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    marye
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    As you may have noticed, we've just implemented a much-requested chatroom. It is quite simple and has few fancy features, but for the moment we just want it to work!

     Anyway, have at it, and post your thoughts, feature requests, effusive thanks to the tech team, etc., right here. Thanks!

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  • cosmicbadger
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    Can we all just take a step back here....please.
    Well at least the fact that people are getting frustrated shows that the chatroom is a popular innovation!! Everyone knows about the problem, I believe that people are trying to fix it. Its frustrating that it takes so long, but I imagine that resources are not unlimited for servicing this place (which is provided f.o.c., with no ads and such). We really should not take it personally or take it out personally on others; do you really think there was a conscious decision to mess us around on this? Most of us have at one time or another said we will stay away from the CR because of this problem, but most of keep going back there.....that's our choice and we should know what to expect by now! Folks I have had such fun chatting with you all lately and a lot of folks have also been helping eachother out during hard times.. lets try and keep that friendly, funny, caring vibe going however we can. and what have I been missing..no one's invited me for sex!!!
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    come on Mary...
    i completely understand stuman freaking out.first you get kicked,not 2 times like u once jokingly said,but 60 to a 100 times and even more if its bad.than the chat breaks down completely like yesterday(which f...d up some important downloads,because i had to shut down the comp.to get it working again!!!)and if you are lucky you get some sex-advertising on top.GOOD GRIEF,what that a tweak yesterday?or some hacker,or a frustrated DH who used his knowledge to kick ass electronically.for me the DN is a social window to people i can dig,because i live in a little ex-communist village where i am a stranger just because i travelled around so the chat is really my window to the world.just tell me one thing mary,please:why we as people of legal age need to be policed in such a humiliating manner?thanks,and have a nice weekend:-)(-: P.S.using the chat,i often see the words "google analytics"blinking on my screen.is this the same google analytics which polices the webpages so willingly for the chinese goverment??????
  • Steve-O
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    Mean People Suck
    Let's all be nice, after all it is only a chat room. I don't think there is a need for the verbal or written attacks. Peace everyone and have some patience
  • GreenRipple
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    who you going to call ...
    Deadbusters we need the Deadbusters to come in and get rid of all the ghots and gobblins that plauge the chatroom.
  • marye
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    aha, I see
    ladymitch has gone the way of Nelly2Sweet. Stuman, the fact of the matter is that anyone in the whole world with an email address can sign up for an account here. That is the nature of the Internet. With sex-n-porn spammers like ladymitch, or other bad actors, all we can do is wait for them to speak up inappropriately and deal with it. Which I just did. As to your general insults and abuse to the people who make this system possible and on the whole keep it running pretty darn well, I'm not going there.
  • marye
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    Um, stuman
    could you please explain what you're talking about? Thank you.
  • stuman
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    WHAT THE FUCK !!!!
    what the hell are you people thinking ??? look at this fuckin shit LADYMITCH ,, WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE PEOPLE DOING HERE !!!!!!!???????????? OH YEA OUR THECS ARE WORKING ,, YEA WHATEVER .....WE DEAD HEADS CAN`T CHAT WITH EACH OTHER BUT SOME FUCKING WHORE CAN ADVERTISE FOR SEX HERE !!!!!!!! THAT IS WAY FUCKED UP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM TELLING YOU SOME ASS HOLE INSTALLED A FUCKING VIRUS HERE !!!!! DELETE MY ACCOUNT IF YOU WANT TO ,, I AM NOT HERE FOR FUCKING SEX !! I HAVE A WIFE FOR THAT !!!! I AM ONLY HERE TO CHAT WITH PEOPLE WHO FEEL AND THINK LIKE I DO ,, ONLY KIND PEOPLE WHO MISS JERRY AS BAD AS I DO ...AND IT IS THESE FUCKED UP SEX PEOPLE THAT GET THE FEDS INTEREST IN WEB SITES ..THESE PEOPLE CAN DO THIS ,, BUT WE KIND FOLK CAN`T CHAT WITH EACH OTHER ??!!! SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET THEIR FUCKIN SHIT TOGETHER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • stuman
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    THE WRATH OF NELLY2SWEET , ? Or some DH pissed off with Rhino ? Or maybe someone who thought they where getting the Winterland shows when the handed over their credit card imfo ..not having to wait 2 months for it ..
  • stuman
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    I HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE, I GOT SHOT DOWN
    My wife knows some things abt. computers and I also Have SAID that there has got to be a WORM OR SOME KIND OF VIRUS IN THIIS SOFTWARE !! it can`t posibley be that hard to figure it out !! If the dead.net techs know what the hell they are doing .. Then they should do their damm job and FIX the damm thing !! I AM WITH FRANKLY ON THIS .. OH ,, I love the canibus , however sometimes you need to put down that pot and do your job ... Hav`nt us Dead heads bought and paid for enough stuff from GDM ? Or maybe the techs? need to go to Geek Squad. $39.00 diognostic, Inside allmost every Best Buy location...
  • buddy plant
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    If I knew how...
    ... to fix the issues in the chat room I would do so forthwith. Sadly, I do not possess such high level skills. However, and post haste I will concentrate all my positive thoughts on getting this thing straightened out, and I know if we all think good positive thoughts everything's gonna be all right. Perhaps we could close our eyes and wiggle our noses and viola! it's all fixed and working like clockwork. Then all the heads worldwide in Europe, and Asia, and South America, and North America, and everywhere else can chat one day and have a fun and totally groovy chat experience. Who knows, maybe we Deadheads can solve all of the issues that are troubling mankind at this time. I personally think that if we used more Hemp, things would be much more copacetic. So let's get to work on the chat room and maybe, just maybe we save Planet Earth. Which by the way, just happens to be the best planet that ever was.
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As you may have noticed, we've just implemented a much-requested chatroom. It is quite simple and has few fancy features, but for the moment we just want it to work!

