Should Giant Bomb have an instant messenger like Facebook?

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#1  Edited By HairyMike87
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#2  Edited By BestUsernameEver

People are just voting NO because they probably do not like Facebook, but I think the feature would be nice.

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#3  Edited By xMP44x

It'd be nice to have a built in chat feature, at the very least. I don't use Facebook, so I have no idea what their Instant Messaging program is like.

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#4  Edited By Karmum

We have the IRC, you know.

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#5  Edited By NukeSpoon

Just go to IRC, or if you think it wouldn't be weird, add them on another IM medium :/

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#6  Edited By Pazy

It dosent need it. The PM's are fast enough and if you care enough to talk to each other while needing it instant then chances are you have other IM's like MSN/WLM, Aim, ICQ etc. I find that websites which impliment this never use it well enough and just feel cluttered and uneccasery.

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#7  Edited By BestUsernameEver
@xMP44x said:
" It'd be nice to have a built in chat feature, at the very least. I don't use Facebook, so I have no idea what their Instant Messaging program is like. "

It's a little app box on the bottom of the screen, and you click it to see all of your online friends, from there you can just chat with them. Pretty simple, not amazing, but it's a nice feature when someone is bad at checking their inbox.
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#8  Edited By kmdrkul

I think it would be neat to have it built in like Facebook. 

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#9  Edited By breadfan
@BestUsernameEver said:
People are just voting NO because they probably do not like Facebook, but I think the feature would be nice.
I voted no because honestly I wouldn't use it.  The Facebook chat is handy because you actually know the people who you would be talking to
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#10  Edited By BestUsernameEver
@Br3adfan said:
" @BestUsernameEver said:
People are just voting NO because they probably do not like Facebook, but I think the feature would be nice.
I voted no because honestly I wouldn't use it.  The Facebook chat is handy because you actually know the people who you would be talking to "

True true, but I have personal friends on this site also
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#11  Edited By HairyMike87
@Br3adfan said:
" @BestUsernameEver said:
People are just voting NO because they probably do not like Facebook, but I think the feature would be nice.
I voted no because honestly I wouldn't use it.  The Facebook chat is handy because you actually know the people who you would be talking to "
That's what the built in chat would be used for. Your friends who pop on and chat with you who are on Giant Bomb. I bet if it was there, you would use it : ).
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#12  Edited By iamjohn

Unnecessary feature is unnecessary.  You're also forgetting that Whisky is made up of, like, six guys who have better things they could be doing.  Like improving the Wiki and the iPhone app.

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#13  Edited By natetodamax

No, because we have PMs and the IRC.
 
I have a Facebook but Facebook sucks in general. Nothing but stupid "What color are you?" and "What Disney character are you?" quizzes that people take and spam me with.

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#14  Edited By crunchUK

IRC /thread

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#15  Edited By BestUsernameEver
@natetodamax said:
" No, because we have PMs and the IRC.  I have a Facebook but Facebook sucks in general. Nothing but stupid "What color are you?" and "What Disney character are you?" quizzes that people take and spam me with. "

Yeah, I hate that crap too. Whats the point?
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Sure why not, I think I would use it.
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#17  Edited By Brendan

I voted yes even though I wouldn't use it, because it's not a feature with any downsides to the site, only upsides for those that want it.
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#18  Edited By rjayb89

No, there would be too many Persona references and the like.  Too many.

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#19  Edited By Stang

Nope. I hate everybody here.

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#20  Edited By MeierTheRed

I would personally never use it.

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#21  Edited By m1k3  Online

If its something like they have on the side of videos in justin.tv then probably... but if its just an IM thing, i probably wont use it

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#22  Edited By grilledcheez

It seems kinda useless to me (and probably most people here).

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#23  Edited By time allen

No. GiantBomb is very well made for community based-things, but it is not a social networking site.

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#24  Edited By chaser324  Moderator

Right now my answer is no. Depending on how the GB community grows and takes shape though, in a few years it might make more sense.
 
However at the moment, the boards, PMs, and IRC are more than sufficient.

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#25  Edited By crunchUK
@BestUsernameEver said:
" @natetodamax said:
" No, because we have PMs and the IRC.  I have a Facebook but Facebook sucks in general. Nothing but stupid "What color are you?" and "What Disney character are you?" quizzes that people take and spam me with. "
Yeah, I hate that crap too. Whats the point? "
relieve the boredom
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#26  Edited By TheHBK

No, this site is for discussion between many people, not just two.  Consider the people that are here.  I think that two people talking like that here would be pretty gay.  I have given thought to a chatroom though.  What about that?  As you can see from my post, that might not work either, since lots of us have more to say that just a few words.
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#27  Edited By Emilio

That would be sweet

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#28  Edited By hexogen

 I voted no, because while I wouldn't mind an IM feature, there are other things I'd rather be added to the site instead. Things like game cataloging, and the features in this mockup that never materialized, like drag and droppable modules to customize the profile layout, site achievements, and a now playing section.

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#29  Edited By Lies

I love the people who come into this thread, say: "IRC" and then leave without explaining themselves.
 
If you're interested in our IRC chatroom (unofficial), you can check out this thread. It's essentially a live chat room for GB members- there's usually a decent amount of people in there, a bunch of the forum and wiki regulars. It varies in activity though, so you really shouldn't be discouraged if you pop in and no one's talking.
 
Also yes to what Hexogen said, that mockup was sick and I am still sad about the lack of site achievements so far :(

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#30  Edited By dethfish

I tried using the IRC once. I didn't understand what the fuck was going on.
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#31  Edited By Out_On_Bail

It'd be neat, but unnecessary. There's plenty of other things I'd rather see done before something like that.  That mock-up posted earlier is a great example. 

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#32  Edited By citizenkane

Absolutely not.  There is no need for one.

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#33  Edited By Jost1

It shouldn't be a priority, I'm sure there's other stuff to do with the site before you implement something like that

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#34  Edited By jeffgoldblum
@BestUsernameEver said:
" People are just voting NO because they probably do not like Facebook, but I think the feature would be nice. "
 I voted no because I dont want that feature.
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#35  Edited By c1337us

Why not seems like the obvious question. The IRC and PM is the obvious answer. It would be surplus to requirement.

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#36  Edited By Pkshields

What about a shoutbox? same type of thing, though it could get to busy. one for each wiki page?

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#37  Edited By NukeSpoon

 @Dethfish77 said:

" I tried using the IRC once. I didn't understand what the fuck was going on. "

 
 
What is there not to get?
 
It is, to plagiarise Bash.org, essentially multiplayer notepad.
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#38  Edited By gamer_152  Moderator

With the PMs I don't think there's really any need for an IM system.

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#39  Edited By penguindust

I think it might be more useful if there was some sort of integration with the messaging on XBL or PSN.  It might be neat to send a chat to someone on Giant Bomb from your Xbox and visa-versa.  Since XBL will soon have Facebook, maybe that would be possible.