Chat room?

Can't seem to get into the chat area...any pointers? It looks like it starts then bumps me to a blue screen to register my name...um I thought I did that already.

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  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    JAVA
    Works for me, do you have the latest JAVA plugins installed...

    I only see that login screen for a second when it flashs by when I close the window.

    JG
  • Jennjallen67
    Jennjallen67 Member Posts: 22
    Skiffin16 said:

    JAVA
    Works for me, do you have the latest JAVA plugins installed...

    I only see that login screen for a second when it flashs by when I close the window.

    JG

    I've never been able to get
    I've never been able to get the chat room to work. I updated my JAVA plugins and still doesn't work. It opens and then immediately closes.
  • Kent Cass
    Kent Cass Member Posts: 1,898 Member

    I've never been able to get
    I've never been able to get the chat room to work. I updated my JAVA plugins and still doesn't work. It opens and then immediately closes.

    Just tried
    for the first time to get on, and also opens a "connect" window, then kicks back to the CSN start page. What is it supposed to do? Do have a very updated Java on my comp, so don't think that's the problem.

    kcass
  • staceya
    staceya Member Posts: 720
    Kent Cass said:

    Just tried
    for the first time to get on, and also opens a "connect" window, then kicks back to the CSN start page. What is it supposed to do? Do have a very updated Java on my comp, so don't think that's the problem.

    kcass

    silly me...
    I thought this WAS the chat room.
  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
    staceya said:

    silly me...
    I thought this WAS the chat room.

    LOL Stacey....
    I've tried to get in there, but it's been a failure. Criminey, they can hardly keep the site up if more than 40 people are on it, having a chat room that would work might be a bit of an expectation over-load....
  • Pam M
    Pam M Member Posts: 2,196
    Hmmm
    Used to be a person you could contact - I'll check my Email - I had to get help getting into chat when they did a bog update. You could hit "Contact CSN" at the top right of this page, but I think I used a specific email address that someone else gave me. I've been having probs getting in the last few times I've tried, too - but I think it's a totally different problem.
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    Pam M said:

    Hmmm
    Used to be a person you could contact - I'll check my Email - I had to get help getting into chat when they did a bog update. You could hit "Contact CSN" at the top right of this page, but I think I used a specific email address that someone else gave me. I've been having probs getting in the last few times I've tried, too - but I think it's a totally different problem.

    Greta
    Send Greta an email...she's the main admin.

    JG
  • staceya
    staceya Member Posts: 720
    Skiffin16 said:

    Greta
    Send Greta an email...she's the main admin.

    JG

    Facebook group?
    Facebook chat is very functional.
    There was a Head and Neck Group, but for some reason it confused me.
    I could make a CSN related Head and Neck Group that we could (well John could)link to from here.
    What are your thoughts?
    Stacey
  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
    staceya said:

    Facebook group?
    Facebook chat is very functional.
    There was a Head and Neck Group, but for some reason it confused me.
    I could make a CSN related Head and Neck Group that we could (well John could)link to from here.
    What are your thoughts?
    Stacey

    I looked for a HNC group on FB....
    Tried a bunch of different ways of saying it, to pull up a possible group...guess I didn't come up with the right combination of words or something.

    I'm all for it, if it's possible and others want to join in...

    p
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    CSN Chat WIndow
    I'm not sure, it lets me in everytime....;;

    CSN Chat

    Here's what the window looks like.

    JG
  • soccerfreaks
    soccerfreaks Member Posts: 2,788 Member
    chat
    To begin with, trust me, the chat room here is far superior to the one in facebook, far, far superior. Other comparisons, however, do indeed leave the CSN site on the short end in the many ways pointed out herein. The entire site can be down, the Chat Room can be down, both can be extremely slow to get into, and if you are not aware of the primary prerequisite for getting into the Chat Room, it is likely you will never get in.

    If you are unable to get into the Chat Room, the most likely culprit is that you do not have Java Runtime on your computer (this is software that is needed to talk to the chat server), or your version of Java is out-of-date. The easy and zero-expense fix for this is to go to www.java.com and perform the download. When asked if you want to save it or run it (the download) select Run. This will allow you to download and run the program that updates your computer with the latest version of the Java application you need.

