Menieres.Org Chat Room Page

This page was last modified October 8, 2000

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Menierians all over the world can chat together in our chat room, which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
 

Disclaimer and Terms of Service 
For the Menieres.Org Chat Room

Menieres.Org is not responsible for any messages posted at the Menieres.Org chat room.   Considering the real-time nature of the chat room, it is impossible to review messages for any reason.  We cannot and do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, reliability, timeliness, completeness (or anything else) of any message; read and click at this site (and the rest of the Web) at your own risk and with abundant skepticism.  The site owners, maintainers, administrators, employees, moderators, and volunteers have no medical credentials; therefore, there is no medical advice given at this site. Medical advice should be obtained only from a licensed physician. 

Messages express the views of the their authors ONLY.  None of the messages posted are to be contrued as medical advice -- even if the author claims to be a health care provider.  Authors of messages, and ONLY authors of messages, are legally responsible for the content of their messages; if you must sue someone, SUE THEM. 

Note that we encourage freedom of speech but we ask that you express yourself in a manner that is not offensive to others. 

Messages that express illegal means to obtain legal or illegal drugs, or that are disruptive, false, defamatory, offensive, inaccurate, misleading, acrimonius, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or violative of any law are not permitted; authors will be accountable for such posts.  Internet Protocol addresses may be logged (recorded).  We WILL cooperate with civil and criminal law enforcement authorities and other  legal processes. 

We reserve the right to ban (block) any person from posting for any reason or no
reason without prior notice.  If access is banned, continued access will subject to civil or criminal prosecution for trespass, computer trespass, and other laws and provisions of the State of Florida, of the United States, of the poster's jurisdiction, of international law, and of international treaties. 

Commercial advertising is not permitted.

With these necessary caveats having been said, we hope that you have a pleasant experience at our chat room. 

Please direct any concerns to chatroom@menieres.org. 

The room is open 24 hours. The odds of you logging on at the same exact time as someone else is logging on are slim.  Here's how to hook up:

1.  If you arrive and there is no one else in a room, remain logged on, open another browser window (ctrl-n), surf around, and check back periodically.

2.  If you arrive and someone is in a room, but does not respond to your "hello," the person may be carrying out step #1 above.  Post a line something like:  "I'll be back at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time."  (It's very important to state the time zone.)  Remain logged on; open another browser window (ctrl-n) and surf around.

3.  The best time to find others in the chat room is between 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m., U.S. Eastern Time.

4.  If you have problems, please email chatroom@menieres.org.


To join the chat room:
  • Click here and wait for the Java Applet to load (one minute).
  • Enter a "nick" (nickname).
  • Enter your email address -- but only if you want to; it is optional -- you may leave the box blank.  Remember, if you enter your email address, others can see it.
  • WAIT for the "connect" button to "ungray"; then click on "connect" and wait for the room to appear (one or two minutes).
  • When you join the room, scroll down, type your message ("hello") in the bar at the bottom of your screen, and then press <enter>.
    • MENIERES.ORG is generously hosted by Ray Hines and Dreamstates Technologies, Inc., in the spirit of educating the public about Meniere's Disease and supporting those who have this disease.