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    Would this be something that's possible?

    I know with some forums, they have an instant messaging service so when someone is online they can get the message without navigating to another page (ex. if they're browsing a thread a notification will pop up saying they received a message). Is that something that would be possible here? I know I've had some trouble communicating in the past because of timezone differences and this would be something that's helpful if it's at all possible. If it's not, I suppose I can try to get into contact with them via Skype/other IM services.

    Just a thought

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    I know we kicked around the idea of having some sort of IM system in place awhileeee ago, but the general consensus was that it would take away from the overall activity on the actual forums.
    There are a number of outlets for instant messaging, things like skype, tinychat, etc. You have the option of turning on the notification where it gives you a pop up when you get a new notification, but I suppose you could always see the little blue notification thing at the top too.

    Are you talking about more of a chat box/IM sort of thing, or something like facebook where it sort of updates the little notification number at the top when you get something new?
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    That sounds like an interesting idea! Kind of like a Facebook Messenger type of thing?

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    Yeah, Andrew and Bexxie, more of like a Facebook Messenger type of service where you get an immediate notification. I see where it could take away from the activity of the boards though, too.

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    Though the Tapatalk app does have that chat feature but it's not private messaging.

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    I've never used the Tapatalk thing before so not sure what that has. I think the main concern with not having the instant chat was to keep the forums active. it would be cool to have things in real time, like notifications when quoted/tagged/etc, in case youre in another window but I feel like that might require different forum software.
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    Yeah I don't like the Tapatalk feature, I only used it once and don't like the aesthetics of the app.

    And alright Andrew, thank you for the input!

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    Quote Originally Posted by I_royalty_I View Post
    I've never used the Tapatalk thing before so not sure what that has. I think the main concern with not having the instant chat was to keep the forums active. it would be cool to have things in real time, like notifications when quoted/tagged/etc, in case youre in another window but I feel like that might require different forum software.
    It'll play your notification ringtone whenever someone mentions/quotes/PMs You (You can customize when you want to be notified) I think he means something like when you check the "Who's online" page it kinda auto refreshes itself, that kind of "system" but for Private Messages and on every page (similar to 'the other forum' I guess)

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    Wait so is there a feature already in place on here where I will be notified with a pop-up without having to navigate to a new page? Like say I'm reading through a 20,000 word guide on one page and someone PMs me, I'm not going to get the notification pop-up until I navigate to a new page. (Am I making any sense here?)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Misha View Post
    Wait so is there a feature already in place on here where I will be notified with a pop-up without having to navigate to a new page? Like say I'm reading through a 20,000 word guide on one page and someone PMs me, I'm not going to get the notification pop-up until I navigate to a new page. (Am I making any sense here?)
    If you don't like tapatalk the closest you can get is having (you need an account to see links) activated, and you'll get an email when PM'd.
    If you have the phone always close to you you'll get the notification.

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