Sinister: Last night's test chat

[Honey]

> > 1. how many people joined in? how many from the list? (I thought it was
> > funny when that death metal fan stumbled in, attracted by the name
> > 'sinister'!)

Total guess - about 25.

> > 2. how long did the chat go on?

Hmm - 30 mins for the official chat?  It's hard to judge when you're
frantically giving people voices and taking them away, and fighting
off wandering goths and ChasM's...  

The REAL chat, i.e. mad and wild gossip went on for about 2 hours
probably, everyone sloping off at 10-10:30ish.

> > 3. did the link-up between the two rooms go as you had hoped?

Yes, surprisingly it seemed to be sort of OK. A little more thought
required on the final details.  My main worry is that the band won't
be able to handle it quite as quickly as David and Katrina.  But
we'll see.

> > 4. all systems go for a full-on 'meet the band' style chat at some stage
> > then?

Looks like it.  Chat with David and Katrina tonight to see how we're
doing.

> Is there an argument for setting up more regular times when a few listies
> will be around in the'Sinister' room? When would suit people?

Yes - great.  8pm GMT sounds like a good time for most UK and US people
- Wednesdays (hey that's tonight :).  US people feel free to organise
something else in the dead of the UK night.  But watch those phone
bills - mine is going to be colossal...

Paul

P.S. To reassure those who can't take part - don't feel you're being
disenfranchised.  The chat room is very different from this list and
anything goes except when the organised chats happen.  The only
action taken in there would be to remove any non-Sinister people who
come in and flood the channel with streams of rubbish trying to take
us all offline - it does happen v occasionally.  So it's pretty
chaotic and fun, but not a substitute for us talking here.  I'd
appeal to people on the mailing list to keep those non-chatters in
touch by explaining references to chat stuff..!


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