As you've noticed, the chat feature has disappeared...Or has it?
We've modified the chat to be available when Jack, Blackwell, and other Third Man VIPs are online, and then closed when they leave. Over the years we've come to realize that the vast (VAST!) majority of people only use the chat when our fearless leaders are present, while rest of the time we spend a vast (VAST!) amount of time reprimanding problem users, telling people to please not use a swear, mind your manners, if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all etc. Comments on posts, it should be noted, are still active.
While we certainly want to continue forth with the community that you and we have built over the years, the Chat function being available all the time served a purpose that has waned in popularity, and lead to more problems than two people can deal with in between regular day-to-day Vault duties.
So in closing, rest assured, the chat is still there. When Blackwell/Jack/Swank want to give away ultra-rare items and curios, shed light on any one of the mysteries of Third Man, or just some good old-fashioned coffee talk, a "CHAT" icon will appear in the menu bar on the main page, a tweet will be sent out as before, and the madness shall ensue.
Hey Third Man! Could you please change the post preview panels so that you can still see what the subject of new posts is before you’ve logged in, the way it was before? The way it is now, there’s no telling whether there are actually new posts or not when I land on the Vault home page. Thank you :)
I remember the good ol’ days of the Vault chat when a bunch of us met there and then met up in Nashville for a Vaulter organized party! I’ve been a semi-regular (at least lurker) in the years since, and it has sometimes gotten to a weird place that could be a liability for you all so I understand the shutdown, even though it’s disappointing. Thanks for the memories, Vault chat!
whats happened to all the videos? I really enjoyed the video clips posted just for vault members
TommyB3intheD come to : https://discord.me/ThirdManVault
Y’all hash this out and let me know. I’ll be in the corner with my headphones on.
TommyB3 come to the new chat! All the cool regulars
Hey Guys So what did JW have to say today in chatarooga choo choo ? I don’t subscribe to alerts Thanks from the one way street chat
We are discussing expanding the new chat room to include a quarterly vinyl package
I was a regular on chat and enjoyed the conversation most of the time. But as stated in the eulogy above there were times it got out of hand. I will miss it and I am sad to see it go but I did see the end coming. I will have to find other things now to distract me from my work. Still a fan of TMR regardless. btw … there was just a couple of problem chatters and they had gone away a while ago. My 2 cents.
https://discord.me/ThirdManVault
even better than the last one (so much more features)