Multiple-party chat from MSN Messenger

[Wolfeman]

Okay, folks, here is the lowdown from MSN. I bothered about this
not because I converse by either single or multiple chats, but only
because I had to open my yap via G-mail with a doubt about being able
to effect a multiple-party chat. Some of you have mentioned systems
wherein that is possible. Ryan thought that MSN might provide it. He
was right.
If you have installed MSN Messenger, you can arrange a
multiple-party chat through that communication device. After you sign
in to it you double click on one of your online contacts to be included
in the chat. When the "IM window" (invite me window, I assume) opens,
you click on "invite." You then click on all other online contacts you
want to include in the chat.
Could you manage to do that in G-mail? I leave it to those of
you who like online chats to find out. As for me, I'm a writer who
likes to chew over words in front of me on paper or a screen. And I
had enough multiple conversations in tv programs or seminars, wherein I
was one of the participants, to last me a lifetime. Each know-it-all
not really listening, but just waiting for a chance to break in and
pontificate; and that would often erupt into all of them trying to talk
at once and get the floor by outshouting others trying to talk. Blah.
No more of that for me.
Wishing those of you who like it much fun, Wolfeman

[Zack (Doc)]

The underlying protocol (Jabber XMPP) or GTalk supports multiple party
chats through conference rooms. The Google Jabber server does not
have conference rooms as a feature (yet), nor does the client provided
recognize that as a valid Jabber feature. It is possible to use
another Jabber client, and connect to other Jabber servers (as well as
Google's) and get conference rooms from them. You'll lose the Voice
features/functions of the GTalk client though.

[marciaBR]

"Each know-it-all
not really listening, but just waiting for a chance to break in and
pontificate; and that would often erupt into all of them trying to talk

at once and get the floor by outshouting others trying to talk."

That's a fair description of my family's girls conversation; and that's
for that intent that I need this feature...am I mad or what?!

[burton...@gmail.com]

Get on Larry King's show, Marcia.  That's what they do there.  You will have a howling good time.  As for your family, use your seniority: "I want all of you to shut up a minute and listen to what I am telling you."  LOL.  Wolfeman

[marciaBR]

"Get on Larry King's show, Marcia. That's what they do there. You
will have
a howling good time. "

I don't need to be on Larry's show, Wolf - the Sauchella's family has
its own show, anytime we all get together...