हे guys i couldn't really find a link या anything about the फैन्पॉप chat, so this is basically my guide about the functions, a bit about etiquette and a few tips thrown in here and there. I have also researched a सूची of all the meebo emotions and all the different keyboard shortcuts for the users that where asking, hopefully some of आप will find it useful. आप don't need to check everything out, although it appears lengthier than it is, everything is, as always set in to subheadings for those of आप who like to scan लेखाए :D, enjoy.

The rooms

The rooms are ran द्वारा a company called meebo and we now have quite a few of them. There is of course the main फैन्पॉप room which can be accessed from the homepage on the right just above the क्विज़ या from this link
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They're are a few other rooms and i believe there have been requests for more, these rooms below can all be accessed द्वारा the लिंक्स below या from the spot घर page, again on the right above the क्विज़ सवालों and forums. If आप open a chat from a घर page rather than the link, it will open in it's own seperate box instead of tab या new window. The other rooms are;

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The Functions

The chat is nice and simple and fairly easy to use , so this may seem slightly patronising to some people but i have been asked a couple of things before and in doing research i have also found a couple of things out myself, so i thought i would write all of the functions and my findings down.

The Colors-The user names in the chat are several different colors, there seems to be no meaning to this and are completley random. आप can change your color if आप really wish to do so द्वारा signing in and out. आप can sign in and out द्वारा either simply refreshing the page या द्वारा clicking the small green button in the चोटी, शीर्ष right corner.

Warns-You can warn someone द्वारा hovering over their username. Warns are designed to literally warn a user when they are behaving badly e.g. spamming, abusive language. फैन्पॉप was told that if a user was warned over a certain amount of times they would be "muted" aka they would not be allowed to type anymore in the chat. There are a couple of users though who have been warned so many times, one user over 50 times! so if आप get warned for nothing (yes there are some out there immature enough to do that for fun) don't worry about it. If आप do get warned though it's always worth पढ़ना your last couple of messages to see if आप could have been doing something to annoy या upset a fellow user. Warns are completely anonymous, even if आप use the warn button in a private message it will appear in the main chat not the PM.

PMs-Again to personally message someone आप can hover over their username. Only the two of आप can see that conversation and आप can not invite other users. आप can warn and block someone directly from the PM box. As कहा above any warns done via the PM box will appear in the main chat. If आप block someone and then send them a private message it automatically unblocks them. Anything written in private message will not be censored.

Blocking-Again to block someone आप hover over their profile. When आप block someone आप can no longer see anything they write in chat neither will आप see anything they message to you, if आप unblock them the messages will NOT reappear. आप can unblock them the exact same way, messaging someone will also unblock them. When आप have been blocked your self आप will not know, it will be completley unknown to other users also. A user will stay blocked even if आप sign off and then back on again.

Censoring-Meebo chat rooms have fairly strict censors and a lot of stuff can set them off, just for reference here's a couple of words आप might not expect to be censored

-Homo("Homosexual" will appear as "****sexual")

-queer

-penis and vagina

-niga (so if आप write "alyson hanigan" it appears as "alyson ha****n")

-porn

-sh it (yes even if आप make a अंतरिक्ष in the middle it will तारा, स्टार it out e.g. "finish it" will appear as "fini****")

and oh yes "dick वैन, वान dyke" will appear as "**** वैन, वान ****"

These are just stupid stuff but obviously आप can get around these द्वारा typing with spaces inbetween letters e.g. say आप wished to talk about "q u e e r as folk" आप would have to talk like that so people can see what आप talking about.

When आप type a message आप will be able to see what आप have written but others it will appear starred, except for in private messages where everything is uncensored.

A Couple of Little Extras

The chat does have sound, the on/off button can be seen in the bottom left. When someone types on the main chat it will make a small click, when someone PMs आप it will make a bleep noise. I find this useful if आप enter the chat and are the only user in the chat, आप can then turn the sound so when someone else comes in आप will hear them and not miss them. It is also useful if your PMing और than one user.

आप can access a fanpopper's प्रोफ़ाइल again द्वारा hovering over their name

When आप first enter the chat आप can read about half a page of conversation to catch up with what has been said

There is a small smiley face to the right of your message box, this allows आप to add certain smilies to your message. For a full सूची see below.

My Opinion on Etiquette

These are just a couple of etiquette suggestions, from my own opinion and from what i have gathered from others, they are in no way rules just something to consider.

