The Bridge

And the winner is...

18/02/2023 18:19 Written by Kittykat40

 

 

                            Ahoy passengers and crew!

 

A big thank you to everyone that took part in the Valentine's celebrations and for those who sent and received valentines messages. We hope that you felt squishy inside.

Quite a lot of you took part in this year's Valentines game and have been asking the Navigators what the answers were and, more importantly, who won! The scores have been totted up, shaken around in the randomizers...

 

The Answers:

#1 Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love is (1985)
#2 Justin Bieber - Love Yourself (2016)
#3 Beyonce - Crazy in Love (2003)
#4 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (1987)
#5 Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved (2019)
#6 Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (1980)
#7 Mario - Let Me Love You (2005)
#8 Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma (2002)
#9 Enrique Iglesias - Hero (2001)

 

Our winners picked at random:


DiamondInTheRough77
aelan
Kathy61
19sam71
babyshambles

Our lucky dips picked at random: 


Minas_Tirith
Oslofemale82
bunbun-mchoppity
scottishcutie
Darkcountessss

All ten of you have been awarded our Valentine's excusive /cupid command.

We are always on the hunt for new ideas. If you have any thoughts/ideas/suggestions for games you'd like to see played, please shipmail ChatGames.

Thank you all for playing!

Regards,
The Events Team

Love is in the Air

07/02/2023 20:03 Written by Kittykat40

 

 

Dear chatters and crew,

A day is not enough to love and February is the month of love, not just traditional love but the love of friends and family members. The events team have been working hard to bring you a very loving event to celebrate love in all forms.

 

In the next 7 days we are happy to give you the opportunity to pass on a heartfelt message to another chatter completely anonymously. Simply send your message in a shipmail to St.Valentine; using the shipmail subject box to type out for whom the message is.

 

 

The rules:
1. No nasty messages.
2. No names. The person sending the message needs to be anonymous.
3. No overly sexual messages, but you can send kisses of course .

 

Messages coming in after midday on the 15th of February (to account for time zones) will not be passed on or if any of the requirements are not met, then your message wont be forwarded.

 

Next, up on the 12th of February @ 7:01pm, we will be having a loved up Valentines Quiz in the Quiz Show room. With a special valentines command to be awarded to the top quizzers of the show. This will be the start of this years fortnightly quizzes!

Lastly, we have a simple game for you all. Below is a list of nine (9) love songs, all you have to do is shipmail ChatGames  with the artist of each song, those  answers should be in by midnight 15th of February. There are lots of prizes up for grabs, including throw emotes, text effects and more.

 

With plenty of chances to win, you're 100% more likely to win it if you're in it.

Loving Regards,
St.Valentine and the Events team

Online safety

29/01/2023 16:32 Written by kewtiepie

Hello happy chatters

 

When it comes to online safety, it goes without saying that you should never share your passwords, banking information, social media account access, or address online. And keep in mind that identity theft isn't the only risk with of a lack of cyber security, so some details are riskier to share than you'd expect. Other information, like details about your relationship, could be used to figure out answers to your security questions or even give hackers a tip-off when it comes to guessing your password.

 

With the above in mind we are requesting chatters not to share any financial information or indeed lend each other money no matter how well you know each other or what the circumstances are.  

 

Should you do so please be advised that unfortunately we cannot get involved as it is a private matter between you and the other person and we cannot step in on your behalf.  It is also important to note that Chat Team, it's owners and navigators are in no way liable for any monies to be returned to you.

 

Keep safe out there!

 

kewtiepie and kittykat40

On behalf of Chat Team Lycos UK

Winter days will be over soon

11/01/2023 17:00 Written by Kittykat40

 

Hello Chatters,

We hope you had a safe and festive New Year, a few of you have been asking the navigators about the results about the various games that we've had recently. As you can imagine the holidays have been busy for all of us but I can finally announce the various winners for the competitions held during the holiday period.

 

                            World Cup Predictions 

 
This was a hard fought contest that came down to the wire a few times, however the top three are:

1st - scottishcutie
2nd - F1Hybrid
3rd - AhYeah

                            It's all in the profile


There was quite a few entries to this one and we had to narrow it down quite a bit, here are the judges overall winners:

Sir_Bond
Night3lf
Kasdeya

But that's not all, if you received a command during December and either entered the competition OR submitted a winter themed photochat. You also won! *GG*

 

Thank you for everyone that entered, look out for a fun filled 2023.



