Chatango

Add free live chat to any web page

Chatango is a company that provides free webchat services to site operators. The service is very similar to IRC, only faggier because it's easier to use and has more customization features. The ease of use invites many budding weeaboos and the customization features attract attention whores.

The Worx

Anyone can make a free account, and anyone with an account can create a room (similar to an IRC channel) and use some sharp HTML to embed a chat widget in their webpage. It's advertised as a way for bloggers to make more AdWords money by enticing readers into staying longer than good sense and taste would otherwise allow. However, it is used more by lousy anime club sites than by lousy bloggers.

Chatango Culture

Just like any other service on the Internet, Chatango's users have developed a somewhat unique but utterly familiar culture. There's some memes, to be sure, but mostly they're imports, smuggled in from b/ by some enterprising Chatango player. These smugglers quickly become the most popular members of any Chatango room, having the most "internet experience." Encyclopedia Dramatica plays a role in this game of dominance. "I love ED becuase it lets me enjoy the fun of 4chan without the nastiness of all the porn" is a phrase often encountered on Chatango.

Girls

There aren't girls on the Internet, but there are girls on Chatango. Be advised, though, GOTIS is an epidemic on Chatango in the same manner as Ebola rages in remote Congan villages. Chatango girls claim to be bisexual as a rule, and will tease and tease with cutesy roleplaying. Chatango has a /me function that they use to send messages like "xXdarkgirlXx cuddles tanshitenkachi69."

Mod Culture

Chatango offers each user their own webpage, which can be modified to include some helpful biographical information, a pretty background picture, a user avatar, and, if the user is enough of a jerk, an autoplay mp3 from their favorite band, probably like The Alkaline Trio or some j-rock band.

Trolling

Trolling Chatango can be quite an adventure. It's easier than trolling Omegle because, for some dumb reason, nobody expects it and nobody knows not to feed the trolls. The only real challenge to a troll on Chatango is that Chatango has a "flag" system. When a troll is discovered, if three Chatango users "flag" the troll, he will be muted for a period of time. Sockpuppets are easy to make, though, so troll victory is ensured. Simple drama-induction schemes like discussing philosophy, science, religion and whatever controversies are relevant to the particular Chatango room's audience are the recommended route of action. Messing with the actual Chatango mechanism is pretty straightforward too. Just spam a lot and make it impossible for anyone to have a coherent conversation what for the autoscrolling. And, never forget that it's always a good time for hemorrhoid pictures.

Gallery

Visions of Chatango About missing Pics

• This page has a background
  This page has a background
• "Race: hedgehog" is all you need to know
  "Race: hedgehog" is all you need to know
• The skulls were animated.
  The skulls were animated.
• Not all of these folks are trolls, actually. Some of them are just stupid.
  Not all of these folks are trolls, actually. Some of them are just stupid.

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• True trolls don't lie.
  True trolls don't lie.
• Normal Chatango room, GOTIS off-hours.
  Normal Chatango room, GOTIS off-hours.
• HE HATES NIGGERS
  HE HATES NIGGERS
• Goosh Goosh
  Goosh Goosh
• U srs?
  U srs?
• ddos'd
  ddos'd
• Torrent and 'Nana hookin' up!
  Torrent and 'Nana hookin' up!

See Also

• Attention Whore
• Weeaboo
• Chat

External Links

• Chatango.com
• Official Chatango room of this article

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