Participate
A typical forum site isn’t just about the owners, it’s about the members. Isn’t that the whole point of having a forum? To be a place where the members are in charge? We share the same philosophy on phpBB Weekly. Our show isn’t just about us talking about how to do something in phpBB or sharing the news, we like to dig further into the news and ask questions and find out what our listeners think. When we have a guest come on the show, we ask our listeners to provide the questions. We want to know what you want to hear so that we can produce a podcast that ultimately reflects you, the listeners. There are a number of ways that you can participate in the show, both on the air and off the air. This post will tell you how.
Join In Live: Overview Video
Join our Chat Room Live!
One of the most popular ways to participate is to join in our live chat room while during phpBB Weekly recordings. It’s easy and it’s fun! Just go to our TalkShoe page when phpBB Weekly is live and click on the big purple “JOIN IN!” button. This will launch TalkShoe’s web client in your browser, and you’ll be able to listen to phpBB Weekly streaming live and chat at the same time! Plus, we keep a close eye on the chat room and often respond to questions and comments from the chat room live on the show, so feel free to ask us something or share your thoughts! You do not have to be a TalkShoe member to join the chat room, but if you are registered on TalkShoe and logged in, we’ll be able to recognize you by your username, rather than “Guest 1,” for example. Please note that TalkShoe’s chat room is NOT an IRC room, and entering IRC commands has caused some people to get locked out of the chat inadvertently. A broadband internet connection is also highly recommended to participate in the chat and stream phpBB Weekly live.
IRC channel: phpBB Weekly also has an IRC channel #phpbb-weekly on chat.freenode.net (the same server that the #phpBB and #phpBB-Coding IRC channels are located on.
Call In Live!
Through TalkShoe, you also have the opportunity to call into our show and join us–ask us a question, share your comments or opinions, etc. We are a community show, and everyone is invited to share their thoughts. You do not have to be a TalkShoe member to call in, but if you are registered with TalkShoe, we’ll be able to recognize you by your username rather than by a generic name. There are a few ways you can call in, and here’s how:
On the phone: Call +1 (724) 444-7444. When prompted for the Call ID, dial 12418#. When prompted for your PIN, TalkShoe members enter your ten-digit PIN number and press #, OR if your PIN is the same as the phone number you’re calling from, press 2#. Non-TalkShoe members press 1#. Tip: Using an iPhone? Go to iphone.talkshoe.com when phpBB Weekly is live and follow the provided instructions to join in.
Using an SIP Client: Connect to the SIP address 66.212.134.192. Once you are connected, follow the phone instructions above.
Using ShoePhone: ShoePhone is TalkShoe’s integrated VoIP service for joining live shows. See the TalkShoe ShoePhone page for full details.
Once you’re dialed in, your line be muted automatically. If you would like to be unmuted to speak on the show, please let us know by clicking on the “Request to Talk” button in the TalkShoe chat room, or by dialing *8–this signals to us that you’re interested in talking. Clicking the same button or dialing *8 again toggles this signal off. If you are unmuted by us, you can mute or unmute your line easily by dialing *6.
Discussion on Our Blog and Forum
Have any comments about an episode that you want to share? Leave a comment on our blog! We read every comment posted on our blog and respond to them if appropriate.
We also have an official phpBB Weekly forum, hosted by our friends at StarTrekGuide. The forum is a great place to make your thoughts about our show heard! We often make special posts before we do many of our shows to get your opinions and questions on a particular topic, and we try to answer as many of them as possible on our show. Also, you aren’t limited to just the topics that we post–you can feel free to post your own! The phpBB Weekly forum is a bustling center of activity for following phpBB Weekly, and we regularly use it to find out what you think.
phpBB Weekly Poll
We feature a weekly poll every week on phpBBWeekly.net (it’s that grey box over on the right-most sidebar), because we want to hear your opinions. Cast your vote, and if you have any further comments on our question, click on the Comments link after you vote and share your comments–we may read them on our next episode!
Submit Recommendations for MOD and Style of the Week
We are always interested in recommendations for MODs and Styles that we could feature on phpBB Weekly. There are a lot of quality phpBB MODs and Styles out there and it’s easy for us to miss some of the really good ones. If you have a MOD or Style that you’d like to recommend to us, you can either let us know in our Weekly Picks Recommendations forum topic, or bookmark it on Delicious with the tag phpbbwmod (for MODs) or phpbbwstyle (for Styles). While we do retain the right to reject your recommendation, we’ll definitely look at your suggestion, and if we use your recommendation, we will acknowledge you on the air as well.
phpBB Weekly is all about listener participation. We don’t want it to just be a show about what the hosts want to know, we want it to be a show about what you want to know. We hope that as you listen to our show, you will also be inclined to participate with our show and make your voice heard.
