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HTML-Based Chat Review

Below is a chart comparing HTML-based chat communities and the features they offer. Click here to view as a Microsoft Word document.

Site	Memberships	Fame / Establishment	Ads	Control Panel / Settings	Navigation/ Site Setup	Extras
Dockwave	Free membership and several levels of paying memberships; upgrades available; Public and personalized icons.	Core group of chatters here; small. Likely to be at least a handful of chatters at any given time.	Text ads.	Paid membership, nicknames, icons, et cetera have separate pages located in a panel which is accessible through rooms. Some options are available through the rooms.	Main page, lout out page and logged in home page are all different. Move from room to room without exiting to main page.	Forums, chatter search, blogs, iconeers pages .
The Pork	3 levels; upgrades available. href=”http://www3.the-pork.com/MembershipLevels.aspx”>View options here. Personalized and public icons, advanced profiles, customized room colours, permanent chat rooms and forums available.	Fairly popular among chat sites and communities although not closely connected with other sites.	Banner ads in rooms; none for paid (gold) members	Advanced control panel including nicknames, profiles, icons, chat settings, forum settings, buddy list and pager.	Easy to navigate, sign up ,change settings and account information, navigate rooms, check forums et cetera.	View number online, forums, icon contests, iconeers pages, pager, buddy list, advanced roleplaying options, voice/cam (flash) chat, chat room purchase, forum purchase.
Ozpark	Only one membership option: free. Chatter is allowed “stamps” (chat pictures) though there are no iconeers nor are there public icons. Chatter is allowed 1 nickname. Limited profile survey.	Dusty.	Chat ads; shared Kip’s, the owner, Country Punk project.	Separate pages for profiles, icons, mail, etc are located within the control panel. Limited options.	Feels bit cramped and ununpolished because of the County Punk project.	Pager, mailbox, blogs, journals from Kip and co., view live webcam, KPD’s place, read about the race team.
Chatropolis	Can chat without registering: free membership. Paid membership available including avatars (chat pictures), email, profiles, webspace, saved HTML codes (for avatars).	Popular: based on cybersex and adult.	Ads in rooms.	Control panel allows for creating rooms, saving avatar codes.	Rooms look sloppy and unorganized because of the allowed HTML. Many links on the main pages, lack uniformity in the layout.	HTML nickname and avatar formatting, view chat room lists in several formats, avatar generator, current users online (who and where), underground (private) rooms.
Poolside Chat	Can chat without registering: free membership. Paid membership available. Multiple nicknames available through multple sales. Personalized icons but no official or freelance iconeers.	Handful of friendly chatters at most times.	Ads which disappear with paying membership.	Control panel information available in the room.	Links lack a clear and uniform layout, no standard navigation, many broken links and non-existent pages linked within rooms as though the site is not taken care of anymore.	HTML formatted nicknames, user list shown in room, icons, chatters online (who and where).