 Anyway, have at it, and post your thoughts, feature requests, effusive thanks to the tech team, etc., right here. Thanks!

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It good to chat, then wait for pm's!! :)
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What should we chat about?Good to see the pictures are back!
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I just asked Mr Pid the following question 'You at work?' instantly the chatroom window went blank and I got this message 'You have been kicked out. Further abuse will result in permanent banning.' had to log back into the chatroom. Promise not to mention work again!
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I hope Badger's experience wasn't because of anything I said. I did respond to the question, even though it was just to say I had to go, because of that dreaded four letter word... Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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that's very strange, and not the first report I've seen of strange deployment of kicked-out tools. I'm gonna report this. Thanks.
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I have no idea, but Inquiries Are Being Made. Perhaps the poor thing has collapsed from the strain of the marathon...
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It's been taken offline for the moment to see if it's related to some technical problems elsewhere on the site, it being one of relatively few new things that may have been a factor. More as I know it...
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I dig the chat room but every time I go there I'm lost in space, not a single soul to be found. Frown.
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the chat room's down, so let me use this forum. first off, I am new at this on-line stuff and since my work just gave me a lovely Macbook, I feel the need to sit in bed and use it. I am searching for some specific older shows from my way back machine days. My tapes are shot and I have no where else to turn (heavy sigh). Anyone have a decent copy of Penn State 1980? It's my favorite China-Rider. My tape wasn't great and had my friend constantly looking for a lighter or bumping into the mike stand.... Anybody have a copy?
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Bring it back soon, please and thank you. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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Try the looking for stuff forum, or keep searching all the forums and posting on them, someone is bound to help you out!! PS Welcome!!
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Check out Internet Archive.... Grateful Dead Live at Rec Hall, Penn State U on 1980-05-06 you can download the show from there!! Not sure if its the right show or not but check it out!! It's a smokin Chinacat! *Peace, Gigi*
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is trying to figure out what's causing assorted technological misbehavior, which may or may not ultimately have anything to do with the chat room but experiments are in progress. Your distress is duly noted!
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Internet.archive is an awesome site, see I knew someone would help you out!! You'll be able to download almost any show you want. Give it a try.
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When is going to be up and running?
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Is kind of losing energy, it has been a grate place. And I guess things will ebb and flow and come and go. I miss What Happened on This Day In Deadhead History? and the chatroom.Hope everyone is having a fine weekend. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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well in a way I feel the same, but then there do seem to be a whole lot of new folks appearing here too which is great to see...we used to be a little gang and now we are a big community here which must be good...but I think that is showing up some weaknesses in the site design..it is getting harder and harder to keep up and still very slow to explore a forum....maybe a shake up would shake us up too. The chat room was a really welcome addition.though may it come back soon!
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I think it's safe to say that a lot of technical issues are being scrutinized, especially as things like listening parties and chat rooms get added to the mix. I share your pain about the system performance issues; I trust that they are temporary, but I understand the aggravation. It's always something! Thank you for your patience...
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and the tape trading topics aren't doing it for you?
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I am looking forward to re-introduction of the Chat Room. Think of it like this, there were many songs that the band stopped playing, but they came back. Dark Star (7/13/84 to 10/8/89), Black Throated Wind ('74 to '90), Casey Jones (84 to 92), Loose Lucy (74 to 90), etc. Just like the songs continue playing ... Ok lost my train of thought on this ... All good things, in all good time.
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sorry, posted to soon. I enjoy getting in touch with heads all around. Immediate satisfaction is something that chatrooms give. A good conversation was also one of the reasons I loved the shows. The chat, kind of resembles the lots...etc.
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I would expect that everyone's spread a little thin, but I'll see if I can get a status update.
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thanx to all those involved technically and otherwise keeping this forum and entire website up and operational....ur efforts are appreciated very much! as for the chat room...it was/is a GRATE idea and hope it's back online soon. stay safe and feel good! >><<<< :>
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I liked the chat room, hope it's up and running soon!Peace
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Like, for good? Or is it just a test? Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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it's back! Though no one seemed to be at home when I looked in a minute ago.
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I am having trouble finding a link to subscribe to the almanac. Any help is much appreciated.Nothing left to do but Smile, Smile, Smile.
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when I enter chatroom...The page you requested does not exist. For your convenience, a search was performed using the query chatrooms chat 9.
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I liked it too even though everytime I went there It was an empty house! Keep it going!
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does anyone know danita murray? she was looking for me but didn't leave a number!
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nice to see the chat room is back up running ..hope it lasts ,, I enjoy talking to other folks while listening to what i can ,,...
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Is it OK to allow anonymous guests in the Chat Room? Not sure.
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I share cosmicbadger's concern for potential problems here, but have somewhat mixed emotions. We were always free to attempt to strike up random conversations in the lot or the show without identifying ourselves, and while the chatroom context is similar (to me,) it does lack the physical proximity/available security dimension of an in person encounter. Perhaps a solution might be to require that a virtual token be delivered via email and re-presented to the site for anyone desiring to post in the chatroom anonymously. That would create some semblance of accountability at least. It's hard to imagine any possible problem caused by someone who merely wanted to eavesdrop, but not actively participate. It's not like there can be any assumption of privacy in what is effectively a public space. Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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I have a feeling this is a leftover fro the KPFA chat, but also I think it's worth letting it run a bit and see what happens. We can always turn it off later, I would guess.
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until recentley i though you had to at least be a registerd member to have access to most of this site,, so ,,.i guise not,,... be careful what you say and who you speek to ,,,