Spamming-Spam can be anything from repeating the same comment, sending the same link over and over या simply just लेखन gibberish. It is annoying and unnecessary just like any kind of spam and may be a reason for warnings या being blocked. If someone excessively does this after being warned and informed i suggest आप रिपोर्ट them via their profile.

Chat speak-Although i understand fully this is a chat room, फैन्पॉप still has many users who's first language is not english and it will be hard enough for some of them to follow the speed of the chatroom without the difficulties of chat speak as well so please try and avoid it. Though I'm sure everyone understands that typing quickly often leads to mistakes....I, myself will probably make loads in this proof read article...my apologies for any :S

Specific Rooms-There have been specific chat rooms created so people can talk about specific topics with out annoying other chatters, these are mentioned above. If there is not a specific chat room for your interest and there is only one person in the room आप wish to talk about this topic to, आप can always send them a private message. If the room is pretty much विभाजित करें, विभक्त करें then i suggest asking the F4 for another specific chat room and in the mean while trying to find a empty chat room. There is normally one somewhere and i see no harm in using it untill और प्रशंसकों enter.

Warns-Warning someone for no reason is not clever and as i stated above seems to result in nothing. Do not do this it's annoying to other chatters and it's frankly completely pointless. Warnings are reserved to दिखाना people they are not behaving properly in the chat. If आप really have a problem with someone about something like spamming the chat, i suggest आप block them and रिपोर्ट them on their प्रोफ़ाइल and add some notes so the फैन्पॉप team know why.

emotions/emotes/smilies-Emotes या emotions या smilies, what ever आप want to call them can be fun and a good way to communicate something quickly या most importantly to express आप tone, something not done easily through chat. However although i realise finding new emotes is exciting for some of you, it does become very spam like and annoying if आप test them all out repeatably.

Full सूची of emotions/emotes/smilies

Below is a full सूची of meebo smilies and all the shortcuts to them. I would have पोस्टेड this as a link but i couldn't find a full सूची where all of them worked correctly, so द्वारा combining different lists and sources and testing shortcuts द्वारा messaging myself (oh yes I'm crazy) I have managed to put this together.
Oh I also couldn't find तस्वीरें for them all so some are my makeshift paint stuff so my apologies for the weird looking ones, they do look better on chat, I assure you.


The Emotes Box
These are the emotes that आप can find in the box to the right of the message box, as mentioned above. Although i realize आप can already use all of these I thought it would be useful to add the other shortcuts for them as some are easier to type than या others या than clicking on the box.

- (smile) :) :-) =) =-)

- :D :-D (grin)

- (cool) B) B-) 8) 8-)

- :-> :>

- (arr) (arrr) (pirate)

- (wink)

- :P :-P

- (lol) x-D X-D :)) LOL

- :S :-S :s :-s

- :-* :*

- (sarcasm) /:) /:-)

- (neutral) :| :-|

- :T :-T

- :x :X :-X :-x

- (sad) :( :-(

- :'D

- :'(

- (hmm)

- :\

- (emo) //:|

- (rapper)

- :)>-

- (ninja)

- (skull)

- (pacman)

- (ghost)

- (m) 8(|)

- (panda)

- :@)

other faces

- (angel) O:)

- (evil) (devil) >:) >>:) >>:-) >:-)

- (mad) >>:( >:( >>:-( >:-(

- (angry) >:o

- (eek) (shock) (yikes) :o :O :-o

- :-B :B :-b :b (nerd)

- $) $-) (money)

- :-& +o( (sick)

- L-) (loser)

- |-) (sleepy)

- (liar) :^o :^O

- (beaten) b-(

- (O_O) (O.O)

- (o.O) (O.o)

- (nerdpirate)

random stuff

- (love) (l)

- (unlove) (u)

- (bender)

- (genderbender)

- (doraemon)

- (ultimatefrisbee)

- (rockyou)





I would just like to say special thanks to gerley123, DarkSarcasm, pollyloveshouse and spotty_vision21 for helping me test a couple of things in the chat room.

Also thanks to meebo, wikipedia and computer-erase for some of the information in this लेख as well as a quick mention to David Vignoni who designed and created all the emotions shown above.

If anyone knows of any other या new spot specific chat rooms, emotes या features या is just has a सवाल या is still confused द्वारा something could आप please टिप्पणी दे as i would like to keep this as updated and informative as possible, thankyou :D