ChatSpace Community Server

Uses for Registered Rooms

While dynamic rooms are a convenient and easy way for discussion to take place, they may not always meet your needs.

Registered rooms provide tighter control and "permanency" on the server. The room will remain in place even when you are not signed on. Registered rooms can be used to:

Protect critical rooms from being "taken over." You can assign certain Moderators to be present in a particular room(s).

Suggest topics of discussion. Only registered rooms can be empty, but still available in the Room’s List.

Allows Room Moderators to do the following;

Perform custom functions such as delivering a Room Welcome Message when a member enters the room.

Change topics of a room.

Remove members from the room.

Registering a Room

Only a Room Moderator can register a room. To register, bring up the Room Options screen by clicking on the Room Options button on the top toolbar. If the room is not currently owned by another member, the message "This room is not registered. Would you like to register it?" will be displayed. Click on the Register button, and you will automatically be established as the room's Founder and first Owner.

Room Welcome Message

A welcome message is a short greeting that can be sent to the screen when new members join your room. The message can be used to explain the rules of the room, provide a schedule of upcoming events, or provide any information you wish to share.

Moderator Passwords

Moderator and Owner passwords should be established for a room for better security and community management. Click on the Moderator Passwords tab, and enter a password for both the moderator and the owner into the fields.

Moderator Entries

To automatically grant a person Room Moderator status highlight their name, and perform any of the following methods;

Right click on the Member’s List, choosing “Give Room Moderator Status” from the drop down menu.
Click on the Give/Take Moderator Status button on the top toolbar.
Click the Room Options button and choose the tab, “Add Member” at the bottom of the control panel. Then enter their nickname and check the moderator checkbox. This is the only method which makes the authority permanent. If you do not do this, then the next time the member returns to the room, he will not have moderator authority

Removing a Moderator

To remove a member from the room's Moderator list, click on the Room Options button on the top toolbar or right click on the Member List and choose Room Options from the drop down menu. On the Room Registration tab, find the Nickname of the target member in the Moderator List, click on it, and hit the Delete button. If you’ve also set room moderator passwords, it is a good idea to then change the password for all moderators so that the person removed does not have moderator access.

If the person is currently in the room, highlight the member's nickname in the Member List and right click, then select “Take Moderator Status from Member” from the drop down menu.

Note: You may also use the Give/Take Moderator Status button on the top toolbar to perform this function.

If You Lose Control of Your Room

If someone bans you from your room or sets another mode (such as invite only) making it impossible for you to access the room, issue the RESET command: /RESET #room-name. A prompt for the owner’s password will be displayed. If provided correctly, RESET will clear all room options and bans and will remove all members from the room.

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