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From: are...@PALANT.remove-p9q-this (Arelor)
Subject: Synchonet Guru UX issues
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 by: Arelor - Fri, 3 Feb 2023 23:55 UTC

Hello there,

yesterday I was trying the Chat functionality of the BBS I regularly called and
started a chat with the guru for kicks. So far, so good. However, I have
noticed there is no clear indication about how to quit the chat once in. This
leads to a situation similar to the one you get when you open a Vi editor and
don't know how to quit. You start bashing keys at random until something
happens.

I have found no documentation on the Internet either.

Some thoughts about how to improve the situation?

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Subject: Synchonet Guru UX issues
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 by: MRO - Sat, 4 Feb 2023 01:52 UTC

To: Arelor
Re: Synchonet Guru UX issues
By: Arelor to All on Fri Feb 03 2023 05:55 pm

> Hello there,
>
> yesterday I was trying the Chat functionality of the BBS I regularly called
> and started a chat with the guru for kicks. So far, so good. However, I have
> noticed there is no clear indication about how to quit the chat once in.
> This leads to a situation similar to the one you get when you open a Vi
> editor and don't know how to quit. You start bashing keys at random until
> something happens.
>
> I have found no documentation on the Internet either.
>
> Some thoughts about how to improve the situation?
>

when you're done with someone you say bye, right? did you try that?
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From: digital....@vert.synchro.net.remove-v0-this (Digital Man)
Subject: Synchonet Guru UX issues
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 by: Digital Man - Sat, 4 Feb 2023 03:25 UTC

To: Arelor
Re: Synchonet Guru UX issues
By: Arelor to All on Fri Feb 03 2023 05:55 pm

> Hello there,
>
> yesterday I was trying the Chat functionality of the BBS I regularly called
> and started a chat with the guru for kicks. So far, so good. However, I have
> noticed there is no clear indication about how to quit the chat once in.
> This leads to a situation similar to the one you get when you open a Vi
> editor and don't know how to quit. You start bashing keys at random until
> something happens.
>
> I have found no documentation on the Internet either.
>
> Some thoughts about how to improve the situation?

You could edit your ctrl/guru.dat if you want to make exiting chat with him easier, but it's sort of part of the game of it: treat The Guru like a person. Would you tell a person you were chatting with "Exit" or "Quit"?
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