you can change you name in the chat. To do so, simply type "/nick <TheNewNameYouWant>", without quote, into the text space. Your name cannot contain any spaces, and must start with a letter. You also have a 30 character limit for your nick, but it's advised you try to keep it under that (maybe around 9 or 10).
"how do I check people's profiles on this thing?" If you have to ask this question, the easy answer is, you don't. The profile lookup for the java chat client, as you may notice, does not work. The only option you have is either asking someone for their link, or searching them up yourself.
"hey evry1 ASL?" ASL is an AOL-ism usually used in AOL chats by people between the ages of 6 and 13. Here in the WouldYouHitThis Lounge, we're way beyond that. If you want to know where someone lives, or how old they are, you should either ask them, or check their profile. Most people in the chat aren't too keen on the use of ASL.
IX.
WANNACAM? / ADD4ADD / YES4YES
"hey ne chix/d00dz here wanna get nekkid 4 me on cam?" The answer to this, is most likely NO. People don't come into the chat with the intent of public displays of nudity. If someone offers you a chance to see them naked, by all means go for it, but don't ask them. That's not only disrespectful and unintelligent, it's also extremely sad.
"I have a problem with the chat, who can I talk to?" If you have a problem, you need only but ask. Most people in the chat have a pretty good idea of what's going on. If, however, someone in the chat doesn't know how to fix your problem, then you should try messaging one of the operators. Please make sure to present your question in a polite manner.
"<This Op> is mean, I don't like him/her." The only thing I can tell you here is "tough luck." The ops have been chosen over time as trust users who know what they're doing. They got their position for a reason and that's not likely to change anytime soon.
XII.I Number Items not showing:
"I type out my ASL (19/m/FL), but no one could see my age, why is that?" The chat strips all colors before the text shows up in the channel. If you're using the java client, and are typing in color, no one else can see it but you. In a chat like this one, colors are determined by a number code written in before the text, and when the colors are stripped, so are any other numbers in the beginning of the text. For example, if you were to type in "19/m/FL" in any color text OTHER THAN the one you start with when you join the chat, it will show up as "/m/FL" to everyone except you.
"I changed the color of my text, but then I changed it back to black, and people still can't see my numbers" When you change your text color to something else, and then change back to block via the color box, you're NOT taking the color out of your text. This simply changes the color from whatever you had, to the color code for black (0), in order for you to able to start a line with numbers WITHOUT them disapearing, change your text back to the color "default" (99), and the only way to do that is to rejoin the chat.
"I see people doing actions (* Monkey slaps you with a large trout), how can I do this?" What you're referring to is emoting. To emote something, simply type "/me does whatever". The text should show up in the channel as "* <YourNick> does whatever"
On occasion some members of the chat may be less than polite, to say the least. It's important to remember that this IS the internet, and people may not always be nice...in fact it's usually fair to assume they WON'T be nice. Regardless it's likely just for attention and if you care them no mind, they'll likely stop. There's no use getting worked up over a bunch of nasty text, now is there? If you find someone or a group of someone's in the chat is repeatedly harassing you, then you can message an operator about it, or you can just type "/ignore <Username>" to ignore him/her/them.
DO NOT answer back to the "flames" with your own counter-flames. No one likes to see the chat erupt into argumentive chaos. In the event that you do, if an operator sees this happening he may kick all whom are involved or whomever is the obvious aggressor. The safest thing to do is to just ignore it.
Don't flood the channel. Flooding the channel is repeatedly typing short lines in rapid succession. The chat has protection against this and you'll likely get kicked for it and, if you're found doing it repeatedly, banned.
Racism is a violation of the Terms of Service as outlined on the site and will not be tolerated.
I'm certainly glad you think so, but hey guess what? Keep it to yourself. The people in the chat have absolutely no obligation to entertain you. They also have no obligaiton to be polite to you and will USUALLY not take the said statement very well. If you're "bored" with the chat, or just generally not enjoying yourself, either leave, or keep it to yourself. No one wants to hear you whine and such actions will get you kicked, or possibly banned.
XVIII. "Are there any other channels?"
No. This channel is hardly populated at all, and could be considered completely dead at certain hours in the morning. With that in mind, why would we bother making more channels, when we can't even fill this channel?
XIX. Pratice Your Communication Skills.
<Brett> WUT???//
<Jules> What ain't no country I ever heard of! They speak English in What?
<Brett> WUT??!11~
<Jules> ENGLISH, MOTHERFUCKER! DO-YOU-SPEAK-IT?
dude lyke b4 u cum into da chat wed rly aprciate it if u mebbe tryd 2 lern sum leigble englush or smth. srsly itz not dat hard 2 type owt "you" iz jus lyke 2 more fukkin lettrz, freal. srsly.
XX. Summary / Don't be a Douche
Most everything above can generally be summed up in one statement: "Don't be a douche." If you don't come into the chat acting like a douchebag, you likely won't get kicked. Is it REALLY that hard to not be a douche? This includes, but is not limited to: Being purposely and excessively annoy, being purposely and excessively retarded, excessively trying to get attention, being LordZio, nick stealing, spamming, flooding, advertising, posting malicious links, and slew of other things I need not even mention.
XXI. Command Recap:
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/me <text> = Emote (ex. /me eats pie = * Doug eats pie)
/nick <name> = Name/nick change (ex. /nick WUT = * Doug is now known as WUT)
/ignore <name> = Ignore user (ex. /ignore LordZio = * LordZio added to ignore list)
/msg <name> = Private message user, additional right-click username on nicklist
XXII. User status Recap:
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= Channel Operator
= Half-Op
= Channel Regular
= Peon (Normal User)
Brought to you by your friendly #lounge operators/half-ops: (Doug/Ramaniscence, Amber, thadood, & others.