As someone who was unsilenced, it was really hard to not type, I ended up sitting on my hands most of the time! I think I only responded while the guests were kicked out of the chat and when I thought the questions were done, but I apologize to anyone who thought I talked too much. I did notice that maybe half of the chatters were trying to shut the other chatters up so we could hear from our guests, but after a while, there was no stopping them. A problem that I had was that it was hard to figure out when the question was answered and when I was allowed to respond, so the majority of time, I didn't say anything. Obviously since we didn't know we were going to be unsilenced, there weren't things explicitly spelled out, so the interpretation of the chat rules got a little muddied.

All in all though, Admin and Mods, I wanted to say that it was really fun and to thank you again.

First, a big thank you to admin, the moderators, and especially Terri, Jon, Seamus, Tamala, and Stana for the chat last night. How very generous of Terri and the cast to postpone some rest and relaxation to chat with all of us. It amazes me that they are so generous with their time!

I think the major issue was simply the technical difficulties. If it had not taken so long for things to get going smoothly, I think that everyone would have been more patient with questions getting answered. But nothing could have been done about that. Kudos to the admin and moderators for changing things on the fly at the request of the cast to allow them to interact more spontaneously with the fans. I'm sure it made it more fun for them. Once they requested things be opened up, there wasn't going to be too much control over the situation with the rules out the window.

I had no issue being silenced, and was just happy to be part of it. I only wish that things would have gone smoothly from the get-go so more questions could have been answered by the cast. And as great as it was having so many cast members there, that made for even more limited time with each of them.

For me, one of the best parts of the night was having Terri drop by chat a little later in the evening to let us know how much the cast enjoyed the chat. I hadn't been in chat with her before, and she is really awesome.

I would really like to thank Admin for setting this up.

I was very excited that I was unsilenced but I do agree that it was actually difficult speaking, the best part for me was being able to say hi for Lady Brenlis's son, Stana was totally awesome there.

Honestly I feel like the people who are complaining about being silent are being a litle rude, I understand that they are upset but after all Admin and the Mods did to set this up, the cast was there by choice and all, we should be gratefull that we even got to have them answer our questions. Not throwing fits because we didn't get to be the 200th person to say hello.

I do have a suggestion that might make things a little fairer,

Perhaps we could have shifts, selecting maybe 10-20 people randomly who get to chat with them for a few minutes, then silencing that group and selecting another 10-20, it might be a little complicated but it will allow other people to speak and not seem like Admin is choosing favorites.

Thank you so much for setting this up Admins I still love you

Admin and Mods,

You guys did a great job and don't be to hard on yourself. It was the first of its kind with more than one person and all the fans in the room.

We can talk later on how to improve the process, but all in all everyone is happy about the outcome and that is the most important!

Thanks Admin for the chat last night.

I think it was great that that I was silence mode, because I just watched everyone else type to their little heart's content. hehe.

Thanks again for using one of my question. I was squealing the whole time.

Thanks Tamala for answering my question. It made my night.

thanks everyone for putting on a nice chat. Now on to season 3! :)

Castle said:

Terri did a fantastic job of typing for everyone, I don't know if any of you have ever tried typing responses for another person but it's hard work and tends to be a bit slower than when you're typing for yourself. Terri did great!

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She did :) And  yes, I've been typing responses for another people during moderated chats with invited guests in our company (www.wp.pl – one of the biggest Internet portals in Poland) for over 5 years. Politicians, sportsmen, musicians, writers, actors, directors… etc… etc… etc… I'm typing really fast and without looking at the keyboard, but there were times with several people that they were talking definitely too fast for me. So I can confirm that in certain situations it's very, very, very stressful job. 

I've said it before and I'll say it again, GREAT JOB ADMIN AND MODERATORS! I thought it was quite a coup to get ONE cast member, but to have 4 is beyond awesome! And I also give you all credit for keeping your cool during the technical problems. I'd have freaked out completely! It's awesome that Terri and the cast members were so understanding though and wanted to hear from us, and that they all stayed late after what I'm sure was a long work day.

I was a little frustrated that I was silenced, but I got over it quickly (I think my head cold had me on edge) when I thought how hard it was to change on the fly, and was just grateful to have been able to participate and that the chat actually came off as well as it did. Maybe next time Admin or the moderators could put names in a hat and draw those who will not be silenced. Just a suggestion.

But congrats Admin and the moderators and a big thank you to Terri, Seamus, Jon, Tamala, and Stana for participating. YOU GUYS AND GALS ARE AWESOME!

Thanks for posting the transcript Admin that was really sweet of them to chat with us. Maybe next time there can be more of the cast

Indeed it was pretty chaotic (to say the least), but I think considering the amount of stuff that was beyond Adminy control (like the unexpected request for un-silencing chatters… yikes), it went pretty well!

"A control-freak like you with something you can't control? That's gonna be better than Shark Week!"

Thank you Admin, for being so awesomesauce

 

Yep, sure, things probably could've gone smoother… but that just means we need to have another one of these… gotta perfect the technique ;)

Paladin said:

This fandom with these actors and crew members has now BLOWN past any other fandom I follow. The level of interaction between the cast, writers and crew for Castle is LIGHT YEARS ahead of most every other fandom out there that I know of. Their accessability on Facebook and Twitter and then their willingness to come to our "sandbox", if you will, and interact with us, well I'm 43 years old and I've never seen or heard of anything like it.

 

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I've got to agree with you there.  It really makes me enjoy and appreciate the show even more.  And I think it says a lot about everyone involved on all sides.  Especially  the fact that everyone is not only polite and respectful, but genuinely friendly.

 

Thanks again Admin, for arranging this.