Group chat rooms: one shared room, read before you type
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Group chat rooms on HearMe Chat come down to 1 room today: General, a shared text room with no sign-up, no voice and no camera. This page covers how the room runs: a pause between messages, replies, reactions, edits, typing, and reports. It is free for adults 18 and over. If you want a single person instead, one-to-one chat by text or voice is a tap away.
Slow mode and what it means
Slow mode is on by default in General: each person can send one message every few seconds. If you send too soon, the room tells you to wait a few seconds and your message is not posted. The pause keeps one fast typist from filling the screen.
Reading is the cheapest way in. Open General, read the last few messages, and reply to one instead of starting with "hi". If two threads run side by side, that is normal: no host steers the topic.
Group chat rooms at a glance
- Slow mode is on: one message every few seconds each.
- Reply to a specific message, react from a small fixed set, edit your own message for a short time.
- Typing shows as Someone or Several people, never a name.
- Report works on one message, not on the whole room.
- Room messages are shown for 7 days.
Reply, react, edit
Reply attaches your message to the one you pick, and the composer shows who you are replying to. Reactions come from a small fixed set, so a reaction is a quick nod and not a new message. You can delete your own message, and edit it for a short time after sending; an edited message is marked (edited), and one that has been reported or hidden can no longer be edited.
Typing is shown without names. The room says "Someone is typing" or "Several people are typing", so you can tell a reply is coming without learning who is writing it.
Text chat
One stranger at a time, typed. Add up to 5 interests and we look for someone who shares one, or one from the same group, for 20 seconds, then match you with anyone.
Voice chat
A mic-only call with one stranger. The site does not ask for a camera. Calls are not recorded, but a report made on the website sends up to the last 60 seconds.
Games
4 two-player games in one-to-one text chats: tic-tac-toe, rock paper scissors, four in a row, and dots and boxes.
Reports stay anonymous
Report sits on each message, so you flag the exact line, not the room. The report screen says: "A moderator will look at it. They won't know it was you." Reports from more than one person can hide a message while it waits for review, and no account is banned without a person reviewing it.
Links are not allowed in the room, for anyone, and a message with one is not posted. If you want many busy rooms by topic, country or language, HearMe Chat is not that yet: there is one room, it is open at any hour, and some hours it is quiet. A text chat or a voice chat with one stranger is the other way in, and the chat rooms page shows what is open now.
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Group chat rooms - frequently asked questions
Why can I only send a message every few seconds?
Slow mode is on by default in General: one message every few seconds each. It keeps one person from flooding the room, and the room tells you to wait if you send too soon.
Can I edit or delete a message?
Yes. You can delete your own message, and edit it for a short time after you send it, unless it has been reported or hidden. An edited message is marked (edited).
Can I report one message instead of the whole room?
Yes. Report sits on each message. The report screen says a moderator will look at it and that they won't know it was you.
Can I tell who is typing?
No. The room says "Someone is typing" or "Several people are typing", never who.
Why was my message hidden?
Either reports from more than one person hid it while a person reviews it, or a moderator hid it. A message with a link is never posted at all; the room says links are not allowed.
Ready to talk to someone new?
No sign-up, no camera. Pick text or voice.