Online meeting anyone?

Subject: Online meeting anyone? Sat Sep 27, 2008 3:25 am

OK gang, what do you think about a realtime meeting?
I would love to meet up with you all.
Lets pick a day and time.

What's good for you?

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Sat Sep 27, 2008 3:53 am

I would love to try a meeting also. :bounce:

If it was at 7 or 8 pm your time then it would be 10 or 11 for me so any day would work .. I'm always at home by then.

If it's later than that I'd stay up for you guys anyway.

I could meet around my lunch time most any day too if you wanted a morning meeting.

Make it 4 or 5 am your time and you can join Libby and I for morning coffee .. maybe kater too. Smile

BTW ... I will have access while I'm at my Dad's in Texas .. not sure about while we're traveling back.

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:55 am

I still don't see a chat room applet?
I also don't get what time that would be for me.
But I think it is a great idea.
Online meeting.
hugss, Kimber

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:52 pm

Kimber (New Foundland), you are 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of me here (Sacramento CA).
Baydon is 3 hours ahead (N.C.), as is Kater Virgin Islands), Brian is 8 hours ahead in Glasgow,
Barrabus is 2 hours ahead of me (it's all about ME)

Baydon, I have a project for you.
Maybe you can find individual clocks or one converter? I have one on myspece page
that is a small rectangle that shows my digital time and temp. I think it would be cool
and useful for us if we could have something like that, I dunno, any other ideas?

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Sun Sep 28, 2008 12:56 am

I be in Nova Scotia .lol Newfoundland is a half hour off from me so I am 4 hours ahead of you. The question is What time is this site on? cause when I just went to chat it appears to be eastern standard time which is an hour behind me.
We will figure it all out one step ata time Smile

Hugsssss,
Kimber

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Sun Sep 28, 2008 4:43 am

That sounds right, it's 12:45ish AM Pacific time, so that puts me 3 hours earlier...
Ouch :geek: I got a cramp in my brain tryin to figure that one out!

Posts : 11 Join date : 2008-09-25

lmoa so what time yall decide anyhow my brain got hurt somewhere

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:21 pm

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:06 pm

So are we all gonna come up with meeting times. We could come up with some meetings and they could be the same time each week :?:
OK well let me know cause I would like to be there if I can.
Hugsssssssssssssssssssssssssss
Kimber

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:58 pm

I've never been to an online meeting so it would be good if someone else could chair .. if there is a chair .. so I would like someone to volunteer, pick a time that would be good for them and then ask the rest if the time is good for them .. if we have at least a few of us that could meet at that time then the chair or whatever you call the coordinator can post to let us know it's on .. we can decide then if the time will work and when and if we want to make it a regular meeting.

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:07 am

It might be a good idea for us to attend an existing meeting to find out how they do it.
I have never attended an online meeting.

Where is Tammy??

I am available from 5pm till 1am, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:17 am

I have run online meetings before Pink. I have also chaired them before.
If you all want to have one I would be glad to help Smile

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:20 am

I am available for Tuesday evening, 5pm tracy's time is 9 pm .my time I believe which would be 8 pm eastern I think Smile

if you want to try a first one tuesday.let me know

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:40 am

I have CR on Tuesday night from 6 - 9, get home by 9:30 .. that's kinda late for the kimber .. go ahead without me or pick another day/time.

Wednesday would work .. Thurs I fly to Texas but Dad has a Laptop. Any night there should be good .. I have no commitments in TX yet Smile

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:58 am

Thats not late for the Kimber, That is 10:30 my time. I'd be up anyway. Could even start it at 10 if ya wanted, would be 11 for me.
Unless that would be too late for you Baydon.
We will see if others can also.
Will go from there.
Hugs all

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:28 am

That would definitely not be too late for me .. thank you. .. either time is fine

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:41 am

OK then great, 10 pm your time Baydon which is eastern Standard time which would make it 7pm tracy's time, not sure on anyone else.Maybe could post it as new topic and see who would like to attens.???

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:27 am

7pm Tuesday is perfect for me.
Kimber, perhaps you could post an outline and protocols for us?
Like do we read the steps? If so perhaps replace the words
alcohol/drugs/gambling/sex or whatever with the word "addiction"?

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:46 pm

sounds like we need a meeting to talk about how to have a meeting!

I will look for that info on a site that already has meetings .. maybe they have written guidelines we can take a look at.

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:32 pm

The online meetings I have attended or chaired are kept simple. Remember everything added must be typed out and not said. The meeting time is always reposted in post the day of the meeting stating the topic which is usually decided the day before by others on the site. The topic can also be a step. Usually they have a topic but you can share on what ever topic you want to. The topic is mostly a Guide for newcomers. Most meetings are open share.
There is a chair person and a backdoor person. The back door person lets people coming into chat knowthat there is a meeting going on if they come in once it has started and tells them the topic. This is done through private message in the chat which we do not have in this chat room so the back door person would have to type it. I don't think we need to worry about that right now as there would not be as many people yet. They also cover for the chair if they need bathroom or something.
The chair opens the meeting with a prayer or a 12 step prayer.
The chair types >< then everyone else types ><
Then the chair types the prayer.
The chair then welcomes everyone, and repeats the topic for everyone.
then the chair asks if anyone wishes to share. If you wish to share you type a !
The chair will then recognize you and tells you to go ahead.
You type your name, I am in my case a CG, and most type their clean time.
Then everyone types HI____________
Once all have welcomed you, you begin to share.
No One interupts while someone is sharing.
WE do however, use emoticons, like if someone shared there life is better now, you can enter a smile.Sometimes we may type a hug, that kinda thing, but no typed sentences.
When the person is finished sharing they type Thank You.
DONE.
Then people type a response. like : Thank You for sharing, that kinda thing.
The Chair waits for response, then asks who would like to share next?
After everyone has shared. The Chair Thanks everyone.
The chair closes the meeting with the Serenity Prayer,
Again by typing ><.
Then others type ><
><
><
The Chair types the Prayer. and closes the meeting.
That is how it goes.
Some will interupt if you go off topic of recovery, some let you just vent away.
Each online meeting is self governing Smile

Any rules we wish to apply is up to everyone
The meeting format can be changed also.
But,
I have found that inline simple makes for a better meeting.
Hugsss all.

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:06 pm

Well that sounds simple enough. We will also learn patience for those of us 2 finger typists

O.K. Miss Kimber, you chair the meeting tomorrow night, 10pm eastern. I will be here God willin.
Hope yall can make it.

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:32 pm

I will be here.
Do you want me to post something in reference to it??
You or baydon could, let others know. Baydon and you are admin. so you could do a listing for it. Let me know. Baydon said something before about listing or something. I have a 12 step prayer book here so I have meeting prayers and stuff.
You want a topic or open share.?
Or we can decide a topic at the meeting when we get there. Smile

Hugssssssss all

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:47 pm

I'm having a really tough day and I'm brain dead .. I did manage to get the minimum details on the calendar.

I looked at our chatbox controls and could not find anything about a private message feature. You can have a moderator .. but it doesn't say anything about what a moderator can do!

I'll try to get on later but right now I am too slammed to jam!

Love you though. ... Baydon

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:14 pm

No worries Baydon,
The meeting will be fine without pmessaging.
That can all be figured out in time Smile

I will check with a friend that runs another chat about those features.

Rest.
Love ya back,Hugs,

Subject: Re: Online meeting anyone? Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:56 am

I guess that's about 9 my time... ... I'm having bad day at work now... I'll try and be there ... hope my computer works good enough... using a cell phone for a modem... sounds like a lot of fun... man you guys are smart... I'm impressed...

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