Welcome Hosts! 

 ParaChat has provided us with wonderful instructions on how to use the Administration  commands.  Throughout the instructions we have added emphasis on areas we feel are important.     All hosts are required to have formal training. 

ParaChat 2.06 Room Administration Commands

1. Login as Room Admin
2. Change Topic
3. Expel/Ban Users
4. Open or Close chat room
5. Log/Get transcript of chat session.
6. Room password.

All the room administration commands are available once you log into a room with the username and password for the admin for that room.

1. Login to your chat room with the username for the room Admin

Login to your chat room with the username and password for the Admin for the room. (ParaChat Professional or ParaChat PersonalAC users, please refer to your registration email for the admin name and password.)

Immediately upon entering the room type *admin on the type here line.  A ParaChat Moderator's Console will load. 

Once you log in you will see the message
"You have room administration powers"

(please note you will get this message after you are completely logged in, after all other login messages)

You can use room admin commands only when logged in as a room admin.

User Info will provide you with a members name, idle time and IP address.  You should do check a "users info" on any new member that enters the room.  If there is a problem with a member the IP, name of the member and date the problem occurred must be sent to GROWW staff.

 Highlight the members name and click on users info (above the list of room names).  This will display the information in the room and only you can see the information.

2. Change topic for your room

Use the following command typed into the usual type in text box at the bottom of the chat window.  There are two ways to change the room topic.  Please use the one which you are most comfortable using.

/topic <your new topic text>

Example to change topic to "Discussion on Foo's widgets" you would use the command

/topic Discussion on Foo's widgets

OR

Using the ParaChat Moderator's Console click on the Configure tab and then on the topic tab, enter the new topic and click on set.

3. To expel those annoying users

At times a members name may freeze and we need to remove their name so they can re-enter the room. 

 Any member who is disrespectful, rude or inappropriate is NOT acceptable at any time.  IF the behavior does not change with warnings please let the member know they will be expelled.  It is best to do this in pc.  There are some cases where a staff person might do it in the room. 

 Always send Name, IP, the name of the room and the name you saved the log under to GROWW staff. 

use the /expel command,

/expel <username>

Example to expel the user BadFooUser

/expel BadFooUser

This just expels them at that time but they can log back in with the same or another username so it is only effective in some cases.

OR

Using the ParaChat Moderator's Console click on the User tab and then on the Ban tab, enter the usernames and click Blam! Ban'em!   Only Ban the user.   

NO hosts will Ban an IP or Ban an entire Class C address range.  STAFF will decide whether to ban an IP or an entire class.

4. Open and Close Chat Room

For those of you who would like to control when your chat room is used, e.g if you want it used only for scheduled chats or when you as the Admin is logged in, you can Open or Close your chat room for visitors. When the room is Closed, visitors cannot enter your chat room. You as the Admin can enter the room.

4.1 Close chat room by

/room close <message>

where <message> is the message you want your visitors to see when they visit your room when it is closed.

Example

/room close Next chat will be at 8.00pm E.S.T

Then a visitor trying to connect to your room during the time it is closed will see the message

Next chat will be at 8.00pm E.S.T

4.2 Open your room by

/room open

OR

Using the ParaChat Moderator's Console click on the Configure tab and then on the open/close room tab, enter the new topic and click on set.

5. Log/ get transcript of your chat session.

Available for ParaChat Professional, Platinum or ParaChat server owners

The room admin command allows you to turn logging on (start recording of chat session) and logging off (stop recording chat session). This creates a log file within the server directory which can be retrieved as a HTML file via your browser.

LOGGING:  Any time you are hosting we request that you log the room and all pc's.  If there is a problem immediately notify staff of the problem, the date and time and the name of the session.  

5.1 To start the logging

/room log <filename>

5.2 To stop the logging

/room log off

To prevent unchecked logging, logging is turned off automatically when the room admin logs off or gets disconnected from the chat room. To continue logging, log back in as the room admin and reenter the /room log <filename> command. Using the same filename appends to the file.

OR

Using the ParaChat Moderator's Console click on the Configure tab and then on the transcript tab, enter a name for the session (ie GR1120, the name of the room and date) then click on start.  When the session is complete click on stop.

7. Room password

The room password command allows you to set a password for the entire room, so users can pick any username but need to enter this password to enter the room. Room admins do not need to enter their room password (they would of course enter their own room admin account password to enter the room)

1. To set a room password or to change it

/room password <password>

e.g
/room password secretword

(This changes the room password to 'secretword')

2. To remove a room password

/room nopassword

 Hosts will NEVER change the password.  If you feel the password needs changed please notify staff.   When a password is changed all members must be notified. 

FLOAT:  to enlarge the room, click on float, grab a corner and pull the screen larger.

 MACROS:   To save time and putting important information in the room you can save shortcuts in the ParaChat Moderator's Console.  Click on the Message tab, type the information you wish to save, click on add.  To send the information into the room, highlight the appropriate information and click on send message. 

 We have provided you with some quick and easy shortcuts below.   Please feel free to add any that you use.

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