* Locale - Allow users to set a locale for themselves. Which other users can either search for, only allow, etc. For example "English". And use a icon flag to represent that locale. And possible add that icon to the left of a users name. When looking at their information or in searches.
* Locale: A drop box with a context menu like used in many shops would solve the problem. Also another context menu where you can choose the languages you're speaking would be helpful.* Gender Orientation: Agree, nothing to add* Re-introduction of a general AChat chat room: The problem with each new "room" - when you enter just for chatting a while, you don't notice other people loging in. You also can't look for them as you're in a room. For those people you are busy/yellow - in room. I also don't want the old general chat back - it was a mess in my opinion. I don't have a perfect solution... what about switching on/off the general chat - if switched on, you get a new window or bigger chatbox on your screen and also have the "old" chatbox for a single talk.* Name coloring: Agree - though I look at the profile of the person talking to me because I want to know more about her/him - as long as they don't start silly or with a cold invite* Name icon: Why? If a member of my list is talking to me I know her/him. If you don't know your friends/lovers/spouses there is something wrong...
Quote* Locale - Allow users to set a locale for themselves. Which other users can either search for, only allow, etc. For example "English". And use a icon flag to represent that locale. And possible add that icon to the left of a users name. When looking at their information or in searches.I think it's not the localization of member that it is more important, but to know their used languages. And for that, we should be use some flags for precise it.For localization, the city/country fields are sufficient.
3) The general chat ability would not be in a room sweety. It would be as if you were talking outside a room. You could then freely swap between those talking directly to you, or those talking in the general room. And would not put you in a room, or busy.
...And a room that people can enter and leave as they wish....
And setting this to a small graphical flag off to the side of a users name. You could then either, know about them without poking into their profile directly. Perform searches for others of a given locale as well. or also block anyone outside that locale from chatting to you. For example if I picked my locale as "English". Only countries with a main language of english could contact me. Everyone else would see something like "Sorry this user is not of the same locale as you." Currently when in Achat about 6-7 of 10 users speak very little of my language. Or not at all. And the ones that speak very little of it confuse me on how they type, as I often confuse them when I also reply. Its what happens with a language barrier. It is by no means to offend anyone. Only to say for others, "Hey, I am only comfortable with interacting with you. If you also know how to talk to me in my native language."