FURTHER LEFT CHAT ROOM INFORMATION
The Further Left system is composed of a real time Chat Room, posting Forum, download Library, and adjunct documents. Their common intent is to encourage international support for oppressed people seeking relief as they see fit. This page explains operation of the chat room. Information and access to other facets of the system are provided through an INFO menu.
What is background of our chat room?
The chat room was initiated on Yahoo in August 2003 and remained there until removed by that system in June 2005. It then operated on the IRC network and was moved to Paltalk in mid April 2007.
How can the chat room be reached?
Our chat room is located on Paltalk. There are two ways of reaching it with no cost to either.
What is the purpose of the chat room?
Its purpose is to encourage support for oppressed people seeking relief as they see fit. The title word "Further" should be taken to emphasize a process rather than position. Our interest is where people might move rather than where they stand. "Left" is understood as a direction toward inclusive societies based on social justice. The choice of path to be taken is left for those who do the walking.
What is the chat room's nature?
The chat room is open around the clock every day barring internet uncertainty. It features background music and other audio. User input is by typed text only. English language is most commonly used. The room best adheres to purpose when users read, sincerely question, add by granting value to previous content, and offer more in relation that will stand on merit. Contrarily, we discourage a style of competitive debate, which diminishes what has been said and thereby, no matter how subtly implied, the person saying it. Nor, is the room's intent particularly pointed to gathering and counting online friends.
Who may use the chat room?
The chat room is maintained as private for members of the Further Left Group. There is no general Paltalk right of use. Others are welcomed as guests and expected to act as such.
Is privacy at risk?
We look to what users believe, can gain, and offer to advance our purpose. Identity clues should only arise from self reference. Minimizing those not only guards privacy but also helps keep room focus on principle rather than personality. Questioning personal information of others is discouraged. Exposing it is prohibited. Room content is expected to remain within it. Our Privacy Policy is fully documented.
Is English language required?
No, however it is preferred for being the most inclusive international online language. There are provisions on our pages for translating to several others. Copy and paste to and from Google Translate permits both reading and writing with over 50 languages.
Why is there no mic use?
Spoken voice impedes rather than enhances our intent. We seek change through serious international participation. Text better facilitates translation to natural language than local mannerisms, accents, and slang of another. Mic use is not permitted.
Can cams be used?
We have made our room available to minors in cognizance children of today will lead tomorrow’s struggles. However, there are less savory reasons for reaching them that contradict our purpose and host's terms of service. Facilitating those could jeopardize the room's existence. Video is an easy tool to that end. We at times disable cam use.
May I play music in the chat room?
No. However, we usually feature background audio. Selections are normally randomized from an internal list of 1000 pieces. Those represent over 80 nations and were submitted by more than 60 room participants. There is facility for users to automatically control playing sequence. Our Music Page lists the audios and explains both how to control their playing sequence and manner of adding others to our list.
What is not allowed?
The following may disqualify room use regardless of where, when, or how exhibited: targeting, threats, harassment, name calling, personality denigration, impersonation, imitation, mimicking, defamation, breaching anonymity, bigotry, gratuitous profanity, dominance, diversion, surreptitious presence or name change, disputing purpose, or otherwise engaging in actions contrary to the spirit of this page, our Privacy Policy, or Paltalk's Terms of Service.
How is room decorum maintained?
Moderators ensure the room meets its purpose. Our Help Wanted page describes ways to support the room and details moderator appointment criteria.