Your friendly Events Team

Setting sail into a new year.

11/01/2023 16:55 Written by Kittykat40

 

                                        

Dear Passengers,

It's that time of year again where we reflect on what has happened over the past twelve months, the ups and the downs that life has brought us all, the changes both on chat and offline and we would like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone of you for logging in and being with us for another year.

We would like  to wish you a very HAPPY NEW YEAR and we look forward to seeing you joining us as you log back onto the ship in 2023, which we hope will be a bumper year, filled with some new things, old things and as always, a friendly and caring community.

So, thank you for a great year, It's been a privilege sailing with you all throughout 2022. Let's do it again next year!

Kind Regards,

Your Navigators & Chiefs 

                             

Merry Christmas

24/12/2022 14:31 Written by l.o

We wish everyone a Merry Christmas

Kind regards
ChatTeam

Current rumours

22/12/2022 07:04 Written by Kel-x

 

 

To all our lovely chatters,

We are aware of the ongoing rumours being circulated about the ship
that chat is closing.  We would like to assure everyone this is not
the case.


We appreciate that many of you have been showing concern about this. 
They are but rumours so please do not allow this to spoil your time
on chat.

Happy Holidays!


The Chiefs.

What is a Navigator?

Navigators are chatters who volunteer to spend a lot of time helping out and keeping order on the chat.


The ideal Navigator knows every little secret on the Chat, he or she is extremely patient, both when helping out newbies and when dealing with occasional trouble.


Only very experienced chatters become Navigators, so if you feel like helping others and want to help make the chat a nice place for everyone, it could be just the challenge for you.

How to become a Navigator

Would you like to be a Chat Navigator?

Before answering this question there are some things you should know.

Being a Navigator is not an easy role to fulfil. It is demanding, takes hard work and dedication and a lot of online time. Despite this, it's also great fun. Many navigators much prefer it to being a chatter.

  1. As a navigator you're an ambassador for the Chat. This means that chatters watch everything you say and do. Behave inappropriately, and it gives all Navigators a bad name. Being helpful at all times when on and off watch, shows what a great team we are.
  2. Navigators are the first people new chatters meet and their most important task is to make sure that these newbies have a good experience the first time they are on board.
  3. Some chatters will see it as their job to try to wind you up. If they succeed, they win. If they don't, everyone wins :) Therefore you have to be helpful and patient when people ask you a question. As a Navigator your behaviour should be spotless on the chat at all times.

If you are the kind of person who gets emotional easily, then being a navigator may not be for you. You must be objective always; NEVER taking sides, even when your friends are involved, and always play devils advocate. Never make assumptions.
You must be able to keep confidences, both chatters and other Navigators may come to you with problems. And you will also be the first to find out about new things too – you must be able to keep these things close to your chest! Having the patience of a saint too is necessary! Some chatters take a while to help, and you need to ensure that your personality can cope with these demanding times.

You should also ask yourself, Am I a team player? This is a very important question as the Navigator system can only work with a team spirit. All ranks working together for a common goal.

All this said, being a navigator is very rewarding. Just ask any of our existing Navigators and they will tell you that nothing beats the feeling of when you help a chatter or solve a dispute and receive a huge Thank you.
So, still interested? Then you also need to meet the following criteria.
  1. You must have been a chatter for at least 6 months.
  2. You must have a minimum chat rank of Midshipman (although exceptions may be made by Chiefs).
  3. You must have a clear chat record, with no serious bans/behaviour issues in the last 6 months.
  4. You must also have completed the 5 standard chat quests. /sing, /shout, /whisper, /sleep, /love.

    If you are a former navigator ranked 3rd or above and wish to return to the team on any name, please contact a chief navigator to discuss your options.



If you meet the criteria above, you can apply to become a navigator. Depending on the recruitment needs, you may be approached directly, you may be able to contact a 1st or Chief Navigator and express interest, or you may have to take the exam, or any combination of these. We reserve the right to change the recruitment methods at any time, and this is at the discretion of Chief Navigators.

If you would like to be a navigator, and do not qualify yet, then take this time to get to know everything there is to know about the chat. The more you know, the more you'll be able to help others.

Keep an eye on the bridge for opportunities to join as a navigator!