Ever hear of the term "tongue in cheek"?
The forum’s tele-meeting members
- Thread starter Marcel
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Alas no.
Google it.
Yeah I was there little dude. I was just trying to be funny. Sometimes I actually am, believe it or not. But as Michael Scott said:
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. - Wayne Gretzky"
Escuadrilla Azul
Tech Sergeant
- 1,855
- Feb 27, 2020
Hey! I didn't manage to notice this meeting 
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Hope you all enjoy it! Guess that at 2,5 hours long you actually enjoy it.
y
Will try to make the next time.
.Hope you all enjoy it! Guess that at 2,5 hours long you actually enjoy it.
y
Will try to make the next time.
- Thread starter
- #406
So I tested Jitsi meet (Jitsi Meet) with
Capt. Vick
. It seems to work fine, so I propose to use that next time.
Few things I noticed about Jitsi:
- No scheduled meetings, so I only get a link once I started the meeting. I think we'll need a new way of distributing a link when we do the next meeting, maybe use a PM thread here on the forum?
- no special app needed on a computer, works with the webbrowser
- Firefox crashed while I was waiting for Vick. Chrome worked great, so I think I will advice on using Chrome or Edge as a webbrowser
- App was needed on
Capt. Vick
's android phone, but worked great, no account needed.
- Quality on my laptop (Chromium, Linux) in HD was great.
One thing I would still like to test is if Jitsi is also blocked in Iran
The reason to test Jitsi was:
1. Free and opensource
2. No time limitation like with Zoom in the last meeting
3. No account necessary
Capt. Vick
. It seems to work fine, so I propose to use that next time.Few things I noticed about Jitsi:
- No scheduled meetings, so I only get a link once I started the meeting. I think we'll need a new way of distributing a link when we do the next meeting, maybe use a PM thread here on the forum?
- no special app needed on a computer, works with the webbrowser
- Firefox crashed while I was waiting for Vick. Chrome worked great, so I think I will advice on using Chrome or Edge as a webbrowser
- App was needed on
Capt. Vick
's android phone, but worked great, no account needed.- Quality on my laptop (Chromium, Linux) in HD was great.
One thing I would still like to test is if Jitsi is also blocked in Iran
The reason to test Jitsi was:
1. Free and opensource
2. No time limitation like with Zoom in the last meeting
3. No account necessary
Sounds good to me
ARTESH
Chief Master Sergeant
One thing I would still like to test is if Jitsi is also blocked in Iran
The website is open and working! But I need to find a proper Webcam / Microphone.
And just a suggestion: Why not starting a discord server? I know it hasn't video option, but we can use it anywhere / anytime!
Maybe we could emulate the old time phone ladder. Each mod sends the link to five members, each of whom sends to five more, etc. Just a thought.
Peter Gunn
Master Sergeant
Agreed, I already have one which I would volunteer to use for meet ups, but in reality, Discord is free so one of the mods could set up one for the forum easily.
- Thread starter
- #411
Don't know, I never used discord, I only know it because my youngest son uses it while playing MineCraft 
Same Marcel
Peter Gunn
Master Sergeant
It's real easy to set up, just visit the website and the setup instructions are super simple. It will generate an address and any other Discord users can then access it, just send it to members and voila! If you're interested I can give you a hand this evening USA EST i.e. it's 11:00 am now, so in about 7 hours.Don't know, I never used discord, I only know it because my youngest son uses it while playing MineCraft
- Thread starter
- #414
No worries I'll have a look into it.
ARTESH
Chief Master Sergeant
Handling too many people is difficult! It would be better to make an announcement for the next meeting, Wherever and whenever it is planed to be. some have disabled PM, and some never look / read them. Also, being sent as an announcement, Allows daily visitors that are not much active (those who just read and rarely join in), have a chance to see and read it.
That's great! Or we can simply make a new one.
Don't know, I never used discord, I only know it because my youngest son uses it while playing MineCraft
Some people might have problems (personal or else) or not interested in Video tele-meeting, so that would be an option for that group.
Also have in mind, we can make some kind of Podcasts for / from some of very interesting topics available in Forum! I do not know anything about Copyright laws in other countries, but I think it would not be a big problem.
some kind of "how to expand" suggestions!
I second this. Also, I am pretty sure that you can in fact video chat via discord.
- Thread starter
- #417
One question about discord: can you invite people who don't have an account on discord? Or do they need to have an account in order to participate?
You need an account. I have the app on my phone because of a few HS buddies. I personally do not like discord. Not at all.
- Thread starter
- #419
Okay, I feared as much. That's a disadvantage. Jitsi does not need an account to set it up or to participate. Discord doesn't seem to be too privacy conscious.
For my info, what is it in discord you don't like Chris?
btw, the opensource nature of Jitsi seems to make it possible to even run your own Jitsi server and integrate it in your own stuff. Maybe Horse would like to integrate it in the forum software?
Okay, I feared as much. That's a disadvantage. Jitsi does not need an account to set it up or to participate. Discord doesn't seem to be too privacy conscious.
For my info, what is it in discord you don't like Chris?
btw, the opensource nature of Jitsi seems to make it possible to even run your own Jitsi server and integrate it in your own stuff. Maybe Horse would like to integrate it in the forum software?
I don't like the formatting or how you use it. It's like tweeting in my opinion. It's best suited for short messages, not detailed conversations. I've never used the video option though.
