You must also consider two things:

1) Nerd factor.
2) Time.

This can really be seen with the Tigerbolt chat. I havn't been there for a while because it was usually only 6-10 people connected at any given time, with 0-2 activly conversing. (Not sure if it has picked up any).

A lot of people don't have the time to sit around and talk to people idly. People are usually pretty busy.

You must also consider the contrast from IRC (Tigerbolt) where anyone with a keyboard can join and Teamspeak, where a microphone is required to talk. A lot of people I know don't have microphones, and well.. can't be a nuisence.

The largest problem that I see to control is probably language usage. It's hard to "convict" someone of cursing (which I assume will be disallowed) when actual .wav files aren't logged in each channel. However, users can record people.. but it doesn't say who. The recording could be submitted to moderators for the situation to be looked into.

I don't know what Paul Copioli sounds like, so how am I supposed to know when he's talking and stay quiet?

This is a good idea and I am willing to participate. However, it needs to be simple to use and it needs to be able to handle dial-up connections (at least in my case - heh).

The points you guys are debating are nothing new here. People in the workplace use this type of meeting often... it's called a conference call. While a conference call is more of a pain compared to a regular meeting, it is productive. People simply need to show some respect to each other while participating.

The difference here is that on these conference calls I am familiar with, there is usually an agenda and plan to the meeting. Sometimes, people stay on after the call to "catch up" on personal things, but not much of that takes place.

Andy B.

M: Yes that is understood. But then again, you'd know by hearing him. People can register with the server, and I can only assume impersonations would not be tolerated.

There is possibility of a parse script from CD's username/pass system being copied over to teamspeak's... but I'm not positive.



Screenshot of teamspeak.

This is from my gaming clans server, which at this time is empty (because it's 8:45am EST, 5:45am PST... most members are PST).

In this you can see the layout of the channels.
The titles are after the games we compete in (AA:O, Savage, etc.)
Then there are a few others..
Private: not password locked, just another place to go if you don't want to be bothered by other people. It is understood that you should not join it unless asked to. (I wouldn't expect this to work on a public server)
"Welcome": aka the "default" channel. When someone connects to the server, this is where they sit until they join a specific. Talking is allowed here, but usually people move over somewhere else.
"Administration: PRIVATE": Password Locked, uncrackable password (via any 3rd party tools).
"The Void": Only there as an inside joke... but function is the same as any other channel.


Now, notice the "Connection Info" box. This is found by rightclicking on someone, and selecting .. "Get Connection Info".
Here you can see a little bit of information about the person. You can not see their IP (Note "Client IP: Hidden"). But you can see their Handle and Login Name (which can be different.).
To M's original question about not knowing what Paul sounds like.. I would assume he would connect to the server with his name (Just as I have in the screenshot with Gadget470). You could learn his voice, and then later respect it when it's heard.

You can't tell me that you've never talked to someone over the phone that you've never met in person.. and when they call again you are clueless to who they are. You have more senses than your eyes in identifying people.