[Kabin]

Personally, the addition of a shout box lowers this site's quality to that of a high school forum with pedantic one line conversations punctuated with silly icons. I must be missing the purpose, but it would seem better if it was hidden deep in the bowels of the site somewhere.

[mercyteapot]

If you click on 'today's nursing topics' at start up instead of 'all nursing topics', it doesn't show the shout box. I agree, it is a distraction. I don't understand quite how it is meant to differ from the chat feature.

[canoehead]

We should also insist on reasonable referencing of research material during debates. Users who say " I had this one patient who..." are basing their practice on a case to case basis which is totally unreliable.

I prefer APA format for references. And WHERE are our footnoting capabilities?

[prmenrs]

I don't do chat--too much stimuli for me. I love the shoutbox--it's fun. De-stressing. All good.

and that's jmo.

[Spidey's mom]

Shout box? What is that?


steph

p.s. I don't like chat either.

[traumaRUs]

I like chat but only when I'm in the mood. The shoutbox I haven't used yet, but am open to new stuff.

[Marie_LPN]

On the right hand corner of the shoutbox, there's an arrow that can be clicked on to close it, so it doesn't have to be viewed.

[aimeee]

I think its kind of nice...adds a little fun and a way to greet each other or blurt out something we are excited about. I don't do chat either.

[luvmy2angels]

Okay, guys I am totally lost here but my curiosity is now peaked. What is the shout box and where can i find it?? I don't see anything anywhere that says shout box??

And here is my "silly" smilie for the day

[Roy Fokker]

Shout Box is the little box on top of the Main Forums page.