Gabbly
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An embedded chat protocol introduced in May 2006.
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Overview
Gabbly is a small chat browser that can be used while browsing the forum. If you navigate away from the forum, the browser will close automatically. You can also mute other users by pressing the little green icon next to their name. However, this function is heavily frowned upon by Stifled Dreams. She stabs people. Remember - Gabbly is for the children. It's certainly not for that dirty lying Greg Kinnear. You can obtain a personal user ID at the Gabbly website. If you do this you can have a small avatar.
At the end of 2008, Gabbly took a final bow and left us in the capable (and far less buggy) hands of Meebo. The verb "to gabble" may still be used when referring to communicating in this manner.
Known Issues
The late great Douglas Adams once wrote -
"Technology is a word we use for something that doesn't work yet."
Gabbly very much falls into this category. The problems are numerous and constant but we have all grown to live with them. It's kind of like your embarrassingly racist great uncle who lives in the basement and once referred to your African-American friend as "the help". Kind of. Most problems can be solved by refreshing your browser (the hotkey is usually 'F5' on Windows based computers). The higher you are on the list, the longer you have been on Gabbly. Colours are assigned randomly each time you sign on. It is preferred that people using Gabbly call themselves by the username they carry in the forum to avoid confusion, but such is quite often not the case.
Gabbly Etiquette
On QC Gabbly it is considered proper to use the word 'Gae' instead of the word 'Gay'. Otherwise, standard procedure involves offending other Gabbly participants as profoundly as possible. At least, this is what it must seem to the neophyte Gabbly participant.
If a new user joins Gabbly with a generic username such as "gabber846", it is considered proper to shout the number ("846!") at the user until he or she changes it. Bonus style points are awarded for spelling out the number ("EIGHT FOUR SIX" or "ATE FOR SEX").
It is traditional while using Gabbly to insult any member after they leave the chat browser. For the QC purists, the accusation that the departed user likes to "Fellate Kittens" is a highly regarded insult, but any will suffice.
Gabbly Games
There are a couple of games that have arisen from the sheer boredom that Gabbly inspires.
The Game Of Pink!
If you log on and your name is pink, you have won The Game Of Pink! However, If you log on and your name is vision-scarring neon green(GREEM ARGH), you have lost. You must refresh immediately to log on again or risk dying a horrible death at the hands of other gabblers.
King Of Gabbly
If you are at the top of the list you are 'King Of Gabbly' and may add the prefix 'King' to your name. Seriously though, can't you find something else to do? Jon can never be king. He is always second.
Gabbly Parties
Often a Gabber will shout "COMMUNIST PARTY!" and everyone must change their username on gabbly to a figure from Communism (e.g. Karl Marx, Stalin, Trotsky etc) and act as if they are them. Since the beginning of the Gabbly Party craze many parties have arisen including but not limited to: American war of Independence party, World War One party, World War Two party, Buddha story party, Punk Rock party, and Classy British Luncheon party. Extra points for parties based on pop culture references such as, say, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Ever Wanted To Be Someone Else?
Certain unscrupulous forumites have used Gabbly to become other people for a short period of time. Tommydski and Stifled Dreams once spent an evening pretending to be each other with a ridiculous amount of success. The Makeout Hobo is often in there as Jeph Jacques, or Something Witty, because he can. In fact, you pretty much never have any idea who you are talking to! The best part is when everyone changes their name to exactly the same thing, for schizophrenic arguments the likes of which will BLOW YOUR MIND. Well, probably not. This has now been 'fixed' by gabbly registration!
Gabbly Homework
If you are in Gabbly there is a good chance Tommydski is going to set you Gabbly Homework. This could range from anything to taking a photo to using a phrase in meat life. He will then assign you a grade based on your performance. He is allowed to do this because he invented Gabbly and the concept of fun. Actually, pretty much anyone can assign Gabbly Homework but tommy is just a link whore.
Shower Races
See Shower race.
Gabbly Ninjas
You are a Gabbly ninja if you sign in but do not appear on the list of people currently using the Gabbly. If you are peenk and a ninja the current Gabbly population may feel fit to worship you for your awesomeness.
Secret Code
The secret code of Gabbly was developed by Eris, Gryff, 567, and Charming Liar on 7/12/2006 at 9:30 AEST (wait ignore that...it's been around forever)
We won't tell you what it relates to we will tell you this though
1 - Unavailable - Top Secret
2 - Come out of the closet
3 - Nothing - yes 3 does nothing
4 - Declaration of friendship
5 - Going to poop
6 - Death Threat
7 - Returning from poop
8 - Indicative of a nefarious plot
9 - Spam (STOP IT NOW OR ELSE)
10 - DONGZLOL