Steemit Chat
Steemit Chat is a chat website specifically for steemit users where you can communicate with other steemians. You can also get help, and list links to your Steemit posts. Steemit Chat can be accessed via your dropdown menu on Steemit (top right). Note: don't use your Steemit password to access Steemit Chat.
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[hide]Open source solution
Lauched by @cass in July, 27th of 2016 with the help of @riverhead, was initially annouced as an open source alternative to a Slack channel compromised after the cyber attack. Steemit Chat was deployed on servers owned by Steemit, Inc using the free open source software Rocket.chat.
Channels
Since the beggining many Steemit Chat channels were created, joining the steemians by languages, country origins, similar interests and subjects, etc.
There are still active and useful channels like #help and #postpromotion. If you want to discuss or suggest anything about this wiki you can access the #wiki channel in Steemit Chat too.
In June 11th, 2017, @the-ego-is-you launched the channel #Guides_and_Information_for_Steem to help new users that are strongly coming to Steemit at that time of STEEM Tokens rapid valuation.
Direct messages
Since Steemit Chat members are recomended to use the same Steemit username, people can find and send direct messages to them. A feature that Steemit site itself doesn't offer maybe because the transparency and permanent commitment of all content recorded in Steem blockchain.
Reported Issues
In June 20th and 21th, 2017, some users reported issues in not being able to connect. Steemians @noemilunastorta posted about the problem, @gogogadget published the screen capture of a error message about Bad Gateway and @dowithlove wondered if it was an effect of Hard Fork 19 implementation.
Links:
- Steemit.chat : http://steemit.chat
- Steemit.chat #help : https://steemit.chat/channel/help
- Steemit.chat #postpromotion : https://steemit.chat/channel/postpromotion
- Steemit.chat #wiki : https://steemit.chat/channel/wiki
- @cass : (Steemit.chat) FOSS Alternative to SLACK deployed with RocketChat, July 27th, 2016
- @firepower : Dummies Guide to Using Steemit.Chat Effectively Everyday! July 2016
- @bacchist : Verification for Steemit RocketChat Accounts, July 2016
- @winstonwolfe : VLife On Steemit.chat, July 2016
- @khanhsang : (Steemit.chat) Chat Channels - Updated List of Chat Channels. July 28th, 2016
- @samstonehill : BEWARE the steemit.chat UPVOTE SCAM!!! May 31st, 2017
- @edje : Post Promotions: Do's and Don'ts June 17th, 2017
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References:
- Wired : Open Sourcers Race to Build Better Versions of Slack Written by Klint Finley, published in 3/16/2016
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