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I noticed your post yesterday in the thread about company names and I tried out a few conversations with Tjetter. I saved a couple of the URIs: http://tjetter.

by delano 17y ago

I noticed your post yesterday in the thread about company names and I tried out a few conversations with Tjetter. I saved a couple of the URIs: http://tjetter.com/#3JcS http://tjetter.com/#3JcS http://tjetter.com/#3Jdz http://tjetter.com/#3Jdz It's an interesting concept but I wasn't sure what to do at first. What do you say to a person without any context? In each of the conversations the other person inevitably asked if I was male or female. I think it would be easier for people to get involved if there was some starting point, like a question. Get people talking about a topic, even if just to disagree. Something to get them going. As a more general answer to your question, Chris Wanstrath's talk at RailsConf today/this week is a good read: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=596172 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=596172

tjit 17y ago
Thanks for your reply, I'm going to think about how (and whether) to prevent the whole ASL-thing on the site. Excellent read btw, the link you pointed out to me!
mahmud 17y ago
Heya delano! you plum-cheeked, rosy-bummed, fun-pack of a man! Oh, you're shocked I just said that? well, that was a response to your question: >What do you say to a person without any context? With the proper identity, the site can be tuned to encourage odd-ball, fun and goofy monologue-type conversations. It should foster an standup-comedy type atmosphere. The site owner can encourage a conversation by offering them a "prop"; a graphic image of an object or a person that appears on the screen as a conversation starter. Perhaps a theme/stage/setting where people are encouraged to act out a persona, etc. Now that thing I said about your bum and your cheeks? err, "nohomo"[1]. -- [1]http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nohomo http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nohomo
- delano 17y ago
  Haha, those are great ideas. I would absolutely return regularly to act out different personas.

by delano 17y ago

tjit 17y ago

Thanks for your reply, I'm going to think about how (and whether) to prevent the whole ASL-thing on the site. Excellent read btw, the link you pointed out to me!

mahmud 17y ago

Heya delano! you plum-cheeked, rosy-bummed, fun-pack of a man! Oh, you're shocked I just said that? well, that was a response to your question: >What do you say to a person without any context? With the proper identity, the site can be tuned to encourage odd-ball, fun and goofy monologue-type conversations. It should foster an standup-comedy type atmosphere. The site owner can encourage a conversation by offering them a "prop"; a graphic image of an object or a person that appears on the screen as a conversation starter. Perhaps a theme/stage/setting where people are encouraged to act out a persona, etc. Now that thing I said about your bum and your cheeks? err, "nohomo"[1]. -- [1]http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nohomo http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nohomo

delano 17y ago
Haha, those are great ideas. I would absolutely return regularly to act out different personas.