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2 observations:

I couldn't figure out what my username was, I had to ask in the chat.

It's possible to embed recursive iframes, so I can see that being exploited for bad things.

Otherwise I like the idea. People in the chat were nice, but I can't help but think that soon chat rooms will be full of chatGPT bots and nobody will be any the wiser!

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Thank you for the feedback!

So far from users I've heard they want:

1) username visibility fix making sure all colors are visible 2) removal of xss 3) ability to see your own username (its just "you" rn) 4) dark mode

open to any and all suggestions :) my first full stack app. its cool seeing it being used

Don't show people entering and leaving. It clutters the chat, and you don't need to be notified of people leaving as the ephemerality of this is pretty explicit. Larger group sizes to maintain coherence. sanitize your inputs because this is REALLY NSFW now

This is a great comment. Will be implementing this in the next push.

Good luck polishing things up! I had a normal (non goatse'd) session the first try. It really recaptured the early internet vibe for me... loving your idea.

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