    The folks that operate the site have been advised of the issues above and I'm sure that they have done all within their power to fix whatever they can. We can only hope that if these problems continue to exist it is because they are spending their money on things that will be more important to survivors and caregivers in the long run. We can hope.

    In the meantime, if you update your Java and still cannot get into the Chat Room, please do not hesitate to contact me directly via the CSN email and maybe we can resolve your issues in that regard.

    Personally, by the way, I am on FB, originally so that I could have easy access to family members and particularly to photos of my grandchildren, and now as a conduit to any number of former CSN regulars of many cancer varieties that I no longer see here regularly. I find it quite useful in every way BUT the chat feature.

    Best wishes with this endeavor.

    Take care,

    Joe
  • Sue22
    Sue22 Member Posts: 99
    Pam M said:

    Hmmm
    Used to be a person you could contact - I'll check my Email - I had to get help getting into chat when they did a bog update. You could hit "Contact CSN" at the top right of this page, but I think I used a specific email address that someone else gave me. I've been having probs getting in the last few times I've tried, too - but I think it's a totally different problem.

    New
    Hello there. I wrote to CSN contacts many times and they never answered me.
    My Java is fine and I still can't get into the Chat room

    Tks, Sue
  • Sue22
    Sue22 Member Posts: 99

    chat
    To begin with, trust me, the chat room here is far superior to the one in facebook, far, far superior. Other comparisons, however, do indeed leave the CSN site on the short end in the many ways pointed out herein. The entire site can be down, the Chat Room can be down, both can be extremely slow to get into, and if you are not aware of the primary prerequisite for getting into the Chat Room, it is likely you will never get in.

    If you are unable to get into the Chat Room, the most likely culprit is that you do not have Java Runtime on your computer (this is software that is needed to talk to the chat server), or your version of Java is out-of-date. The easy and zero-expense fix for this is to go to www.java.com and perform the download. When asked if you want to save it or run it (the download) select Run. This will allow you to download and run the program that updates your computer with the latest version of the Java application you need.

    The folks that operate the site have been advised of the issues above and I'm sure that they have done all within their power to fix whatever they can. We can only hope that if these problems continue to exist it is because they are spending their money on things that will be more important to survivors and caregivers in the long run. We can hope.

    In the meantime, if you update your Java and still cannot get into the Chat Room, please do not hesitate to contact me directly via the CSN email and maybe we can resolve your issues in that regard.

    Personally, by the way, I am on FB, originally so that I could have easy access to family members and particularly to photos of my grandchildren, and now as a conduit to any number of former CSN regulars of many cancer varieties that I no longer see here regularly. I find it quite useful in every way BUT the chat feature.

    Best wishes with this endeavor.

    Take care,

    Joe

    Chat
    Hello Joe. I wrote to CSN contacts many times and they never answered me.
    My Java is fine and I still can't get into the Chat room

    Tks, Sue
  • soccerfreaks
    soccerfreaks Member Posts: 2,788 Member
    Sue22 said:

    Chat
    Hello Joe. I wrote to CSN contacts many times and they never answered me.
    My Java is fine and I still can't get into the Chat room

    Tks, Sue

    Sue,
    Assuming you are

    Sue,

    Assuming you are running a version of Windows, try deleting your current version of Java (Control Panel/Add and Remove Programs...select Java) and then download the latest version. Even if you think you have the latest version, you may have a corrupted file, and so deleting and then re-installing will give you a new and clean version. That has worked for a number of folks.

    The version I have, by the way, is 1.6.0_27 Console.

    Hope that helps.

    Take care,

    Joe
  • RayTodd
    RayTodd Member Posts: 187
    Skiffin16 said:

    JAVA
    Works for me, do you have the latest JAVA plugins installed...

    I only see that login screen for a second when it flashs by when I close the window.

    JG

    Whats a Chatroom
    If its as slow as this site then brew real strong coffee cause all you will hear is Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz ZZ Z zzzzzzzzzzz Zz Z?
  • fisrpotpe
    fisrpotpe Member Posts: 1,349 Member
    I can
    i can get in with my iMac.

    let me know what ya all work out in a new post, that way all can see

    john

    facebook, csn board, csn chat or any messenger is fine with me. your all family now i will go with the my family, :-)