Another couple of problems - this time with the chatroom:
1) Since the new button has been introduced to allow swapping between servers whilst in chat, all chatroom text used has been resized with the spacing between lines reduced. This results in letters with tails (p, g, y etc) being truncated vertically. I've tried changing the zoom option on Flash but this makes no difference. Is this a server-based problem or is there something I need to change locally?
2) If I lose the connection to the chatroom for whatever reason, I can't get straight back in by refreshing the window. I get an error message stating that I'm still logged into the chatroom and advising me to wait 5 minutes before trying again
The second one is the biggest pain as losing connection can happen for any number of reasons and is pretty frequent at the moment.
Does this also mean we'll only be able to log into one room at a time too?
St3v3 posted on Friday advising there is an auto-response to Winks available in the "My Settings" page. What is this supposed to do?
It appears only to have choices of "Hi" and "Hi There"......is there going to be an option along the lines of "I don't accept winks"?
I have a big concern about the cam stealth mode too - I don't use my cam a great deal and when I do it tends to be in a private locked room so I control exactly who can see what.
It seems to me like there's a privacy issue here and I can imagine it will give lots of people the creeps knowing they can be watched like this.
Here's a few suggestions for some things I think the site should have (sorry to heap this onboard as I appreciate you guys have worked hard but it seems an opportune moment to mention it):
Chatroom Ignore: the one thing the chatroom is missing (as far as I can tell) is the option to ignore someone. It's been a standard function in all sorts of communication programmes for years and yet it's not available here.
Photos:you can make pictures publicly available or within a gallery to which you invite people, but as far as I can tell you can't restrict access to pictures to specific people on a once-only basis. Why not have the option of a "private to me" gallery from which you can select a picture to send with a message?
Winks:an option to turn off receipt of these, with an accompanying warning to a potential sender saying that you don't accept them so they don't just send and the things disappear into the ethers.
Presence Awareness:users should be able to switch this on and off as they see fit. Some people are happy for the world to know what they're doing on the site; others wish to keep it to themselves.
Friends: the page has been updated but appears to offer no additional options. The main thing I'd find this useful for is to identify whether someone is online or not (assuming they have allowed the option on their profile).
must be over 3 years ago for where i live coz i'm in a new-build and it's showing as wasteland
Anyone else get automatic notifications of new members that don't match their own profile? I've yet to receive one that contains people who might be interested in me or are in my area.
I'm in the Manchester area and am a male advertising for other males. So far I've had couples advertising for couples only, males looking for women, people in Hants, Surrey, Scotland etc etc.
Can this option be turned off in a user setting? It's a good idea in principle but proving to be useless for me.
According to Delia Smith, a teaspoon is 5ml so I guess 11cc is a tablespoon......come on!!!
Made me laff when the media reported it as him having "homosexual" and "heterosexual" relationships.....oh labels - don't ya just love em?
If you're kicked from a chatroom is there a time delay before you're allowed to log back in again? Have just been trying it out with a mate who has kicked me from his own room to see how it works, only now I can't get back into chat at all - could just be a coincidence....
Fully agree with this.....a suggestion: can we have something hard-coded into the chatroom window about this? Then the dicks who create these rooms have no excuse
try here - i think this is what you want:
I think the new chatroom is a vast improvement on the previous one - well done. Just a minor issue that would be great if you could incorporate it in future: there's no way of being able to bring up someone's profile in there - I'm doing it manually at the moment in a separate window. if you could either include a link (like we had on the old java version) or even better have a right-click option to load a profile from the listed user name.....
You can also buy silicone sprays and liquids specifically for this. Brand names include Eros but there are also lots of similar ones that do the same job. Don't use spray polishes - although they give a similar sheen they will rot the latex.
Incidentally, did you know that the silicone spray that you pay a small fortune for in the adult shops is just rebranded lubricant spray that you can buy far cheaper from sewing machine shops?
For storage you can't beat talcum powder and this is what most latex manufacturers recommend. It's worthwhile spending a little more and using a better quality one (such as Johnson's baby powder) as the grains of talc are finer and therefore you (a) need less for coverage and (b) it reduces the chances of the talc being an abrasive.
I presume you know that you should wash your latex regularly with a gentle soap inside and out and dry it thoroughly before putting it away? This will preserve it longer. Also always store it out of direct sunlight with a liberal dusting of talc to reduce perishing.
One solution I've seen used on other sites would be to have a referral scheme where a member on here could be vouched for by other members who know them.
Of course this is still open to abuse and there's no definite way knowing what someone is really like until after you've met them (and even then there's the risk that they aren't what they first seem) but it might help.
The only minor concern I'd have to this is that it makes things difficult for new members if the majority already have verification - when you're on the outside trying to get known, it can be hard getting that first contact.
I've been in a situation recently on here where a bloke who was nervous about meeting another man for the first time had two issues: (a) general nerves and (b) not knowing whether I was genuine or not. I therefore contacted someone else who I'd already met on here and asked if he'd be prepared to vouch for me.
