GAY NEWS
Check Out Our New Chat
Published Jan 20, 2007
This past Thursday we launched RealJock.com's first chat rooms, complete with group text, audio, and video chat; the ability to create your own chat rooms; and more. We're happy to say the rooms have been pretty popular, and getting more so every day.
For chat we're using a third-party software used by many of the largest community sites in the world. The chat service is mostly self-explanatory, but there are a few cool features we wanted to point out to you so that you can get the most out of chat.
Having Trouble Using Chat?
If you're having trouble getting the chat to work for you, please see the FAQ at the end of this document.
Viewing a Member's Profile within Chat
When you are in a chat room and click on a member's name, a mini-profile with his photo (or video if he's broadcasting), age, height, weight, and location shows up in the mini profile. You'll also notice a Profile button below it. Click the Profile button to load a page showing the members entire RealJock.com profile.
Sending an Instant Message from Chat
When you are in a chat room and click on a member's name, you'll notice an IM button at the bottom of his mini-profile window. Click the IM button to pop up an instant messaging window so you can send that member a private instant message outside of the chat rooms.
Broadcasting Audio or Video within Chat
You should see a small thumbnail of your profile in the lower center part of the chat window that says "Me" at the top. Below your photo thumbnail, you'll see an A (for audio) button and a V (for video) button. To broadcast your own audio so others in the chat room can hear it, click on the "A" button. To send your own video in the chat room so others can see it, click on the "V" button. If you are having trouble sending audio or video, see the Frequently Asked Questions at the bottom of this document.
Enlarging and Shrinking Video
To enlarge a video of a member you are watching, view that members video and click the + (plus) button. When you roll over the button you should see the text "Bigger."
To shrink the video of a member you are watching, view that members video and click the — (minus) button. When you roll over the button you should see the text "Smaller."
Joining Another Chat Room
To join another room, click on the orange carrot next to that room to drop open that room, and then click the Join button that shows up.
Create a Chat Room
We have two default chat rooms set up (Room 1 and Room 2). If you want to create your own chat room, click the "New Room" button at the top of chat.
Frequently Asked Questions: RealJock.com Chat and IM
What are the system requirements for using RealJock.com Chat and Instant Messenger?
You must have Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash) installed on your system to use RealJock Messenger. If you do not have Flash installed, you can get it at the Adobe Flash site.
I have Flash installed but I still can't get the messenger to work.
If you have Flash installed but can't get the Messenger to work, your ISP or your company's ISP may be blocking Flash. To test this, visit the FlashComGuru site and follow the instructions. Note that if your company or ISP have Flash communication blocked, you will be unable to use our instant messaging application.
When I try to enter the chat room or IM or video chat with someone, the loading progress bar freezes before it's complete.
If you meet all of the above criteria and the instant messenger still won't work for you, it's possible that you are either on a very slow connection such as a dial-up modem, or your system has cached something that is preventing it from connecting to the RealJock.com messenger.
If you are on a very slow connection, please try again from a faster connection such as a DSL, cable modem, or other fast Internet line.
If you are on a fast connection, have Flash installed, and have satisfied the minimum system requirements, please try clearing your cache and restarting your computer. Instructions for clearing your cache can be found below:
To video chat with another user, plug in your web cam and make sure it is set up, then make sure no other programs (such as Yahoo! Messenger or iChat) are using the web cam. Next, open an instant message window with that user. To begin sending your video/audio, click the "Send a/v" button on the messenger. For some systems, such as iSight for video chat, you will need to grant Flash access to your camera.
Macintosh iSight users can configure Flash to access their iSight camera as follows:
For chat we're using a third-party software used by many of the largest community sites in the world. The chat service is mostly self-explanatory, but there are a few cool features we wanted to point out to you so that you can get the most out of chat.
Having Trouble Using Chat?
If you're having trouble getting the chat to work for you, please see the FAQ at the end of this document.
Viewing a Member's Profile within Chat
When you are in a chat room and click on a member's name, a mini-profile with his photo (or video if he's broadcasting), age, height, weight, and location shows up in the mini profile. You'll also notice a Profile button below it. Click the Profile button to load a page showing the members entire RealJock.com profile.
Sending an Instant Message from Chat
When you are in a chat room and click on a member's name, you'll notice an IM button at the bottom of his mini-profile window. Click the IM button to pop up an instant messaging window so you can send that member a private instant message outside of the chat rooms.
Broadcasting Audio or Video within Chat
You should see a small thumbnail of your profile in the lower center part of the chat window that says "Me" at the top. Below your photo thumbnail, you'll see an A (for audio) button and a V (for video) button. To broadcast your own audio so others in the chat room can hear it, click on the "A" button. To send your own video in the chat room so others can see it, click on the "V" button. If you are having trouble sending audio or video, see the Frequently Asked Questions at the bottom of this document.
