{"id":4904,"date":"2013-04-01T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging-pt-blog.liveservices.net\/5-steps-to-a-better-chat-room-experience\/"},"modified":"2013-04-01T17:15:00","modified_gmt":"2013-04-01T17:15:00","slug":"5-steps-to-a-better-chat-room-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/client.paltalkconnect.com\/blog\/5-steps-to-a-better-chat-room-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Steps to a Better Chat Room Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"blog-table\" style=\"-moz-border-radius:10px; -webkit-border-radius:10px; background:#ffffff; border-radius:10px; border:1px solid #e4e2da; font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; padding:10px; width:100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/f\/blog-images\/header_chatroom_blog.jpeg\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"5\" style=\"width:100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:left\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:left\">Follow these simple guidelines when chatting in Paltalk rooms to ensure you get the most out of your Paltalk experience.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:left\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:left; width:100px !important\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#5199c2;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/f\/blog-images\/IC_hand.png\" style=\"height:81px; width:73px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<table style=\"width:100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:35px ! important\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/f\/blog-images\/IMG_number1.png\" style=\"height:22px; padding:20px 0 !important; width:22px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align:middle\"><a class=\"headline\" href=\"#\" style=\"color:#34536b; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:0; margin-left: 10px;margin-right:0;margin-top:5px; text-align:left; text-decoration:none; line-height:30px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;\">Be polite and raise your hand<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:left; width:100px !important\">In a busy chat room, you will want to &#8216;Raise Your Hand&#8217; to indicate that you would like to speak. You may also want to raise your hand to partipate in votes or play games.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the &#8216;Raise Hand&#8217; icon in the chat room window toolbar or Select the &#8216;Raise Hand&#8217; option under the &#8216;Actions&#8217; menu in the chat room window<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:left\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:left; width:100px !important\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#5199c2;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/f\/blog-images\/IC_rating.png\" style=\"height:81px; width:73px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<table style=\"border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt; width:100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:35px ! important\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/f\/blog-images\/IMG_number2.png\" style=\"height:22px; padding:20px 0 !important; width:22px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align:middle\"><a class=\"headline\" href=\"#\" style=\"color:#34536b; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:0; margin-left: 10px;margin-right:0;margin-top:5px; text-align:left; text-decoration:none; line-height:30px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;\">Observe the room rules<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:left\">Room owners will typically post a rules at the top of the room window for chat room members to abide by. Be sure to stick by these rules or else you may be banned.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:left\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:left; width:100px ! important\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#5199c2;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/f\/blog-images\/IC_neon.png\" style=\"height:81px; width:73px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<table style=\"width:100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:35px ! important\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/f\/blog-images\/IMG_number3.png\" style=\"height:22px; padding:20px 0 !important; width:22px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align:middle\"><a class=\"headline\" href=\"#\" style=\"color:#34536b; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:0; margin-left: 10px;margin-right:0;margin-top:5px; text-align:left; text-decoration:none; line-height:30px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;\">Stay away from neon colored fonts<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:left\">Neon fonts are very difficult to read. Try not to use them.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:left\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:left; width:100px ! important\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#5199c2;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/f\/blog-images\/IC_lowercase.png\" style=\"height:81px; width:73px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<table style=\"width:100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:35px ! important\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/f\/blog-images\/IMG_number4.png\" style=\"height:22px; padding:20px 0 !important; width:22px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align:middle\"><a class=\"headline\" href=\"#\" style=\"color:#34536b; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:0; margin-left: 10px;margin-right:0;margin-top:5px; text-align:left; text-decoration:none; line-height:30px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;\">Stick with lower case lettering<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:left\">Avoid typing in all CAPS, as it&#8217;s considered SHOUTING. Use it to emphasize certain words, but try not to type entire sentences in capital letters.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:left\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:left; width:100px !important\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#5199c2;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/f\/blog-images\/IC_smile.png\" style=\"height:81px; width:73px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<table style=\"width:100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:35px ! important\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/f\/blog-images\/IMG_number5.png\" style=\"height:22px; padding:20px 0 !important; width:22px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align:middle\"><a class=\"headline\" href=\"#\" style=\"color:#34536b; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:0; margin-left: 10px;margin-right:0;margin-top:5px; text-align:left; text-decoration:none; line-height:30px; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;\">Be nice, it&#8217;s much more fun!<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:left\">Stay positive. 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