Is any attempt going to be made to restart Skype Chats

Question

Just curious and of course interested.

Answer 1

Anybody can be a skype chat host. You just have to:

organize the chat

post a thread

get the people together

find a topic

find flashcards and material to get people to study them

count on many people just stnding you up

try to find a co-host

make people talk

try to see that everybody stays online

get people on again once they have dropped off

keep the discussion flowing

explain mistakes

explain structures

correct pronunciation

try to keep calm when you are yelled at.....

jeje

all very easy, quentin should try, he always has good ideas

• Omg lol! so funny! - lovely_lovel Oct 25, 2011
• Aparte del último requisito, siempre cumpliste con todos (y de sobra). Supongo que el no aguantar los insultos estupidos es un rasgo del "temperamento latino" (Lazaro parece tener el mismo problema). - samdie Oct 25, 2011
• Not much to it really ;) I know I only tried twice, you are much braver than me. - MaryMcc Oct 25, 2011
• rofl jejejejejejjejejeeje:) - Yeser007 Oct 25, 2011
• You and I both Yeser! - territurtle Oct 25, 2011
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Answer 2

Hi!

As far as l know Heidita isn't going to be opening any Skype chats formed on the forum again, but you can organize chats yourself although of course it's never gonna be the same without our precious teacher :( (it's really making me feel very sad), but you can organize them yourself, but you have to proficient enough to moderate the chat yourself, make sure everything is going fine, and keep the chat friendly

But after all you'd have to wait for a moderator to take her opinion

Until then feel free to chat on the SpanishDict chat room!

• That's disappointing indeed. Unfortunately I'm not all that proficient in Spanish to moderate. I do wish someone would step in. Sandy perhaps? - croberts Oct 25, 2011

Answer 3

. Be your own moderator. As soon as Heidita shows up, be sure to ban her from the Chat.

• What is this???? - pacofinkler Oct 25, 2011
• Nobody bans mi novia!! ;) - Jason7R Oct 26, 2011

Answer 4

I've enjoyed using the chat feature on this site, but the discussion is not structured. It is most helpful when a native Spanish speaker is involved and willing to help with the discussion.

It is not as useful as the Skype chats, but it's the best that is available for me here. I was only able to attend a couple of the chats, but they were helpful.

• thanks dogwood, very kind:) - Heidita Oct 25, 2011

Answer 5

Even if I had the level of Spanish required, I would never have the time, the energy, the gusto, the passion, the interest... I'd never be able to do what Heidi did, it's difficult enough in a class of paying students, it's so much harder when you work through technology. And if someone shouted at me for trying to help them I'd probably be so upset I wouldn't be able to get out of bed.

I remember once a friend on the internet on a site similar to this but more general said an idea I had was s--- and I felt really upset for a week and never went back to the site. It's really hard to invest your time in something and organize it and do all that and then to have people just stroll along and treat you like you're not a real person is really awful. I'd never put myself in that kind of vulnerable position again.

• You are so right. I know that I could never do it. - MLucie Oct 25, 2011

Answer 6

Delete-already answered

You can invite members and host your own Skype chat. It is not part of SpanishDict. It's just a matter of notifying everyone interested and coordinating times so that everyone can be in the same chat room at the same time. Be your own moderator. As soon as Heidita shows up, be sure to ban her from the Chat. I'm sure that she would be interested in knowing how that feels. Of course, then you had better never return to SpanishDict unless you can dodge lightning bolts.

• Hmmm...ok I guess I don't know the full story but I didn't intend to go down that road - croberts Oct 25, 2011
• No, I wasn't speaking from personal experience. I've never been to a Skype Chat - qfreed Oct 25, 2011
• And I hide from Heidita. I know better than to incur her wrath. - qfreed Oct 25, 2011
• lol, que malo, mucha gente me ha dicho cosas que no me gustaron y siguen en el foro y tan panchos..de hecho , la persona en cuestión tambien sigue ..;) - Heidita Oct 26, 2011

Answer 7

Look C, the first thing you need to do is to get the contacts. Many of us still get together on Skype on a regular basis, we just don't advertise it here. If you want to put together a chat without the randomness found in the chatroom then get a few of your friends from the forum and exchange contact info for Skype. It won't be structured or nearly as much fun as Heidita's sessions but you can all come up with a theme to work with and take it from there. The most important thing is "do it". Of course it helps if you can get Spanish speaking natives close to your time zone which really shouldn't be that hard wherever you are. I know my zone, EST, makes it possible to talk with the entire continent of South America.

• Well said Gary! :) - Jason7R Oct 26, 2011

Answer 8

Sorry but I sure didn't mean to stir anything up.

As a suggestion - Perhaps a smaller group of 3-4 intermediate/advanced learners with just some free flowing general conversation might be more manageable.

Anyone interested?

• I think we'd need a moderator first, and some structure second, for it to work. - territurtle Oct 25, 2011

Answer 9

I for one miss the structured chats, and I know as well as our participant friends do the preparation needed for this,even when one is a helper, the need to read and understand the material,and make a contribution. Much less to create and organize it . This Is a great loss to me, being scolded by my teacher is nothing new in my world, and I take it lightly but seriously, and will welcome the opportunity to participate again when the opportunity presents itself. This message is sent by VERY special delivery.

• please read PM, I am hosting a chat this weekend, amigo:) - Heidita Oct 26, 2011

Answer 10

As a suggestion - Perhaps a smaller group of 3-4 intermediate/advanced learners with just some free flowing general conversation might be more manageable.

Anyone interested?

I think may people would be interested, robert, why don't you try to moderate one?

Ask sandy or ray for help, they moderated several chats.

Answer 11

I would be more than happy and willing to help if Sandy is willing also ,

unfortunately I may have to fly off overseas without giving notice and miss

a few chats , apart from that I am up for it .

• Sounds good. Will wait for Sandy's reply. We had already spoken previously - croberts Oct 26, 2011