Enlarging and Shrinking Video
To enlarge a video of a member you are watching, view that members video and click the + (plus) button. When you roll over the button you should see the text "Bigger."
To shrink the video of a member you are watching, view that members video and click the — (minus) button. When you roll over the button you should see the text "Smaller."
Joining Another Chat Room
To join another room, click on the orange carrot next to that room to drop open that room, and then click the Join button that shows up.
Create a Chat Room
We have two default chat rooms set up (Room 1 and Room 2). If you want to create your own chat room, click the "New Room" button at the top of chat.
Frequently Asked Questions: RealJock.com Chat and IM
What are the system requirements for using RealJock.com Chat and Instant Messenger?
You must have Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash) installed on your system to use RealJock Messenger. If you do not have Flash installed, you can get it at the Adobe Flash site.
I have Flash installed but I still can't get the messenger to work.
If you have Flash installed but can't get the Messenger to work, your ISP or your company's ISP may be blocking Flash. To test this, visit the FlashComGuru site and follow the instructions. Note that if your company or ISP have Flash communication blocked, you will be unable to use our instant messaging application.
When I try to enter the chat room or IM or video chat with someone, the loading progress bar freezes before it's complete.
If you meet all of the above criteria and the instant messenger still won't work for you, it's possible that you are either on a very slow connection such as a dial-up modem, or your system has cached something that is preventing it from connecting to the RealJock.com messenger.
If you are on a very slow connection, please try again from a faster connection such as a DSL, cable modem, or other fast Internet line.
If you are on a fast connection, have Flash installed, and have satisfied the minimum system requirements, please try clearing your cache and restarting your computer. Instructions for clearing your cache can be found below:
- Internet Explorer: Open the IE browser, click on Tools menu, then choose Internet Options. Press Delete files button on the General tab.
- Firefox: Open the Firefox browser, click on Tools, then choose Privacy menu, then Cache tab. Press the Clear Cache button.
- Safari: Open a Safari browser, click on Safari menu, then Empty Cache.
To video chat with another user, plug in your web cam and make sure it is set up, then make sure no other programs (such as Yahoo! Messenger or iChat) are using the web cam. Next, open an instant message window with that user. To begin sending your video/audio, click the "Send a/v" button on the messenger. For some systems, such as iSight for video chat, you will need to grant Flash access to your camera.
Macintosh iSight users can configure Flash to access their iSight camera as follows:
- Open an instant message window with another user.
- Once the window comes up, control click on your member name. A menu will pop up that has a "Settings..." option. Select "Settings..."
- The Settings "Privacy" panel will pop up. Click on the radio button to "Allow" the system to access your camera, then check the "Remember" box so that you will not be asked every time you use the RealJock messenger.
- Click the "Close" button.
caveat_lector wrote:
same problem. i cant remember of being able to enter the chatroom before. it does ask me to login because it's unauthorized or something. please help
May 11 8:41 AM
cranny808 wrote:
Apr 12 3:48 AM
Aggie_Cowboy wrote:
It won't let me in. An error thingy pops up and tells me to sign out of the website and to try again...but i try and nothing happens. This has been going on for a while now!!!
Apr 05 2:04 PM
psychel wrote:
I am seeing the same problem, i can re-login a hundred times, but it still says i can't be verified. Please come up with a solution.
Feb 27 5:11 AM
raxes wrote:
hi guys
Feb 26 4:07 PM
raxes wrote:
Feb 26 4:07 PM
basketballpro wrote:
Seems like it just doesnt seem to let me in, then at times it does. Am i the only one with this problem?
Feb 25 7:15 PM
jocklover123 wrote:
it just`says 2 log out and try and enter again but when i do....nothing...
Feb 19 5:39 AM
AILERON wrote:
OK SO I CANT BE AUTHORIZED TO CHAT WITH OTHER PEOPLE!
I FOLLOWED THE RULES AND SO I HOPE I DIDNT GET BANNED FOR NOTHING!
Feb 14 5:05 AM
canadaboy wrote:
I have the adobe flash player, and for some reason i get this error authorized and to re-log in. I've done this several times but nothing works
Feb 06 3:33 PM
TravelAthlete wrote:
Feb 03 11:16 PM
TravelAthlete wrote:
Hey there. very excited to try the new chat feature but it's not working. I've downloaded the adobe flash player, and made sure I'm not blocking anything but i get an error saying I can't be authorized and to re-log in. I've done this several times but nothing works. I'm on a Mac PowerBook
Jan 28 1:54 AM
bodysculptor wrote:
what happened to my profile, it is gone. I had to create a new one.
Jan 26 7:13 AM
mtkroll wrote:
Is it possible to add the funtionality so that only verified members can enter a "verified members only" room? There are an enourmous amount of fakes out here and it becomes overly annoying haveing them hound everyone with cams for cock shots.
Jan 26 12:27 AM