Move JavaScriptRoom.github.io to chat.js.org

[7fe]

The chat.js.org domain is on the cnames_restricted.js list. So this may or not be approved depending on the discussion here. http://dns.js.org makes it clear that this is its intended use.

Right now the page http://javascriptroom.github.io/rules is up and activately used.

Index.html will hopefully eventually link to the actually site through a redirect. I have requested a pull request for that. I believe this is a valid and useful use of the http://chat.js.org link.

Yeah or nah?

[Zirak]

why?

[7fe]

@Zirak might make the room more popular. Certainly easier to remember the url.

[loktar00]

Maybe it's my fault for pulling a Neal and making http://room17.chat one night when were all talking about domain names? It just forwards to the chat.... Seems like this was a direct result of that night

Joking about the Neal thing, but you can pay $5 to publish on my blog /s

[ctrldavid]

I vote for towc.js.org

[Zirak]

@limeblack Easier for who? SO goers have the rooms list or the sidebar. Maybe random internet people randomly typing "I wonder where chat.js.org goes"

[ssube]

I feel like there's a little bit of difference between a single joke domain owned by an RO and associating the room (and SO) with a third-party project that doesn't go into any detail as to who they are, what they do, or why. What else do they link to? Do we trust the maintainer?

[darkyen]

Idiomatically, https://chat.js.org should represent a chat that the js community agrees upon not just a random bunch ran chatroom. We are not the standard js chat, nor do we understand the goal of the project as ssube mentioned.

[7fe]

@darkyen by my very accurate estimation it is likely the most activate js chat in the world. Freenode maybe but it is a hassle to use.

[Zirak]

I mean, it doesn't really matter methinks. You can link anywhere if you want, it's your dime. But suppose chat.js.org links to the room, what happens next? Besides cracking the champagnes?

[darkyen]

@limeblack any chatroom for any reasonably popular js project will outdo us, for example check out socket.io's chat.

[7fe]

@darkyen You mean the demo chat or the freenode socket.io chat(Again freenode isn't what I call an ideal chat platform for newcomers. There is no history with out installing software)? Again our chat room caters to all types of users. Linking to a specific library chat doesn't make sense.

[darkyen]

@limeblack

Again our chat room caters to all types of users.

There is a huge problem with that approach, for instance do you know anything about nodejs internals, how about eshttp internals, how about * js platform that runs on 48k RAM embedded systems?

chat.js.org is not *.js.org

The domain suggest that it would be to discuss the JS Spec and nothing else, which we barely do, instead our room is a popurrie of js discussions mixed with literally anything from porn to personal life telecasts.

Furthermore, chat.stackoverflow barely is a good chat platform something like a proper slack group is going to go miles ahead in being a proper JS chat hub.

[darkyen]

Btw, I like your idea of a standard js room/group, I just don't like the idea of this room being the standard js room.

[7fe]

@darkyen Slack is technically a paid service. Yes you can get invite to get around this but it is not acceptable to the average person.

[tentonaxe]

There's also a number of discord servers with good followings... and i'm not sure we really need more popularity, we get quite a large amount of traffic as it is